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    Transmission leak at radiator

    I began hearing my ABS system working hard and noticed a leak underneath my 2001 Mitsubishi Montero. I opened up the bottom end of the engine and saw that day transmission cooler line entering the radiator was covered with fluid. The fluid had been blown back and saturated the passenger-side...
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    Host of gen 3 questions

    I purchased my 2001 Montero last year and have been really impressed with it so far. As you guys have talked about, the former owner did not keep up on the maintenance, so I have been picking away at that as time and money allow. One of the first things I did was have one of the local shops...
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    Time for valve seats?

    I am getting a little smoke when I start up after it has been sitting. With 141k k on the odometer, my guess is it is time to rebuild the heads. What are your thoughts, pull them and hand them over to a machine shop, try to rebuild them in place. Have any of you guys had any experiences with...
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    Chirpy the breaks

    So two weeks ago I called the dealership in phx and had them send up the o ring for the cam seal on the passenger side rear end of the engine as it was leaking. According to the parts guy, the driver side does not have that same oil seal, even though I can see what looks like the same leaky...
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    Gen3 won't start on hills

    OK, I am turning to the wisdom of your collective experience. My 2001 Monty has difficulty starting on cold mornings when I park it on a decline. This morning was about 25 degrees. It started, then stalled and refused to start again untill I towed it to a level spot in the driveway. This is the...
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    Dash lights up when I hit the breaks

    Picked up a 2001 gen 3 a few months ago. While working my way through the typical issues such as blown out shocks, changing out fluids and a tune up I found a short. When I use the break pedal, the dash lights up like I had turned on the headlights. I pulled the dash and tried the ECU trick, but...
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