62caster, since you know the former owner and where it resided, I agree with the others, in that you can easily wait a year on the TB/WP, and depending on your plans and annual mileage even wait to 105k, if it hasn't towed a lot or at all and you have no plans for that either. Being I live in the desert southwest and am the original owner 10yr (123mo) was my threshold for TB/WP and I was only at 75k miles, but I also have towed some and idled a lot in the summer months.
IMO, the Radiator is not a difficult job, maybe 4 hrs if you haven't done it, I ended up doing it twice in 18 months, so the second was maybe 2.5hrs, and I changed all the hoses primary hoses (the ones I had to touch) to remove and replace the radiator. Radiator replacement is well documented in the radiator threads below, although that list is not complete. I've saved alot of other threads (on maintenance) and I can PM them to you if your not finding what your looking for. AND LOOKING AT THE FITTINGS FOR EXTERNAL CORROSION IS NOT USEFUL, although some believe climate/external forces, (such as road salt make it worse, that is unconfirmed) one member recently bought from a dealership and lost the transmission within a few weeks of purchase. You've been warned
Since you have an idea on the brakes, and where your RL has lived, inspect the slider pins while changing the fluid, many reports on them seizing from rust and lack of brake lube, also the stainless hardware where the pads ride seem to "build up" brake pad residue. So just allow enough time to check them out. Some members clean and lube the brakes every tire rotation, YMMV
Here are most of the related Radiator and Transmission threads if you haven't found them all.
Happy Reading & Good luck
Radiator Failure @ Cooler Lines
Best Radiator Replacement
Pictures of Corroded/Rusted Radiator Fittings
Radiator Fail on 2006
UOA on ATF
Anatomy of OEM Denso Radiator
Poll(Never Posted) on Radiator/Trans Cooler Solution
Recent Radiator/Transmission SMOD!!!
Radiator comparison: Denso/Spectra/OSC
YouTube Video of Leaking Spectra...
IMO, the Radiator is not a difficult job, maybe 4 hrs if you haven't done it, I ended up doing it twice in 18 months, so the second was maybe 2.5hrs, and I changed all the hoses primary hoses (the ones I had to touch) to remove and replace the radiator. Radiator replacement is well documented in the radiator threads below, although that list is not complete. I've saved alot of other threads (on maintenance) and I can PM them to you if your not finding what your looking for. AND LOOKING AT THE FITTINGS FOR EXTERNAL CORROSION IS NOT USEFUL, although some believe climate/external forces, (such as road salt make it worse, that is unconfirmed) one member recently bought from a dealership and lost the transmission within a few weeks of purchase. You've been warned
Since you have an idea on the brakes, and where your RL has lived, inspect the slider pins while changing the fluid, many reports on them seizing from rust and lack of brake lube, also the stainless hardware where the pads ride seem to "build up" brake pad residue. So just allow enough time to check them out. Some members clean and lube the brakes every tire rotation, YMMV
Here are most of the related Radiator and Transmission threads if you haven't found them all.
Happy Reading & Good luck
Radiator Failure @ Cooler Lines
Best Radiator Replacement
Pictures of Corroded/Rusted Radiator Fittings
Radiator Fail on 2006
UOA on ATF
Anatomy of OEM Denso Radiator
Poll(Never Posted) on Radiator/Trans Cooler Solution
Recent Radiator/Transmission SMOD!!!
Radiator comparison: Denso/Spectra/OSC
YouTube Video of Leaking Spectra...
