I know the feeling. Had a 92 Plymouth AWD for 12 years. At 75 though it was getting hard for me to fix things on it. Moved over to Corvette, let the dealership do everything.

Sounds to me it's valve stem seals. Worn rings will smoke all the time.

I think he was referring to the 80psi fuel pressure. Think it should be around 42 psi.

Can't really do a complete elimination with the engine in the car. Simplest solution is to remove the front BS belt and leave the shaft in place. Several of our vendors sell just the stubby shaft. Lot cheaper than buying the kit.You also won't have to go the problem of high oil pressure...

They're awful short if he's comparing them to 1g rods in the picture #4.

Both. Rear shaft is replaced with a stubby. You can leave the front shaft and just remove the belt.

Thanks guys, told the guy that at the store. I'll try the 7s. Couple of my 6s had scorch marks on the porcelain.

Quick dumb question. I've always ran NGK BPR6ES plugs. Picked up plugs yesterday and they gave me NGK LZTR4A-11. Supposed to be a compatible replacement plug. These plugs look to be about 1/2 -3/4" longer than my normal plugs. Can I use them, worried they may hit the piston.

Hatch latch is the easiest to remove. Think mine cost $35 to get made. Just call a locksmith in your area and ask how much.

What am I doing wrong, went to that link, clicked on the link to download and it takes me to the Dell site.

Owl, can you get on base? You have a bunch of local members that could help out. Don't know who is deployed right now but a post in the local section couldn't hurt.

Thanks a bunch. Had the clutch replaced a few years back, guess they left them out. Why I was wondering if they were needed. Fingers crossed Chrysler has them. No Mitsu deal;er in my area.

It's always going to be a tough decision. If every thing he said checks out and it seems legitimate, I would go for it. At $1500 your looking at what used JDM motors go for on Ebay. Being 71 y/o though, I'm always leery of those deals that are too good to be true. Do your research. Might...

Putting the transmission back on the engine and saw the dowel spacers are missing. Are they necessary? If so, can I please get a part # for them. Hopefully the Chrysler dealer will have them.

Check the continuity of the wiring in the CTS. Wires are old and brittle and break easily. Also check the wiring coming out of the MAF plug in.

My car is down right now so I can't check. I'm pretty sure the boost guage should go to 1/2 way and stay there. You said your cel comes on for 5 sec, boost gauge go up and then drops. I think that's your problem. As I said, can't check mine to see the proper operation so hopefully someone...

Thanks guys.

Hard decision. Who built the engine, how long ago. I always wonder why someone puts that kind of money into an engine, then wants to sell in cheap.Just to make your decision more difficult, check this post out.http://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/1990-awd-for-sale.494411/#post-153525270Don't...

Got the engine on the stand, head and internals installed. I was planning on installing the timing components and button up the front. Question is if I do that, when I install the flywheel, the engine may rotate counter clockwise and screw up my mechanical timing.If I install the flywheel...

ouch!! Believe those TCU's are pricy

Puzzling, a worn pivot ball shouldn't cause you to lose pressure. A few years back I broke one of the forks off of the pivot arm and still had pressure, just couldn't get the clutch to release.

You can look on youtube for Jaffromobile. Shows how to adjust the clutch and I think it shows where the fork sits. Should be slightly past 1/2 toward the drivers side. Wierd that it happened just after throwing the exhaust on. When mine did that it was leaking out the back of the master...

Rubber bushings where the shift cable hooks onto the arms on the transmission look worn to me.

Labor rates in my area run $80 an hour. Doubt if they're much cheaper in your area.One of the best things you can do is learn to do the repairs yourself. I would first get a repair manual that covers your particular vehicle. It contains step by step instructions on how to replace worn and...

Contact bogussvo on here. He's about the only machinist I would trust to do things right. Let him know what you want, he'll give you a price for a rebuilt short block to your specifications.

If the car was running fine before the timing belt change, chances are you didn't get the mechanical timing set correctly. Probably a tooth or two off at the cams. Timing belt change doesn't affect the turbo system.Will let an expert jump in on the turbo problem. Mine has always worked for...

