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Originally Posted by Grant-53
The 2.6 L engine is a Mitsubishi product. The picture looks like fluid got past the head gasket and ran down the cylinder wall after the engine was off. If I recall correctly this is a cast iron block with an aluminum cylinder head. The head may have warped and may need to be surface planed. The cylinder wall might benefit from some fine honing. Make sure to keep any particles out of the rings and oil system. Consult with the folks planing the head and have the block deck checked for flatness.
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Correct Al head Fe block mitsubishi Mighty Max rebaged as a dodge . HG was good when I pulled the head. There is a likely hood that there was a blown HG in the past(prior to 2 years ago/ 2 owners ago) that had been fixed. There are markes in 2,3 that indacating water sitting in tthe cylinders (pitting full circle ring spacing .)
I am counting the head as cracked (without testing) as this is the only way for oil to get into the water one way(as far as I can guess) so i priced a new head at $495 from Aluminum Head Exchange in PortlandOr, my curent location. I found a Japanese "remanufactured"2.6 Mitsubishi long block. For $700 shiped ,NO core. So for $200 over the price of a new head (less all gaskets) I got a complete engine less manifolds .
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cRiPpLe_rOoStEr So, what are you considering to do with that truck? Do you think it's worth to fix that engine or would you be more inclined to swap a 4G64?
Today 02:04 PM
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2.0 may have been an option had I not found the 2.6 G54B N/A in the garage. Counting the bus ticket to pickup the miny truck in Ut drive to Mt(405mi) then Portland OR (800mi), remanufactured Motor, webber mod, and purchase price , I'm into it less than $2000 so Ithink worth the repair cost. This truck was goten as a reliable winter 4x4(sub 0f) and used to 4x4 in Utahs west desert(100mi from the nearest gas) were the soil is almost as salty as Bonneville salt flats , so will have salt rust shortly(alredy has cancer typical for age and regional os not so big of a dill )
has a fresh cluch and I'll go full synthetic fluids
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1st gen cummins 91.5 dodge d250 ,HX35W/12/6 QSV
ehxsost manafulld wrap, Aero Tonto
best tank: distance 649gps mi 24.04 mpg 27.011usg
Best mpg :
31.32mpg 100mi 3.193 USG 5/2/20
Former
'83 GMC S-15 Jimmy 2door 2wd O/D auto 3.73R&P
'79 Chevy K20 4X4 350ci 400hp msd custom th400 /np205. 7.5-new 14mpg modded befor modding was a thing
87' Hyundai Excel
83 ranger w/87 2.9 L FI2wd auto 18mpg on the floor
04 Mitsubishi Gallant 2.4L auto 26mpg
06 Subaru Forrester XT(WRX PACKAGE) MT AWD Turbocharged 18 plying dirty best of 26mpg@70mph
95Chevy Blazer 4x4 auto 14-18mpg
04 Chevy Blazer 4x4 auto 16-22mpg
