Greetings all,
Just brought home a 1996 locked 80. Desert Dune and Moon Glow. Has 128,000 mi, and I did not buy it for $5,500 like the other lucky *&%$.
I have already been doing my homework and been reading the FAQs and searcing the forum for information I need.
I just purchased new 02 sensors for both before and after the cats from oxygensensor.com. I have a CEL and pulled the P0141 and P0401 codes. I am not looking forward to having to mess with the egr or vsv. I am hoping that it just ran out of gas at some recent point, and that is part of the issue.
I think I am going to have to replace the universals, as there is a definite hum/whine when torque is applied. I also plan on replacing the oil in the diffs and transfer with Amsoil.
Another item on my list is to redo the knuckles. No visible leaking, but a bit dirty down there. I do not think it needs a tuneup, as I used half a tank of gas going 230 miles, about half through mountains in order to get it home. Looks like the head gasket might have been replaced, as the head is much cleaner than the rest of the block.
I am very curious about the flush vs. drain and fill of the transmission discussion. Anything else I should look at?
The lockers work, but it was quite interesting to have to wiggle it around on gravel to get both the front and rear to engage.
The interior is in okay shape. Am thinking about losing the third row seats. As is probably usual, there are a myriad of things I would like to do, but have to keep a watch on the finances. Cruisers are like boats to me - money pits. My 1980 FJ40 is the bane of my wife's existance, especially since she cannot believe that I actually drive it. She likes the 80 though.
Thanks for reading.
Just brought home a 1996 locked 80. Desert Dune and Moon Glow. Has 128,000 mi, and I did not buy it for $5,500 like the other lucky *&%$.
I have already been doing my homework and been reading the FAQs and searcing the forum for information I need.
I just purchased new 02 sensors for both before and after the cats from oxygensensor.com. I have a CEL and pulled the P0141 and P0401 codes. I am not looking forward to having to mess with the egr or vsv. I am hoping that it just ran out of gas at some recent point, and that is part of the issue.
I think I am going to have to replace the universals, as there is a definite hum/whine when torque is applied. I also plan on replacing the oil in the diffs and transfer with Amsoil.
Another item on my list is to redo the knuckles. No visible leaking, but a bit dirty down there. I do not think it needs a tuneup, as I used half a tank of gas going 230 miles, about half through mountains in order to get it home. Looks like the head gasket might have been replaced, as the head is much cleaner than the rest of the block.
I am very curious about the flush vs. drain and fill of the transmission discussion. Anything else I should look at?
The lockers work, but it was quite interesting to have to wiggle it around on gravel to get both the front and rear to engage.
The interior is in okay shape. Am thinking about losing the third row seats. As is probably usual, there are a myriad of things I would like to do, but have to keep a watch on the finances. Cruisers are like boats to me - money pits. My 1980 FJ40 is the bane of my wife's existance, especially since she cannot believe that I actually drive it. She likes the 80 though.
Thanks for reading.
