What have you done to your 100 Series this week? (11 Viewers)

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Attempted a coolant flush (never could get the passenger side engine drain open), removed my leaking radiator. Installed new thermostat along with new upper and lower hoses and clamps. Installed new TYC rad, started filling and could hear air coming out of the top corner, kept pouring water until water shot out of the top corner. Removed TYC rad, reinstalled old leaky rad. Filled with new coolant. Pulled her out into the driveway around 1am so I could close the garage door and now I can barely stand to look at her.

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The good news is I'm getting pretty good at removing and replacing radiators. 😑
I feel like that’s always how it goes. Good luck!
 
You should try centering the weight of the ute more over the trailers axles. You'll get less squat and will have better handling.

The straps i had for this trailer were s*** so i had to sandwhich the car to the front. someone at the office took all the good ratchet straps.
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This was just the first time i towed with the LX.
 
New steering rack and all new hoses. New booties, innies and outies. New brake pads and rotors. Oil change. Took it for a spin in the hills. Got it home, battery is dead and the hood needs a wiffle ball bat to stand at attention. Guess I’ll order the rear hatch arms too. Still need to replace the antenna and the OEM shocks and airbags for towing that have been hanging around for 60+ days. There went the moolah I saved for sliders. Hope that battery bounces back. 3 stream crossings today, glad it made it home!
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Cranked the torsion bars after they settled about an inch from adding the metal bumper. I was expecting my inner tie rods to arrive today but apparently FedEx is running late. After I get those on it's off for alignment. Is there logical reason for the terror I felt cranking up the torsion bars? LOL...

Oh, I also greased up the DS.
 
New steering rack and all new hoses. New booties, innies and outies. New brake pads and rotors. Oil change. Took it for a spin in the hills. Got it home, battery is dead and the hood needs a wiffle ball bat to stand at attention. Guess I’ll order the rear hatch arms too. Still need to replace the antenna and the OEM shocks and airbags for towing that have been hanging around for 60+ days. There went the moolah I saved for sliders. Hope that battery bounces back. 3 stream crossings today, glad it made it home!View attachment 2673592View attachment 2673594View attachment 2673595View attachment 2673596View attachment 2673598

All that work will get you home more reliably than the sliders. A+ on prioritization. The hood struts are a nice upgrade and piece of mind for keeping hood off your head.
 
1) Installed a new OEM thermostat and gasket. The old thermostat liked to run between 190 to 194. Sometimes it would climb up to 204 on trails. Scanguage is a good thing to monitor temps on the trail. When I saw the elevated temps, I thought the jiggle valve may have been off the 12 o'clock position or it was some aftermarket thermostat. It turned out to be an OEM at 12 o'clock. I did notice a residue on the valve door like it was very old.

With A/C and some aggressive driving, the new thermostat hasn't gone beyond 188. Now it usually hangs around 184.

2) Installed a new evaporator cover gasket and new air filters. No filters were being used when I opened it. There was a small number of leaves and pine needles in the bottom of the evaporator case tray. It was easily cleaned with a vacuum. The A/C smells nice and fresh now.

3) Washed it and gave it a Meguiars Ultimate quick wax before I go off-road tomorrow. I've learned that a wipe down with quick wax keeps away trail brush pinstripes.
 
Did an A/C 'on vehicle inspection'.

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Compressor has been replaced recently (6 months ago) , system was charged then. All other parts original so 23 years old.
I think this points to condenser/evap underperforming. Set to replace them both, plus thermistor sensor . expansion valve. pressure switch
 
I’ve only had it a week, but I have done few things already to my 2001 LX470. The first thing I did was add a Yakima Mega Warrior I picked up from a guy who took it off of a 2021 4Runner. It works until I figure out what I want/need on top. Second thing done was to remove the running boards. Next was replacing the bald Michelins with BF Goodrich AT K03s. I read and reread a 100 posts and finally decided against the 33s for now and stuck with the stock size. I got a 2 inch file of the last 20 years of maintenance and there was no record of a spark plug change. I pulled one and they had been recently changed so all good there. Next up is to fix the 2 or 3 blown speakers. View attachment 2671698

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Meant to ask this when I posted it- I’m thinking of tossing the running boards. I’ll never put them back on and I don’t plan on selling it. Will I regret tossing them?
 
Meant to ask this when I posted it- I’m thinking of tossing the running boards. I’ll never put them back on and I don’t plan on selling it. Will I regret tossing them?
I'd see if anyone here wants them rather than tossing them.
 
Added an ac condensate drain tube extension (with custom flared tip... +5hp) Now what to do about the rust on the AHC lines?

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Mine looks exactly the same as yours, scuffed it with 400 grit sand paper, used black enamel paint and 1” paint brush and called it the day.
 

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