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I sold my trusty '01 Montero not long ago. We had a blast in that thing but it was becoming more challenging to find parts. Not that it needed much work at all, but...well, it was time. Its replacement is this '19 Colorado ZR2 Bison with the baby Duramax diesel. It came with this silly bumper...

Yeah, I'm intimately familiar with the traditional blinking light problems with the Montero; this one's different. It appeared one morning out of the blue when starting the truck. Starting up in 2WD, the green lights representing the front wheels blink. Note that I don't have lamps in the lower...

Inspired by folks like Monstero, I've been wanting to install a winch on the Gen III yet retain the OEM front bumper. I like the curved look of the stock version, have trimmed the bumper extensively to give plenty of clearance, and wanted to avoid adding unnecessary weight (and removing too much...

A second chance in life: isn't that what so many of us wish for? I stood next to the dusty truck, smiling broadly, trying not to laugh at the absurdity of our situation. Donna had settled down a bit, but was still chatting nervously with one of the Land Rover guys as Bill and I pored over the...

EDIT: PROBLEM FIXED! See post #8, below, for "how to!" Is this the dreaded brake booster accumulator leak? The HBB motor itself? The ABS ECU? Symptoms: electromechanical "cluckcluckcluck" sound from booster motor when braking and also at random times. No ABS light, no fault tone, no OBDII...

On a recent trip in our Montero, my wife and I started up an old 4x4 road on a grassy slope. It soon became apparent that the left side of the trail was getting lower and lower with respect to the right, and the trusty Montero was taking on more of a port list than we were comfortable with. So...

When we last visited clan Sabre, a few projects had been done, such as removing the plastic body cladding, trimming the bumpers, and adding a bit of underbody protection. Read about it in this thread. We learned on previous trips to Moab and on a long, off-pavement loop to Yellowstone that we...

Earlier this year my 2001 Ltd developed a bit of noise up front. Stopping on the freeway offramp and laying a hand on the wheels confirmed my suspicions: the left front was way, way hotter than the right side. I had a wheel bearing on the way out. Not bad, considering the abuse this poor rig has...

Our last trip to Moab reinforced the need to get both more ground clearance and more protection for the Montero. Of course, work, family and home projects come first, so I've put things off. This past summer we took a trip down the Oregon coast, camping in the woods. When we slid sideways off a...

My Gen III has never had any sunroof problems...it always works perfectly. But I have read regular reports of folks having the miserable experience of having the thing stop working. I came this close to losing mine recently. Heed my warning, boys and girls! I had pulled the headliner down a...

...and I'm man enough to admit it! In fact, I'm at the point in life where I didn't swear but rather just shook my head and had a quiet little laugh. I'm installing a dual-band ham radio in the Montero and had read the "routing wires through the firewall" thread with interest. Since both the...

I've read a lot of information about optimizing the location of a mobile antenna, including the excellent discussions on http://www.k0bg.com/. I'm getting ready to put a mobile dual-band set in the Montero and have planned on drilling a 3/4" hole for the NMO mount, using best practices to really...

My 4x4 system works beautifully, but the center diff lock/range selector has been problematic. After troubleshooting my '01 Limited, I've learned that the transfer case ECU is throwing error code 33, meaning that the troublesome little switch(es) on top is(are) faulty. I've ordered a set of five...

This just showed up on Craigslist, and I am dead certain that it won't last long at all. I've already soiled myself lusting over it.... http://bellingham.craigslist.org/cto/3650639846.html

One of the ExPo family is selling a rooftop tent that I want to buy. The only problem is that he's in Boulder, CO and I'm in the Pacific Northwest. If anyone is planning a trip and would be interested in picking up a couple of hundred bucks to help with gas, I'd be extremely grateful. Happy to...

Check out what the Icelanders are doing with a Monty and some big rubber.... http://www.arctictrucks.is/Pages/1644

I've posted a thread of our adventure exploring the Moab area in this thread in the Completed Adventures section. It was an amazing adventure, an excellent learning experience, an unforgettable trip with my dear wife, and it has an amazing ending. :wings:

My wife and I just returned to our home in northwest Washington State from 10 days of backcountry camping, the first time that we've tested ourselves on an extended camping trip. The theme for our trip was exploration; we found most of our campsites simply by poking our noses into the hills. The...

I have a Gen III (16x7 wheels) with stock 265/70's on it. Rather than go with a wider tire, I'm interested in the more traditional narrower, taller tire. Think Land Rover. I know that a 75 profile will fit without lifting (springs ain't in the budget, boys), but what sort of width might I look...

I'm reasonably handy, do pretty much all the work on my cars and bikes. I picked up a 2001 Montero Limited with almost 100K on the odo and I have to assume that it needs a timing belt. It has the 6G74 engine. I've looked through the steps in the factory service manual...seems like it's not...