[ShadeTreeMech]

I had a 1993 Isuzu truck very similar to that, except it was less than 8 years old when I bought it. It had about 150k on the clock and appeared to run well. After it overheated and cracked the head I had nothing but issues. At one point it just decided it was going to be stupid and burn a hole in the piston. I went through 2 heads and 1 piston before the engine was working well. Then the rear main went out on the tranny, and it turned out to be related to an out of balance driveshaft I replaced used for $150. (Turns out that truck has 17 different driveshaft configurations!) It was running good finally but then the a/c went out on it. When I moved to a house on a dirt road it completely ate tires. I eventually went with 4 ply tires to keep reliable rubber on it. After that, it was alright, until my brother locked up the front tires on it and wrecked it into a ditch.

I spent hours under the hood and under the truck trying to keep it running. I learned a lot about repairing vehicles under that doggone thing. So I wasn't too upset when I lost it for good. I hope I only got a lemon, but I'm not sure. :-(