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It's common for the locks to get gummed up on 30 year old vans. Best solution is to take off the door panels and use your lube of choice (tri flow, zoom spout turbine oil, etc) on the mechanisms from...

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Let me just preface this by saying that I'm stubborn, so as to head-off the "take it to a shop, it's cheap" comments. I want to do this myself, because that's how I learn and get better...

Had this issue w/ my most recent van. Used a combo of WD40 (for possible rust/moisture) and standard turbine oil on the seat rails. Lot's of both. Let it sit over night and could feel it start to...

Hmm. Well, the glove-box is out, dash is off, my view of the motor is as unobstructed as is possible. Only wires I see are to the resistor pack, which is new. I'm either blind or the damn thing's not...

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Blower motor not working, trying to track it down. Have checked fuses and breakers and relays. Am now, per another thread on this site, wanting to test for voltage at the motor itself but...

Shot in the dark here, but one of my old van's ('87 4WD auto trans) also didn't have a cat-converter. Needing to pass DEQ prompted me to do the same as you, but problems arose with the oxygen sensor...

It's hard to tell from your pictures and description what exactly is broken on your van, but I replaced the rod that connects the exterior handle to the latch with an appropriately shaped and trimmed...

OK guys, here's a few pics to show you what I'm dealing with.

Negative battery terminal:
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What's supposed to be attached to the empty yellow crimp?


Here's the positive side. Hmmm.
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Ahh yes, fusible links! A quick check reveals there are NONE of them in the van.

It's been years, but I had a similar issue on my old 4WD van. Corroded links lead to Christmas lights.

Not...

Hi folks. After a few years without a trusty Toyota Van in my driveway, I'm finally back in the club with an '87 2WD manual trans cargo! This makes #5 for me, and I'm pretty stoked!

However,...

I've been having the christmas lights again! It's been an ongoing thing with this van, and to date I've replaced the alternator, alternator wiring harness, and the fusible link. Interestingly, my...

My engine is DIRTY. Oil+Atf+sand=layers and layers of grime. What's the best way to clean this beast? Given the nature and position of the engine, given the location of some of the perhaps fragile...

This is a fantastic thread, so much good info! Aaron, if you get some pictures up the entire Toyota Van community will thank you for years to come. Also, I'm in pdx and though I don't have a ton of...

Just to chime in here... I also put a Powertrain drive shaft in my 87 4wd auto, ordered direct from them for $230. Now, I'm not moanin' here, but I would like to know the secret to haggling down with...

Yup, that's exactly what's going on here. I should also have mentioned that we took it to a shop a few weeks ago and were told it had a blown head gasket, as there were exhaust gases in the coolant....

Pretty sure our 87 2wd LE w/140k is loosing coolant from the same area. It's definitely loosing it to the outside somewhere, as the oil has remained clean and I've been able to spot a little coolant...

If you put it in your oil, you should change it pretty quick. It's not something you want to run with in your crankcase long term, as if it does what it's supposed to do, you're going to muck up your...

I've done the seafoam thing and I used the brake booster vacuum line. Didn't do much for me near as I could tell. I think if the engine has been mistreated and/or the van is new to you, it...