1992 Montero LS -NEW OWNER!

[mnutz]

I guess I should say "soon to be new owner". I finally found a replacement for my Pathfinder. In the true spirit of adventure I'm taking the train 6 hours to pick it up. The owner has been really great with making the transaction easy. I'll post more pics when I get it back. I'm really excited!

[speedtre]

I finally found a replacement for my Pathfinder. In the true spirit of adventure I'm taking the train 6 hours to pick it up. The owner has been really great with making the transaction easy. I'll post more pics when I get it back.

Congratz! I love Train trips, reminds me of taking the train to visit my grandparents in the country when I was a kid.

[LaOutbackTrail]

schweet! I'm probably going to do a fly and drive whenever I find my Monty, soon!

[mnutz]

Congratz! I love Train trips, reminds me of taking the train to visit my grandparents in the country when I was a kid.

Yeah I've never taken the train, I'm excited about it!

[mnutz]

The trip was great, lots of fun. Truck drove perfect all the away back. I'll get some pics up ASAP. Couple issues...

1. Sometimes when you turn the key you get no start. Full battery power and all, just no starter crank. Just back out the key and try again, and it always starts on the second try. The owner says it has done that for about 3 years.

2. The sunroof will not open. Burned up motor? Or switch?

3. Truck has bouncy seats and headlamp washers, does this mean it should have LSD? Or is it anythings possible on 92s?

Thanks everyone!

Just remembered one more thing. Are these factory alloys really only 6 inches wide? So I'm limited to 30x9.5x15 until I get some wider wheels?

[off-roader]

1. Sometimes when you turn the key you get no start. Full battery power and all, just no starter crank. Just back out the key and try again, and it always starts on the second try. The owner says it has done that for about 3 years.

You may need a new ignition switch. Takes all of 15 minutes to replace if that's it. The switch is available at parts stores for ~$30 May also be a bad connection to the starter but I doubt it. If it is bad, let me know and I'll point you to a 'how to' thread for the fix.

2. The sunroof will not open. Burned up motor? Or switch?

Only way to know is to apply 12v to the motor wiring harness to see if it turns. May be either.

3. Truck has bouncy seats and headlamp washers, does this mean it should have LSD? Or is it anythings possible on 92s?

Look for an LSD Additive required sticker on the drivers door area (may be on the door or the door threshold). Also look for one on the diff housing.
Worst case scenario, lift the rear end and suspend it on jack stands. Release the ebrake. turn the rear tire by hand. check the other tire. if both are rotating the same direction you have an LSD. if they rotate opposite directions you have an open diff.

Just remembered one more thing. Are these factory alloys really only 6 inches wide? So I'm limited to 30x9.5x15 until I get some wider wheels?

May be. Some are and some aren't. The size may be stamped on the 'brake' side of the rim. If not, it will be stamped inside the rim.

[mires]

Congrats on the new truck. Make sure to get those pics up when you get chance.

[mnutz]

Well, I bought this truck Friday when it was warm out. Drove it 6 hours home on a sunny day, got so hot I had the windows down. Stupid me never tried the heat or defrost. So tonight I drove an hour away with outside temp of 15 degrees F. No heat at all, no defrost either. Dang cold drive, glad the windshield stayed clear. Where do I start?

[off-roader]

Thats pretty unusual.

Check if the rubber lines that go from the back of the engine to the heater core are still there. There are 2 of them. Each is about 1" thick in dia.

There are also similar lines in the passenger compartment going from the firewall to the heater core.

Also check the level / condition of the coolant.

[mnutz]

Thats pretty unusual.

Check if the rubber lines that go from the back of the engine to the heater core are still there. There are 2 of them. Each is about 1" thick in dia.

There are also similar lines in the passenger compartment going from the firewall to the heater core.

Also check the level / condition of the coolant.

The heater hoses are all there and they look good. The coolant level is good, but it looks really old and cruddy. Also there is a little gunk around the upper radiator hose, and a little coolant sitting along the top of the radiator. Possibly a leaky upper hose and/or radiator cap? Could the system needing a flush and new thermostat cause the no heat condition? On the 6 hour drive home Friday the temp guage hovered right at or just below the half-way mark, outside temps were about 60 degrees. Last night on the 1 hour drive in 15 degree weather the temp guage never got out of the cold mark, when I got off the highway and let it idle it moved up just barely out of the cold. The air coming out of the heater is just SLIGHTLY warmer than the vent/outside air. If it was 15 out, maybe the heater cranked was blowing 25 degree air at me. You could feel a difference, but it was still cold air, not warm enough to warrant having the heat on at all.