What did you do to your Mitsubishi today?

[PaydayGabe]

Well,, interesting theories.
But wrong. Remanufactured Alternator, and dry as a bone.
I suspect the sub par quality of the unit, age and temperatures in excess of 112 when it started heading south for summer vacation.
Was on the vehicle prior to my purchase so WHO knows when it was installed.

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[PaydayGabe]

With everything said and done,, gotta bite the bullet again.
No issue with the new Alternator,, but I will be doing the "Big 3" cable upgrade asap.

P0340 code twice now,, Cam position sensor. So replacement NTK sensor ordered (# ECO196) from Rockauto.
Surgery is pending again.
Jeez,, this is getting old.

On the plus side, I'll have great access to finish the plumbing for the Trans Oil cooler (from a full size Monty) I installed earlier this month.

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[Synestran]

Replaced the broken speedocable for a functioning one. Nice to know my speed again and having the cruise control back. 1990 LS model speedocable is discontinued apparently so found one off of ebay and hopefully it lasts a while.

 

[PaydayGabe]

Installment #Idk,
It seems to keep going and going and.

Inside the front again,
I found the timing belt visibly loose for some unknown reason. Possibly a tensioner failure. Although, as I rotated the engine it tightened to the normal tension. Beyond weird.
Anyway,, installed the new cam position sensor.
I will be ordering a new Aisin tensioner, new belt, and a new front crankshaft oil seal, as it was weepy.
I'm a little bit weepy also Geez.
Glad I found these issues though. , G.

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[chadzeilenga]

I finally got around to installing some of the parts I’ve been accumulating on my GEN1
- uncracked passenger sill plate
- console lid latch
- drivers door weatherstrip
- trans linkage boot (next to exhaust)
- tensioned my PS and AC belts with the Gates Krikit gage (really recommend)
- checked torque on front suspension bolts, but couldn’t find the one that makes an occasional clunk under my left foot.

Been a productive weekend


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[MummifiedCircuitry]

 

[Salonika]

I waited until I had 225,000 miles then decided to tow a 3500 lb camper around for a few days. So far so good.

 

[Michael Brown]

Managed to fit a small Rhino Rack. Just wanted a place to store firewood, wet items, and some fuel. I'll have to take more pictures with gear later.

 

[PaydayGabe]

So I try to do the right thing and order A new Aisin hydraulic tensioner. Cool right?
Of the dozen orders I've received from Rockauto over the past year,,
This is the first one that was wrong. rrrr!
A week to receive,, A week returning,, and another week for the proper part(Oct. 9) to arrive. Man!! It never ends.

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[Michael Brown]

So I try to do the right thing and order A new Aisin hydraulic tensioner. Cool right?
Of the dozen orders I've received from Rockauto over the past year,,
This is the first one that was wrong. rrrr!
A week to receive,, A week returning,, and another week for the proper part(Oct. 9) to arrive. Man!! It never ends.


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Pretty much all shipping routes are in chaos right now. They have to follow new paths in case they need virus contact tracking and many employees are working from home or quarantined.

Some stuff I get in 2 days. Others take a few weeks. I haven't had an issue with RockAuto yet, though.

 

[wooden_spoon]

Drove it from Breckenridge to Atlanta, fully loaded!

 

[PaydayGabe]

So,, after removing the plastic bumper facade bs, I knew I had to do something with the big ugly washer bottle.. removed it also, but still needing a washer.
I searched the local parts yards for a candidate?.
Thankfully the second one I bought home was a great fit for" Spot ". Mounted it on the Driver side behind the battery, rerouted the tubing and extended the wiring ?.
2.55 Liters of blue juice, ?works like a charm?.
Got it from a 96 Dodge Dakota p/u v6. FYI.

 

[PaydayGabe]

I'm working on adapting a JK Bumper to "Spot". Likely going to DIY cause welder/fab is insanely expensive ?‍♂️. A Local shop estimate for mounts only was $825!
Got this DV8 FS-6 Bumper for $250. Perfect condition.

 

[Toasty]

I'm working on adapting a JK Bumper to "Spot". Likely going to DIY cause welder/fab is insanely expensive ?‍♂️. A Local shop estimate for mounts only was $825!
Got this DV8 FS-6 Bumper for $250. Perfect condition.

I quit even entertaining mounting Jeep bumpers to Monteros, the Sport will be a slight bit easier because they're more similar to the Jeep mounting. That said they are drastically different shape, Jeeps are flat across the front and Montys are curved and Jeep bumpers are typically narrower than Monteros. It's a crazy amount of labor to fit one to a Montero nicely and with strength to pull from, I'd say $825 probably wouldn't have covered the complete cost of doing it right and they would have had to cut a lot of corners to avoid loosing money and you wouldn't have been happy with the results. At least DiY'ing it you'll get to learn a bunch of useful stuff (fine tune skills you already have) and be able to use that knowledge on future projects like sliders and a rear bumper. Curious to see how it turns out on a Sport.

 

[Jibs]

I did the usual Fixes today. Headlight bulbs, the front 4wd clutch solenoids, replaced my non venting gas cap, and started on replacing the rear window regulator motor.