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Checked a lot off the old "To Do" list.
-Replaced the valve cover gasket again with a modified top washer
-Cleaned the bus bar
-Washed the engine and outside of the van
-Performed a seafoam crankcase treatment and changed the oil
-installed a new block heater cable
-Changed the fuel filter and seafoamed that as well
-Drank 2 beers and complained about my sore back
-Saw the new Star Trek movie

Very eventful past 2 days. Here are a couple of pictures: Craig

Looks great! What do you use to clean the engine?
Mat

Thanks- I used some good old crappy tire citrus engine cleaner and I took the bus bar off and used some vinegar and salt mixed. Worked well. I also used brake cleaner to get the crap out of the top of the valve cover. I have to admit, I felt a little high after all that cleaning!

Craig

This is the lift. My friend is 6' 3" just as contrast. This is HUGE. Couldn't imagine getting anything bigger.

this is day time

del400 wrote:this is day time

Nice! Feels good now eh??

What didn't I do...
- new intake piped to connect to safari snorkel
- safari snorkel installed
- arb touring roof rack installed
- tepui roof top tent installed
- interior dome lights are now all cree led
- rear old man emu heavy duty coil springs with 30mm spacer
- new taller sway bar links to accomodate the spacer
- spaced bump stops accordingly
- oil and filter change synthetic lucas 15w 40 and wix
- air filter change
- lube
- switched front and rear diff oil to redline 75w 90 gear oil
- transmission fluid flush and replaced with synthetic (thanks Wilfs transmission)
- coolant flush (thanks CVI)
- machining of front rotors (thanls CVI)
- full lenth awning goes on tomorrow
All in a weeks work...ready for Sasquatch!

I needed to clean the rims!! I don't think they have been cleaned since they invented the cotton ginny! Took me about an hour to do each rim and now my arms are killing me!! But I had the tires off so I decided to clean and paint the wells for rust protection and easy cleaning in the future as well as give a little highlight to the van. She looks pretty good now!

Nice job!

During the May long, I used a wire brush attachment on my drill, took off any rust, undercoated my Pajero mini (axils and skid plates black, frame green), painted the wells for rust protection, painted the break drums with high heat paint, had enough heat paint left over to paint the exhaust system. Basically same project as Nordo did but did the undercarrage as well.

Removed the third row seats, its huge in there now!!!
Installed the metal sleeve into the front shocks that I forgot to do a couple weeks ago.....
New fuel filter w/ seafoam treatment
New air filter
Oil change w/seafoam
Replaced the tee fitting on the air bags
Adjusted the belts, will have to be replaced I think though
Cleaned battery terminals
Washed it
Hmmm.... That's it I suppose. Still lots on the list though..

Update: After seafoaming and changing all my filters my average milage went from 13.5L/100km down to 11L/100km. That's with 2.5" exhaust and 31" tires. Quite an improvement!!!!

I just picked up my L400 V6 Gasser up from Calgary this past weekend I put 55 litres of fuel in when the low fuel light came on. I Have driven 410km so far and she is not on empty yet. Not bad I'd say. Anyway I brought the vehicle to Lube city after picking up an oil and air filter from a Mitsubishi dealer. What was cool was all the guys at Lube City are from the Philippines and were all stoked to see my Van. They started showing me pics on their smart phones of their rides back home. One had an L200 pickup, another had a Mitsubishi Adventure. It was fun to get so much attention.

They had the right oil filter? How much did they charge you?

Changed my transmission mounts and built THIS!
http://www.delica.ca/forum/rear-shelf-t ... 14772.html

Beausoleil74 wrote:They had the right oil filter? How much did they charge you?

I was pleasantly surprised. The Oil filter was just under 7$. And the Air filter was under 40$