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New to us 87 Montero
- Thread starter fido
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Recently purchaced an 87 Montero for my boys and I. Been reading as much as I can, but info seems limited. What manual seems to be the best for getting to know our new toy. Chilton, Haynes, or is there something better?
Factory Service Manual is far superior to either the Chilton of Haynes. Beyond measure IMHO.
See mitsubishilinks.com for the FSM.
For the 2.6L, if you haven't already you'll want to learn how to maintain that carburetor. It's a feedback carb made by Mikuni. If you're not familiar with Mikuni they are well regarding in motorcycling circles. Not sure about other vehicles though.
A brief quote from one of the sages on 4x4wire.com's Mitsu Tech forum...
when the factory carb is working its a really good setup. From a tech standpoint its a very advanced design.
The obvious down side is it has a more things that can get worn out or fail. Some of this things really do help. Vacuum secondaries, fuel shut off when the ignition is off to prevent dieseling, plastic fuel bowl to reduce fuel heating and vapor lock and a few other details. The down side is its pricey to repair but it may not be that (edit) large a differance compared to buying a new Weber.
Also most performance problems with the factory carb are from two sources.
1: The bowl vent valve does not close.
2: the diaphragm on the secondary throttle has a hole in it so power is way down.
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If you have the aluminum stock rims, then yes, definitely since they're 15x7's. If you have the steel rims, then yes it also will but some places may not want to mount it.
Also I suspect you'll have way more technical questions on your new mitsu and as much as I like the portal, the 4x4 wire dot com still has far more mitsu tech information & knowledgeable participants in their mitsu 4x4 tech forums.
Also I suspect you'll have way more technical questions on your new mitsu and as much as I like the portal, the 4x4 wire dot com still has far more mitsu tech information & knowledgeable participants in their mitsu 4x4 tech forums.
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Not sure if I'm going to use the base on the passenger side as I have two kids. But would like to. Any opinions?
If they're young kids, they won't mind climbing in back. If you need to strap them in yourself however or remove them from a car seat... well, I personally wouldn't put the bouncy in.
Others have discussed mounting it in a way that it could tilt forward but I don't believe anyone's done it successfully. That fact that Mitsu also didn't do that tells me it's much more complicated or unreliable than most fabricators/owners would be willing to put up with.