Never happened to me personally.
Folks started asking, so I just tried to state what MY point of view is based on my research here and elsewhere and then how I came to my personal decision. I don't want to worry about it and I have budgeted for it and so I will get it done and move on...
There are a lot of good threads to help develop an opinion. For clarity, from what I gather, they rarely catastrophicly let go. It's some kind of small sign that you could limp home on if local.
Another point is to apparently be careful doing a compression check or fluid flush bc these things...
Let me put it this way: they all had ~200-210k miles on them and none of them had documented head gasket changes. So I could get a $16k rig that was admittedly nicer, but still be looking at the same expensive maintenance requirements as the $9k rig I bought. The key is that is there was no...
New owner of an FZJ80.
1997 Collectors Edition. 212,000 miles.
Pros: Zero rust, overall solid body and drivetrain. Good glass. New suspension. Decent 305 BFG ATs (worthless spare on factory aluminum wheel). No leaks that I can find right now, and it has rained pretty hard on it. Most all...
Uh yes. Only two on BAT from Nash and one is 22k, the other is an import.
The two most recent I've seen here are 27.5k and 22k. So, if you are discussing something different I'd love some help.
In the market for a 93-97 80 series / LX. Prefer locked. Prefer earlier models. Mileage isn't too much of a concern. No to minimal rust preferred. Don't want a rock crawler modded truck, but lifts and mods aren't a problem. That rare one that was posted down in GA for $8k was perfect, but...
awwww....thats cute, you thought I was talking about your Taco....ha ha...just messin.....No, I was talking to the OP about the 80...and that was also a joke.:bounce: