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I have a 98 sohc 3.5 sitting here, it was overheated. That is all I know about its past. It runs fine at the moment. I have put 100 miles on it out in the desert. The truck it is in has a salvage title and a bent frame. If I had a rig and needed an engine I would drop this one in and see what happens. Yes it will need seals and timing and back maintenance. Just throwing this out as another route.


Now not to step on toes here ..(sigh ...I'm good at that.. sorry to say...) .. You got a number you would want on this junker .. My 89 needs a 3.5 motor...

Now Lloyd ... A motors is a motors is a motors ... they all go up and down and roundly ....round... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cyclops.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/baby.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/barf.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/evil.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/ignore.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/angry.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/mrt.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/notooth.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/oink.gif" alt="" />................... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />..

A swap is NEVER money'$ wi$e .........Ever ... ( Now down boy Mr LR ... We have 'banged bars in the passed'.. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />.. not now....) ... Not that a swap is a bad thing.. Just cost is higher then OEM fix.... This motor thing is not easy... I did 17 motors last years ... 16 all great oil leak ,,water leak here and there all doinging great ..One motor 'my motor' eats the crank and sh*&^ts its self..WHY...YYYYYYYY....??????????????????

. And "I'm a Pro' car guy ... 10% of all the motors "I" do 'bit the big one' ...10% of pro car guys motors die... And 50%+ of the 'shade tree mechanics' bit the big one on motors... Its not in the motor its the set up...(Please no flames on this...)...Do your home work on the motor shops around you and find a shop that 'knows' Mitsu's and go from there..... Sorry on the motor that died....