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Your ECU is down near there also, I would remove it, pop the cover off and check for corrosion on the board. Also, try starting the vehicle and lightly wiggle different areas of the engine harness, if there is a short or issue in an area, the vehicle may stumble or stall. If you haven't already...

Nice, there's still things to look out for, so do your research. One example is the Gen3 has a HBB/ABS unit that no previous monteros had and it will likely fail at some point. The replacement unit sells for as much as I've bought entire running/driving monteros for. It's by far the single part...

I've daily driven a Gen2 on 35's, 4" lift, no sway bars for the past 8 years. If you're good on the tools, go for it. If you're not, maybe keep looking.

Yeah, I've still got it in the garage. Been trying to decide if I want to use it to swap my other Montero, but other projects have been keeping me busy. Let me know if you have any questions.

They're symmetrical manual mirrors, what would make them LHD/RHD specific...

Theres a separate sub-forum for these trucks on here, the japanese heavy truck one. Did you check the engine for any excessive blowby? Did you check for turbo wear like excessive shaft play? Did you check the Frame rails for rust or patch panels?

Yours may be different, is it like a Guam/PR spec? We didn't get 99 SR's here especially with a 3.0L, so some things will likely have differences. Some do have an amp, under a steel plate on the floor in the cargo area. Maybe someone ran new speaker wiring and removed the amp so that plug is not...

Pretty sure that's a tie in for the stereo harness, is yours missing the radio?

Did you make any progress on this? Would be a shame to do an engine swap if it's something simple. Does it start right up with starting fluid without priming or choking it? When it dies, does it smell or behave like it's rich or lean? Possible it's getting too much fuel and flooding out? Have...

I dunno about hefty profit. I part vehicles out for a living, Gen3 parts are generally worth jackshit aside from about 5 components and are slow movers.

Good job, I'm always a little uneasy when I don't know HOW I fixed an issue, but still glad it's fixed.

Any chance it has a bad fuel cap and let water in? Have you popped the tank access out and taken a peek inside the tank for rust or sediment recently? You could also try removing the fuel supply and putting it in a clear container, then force the fuel pump on for 20-30 seconds and observe the...

Have you tried rigging up a external pump out of a container to rule out issues with your fuel tank, fuel lines, fuel filter, emissions/charcoal canister/etc?

3 left over Crest downhill 55, caution left into 2 tight right.

Belts and fluids like everyone else said, also if you don't know how to use a multi-meter, learn to and keep one in the vehicle. One thing that is/isn't vehicle related is keeping some food and water in the vehicle. I've been stuck places for entire days without service/help while repairing a...

There's already a thread for this boys, https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/monteros-on-craigslist.80860/page-100

As far as offset, I've noticed staying around 0+/- anywhere between 6-8" wheel width is pretty safe. I currently run a 7.5" wide wheel with +15 offset and my 35" tires will hit steering arms without spacers. If you want to be more thorough and gather more useful info than you can find on the...

There is no "best", it depends on your preference and driving style. I didn't see you say what gearing you have, factor that in. I ended up picking my wheel size based on what tires I could find abundantly. Offroad tire prices are a joke, after spending $1300 on new 33's a long time ago, I sold...

I don't think they're on here, or maybe just lurking?

I would say pick a weekend where you're out without the wife/kid and just remove the sway bar, drive the vehicle at different speeds and terrains, if it feels unsafe or unpredictable, just put the bar back on. Toasty can confirm this or disagree if he's had a different experience, but I noticed...