94 w/ 280k .... no signs of failure and doubt PO replaced it. It's at the top of my list though with a uber sharp eye on it ...
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94/w328K and according to PO not much of anything has been
replaced other than normal maint.items.I drive it every day,runs
like a top.
replaced other than normal maint.items.I drive it every day,runs
like a top.
VFRMAN
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Is this just a trick question to "force" my 200,000 mile original head gasket to fail tomorrow? 
97' with 153k on the original HG, and so far so good! I did recently replace the radiator with a brass Koyo, flushed the system with Mr. T red coolant, and change the PHH.
95 With 192k original head gasket.
original HG, 196k... Runs better than my friends 07 Tahoe w/ 30k!!
159k, hg replaced by one of the po's. i think it was pm.
267,000km(167,000m) original HG and PHH. Replaced radiator about 10,000km ago as leaking round the top.
Truck has lived in Sydney all its life, very occasionally would it see frost. Very rarely would the heater get turned on.
Truck has lived in Sydney all its life, very occasionally would it see frost. Very rarely would the heater get turned on.
212k and original, runs like a top, oh 1995 lc
222 original - 93 locked
231K w original HG in a '97...
1994 171,393 miles, original head gasket still doing fine.
1997 175,000 original HG
'93, 228,000+ miles, new radiator, new PHH, original HG
1973Guppie
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96, 178k miles, original hg, runs great.....
personally I think the whole pm replacing hg thing is a bit much. If it ain't broke, don't fix it is what I say. When it goes, it goes and I will deal with it.
personally I think the whole pm replacing hg thing is a bit much. If it ain't broke, don't fix it is what I say. When it goes, it goes and I will deal with it.
I have about 220,000 on my 95 and have the original head gasket BUT my mechanic changed the plugs recently and informed me that my number 6 plug was showing signs that the head gasket was going. I have done much research on this topic and it appears that the 80 series that tend to have this problem are the 95 through 97 models as the original question in your thread implies. These engines were modified to provide more horse power and they apparently changed the head gaskets. These new head gaskets have a tendency to crystalize over time hense the need for the change. I have talked to several people and they told me not to worry about it. Just drive the truck. You will know when you have to replace it because it will begin to burn up coolant (your reservior will empty more frequently) and you engine will begin to run hotter. It is about $2500 to $3000 to get it changed....at least in Dallas and that is at a shop that specializes in Lexus....not an inexpensive endeavor. When mine fails, I will replace it. Outside of this problem, the vehicle is pretty much bullet proof.
245,000 on my 96' with origional HG and still running like it's new.! Last vehicle I ever want to own. This is the finest off-road SUV ever built!
