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Turbo G54B

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About Turbo G54B

  • Birthday 08/31/1989

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  • Location
    Nogales, Arizona
  • Gender
    Male

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  • Zip Code
    85621
  • Model
    Starion
  • Type
    ESI
  • Model Year
    1985
  • Transmission Type
    Manual
  • Factory Color
    Majorca Black
  • Interior Color
    Black
  • Status
    On the road

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  1. I took mine to Larry's Engine & Marine in Tucson. My brothers have also had some engine work done by them and we're all happy with their service.
  2. I've bought couple things from him, including a gas tank (this was in April), and I only have good things to say about the transactions. He was always quick to respond. You should try sending him a letter if nothing else works.
  3. This is probably the best I could do, but it's still a little noticeable that they're not the original color. http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z110/calavera89/8f6cf333.jpg Like this? http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z110/calavera89/94f2ab58.jpg
  4. I'm not very good when it comes to adding rims, but here it is. http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z110/calavera89/montero3.jpg And here's the one before I noticed your edit. http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z110/calavera89/montero2.jpg
  5. Is this fine, or lower? http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z110/calavera89/montero.jpg
  6. No problem. I made it a bit lighter. http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z110/calavera89/mercury2.jpg
  7. How's this? http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z110/calavera89/mercury.jpg
  8. Also bought a bunch of fusible links, as well as exhaust studs w/ nuts and washers. Quick shipping. Thanks.
  9. Bought a reworked stock alternator for a great price from him. It arrived in a short time. I was going to wait until I had gotten a chance to try it on until I left feedback, but I guess I'll leave some now and edit my post later on. Anyway, thanks again.
  10. Mine doesn't have the inner rings, and the posts are very clean. I checked the main fusible link, and the end that I mentioned where I saw burnt bubbles on, those plastic clips are melted together, but the black link itself is not wrinkled and it doesn't stretch. I took off the bracket holding the sub fusible links and relays so I can go through and clean them in the morning. I'll be buying new main and sub fusible links even if some of the ones I have now are good. I'm going to take my alternator and have it checked, too. I'll update later today. Thanks again for the help so far.
  11. Thanks for the advise and I'll make sure to read through the guide. My SQ is an 85.5. As for a new exhaust manifold gasket, I saw that Dad offers the Felpro gasket, would that one be okay? I would go to a Mitsu. dealer, but the nearest one is more than an hour away, unless that one got shut down as well. JR, I'd really appreciate that alternator. My brother just called and said he's going to come over tomorrow and help me look over it. I'll try and let you know if I'll take you up on that offer by tomorrow. Thanks.
  12. I'll just cut to the chase. We had finally gotten my car running pretty good. I bought a new battery for it and I would take it around town at least once or every other day. On one of my trips back home I noticed my turn signals and head lights would not turn on and my stereo kept turning off and on until it finally just turned off. Besides that, my car kept running like normal until I turned it off when I got home and then it would not turn on again. The starter would click, but nothing would happen. Checked the battery and it was at 11.6v; I figured the battery might have been defective so I went to trade it in for a new one. The guy there said the battery was faulty and blamed it on my car saying something probably caused it to short-circuit. The problem seemed to go away, but I would notice that every day I'd go to turn on my car it would take just a second or two longer each time. So I checked the battery and it was at 11.8v more or less. While the car was running, I tested the B terminal of the alternator with a digital voltmeter and it was reading 11.6v+/- and noticed the voltage steadily dropping. Tested the battery while the car was still on and it was the same as the alt. It eventually got to 10.7v+/- when I turned the car off, the voltmeter then showed the battery's voltage climbing back up to normal. Today I went out to turn the car on again and all I got was the click from the starter. The batter is reading 11.88v. The alternator is from an '86 and it was supposed to be refurbished. I'm pretty sure it's the alt, and I might just get the GM alt that jolyrgr offers, but I'd like to rule out whether anything else might also be attributing to this. I checked the main fusible link, and it does not feel broken and voltmeter shows no resistance, but the clip (white) that it connects to seems to be almost melted together (I see what looks like tiny burnt bubbles on the side of the white clip) and I can't pry them loose. On a slightly unrelated note; I thought my valves were ticking, but I found it was just an exhaust leak. How much does resurfacing the exhaust manifold usually cost? Sorry if I wasted your time, just trying to give as many details as I can recall, and make sure there is not anything more I should check over before tossing more money at the car. Thanks in advance.
  13. Happened to be before as well. On the top right of any thread, click on the drop down menu "Options" and under Display Modes, click on "Switch to: Standard."
  14. I forgot to mention in your other thread, conquestTSIguy, but I'm also near Tucson. Well... more like an hour south of you. My brother is already in the process of moving to Sahuarita, so I'll probably be visiting up there more often.
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