What did you do to your Mitsubishi today?

[PaydayGabe]

Do you think these needed changing???

I have no idea how old they are. I just picked this 95' up a month ago.

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By looking at the exterior crud and the brown insulators they are due for replacement ?‍♂️. Cheap insurance considering the BS involved to get to them.. Hopefully that mud didn't fall into the cylinders.
Do the wires also..
And check the valve covers for leaking on the lower edges.
What is the milage? ??G.

 

[PaydayGabe]

?‍♂️jeez, , Yesterday went to the local Mitsubishi dealer for some parts. Now,,, I know this vehicle is not as popular as others and I'm cool with that. I've always been attracted to out of the ordinary (odd ball) cars, trucks, motorcycles.
And unfortunately these vehicles are more expensive to maintain and repair... so out of curiosity I had the parts guy check price on the Hydraulic Lash Adjusters for the 3.5L engines. Mine need a few, as they fell apart upon disassembly. Brace yourself !!
Just over $30 EACH!!! I rounded up to $31.
?Mother of God... A full set will set you back $744+ dollars.
Top of the line Adjusters from Rock Auto are $4.57ea. /$110 for a full set (AJUSA #85004400).
These are not Chinese.
Made in Spain.
So,, obviously the direction is clear. Spend when you can,,,
save when you have to. It's a balancing act and budgetary requirement.
Unless you're Jeff Bezos ?‍♂️.
I wish us all luck?in our ventures into Monteroland... G.

 

[PaydayGabe]

Yesterday contacted a machine shop in Vegas
(Universal Machine, , been in business since Jesus was a choir boy) for the resurfacing and hot tank of the heads, $75ea. and 3 day turn around.
Pretty reasonable I think?.
Today did the Valve work
(hand lapping), which went really well. Nice clean shaven seats?.
And finally,, was very lucky to find a 2" Fine grade Scotchbrite wheel thingy that mounts to an arbor and is run in your electric drill, , and saved the camshaft bores. Buffed up smoother.
Thankfully.
More details to follow. G.?‍♂️

 

[ajm291]

?‍♂️jeez, , Yesterday went to the local Mitsubishi dealer for some parts. Now,,, I know this vehicle is not as popular as others and I'm cool with that. I've always been attracted to out of the ordinary (odd ball) cars, trucks, motorcycles.
And unfortunately these vehicles are more expensive to maintain and repair... so out of curiosity I had the parts guy check price on the Hydraulic Lash Adjusters for the 3.5L engines. Mine need a few, as they fell apart upon disassembly. Brace yourself !!
Just over $30 EACH!!! I rounded up to $31.
?Mother of God... A full set will set you back $744+ dollars.
Top of the line Adjusters from Rock Auto are $4.57ea. /$110 for a full set (AJUSA #85004400).
These are not Chinese.
Made in Spain.
So,, obviously the direction is clear. Spend when you can,,,
save when you have to. It's a balancing act and budgetary requirement.
Unless you're Jeff Bezos ?‍♂️.
I wish us all luck?in our ventures into Monteroland... G.

I overhauled the top end of my 2006 Montero back in 2017 and went with these lash adjusters.

Lifters For Mitsubishi 2.5 3.0 3.8 V6 Lash Adjusters HLA 6G72 6G74 6G75 24 | eBay

MITSUBISHI 3.8L SOHC 24V 6G75 MITSUBISHI 3.5L SOHC 24V 6G74 3.0L SOHC 24V 6G72 We've sold top quality lifters since 1996! 04-05 GALANT. 04-05 ENDEAVOR. 03-05 MONTERO. 95-96 MONTERO.

www.ebay.com

 

[Schitzangiggles]

Oh and when you take your dash apart, be careful not to break the white plastic straw looking thing on your shifter, they are unobtanium. I've been looking for a new one and I'm gonna have to bite the bullet and get a whole new floor shifter assembly, if I can find one. And what is even super cooler, I have the super select transmission(I can flick it to the side and manually shift/choose gear) and they are evidently made from unicorn horns...
So when you get the center console trim off, put the shift knob back on the shifter to protect the white plastic part you can't replace. I broke mine putting the dash trim back in.

I have to figure out how to farm fix it if I can't get the parts. Anyone have a spare super select floor shifter assembly laying around they want to sell???

