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From: Brad on 28 Jun 2010 05:06 Kev wrote: > Brad wrote: > > > These things were never sold here and were brought in as a Grey Import > Your Family Member will need to be prepared to be ripped blind on all > things, Insurance being the biggest > He only paid a few thousand for it, and I have to say condition and appointments wise, it does look like amazing value. I guess what you save at the front end, you risk on the back end if it breaks. But he's not unhappy to even throw it away if it turns out to be a pig to own he says. And you're right about insurance. Whoever his regular insurer is just said "no thanks, we don't insure those comprehensively". So I imagine anyone that does will charge an arm and a leg. Again, he's not concerned about only having 3rd party luckily. > the Engine maybe from the Galant the rest of the running gear isn't > unless the VR was AWD but that won't guarantee that it would be the > same Apparently it is basically the same. If true at least he will be able to get those parts. And the front guards from a nimbus fit I've been told. -- Brad
From: Kev on 28 Jun 2010 06:01 Brad wrote: > Scotty wrote: >> "Kev"<kevcat(a)optunet.com.au> wrote in message >> news:4c277fd4$0$1028$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au... >>> Brad wrote: >>> >>> >>> These things were never sold here and were brought in as a Grey >>> Import Your Family Member will need to be prepared to be ripped >>> blind on all things, Insurance being the biggest >>> >>> the Engine maybe from the Galant the rest of the running gear isn't >>> unless the VR was AWD but that won't guarantee that it would be the >>> same >>> >>> Kev >>> >>> >>> >> >> The VR Galant was indeed 4Wheel Drive. In good order was great car. >> Its just a pity that it too suffered the dreaded premature oil >> control ring wearing. > > Any idea around what milage that becomes an issue? > as soon as the engine is started to drive it out the factory door Kev
From: Kev on 28 Jun 2010 06:06 Brad wrote: > Kev wrote: >> Brad wrote: >> >> >> These things were never sold here and were brought in as a Grey Import >> Your Family Member will need to be prepared to be ripped blind on all >> things, Insurance being the biggest >> > > He only paid a few thousand for it, and I have to say condition and > appointments wise, it does look like amazing value. I guess what you save at > the front end, you risk on the back end if it breaks. But he's not unhappy > to even throw it away if it turns out to be a pig to own he says. > > And you're right about insurance. Whoever his regular insurer is just said > "no thanks, we don't insure those comprehensively". So I imagine anyone that > does will charge an arm and a leg. Again, he's not concerned about only > having 3rd party luckily. Been there, but since my 4Runner was a Surf on a 4Runner chassis I was able to get it insured as an aftermarket turbo 4Runner. Otherwise I wouldn't have been able to insure it(back when no one would acknowledge the existence of the grey imports) > >> the Engine maybe from the Galant the rest of the running gear isn't >> unless the VR was AWD but that won't guarantee that it would be the >> same > > Apparently it is basically the same. If true at least he will be able to get > those parts. And the front guards from a nimbus fit I've been told. > Sounds like they may have built them on the Galant floorpan Kev
From: Noddy on 28 Jun 2010 06:13 "Brad" <optional(a)REMOVEgmail.com> wrote in message news:4c28640a(a)news.x-privat.org... > The ticking subsides when it warms up, so probably not that. But sounds > like a good tip for the future. > > The mechanic has it now, so will probably find out the verdict tomorrow. Most mitsu engines of that vintage have hydraulic lash adjusters in the rocker arms, and they're particularly prone to being clocked with sludge or the oil passages being blocked which prevents them from pumping up and being quiet. They'll usually quiet down once the engine warms up, but it's not uncommon for a few of them to refuse to play at all and remain "ticky". There's a specific procedure for bleeding them if they're noisy, but that involves pulling them out which isn't a 5 minute job. Last time I looked for some only genuine ones were available and they were about 45 bucks each which is pretty hot for something an inch long by half an inch in diameter, but there may be non genuine replacements around these days. If you do discover the noise is caused by the lash adjusters and have them replaced (which will be costly), then giving the engine a diet of a decent oil, changed regularly, will definitely help keep them in good order. I used to feed Mitsu engines with hydraulic lash adjusters Penrite HPR-15 which is a 15w-60 semi synthetic and it worked *really* well at keeping them in good order even after some horrendously hard working high mileage applications. Another option you could try if you were so inclined, but it would involve a bit of work, would be to swap the hydraulically actuated rocker gear for the manually adjusted variety from an earlier engine. You'd need to do a bit of detective work to see what fits what, but I know on some of the 4G63 engines as fitted to the L-300 vans I had to change a couple of them from hydraulic to manual for a couple of clients who got sick of changing lifters. The 4g63 of the L-300 was just a basic 8 valve engine, and I *think* from memory the rocker arms from some of the early Magna 4 cylinders could be used on the later model hydraulic shafts. It certainly worked well for those customers who wanted it done, but with the down side being that they needed regular valve lash adjustments. Still, in their opinion that was cheaper and more reliable than replacing lash adjusters every so often. -- Regards, Noddy.
From: Scotty on 28 Jun 2010 06:23
"Kev" <kevcat(a)optunet.com.au> wrote in message news:4c2872fc$0$12922$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au... : Brad wrote: : > Scotty wrote: : >> "Kev"<kevcat(a)optunet.com.au> wrote in message : >> news:4c277fd4$0$1028$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au... : >>> Brad wrote: : >>> : >>> : >>> These things were never sold here and were brought in as a Grey : >>> Import Your Family Member will need to be prepared to be ripped : >>> blind on all things, Insurance being the biggest : >>> : >>> the Engine maybe from the Galant the rest of the running gear isn't : >>> unless the VR was AWD but that won't guarantee that it would be the : >>> same : >>> : >>> Kev : >>> : >>> : >>> : >> : >> The VR Galant was indeed 4Wheel Drive. In good order was great car. : >> Its just a pity that it too suffered the dreaded premature oil : >> control ring wearing. : > : > Any idea around what milage that becomes an issue? : > : : as soon as the engine is started to drive it out the factory door : : Kev Ive seen em smokey at around 100k.Its a pity really as most of teh Misis are quite good cars. The oil/smoke issues tend to have given them sucha bad wrap. Apart from the fact that many people who own them dont actually be bothered getting the smoke issue rectified, they just keep driving them. |