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Hey Monty.... No loss of coolant from the overflow tank. I will check that T joint under the car. Man... I really don't feel like taking the top of the motor off to repair this. LOL

So... I bought an infrared temp gauge to check the actual temp (mine does the same thing most people temp gauges do) while waiting for the o-rings for the pipe. I can't get a super hot reading anywhere.. The hottest reading I got was 218 on the actual pipe running out of the back of the water...

@Michael Brown & Monty You guys rock. Thanks so much for the info and the links. That is super helpful. Luckily I picked up the 2001 FSM about 2 weeks ago at used book store here.... $37 for all 4 books. :wings:

Hey! Thanks so much! I will check that O-Ring. I'll report back.

Alright... So it appears that there may be some coolant in the valley. What's the diagnosis? Water pump? Im at wits end with this truck. It is starting to give me Land Rover flashbacks.. .EEEEEK!

I meant to state in my original post that I do not have coolant there. One of the first things I checked. Thanks

112Andy: Where are you from in Virginia? I am also from Virginia (Chesapeake/Va Beach), but live out in Seattle now.

Hey folks thanks so much for the thoughts here. I meant to say in my original post that I bled the system, so to the best of knowledge its not air in there. Clutch fan is not something I looked at before. I will take a look at that. Also, I have Carista which is a bluetooth plug in OBDII...

Hey folks.... Bought a Gen 3 a few months back. Low miles, granny owned. In heaven here. I've been having the temp gauge issue since I bought it, however as of a few days ago I was driving the AC was working then it stopped working, then it started working again etc... And on and on. So I went...

Got some headway... So, I unplugged the MAF Sensor and she runs!! Only problem now is it's not the MAF sensor. I have one on my running Montero and then two spares all of which work. I tried all 3, if its plugged in it starts and dies. If left unplugged it idles. Seems electrical (in the plug...

Normal Dave: Thanks for the thorough answer, super appreciative of that. I'll report back. Fingers crossed. As for the qualified help, Ive had that in the form of multiple friends who are mechanics, they're as baffled as I am. I can't see taking it to a garage at this point, I'm guessing they...

Hey folks... Still no change. Im literally at my wits end here. I've been working on vehicles for years. I've had several mechanic friends over. No go. Report to date... It's hard to start. Takes turning it over a dozen times or so then it will fire up, rev high and then die, then turn it...

Normal_Dave: Thanks man, much appreciation for the insight. I'm going to check the timing and IM going to KICK myself if that's it. HAHA I'll report back.

Hey Normal Dave: I can't drive the truck. One of the main problems is the moment I push the gas pedal it dies. I was able to get it to idle for 30mins yesterday, but the moment you push the pedal she dies. I am completely baffled at this point. Also, this Montero is manual.

None of the above... And the mystery continues.

Hey everyone... Thanks for the comments. Going out now to do some more trouble shooting. Will report back. Normal_Dave loved the first line LOL

Thanks Toasty & vadimkruts. I purchased the vehicle with this problem. I've worked on many vehicles over the years. I switched from Land Rover to Montero... This feels like a Rover problem LOL

I have been working to figure this problem out. Essentially, the Montero runs like crap. It idles kind of rough, but will smooth out and idle fine, but if I touch the gas it dies. On a whim I poured some Seafoam in the oil and that is when it started to idle normal, still dies when I touch the...

Thanks folks.

Any ideas? Starts, but seems starved for gas, surges. Definitely not drivable. Things done: Checked the throttle body, Checked the ECU, Tried a new ECU, New fuel pump... Thoughts??