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Good eye! Actually, it's there in the photo, it just got driven in when I tightened the crank bolt to turn the engine to align the timing marks. I'm pretty sure I can drive it back out again when I remove the crank gear to replace the timing plate. If not, I'll source another one from the...

Weather was cooperative today. Finished the tear down of the front end. Man did I have a tough time with those two bolts behind the compressor holding on the mounting bracket. After about 2.5 hours, I got those two bolts out and the rest was easy. Good news so far. Timing marks look...

Not the fan clutch (although that could be an issue), but the electric fan in front of the radiator. Its the A/C system fan, and my runs pretty much all the time. When I first got my Monty, it wasn't working and frequently overheated at idle speeds (like, on the trail). A buddy "sourced" one...

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Re-reading the advice given in this thread. Solid info. Truly. I wish I knew what it all meant at the time. Sucks being so ignorant you can't hear or understand good advice when you get it. I tried to listen to everything (except to tear it all apart again to replace the timing belt...

Update: Go to post #17, I have a photo of the final position, and at the time, described it as "mild tension".

I used black RTV. Regarding the springs, I don't remember them being under tension when in the right position for mounting the lever. It's been two years now, but I think the "tine" just lay along the inside of the drivers side fork with very little tension to get it to drop in. I could...

MDX is all wheel drive too...... What if you offered to buy good quality foot matts?

Instead of spending $15k replacing a perfectly good vehicle ($10k plus tax plus maint & upgrades), why not budget about $2k and buy better, more compact gear? The MDX is a great touring vehicle, and you've already got a skybox. Get a bike rack, and downsize your gear and be happy. Or, as an...

on a related question, what years Montero Sport share the 3.5L SOHC engine with the Gen 2.5's?

Okay, I got the news from the autoshop, and its not good news. Reading the following three codes: P0120 - Throttle Position Sensor http://www.autocodes.com/p0120_mitsubishi.html P0335 - Crank Position Sensor (hard fault - will not clear) http://www.autocodes.com/p0335_mitsubishi.html P0301...

171 PSI standard, min of 127 PSI, maximum of 14 PSI difference between cylinders page 11-A3 of the factory service manual from MitsubishiLinks.com

I hate it. Nearly killed me and my family during a test drive in a new Grand Cherokee that went very poorly.

by the way, when it comes to making S'mores, there are a few things to help that can be added to your kit. 1. Rolla Roasters. These are excellent compact, well made cooking forks that extend super far (almost 4 feet long) and have a little thumbwheel at the top of the handle that allows you to...

I completely agree. However, the FSM seems to assume that I am a factory trained, professional mechanic. It skips a lot of steps and references a lot tools and test equipment I do not have and don't even know what they look like :-) Some codes are less helpful than others, for example a...

CEL is solid unblinking orange, but not red. but it's been on since I first got the vehicle. I had to have the truck smogged last year, and the smog tech cleaned the MAF and cleared the code long enough to pass the test, but the CEL went back on during the short drive home. I replaced the...

It's entirely possible. I hope not, but its possible. When we did the timing belt, we cranked the engine a few turns and noted that the timing was one tooth off, so we reset it, and then cranked it at least 5 times around (the belt was marked and I did the count and the cranking), and it was...

My CEL light has been on since we got the truck. I have replaced numerous components all related to the long list of possible items provoking the CEL. I can't remember the code off the top of my head, but when I looked it up, it said "something under the hood is wrong" LOL, I swear that's what...

I don't have a code reader. However, I did post a 30 second video of the engine running, sorta: https://nwoods.smugmug.com/Other/Misc/Random/i-KFkCwRz/A

Way to go Don. I had wanted to be the first, but financially I knew it wasn't going to happen. What's interesting about your report is that you didn't have any computer related issues, so take That you Haters out there! Ha! LOL. I've done the trail in my Jeep, so I well know the obstacles...