Earlier this year on my 95 SR 3.5 DOHC my crank bolt sheared off, here are two threads about it:
First Thread Secod thread
Due to time constraints and other commitments, I have only thus far removed the broken half of the crank bolt from the engine. The radiator and all other parts around it are sitting in my garage. The Montero is in the driveway and my wife told me today fix it or get rid of it. (this is about the 5th time she has said this, so the threat is real <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/evil.gif" alt="" />)

I don't want to lose the only 4x4 I have, but I don't want to pay $1000-$1,500 to get this job finished.

I thought I could do this myself, after reading some posts here about some of you changing timing belts and things. And maybe I could, but I have a friend telling me that the timing is probably already off and if I don't get the timing right, the engine will be trashed when I try to drive it with the timing off. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

I haven't gotten any quotes from mechanics, so my estimate could be way off. I am willing to put $400-600 total into it if that would do it. I am sure I could sell it for $2500-3000 if it was running, now I would get probably only $500, but of course I would keep it if I got it fixed most likely.

Anyone know of a mechanic in So Cal who could help me out here? Someone looking for extra work from a dealership or??

I do have intermediate abilities, I always do my own brakes, have done some other minor work. Anyway... just fishing for ideas and suggestions.

Thanks a lot!