Another day, another hidden spot of rust on the LX450.
Joe Manzi pulled apart the drier on the A/C to replace it as it began leaking as soon as the rebuilt system was pressurized. In doing so, he discovered that two fairly important lines that support the automatic transmission cooler were so rotted out, he didn't want to attempt the scheduled transmission flush for fear of disturbing the rusty-but-not-leaking hoses.
Thankfully, the biggest Land Cruiser used parts specialist in the country resides in New Hampshire. James tracked down the necessary parts and saved the day yet again. I've previously purchased a power steering cooler from James along with new handles for the rear gate. He has the market cornered on scrapped/trashed Land Cruisers, so spare parts are never an issue.
Due to the dealer wanting to close out the end of the month, we're going to settle up tomorrow on all the work done so far. Then, the truck will stay at the dealer for yet another weekend while we get the hoses in hand and then hopefully knock out that job next week.