My new LJ-70 is a 2LT European Version (LJ70LV-MEXM). its got 243 K on it. No service records. I am going through it slowly to fix minor issues and replace various service items. It came off an auction and was obviously externally reconned to look nice at a distance but when I look underneath it was definitely a quick cosmetic recon. It does start and run well but I haven't inspected it so haven't done any higher speed drives with it yet. The battery tray was long gone so the battery was held up by baling wire. The body and frame looks rust free. I posted a question about flare separately.
So far I have replaced, the belts (they were cracked and ancient), hoses, timing belt, water pump (leaky bearing), timing belt idler pulleys, flushed and filled the antifreeze, changed the oil and filter, changed the fuel filter. I plan to replace the transmission fluid with GL4 synthetic and the front and rear diff fluids with synthetic GL5. I will be going through the greasing instructions in the owners manual copy I downloaded from this site at one point. The suspension components feel tight but the shocks are bit "floaty". The brake and clutch fluid looks new but will probably flush the systems.
I do need to chase down the cooling system temperature as the gage is not functioning and a non functioning horn once I find the horn relay. The engine runs cool, when I was flushing it I had flow through the heater but it wasn't very hot. my guess is it came from a southern climate and the thermostat was pulled at one point. The cooling system looked fairly clean and the radiator didn't have lot of sediment in it.
The rear sliding windows are glued shut with evidence of rusty frames. It looks like its a flat opening and I may just pop the frames and have them replaced by fixed glass. Door hinges seem to be tight.
So what other things should I check or replace before going road worthy?
So far I have replaced, the belts (they were cracked and ancient), hoses, timing belt, water pump (leaky bearing), timing belt idler pulleys, flushed and filled the antifreeze, changed the oil and filter, changed the fuel filter. I plan to replace the transmission fluid with GL4 synthetic and the front and rear diff fluids with synthetic GL5. I will be going through the greasing instructions in the owners manual copy I downloaded from this site at one point. The suspension components feel tight but the shocks are bit "floaty". The brake and clutch fluid looks new but will probably flush the systems.
I do need to chase down the cooling system temperature as the gage is not functioning and a non functioning horn once I find the horn relay. The engine runs cool, when I was flushing it I had flow through the heater but it wasn't very hot. my guess is it came from a southern climate and the thermostat was pulled at one point. The cooling system looked fairly clean and the radiator didn't have lot of sediment in it.
The rear sliding windows are glued shut with evidence of rusty frames. It looks like its a flat opening and I may just pop the frames and have them replaced by fixed glass. Door hinges seem to be tight.
So what other things should I check or replace before going road worthy?