 

[Quest4ADV]

Oh and when you take your dash apart, be careful not to break the white plastic straw looking thing on your shifter, they are unobtanium. I've been looking for a new one and I'm gonna have to bite the bullet and get a whole new floor shifter assembly, if I can find one. And what is even super cooler, I have the super select transmission(I can flick it to the side and manually shift/choose gear) and they are evidently made from unicorn horns...
So when you get the center console trim off, put the shift knob back on the shifter to protect the white plastic part you can't replace. I broke mine putting the dash trim back in.

I have to figure out how to farm fix it if I can't get the parts. Anyone have a spare super select floor shifter assembly laying around they want to sell???

Unobtanium and unicorn horns!!!

 

[Salonika]

Do you have a photo of this thing ?

 

[Schitzangiggles]

Do you have a photo of this thing ?

 

[PaydayGabe]

I overhauled the top end of my 2006 Montero back in 2017 and went with these lash adjusters.

Lifters For Mitsubishi 2.5 3.0 3.8 V6 Lash Adjusters HLA 6G72 6G74 6G75 24 | eBay

MITSUBISHI 3.8L SOHC 24V 6G75 MITSUBISHI 3.5L SOHC 24V 6G74 3.0L SOHC 24V 6G72 We've sold top quality lifters since 1996! 04-05 GALANT. 04-05 ENDEAVOR. 03-05 MONTERO. 95-96 MONTERO.

www.ebay.com

Thanks for that tip AJ?,
I'm watching those now.
Still available, and ships from Tucson Az. Love the $$.

 

[Quest4ADV]

Took the front bumper off my 95' and painted it black. I just didn't like the chrome in the middle section. I didn't try to fix any of the dents, just sanded it down and cleaned it.

 

[salbalboa]

Did a headlight restore as one side was bugging me. Also new falken wildpeak atw3 tyres.

 

[PaydayGabe]

Well, , yesterday I attended to several items on the
Monty Sport project.
The engine assembly is moving forward with the remaining components going on as planned. I did a compression check to confirm/ compare my original numbers prior to disassembly.
All are pushing 130psi,
but this is with no oil pressure to inflate the lifters.
Here's my issue. After several sessions of compression checks
The engine has failed to get oil pressure! I have a manual gauge attached to the sender outlet for positive results but nothing indicates any pressure... Naturally I'm hesitant to continue without some pressure, I definitely don't want to Fry any bearings on the heads or bottom end.
1) Is there a trick to get the oil pump to prime? ? And yes, there is oil in the crankcase.

2) How does one determine if you have a LSD (limited slip differential) in your vehicle?
The paper tag on my rear diff says/ has a " barcode/ L16/ 4.900/ # 82. 02. 05. 10. 23.
I got the 4.900, gear ratio but the remaining are questionable.
Thanks for your time and replies. PaydayGabe in beautiful Boulder City Nv.

 

[hardwaregrrl]

Successful weekend at deer camp...

 

[PaydayGabe]

This past weekend I wrapped up the top end/ timing/water pump etc, service on my Monty Sport. It sounds like a fine sewing machine ?. And amazingly everything else is working. With only 149+k on the bottom, , it should be good for another 100k hopefully ??.
Next week,, off to the smog station, then the DMV?‍♂️.
After the holiday season I'm gonna focus on the drive train/ brakes. Generally the Rig is in good condition but my OCD ?makes me need it better than good.
I'm not looking for a "show truck" ,,
but I must have a "reliable go truck".
? Cheers, G. In beautiful Boulder City Nv.

 

[PaydayGabe]

I'm glad this project is coming to fruition, ,
although. I keep looking for other things to attend to before I register and start driving it.
I removed the hood (bonnet) for a flat black spray through the center area. Leaving the Silver sides to be the accents,
tapering down to the grill.
It's a go truck, not a show truck so reliability and function supersede anything pretty...
I was thinking about the rack assembly I'm going to put on top.
I've have decided on a Yakima/Thule style cargo box for the bulk of the lightweight items. This requires cross bars on the factory rails. Naturally,, being the "frugal" builder that I am, after a while it dawned on me. Hey fool,
what about those side steps you remove???
?hmm.? Yes...
I grabbed them up, threw them on the rails and
?bam. That will definitely work?. I centered them on the rails, got a center line and out came the grinder. I removed all the mounting tabs and cut them to 42" so they wouldn't extend too much yet allow enough to fasten them to the existing rails.
Very effective?, and FREE!
So, some Unbolt and a can of truck bed spray and that will be that..?.

I'll check in periodically with updates asap.. G, in BCNV. ??