Agree with taking it to a machine shop. The seats need to be recut anyhow.

Different pistons has no affect on the main bearings size either. It's possible the machinist is talking about rod journals, but again it would be over sized, not under and 20 thousand, not 2.

$200 is a great price, especially with him replacing the hood. Almost too good, make sure it's not a scam where he takes the money upfront to get "parts" and never shows up again.

Thanks guys, you're a life saver.

I'm trying to order a new stubby shaft threw NAPA. I had MD103510 as the part number but they can't seem to cross reference it. Can someone give me the correct part# or tell me the year and size of the Mirage engine it came in.Also could use the part# of the Transmission axle seals, both...

I have one out of a 4g63, just pay shipping. PM me your address

UpdateFinally got the block pulled and disassembled.Now I'm really confused. Ordered in a new front case because I thought my stubby shaft had eaten up my old one. It measures the same as my new one. The little indentation where the driven sprocket sets is what I thought had caused the...

sounds like your adjustment rod is turned out too far, not allowing fluid to go back into the master cylinder.

Unsure what bolts you lubed. Need to clean out the guide pin and lock pin holes and lube them up. Probably also have a warped rotor which will cause shaking when you apply the brakes.As above, best to replace the caliper than go thru the hassel of rebuilding one.

Before you tear everything apart, pull the plugs and rotate the engine with an extension in #1 plug hole. Go slow when the dowel pins are close to the top and stop when the extension quits moving up. Then check the marks.A bad harmonic balancer can slip and give the impression the timing is...

Agree, sticking caliper, probably the guide pins.

Depends on how you done the BS delete. If you left the front balance shaft in, oil pressure won't rise much.Most people that block off the front balance shaft ports cut the spring in the OFH and port it to lower the pressure to acceptable levels.The stubby shaft you put in has the groove...

HELP Bogus!!!!Need some guidance. Was going to replace the front seal due to oil leak and found sparklies in the oil when I drained it. Pulled the front case off and found the driven gear had ate into the housing. Got a new front case ordered.What worries me is the material that has gone...

Wolf, Bogus is the guy we always go to for advice. If the head was just done 3-4K ago, why did it need a timing belt change in the first place. The belt is always replaced after a head job.It's your car, do it however you want. You have received some excellent advice over the past 8...

Cut Wolf some slack. Initially he knew he was in over his head doing the timing components and took it to a shop. Granted you don't need all the special tools to change a TB, BUT we've done them so many times we know what works. At least he was trying to do proper maintenance on the vehicle...

Check the cam caps and make sure the arrows are pointing correctly and are in the correct order.

If the piston is at TDC and the marks line up, mechanical timing is OK. The mark may not line up on the front cover if your harmonic balancer is bad and has slipped on it's ring. It could show timing being off when all that really happened is the mark slipped. With the piston at TDC it...

Just take the top timing cover off, pull #1 spark plug, insert an extension and rotate the engine clockwise until the piston is at the top. Check the alignment marks on your cams. If they aren't lined up straight across, you are out of mechanical time.The only thing the shop can tell by...

And good luck. I'm hoping the shift fork isn't broken. Takes a lot to pull a cable apart.

Water finds the path of least resistance. Normally the radiator cap opens under pressure and lets the coolant into the overflow bottle. If the ring you mentioned not sealing is the one on the water pipe, it will leak near the alternator, not into the timing belt area.Perhaps the mounting...

Sounds like you broke the 1-2 shift fork. Check your cables to make sure one of them didn't come off.

Thanks Tmoney. Electronics are way over my head. I try following the steps posted on here but when they don't work, I'm lost.Grew up on points and condensers. Thought I was in hog heaven when I was one of the first to put a record player in my 60 chevy.

Completely lost adjusting the idle position switch. The posts I found said to adjust the switch until the test light comes on, then turn 15/16 more.With the switch all the way down or all the way up, key on, engine off, I never get the test light to light up.Used a multimeter, shows 12V on...

Strut towers can be repaired. Problem is if they are in bad shape, chances are there is more rust present. check the rest of the car out and make sure the underbody and frame rails aren't rusted out.