Little help on this, if possible:As with older cars, things will begin to show up and want to break down.
My 1990 Laser is showing a bit of that.Got it in the vehicle yesterday, and the shoulder belt wouldn't retract after closing the door and key was inserted. Passenger shoulder belt works...
Oh, another thing I forgot to mention:that ALT needs to BREATHE !They get hot when generating the backup current for the battery. And if your battery is weak, that ALT is charging all the time and getting super hot, where, pretty soon, out goes the regulator and you got a bad ALT.keep it...
I get my reman ALTS from an alternator shop.
Never do anything with Crapzone.Battery posts and connectors must be metal bright before tight connections.
Check grounds, make sure they're super tight, and add more grounds, like Chassis, frame, motor block - since DC current runs Negative to...
A little help on this end also:My Temp gauge is doing a similar, but in reverse.It works fine, but will suddenly peg to the hot for a few, then head to where it usually rests, which is right before the half mark.Now to me, it's a classic example of a stuck T-stat, or worse a blown HG...
Just found out about this last night when snooping on Facebook of the Eclipse Cross CUV.Really ....
Great to bring back a trademark name from Mitsu, but to shame it also by attaching it to a CUV that doesn't deserve it. But, the Cross replaces the Lancer, including the EVO.Still keeping...
Captive import by Chrysler when they were in partners with Mitsu. Rebadged Mitsu P.U. given a Dodge D-50 badge.Oh, that's the SOHC version of the 4G63 motor called the 63B
A tire store in my area that did the suspension work told me of the weak springs. Just stock replacement would be fine, but if I have to go something different...just something to work with the new struts. Thx
My 1990 Ply Laser Turbo needs new springs. Had struts replaced in all four corners and the installer told me that the springs are weak. Figured, that a 27 yr old chassis, anything can happen.Thus, any help with this for my DSM would be super helpful on this topic.Thx and good luck all. DSM
Been getting some strange occurrences with my 1990 Turbo Laser with the F5M33 transmission:I'm getting water inside the gear train.My experiences is notch and hard shifting, but thank goodness, no grinds. Syncs are still good.All began 2 years ago with the same symptoms and thought it was...
Granted, the 420A has the crank pulley on the left (passenger) side, but the 4G63 runs the crank pulley on the right (driver's side) making No. 1 to the right with No.4 next to the transmission.
Thus, we go 4321 - right to left - when we work on a 4G63.Would we mislead you with this issue...
After replacing both my master and slave, I still had to fine tune the adjustment to eliminate clutch drag where it's not stopping the input shaft.
You get it right, but things can get out of alignment were just a half turn on the rod clears it up in a quick.
1-3-4-2 is the correct firing order for the 4G63.
3-2-1-4 is the wire position coming from the coil.
No.1 next to the cam sprockets and work left to the transmission.
The sticker on the driver's door panel has some useful info also.The "MDH" showing the Month, Day and Hour the chassis was completed, as with My Laser is a June of 1989 build with the MDH of 060912.Interesting is that Chrysler and Dodge, to this day, still shows the MDH on the info sticker...
Lot of weight on a clutch assembly that isn't built for such.Grab the clutch pedal and lift and pull down to check for any play.Bet with that 2600, the assembly is a goner.
Bet the TCU is shot if you have to unplug it to enter limp mode to move the thing.How is the fluid and did someone shoved in Dextron which is a big "no-no" to use for DSM trannies?No magic cure will be found here - just a lot of tips to listen to.Good Luck - DSM
Good pressure, but wonder if there's something with the rocker rail where oil pressure isn't feeding the rockers too well to prevent the ticking... Unless he put in 3G lifters were the ports are too big to hold that 20-30 lbs of pressure.
Good looking Laser! What year of build is yours? Mine is June of 1989. And nice wheels - must have came off of a Chrysler Minivan. I plan on getting mine looking as good as yours. Thx and good luck!
Only thing that really got changed was the adjustable cam sprockets.Wonder if those sprockets didn't get aligned correctly with the crank sprocket pulling the belt out of alignment around the oil pump sprocket.
Also, oil is thick when cold and thins up when hot.Thus, pressure will always be higher when thick than thin.Dang, I wouldn't make a biddy fit with those pressure readings, for as long as you have pressure, that is all what matters.With motor in idle, remove the oil cap. If you see oil...
Like to see picts of this Laser.119K miles would make me a bit nervous if the belts weren't replaced prior.Also, wonder how the valve seals are.One simple test on motor condition is to take a finger, put it in the exhaust pipe, give the pipe a wipe and see how the soot is. If the soot...
On the INT cam end, you see a symbol that looks like a house.On the CAS end, the one blade has a groove in the blade and that groove meets up with the dimple on the casing. The house symbol has to be looking normal and not upside down.These all align up and the CAS will be in time.Bet...
40k on a 20 plus year old motor. The teflon on the seals are getting dry.
While you got it apart, do the front main crank seal.
You're smart on getting a new HD since the other one is toast and didn't put you dead on the street.Good luck - DSM
to your original question: Fans operate with the key on ACC, not in the off position since there is no delay relay in the circuit.Also, the fan switch has to be on, even on first click with your AC button pressed in-either orange or green, to get both fans to come on.I do this trick if I'm...
Also, there are relays under the black box by the passenger strut that controls these fans. When you flip the fan switch, it closes a relay to activate both fans since both comes on when AC button is pressed in. One could be hanging up. You can swap these relays around to find the bad one.
My understanding is that the Roadster was purely a concept vehicle and not planned for production as with the X2S concept vehicle, which went through minor and final design before its planned production and sharing the Mitsu and Ply nameplate with the respective names of the Eclipse, and Ply...
Need to do the same with my June 1989 Laser build - have puny front brakes. Like to get larger rotors for more front end stopping power.Not fun when you have to crunch down on the brake pedal and you barely lock up for the sudden needed stop.
It's a bit of a trick to get it right the first time, but all marks have to be perfectly aligned, or the thing has operating issues.Bet the shop didn't get the autoadjuster set right (maybe used to the old spring loaded adjuster for SOHC setups ) and that's a trick in itself to get just right...
I had a noisy belt cover also. Went to a yard and pulled a good one and got rid of my noise. Belt looks very good, thus it was replaced and the tension is right with the finger pressure between the pulleys.Good luck. - DSM
Bummer. No choices for us Plymouth Laser RS Turbo owners.I have that March 1988 R&T magazine introducing the DSM to the world.Plymouth Laser originally was designated as the "X2S" before final revised design, then forward with the production, which commenced in August of 1988 and made as the...
Why auto dealers love lease options, being it's a good method to keep stock in and out the door along with automakers keeping product heading out of the factories.You don't know how many times I get offers to trade my 26 yr old Turbo Laser in at a much higher rate so I can return to debt...
Seen new (actually reman) starters go wacky from the beginning. Had do put another one in right after I did the install two days later with the same issue .. slow starting.Got a warranty return with that bad one.-DSM
When I had to do the reverse - replaced a busted hatch tumbler set with one from the junkyard - I took the bought tumbler to a locksmith with my key and did the rebuild to match my key.