So I've actually already been doing some work on this thing since I got it...

Work I got done on Sunday (5/12/2013)

  1. Replacement Radio showed up. Ordered a Kenwood KDC-955HD Head Unit from Crutchfield.
  2. Removed crappy and flaky starter ignition kill "Bolt Security" system. They did a really questionable job of tapping into the ignition wires in the steering column by just stripping a huge section of the insulation and wrapping the tap wires around them then just wrapping it all up in electrical tape.
  3. Removed Intake Plenum. Took me 3 hours to pull this thing off the engine and I can tell it will be no fun putting it back on. It's seriously gunked up with baked on oil vapors/sludge. I'm replacing half of it with a new part but I'm wondering how to clean the rest of it before I reinstall it. Discovered that several bolts, the power steering stay brace are missing and that one of the ECU harness connections was broken and had been glued on previously.,
  4. Pulled the Spark Plugs. It looks like all the cylinders have a little oil fouling but overall they look good (light grey ashy look on the electrodes). The #4 cylinder is by far the worst in terms of oil, the spark plug was completely covered in oil when I pulled it out. #1 also had some oil but nowhere near as much as #4 did.
  5. Did a compression test. Readings were all within 7% of each other. Low value was 210 psi and high value was 225 psi.

Last edited by Torchwood; 05/16/13 02:23 AM.
Sean - Just a few miles south of Hell, AZ

[color:"blue"]Current Project: 1994 Montero SR recently not smoking, in need of offroad mods.[/color]