Eurosonic's Montero 2.5Gen Build Thread
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Jay Ayala
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Sea of Monteros. That's a cool picture. The next time I'm in the Philippines, I'll have to remember to see if I can get some photos like this.
1989 Dodge Raider 3.0L
1997 Mitsubishi Montero 3.5L
nwoods
Expedition Leader
Missing Tahiti? LOL
StillBlue22
Drummer Extraordinaire
such a beautiful lookin' monty man! read this whole thread in a few hours lol
eurosonic
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Haven't posted for a while but here's an update what I've been up to. My timing belt tensioner pulley and and idler puller were shot. I assume that's from all the numerous water crossings. Engine sounded like a diesel from all the noise. I decided to replace them along with a fresh timing belt and tensioner. Having everything torn apart I noticed an abundance of leaking oil from various gaskets. So I decided to pull the engine and do a complete refresh on it, including head gasket and valve stem seals.
While Im at it Ill do an electric fan conversion and do a thorough clean of the engine and bay.
Anything else I should do while having the engine on the stand?
this is one of the pulleys that started it all.
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While Im at it Ill do an electric fan conversion and do a thorough clean of the engine and bay.
Anything else I should do while having the engine on the stand?
this is one of the pulleys that started it all.
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nwoods
Expedition Leader
this is one of the pulleys that started it all.
What's wrong with it? Does it wobble or something?
Question: How do you keep straight all the bolts, screws and fasteners related to tearing out an engine and rebuilding it?
eurosonic
Expedition Leader
The pulleys were making excessive noise. Very loud, screeching noise. I either organize bolts in boxes or temporarily put them back on where they were.
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eurosonic
Expedition Leader
while waiting for parts I installed a mount for my Ipad Topo GPS navigation.
The mount is a modified Ipod holder that I got from Rite Aid on clearance for $9.99. I chopped up the metal bracket, bended and welded it to my liking.
The bracket was then bolted down to the plate under the center instrument gauges. I had to channel the plastic bezel for it to sit clean.
So far so good. Finally I wont have to juggle the steering wheel and Ipad at the same time. Ipad plugs in, charges and plays music from my stereo deck.
:smiley_drive:Win win.
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The mount is a modified Ipod holder that I got from Rite Aid on clearance for $9.99. I chopped up the metal bracket, bended and welded it to my liking.
The bracket was then bolted down to the plate under the center instrument gauges. I had to channel the plastic bezel for it to sit clean.
So far so good. Finally I wont have to juggle the steering wheel and Ipad at the same time. Ipad plugs in, charges and plays music from my stereo deck.
:smiley_drive:Win win.
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nckwltn
Explorer
I try to put the bolts back into the holes they came from after I remove a part. Typically, you can thread them in a few turns. If I can't put the bolts back in a few threads, I try to put the bolts in the part they belong to (which works until you pick up the part a few days later and they all fall out)
MascotRejct
Adventurer
When I did mine, i used Ziploc bags with some painters tape on them that i wrote where they were from on. I also try to put as many bolts back as I can as I go...