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\'88 Bronco that I might get...

Hello Gents,

I come to you from over at the Toyota side of this message board. Here's the question and here's what I know:

I have an opportunity to get ( and I do mean get, cause it might be free ) a 1988 Bronco. The owner says that it has some overheating issues. He can't really be specific on what the problem is but I figured the usual ( thermostat, radiator, heater core, etc...) It's a manual tranny and a 4X4. There is a little rust from what I am told ( I havent' even seen it yet ) and also what I have heard is that the owner took pretty good overall care of it.

Is there anything that I should do or check right off the bat with this year Bronco. I know that there are some helpful hints about specific year Toyota's but was curious about the 1988 Bronco's.

I don't know the mileage....

Any help would be appreciated and if I do get it, I'm sure that I will be visiting over here much more often...
 

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Re: \'88 Bronco that I might get...

just the normal issues with cooling system, you hit the basics...
one thing is that year has a VERY oddball front axle with "hat" hubs on it, but its not that big of a deal, as they usually work fine.
 

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Re: \'88 Bronco that I might get...

Congratulations on a FREE rig!
Can't argue with that.
So what if it costs you $200-$300 to get it back on the road.

Oh, one other possibility for overheating causes.....Water pump needs replacement.
 

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Re: \'88 Bronco that I might get...

"hat" hubs??? Hmmmm, dunno about that one. From talking to the guy a little more, it might not be as FREE as I once thought. He might want a couple of hundred, but heck, a couple of hundred for a vehicle that runs and is 4X4. Thanks for your help guys, I will keep you all posted...
 

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Re: \'88 Bronco that I might get...

Theyre kinda weird, but work just as good as regular locking hubs. Very easy to identify- if theres no setscrews holding the hub to the axle like there are on virtually every other 4x4 out there, its got the 'hat' style. (Theyre also referred to as flange-style hubs)
 
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