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Hello, Ran across this board while searching for A/C issues with my 1992 LS400. Sounds like I'm not alone! The LCD was out when I got it 25,000 miles ago. Two weeks later, the A/C went out. The shop ran leak tests, said it was good, recharged it, and sent me on my way. Two weeks later, the A/C was gone again. This time, there were massive leaks. Interesting... Spent $1500 to replace the compressor and recharge, only to find out that the evaporator was leaking as well. $1200 more out the window. I wouldn't have paid this much, but I was already $1500 into it, so I didn't want to blow it for nothing! Now, two weeks or so later, the A/C is still blowing sort of cold, but not as cold as it seems like it should. Does anybody know what temperature is normal for it to blow? It seems to take fifteen or twenty minutes to cool down the car now. I've replaced the major parts, and it's still blowing colder than no A/C, but I have no idea what else could be wrong! Then, today, my climate control "auto" switch (which worked well before), now turns the fan to low automatically. The fan will work on Hi, but when switched to Auto it shuts to low no matter what temperature the car is. Any ideas? Meanwhile, in the time I've owned it, I've had a rear main seal go out ($500), the passenger's side door lock go out ($400), the master window switch go out ($400), the brakes have begun to squeak, and there is a slight shimmy when driving freeway speeds. I notice that I have SC-400 wheels. After reading some of these posts, I think I see why. For a car that was "in perfect condition" according to my pre-purchase inspection, this car has just been a money pit. My past experiences with older Toyotas has been excellent, so I figured this would be no different. WRONG! To be fair, though, it does have 175,000 miles and runs smooth (for now). Thanks for any suggestions and feelings of empathy! Johann ---------------------------------------- http://www.johann-sandra.com