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I'd be interested in the gauge cluster if it operates properly

Sure great to see SC 4's making 200K + in milage.... theres at least another 100 K in mine at least ......only 155K Welcome !

At 350 miles per tank thats an AVERAGE of 17.5 MPG bout on par with my 93

I'd go with the Lexus, 200,000 miles is not uncommon and there are more than a few of them working on 300,000 As far as the shifter problem its not complicated to disassemble the center console, I dont know a whole lot about the shifter mechanism but I do know there some tie in between the brake pedal needing to be depressed before the shifter will move, maybe the manual will help http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index...showtopic=52424

Ok ....couple ideas here..... Firing order, are all the plug wires in their proper terminal? Are all the spark plug wires firmly seated in each terminal? Are the tiny wires leading from the ignition pick~up damaged? Is the Ignition pick~up plugged in tightly? I ask this because I had to remove both the upper + middle cam belt covers to replace my caps, which involved unpluging the ignition pick~up, so if you mechanic wasnt careful when routing the pick~up wires, they could be rubbing the cam belt or pinched and shorting, or just as simple as a plug in slightly askew.

Sounds like the white smoke is mainly water vapor, it's all part of that unleaded fuel ~ cat converter thing. I gotta wonder about that "heavy fuel odor" you mentioned. Do you get the fuel odor even when the engine is up to running temp?

Bad news Auto Zone cant code read the OND1 system on the 92~93 sc's, good news there is a lot of info on this and its not too tough to do.

when it warms and the weather breaks..............................I'm in !

yeah i didi the same except i didn't have any probs. i would fill up with reg then use some octane booster save bout $15 on fill up Dunno about your area, but here there was only a .20 cent difference between regular and premium, even at bone dry it amounts to only about $4.00 per fill up, (give or take a few pennies) about the same price as adding a quality octane booster. A "six of one half dozen of the other" kinda situation.

When fuel was up around $4 a gallon I tried "cheapin out" , not a good idea, engine started being fussy, missing, funky idle, poor acceleration. Ended up costing more in the long run, because I had to spend for a bottle of octane boost. Stick with premium fuel

Plain and simple, not just SC owners, but Lexus owners in general are some of the nicest folks, willing to BS about their rides at the drop of a hat.

One question does it have reverse when it starts "acting up" ?

Aside from needing the wear items replaced, ( tires, brakes, air filter) my 93 was in good shape, with 150k miles Dispite needing soooo much TLC, I fell for mine 1st time I test drove it. I truely expect it to make it over 250k, hopefully more!

Thank You very much! Turns out it was my older version of Adobe, flie opened right up with Adobe7.0 Thanks again!