1992 Mighty max engine problems

[Delta Dart]

Set your meter on DCV 50. You have the correct wires,1 yellow 12 black ground. I found it easier to touch the wires on the back of the connector than to try and touch the pins on the front. If your meter probes will not fit in the back you can purchchase adapters or make your own out of a paper clip.

If you can afford it I strongly suggest you purchase a manual. It will be worth its weight in gold.

[Curiousone]

I will give the DCV 50 a try and let you know what happends. Thanks for your help. Actually I don't have a manual, So I will have to find one.

[Delta Dart]

Curiousone,

I think the DCV50 setting on your meter may be too high to read the sweeps. Try DCV10 instead. I hope I am not confusing you. Sorry man. I go in for surgery tommorow so my thoughts are a little scattered right now.

Thanks
Bill

[Curiousone]

ok I'll try that one to. What surgery are you haveing preformed? I'll be praying for ya.

[Delta Dart]

Thanks. Nothing too serious. 6 weeks ago I accidently cut off part of a finger. They sewed it back on but the bone is not fusing together, it was mangled, rather than a nice clean cut so tommorow they will cut off about half of the finger. I get real nervous around doctors and needles so I am already dreading tommorow.

Good luck with your Mitsu. If you have a good library nearby they may have a manual for your truck. If not you can pick up a Chiltons Pro or Haynes for about $15.

My gut reaction is that you have a Crank Angle sensor or its circuit that is failing but it could be several other things. The only way to know for sure is to troubleshoot. If it is a sensor or related circuit you should get a code. If not than you go back to basics, fuel, spark, compression. Gotta have them all at the right time for it to run.

I will check back in a couple days to see if you have posted anything. In the meantime good luck and be safe.

Bill

[Curiousone]

ok I tried it on dvc 10 and the needle when to 20 ohms and just sat there for like 20 seconds and slowly and I mean very slowly moved to the right to about 10 ohms and then it stopped. Thats all it did. Well I hope your surgery goes well. My dad had sorta the same thing happen to him he flattened his ring and pinky finger in a hydrolic press. He lost the bone in both finger tips but the nerves and the nail grew back. Well let me know how every thing goes. I will check out the manuals if I can find one.

[Delta Dart]

Curiousone,

Surgery went fine. I dont know what to say about your Dads injury except OUCH!!!!!! Learn from our mistakes and please be careful.

"ok I tried it on dvc 10 and the needle when to 20 ohms and just sat there for like 20 seconds and slowly and I mean very slowly moved to the right to about 10 ohms and then it stopped."
Hmmmmmm. How is the battery? Is it weak? Does the vehicle crank slowly? Have you tried reading it on the DVC 50 setting? My meter has a DVC15 setting which I use so I am not sure on yours.

Some auto parts stores will rent you a code reader for a small fee plus a deposit. You may want to go this route if you are finding it difficult to pull the codes. You can probably purchase a simple code reader for about $25 but if your like me money is always in short supply so $25 is a lot to spend. Im just throwing out ideas.

Bill

[Curiousone]

Glad to hear that you are doing well. Hope they gave you some nice cloud 9 drugs. lol Actually I tried it one two voltmeters. I tried both on dvc50. One had dbc 10 which I tried and the other had dvc15 which I also tried. They both did about the same thing hung around 20 Ohms. It sounds like I am going to have to buy a code reader b/c for some reason the voltmeters aren't not doing it for me. They are both a few years old an may require new batteries. I will change them out or might just get the code reader. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks for your help!!!! Hope you sleep well and don't roll over on to your finger lol. Ouch!!

[poochiegreg]

i have a 92 mighty max that did almost the same. it was the head gasket.and timing .

[blizzard_of_oz420]

hello, dont listen to anybody but, me my truck was doing the same thing. Does it sound like a belt is squeeling? if not, it will... Ok, listen your problem is very easy to fix and it will cost you about $15.00. Ok, go down to the local mitsu dealership and give them 15 dollars and tell them to order a pulley for the water pump. this is your problem...your pulley is either very weak or almost gone. The pulley for the water pump only has one job, to rotate your water pump, duh.. but, since its failing your water isnt being properlly converted to your engine causing a back up into the radiator and running the engine with little water can KILL your engine. take my advice