1979 Toyota Truck

Watch out for

Reputation: what owners and the press report. Tap one to see what to check.

• Rusted frame All years One source so far

  What to check: Look along the frame rails and crossmembers for rust, flaking and patches, and tap suspect spots.

  Four members of a Grassroots Motorsports forum thread about a 1979 4x4 say the frames rust, and two say theirs did. One calls bed rust tolerable and frame rust bad.

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• Rusted bed All years One source so far

  What to check: Look over the bed floor, sides and rails, and the seam along the body line, for rust and patches.

  Curbside Classic's writer says the single-wall beds were prone to rust, and its readers say the beds rusted faster than the rest of the truck.

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• Diesel timing belt All years One source so far

  What to check: Ask when the timing belt was last replaced.

  Curbside Classic readers who own the diesel report a snapped belt and repeated belt changes.

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Recalls

Sources

1. Grassroots Motorsports forum ('79 4x4)
2. Curbside Classic (1982 Truck)
3. Curbside Classic (1982 diesel)