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OK so last night when i got off the freeway my car was smoking so i went to my friends house and noticed that the coolant was gone! so today i went to put more in and noticed that it was pooring out right above the tranny. So i looked closer and the freeze plug rgiht above the tranny was GONE! WTF! where can i get a new freeze plug? why did it fall out? On the way there i did get on the gas a little but not too much. i just did the 6bolt swap and i rebuilt the engine using the topline rebiuld kit from slowboy. its been aabout 160 miles since rebiuld. WHAT DO I DO? can I drive it home to work on it? im SOOOO pissed right now! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Please help!
Mike

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Get the freeze plug at Brookdale Mitsubishi. I'd be more concerned as to how long you were drving without coolant though. How hot did she get? Head could be warped if it was too long.

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I assume? that its the frost plugs that are on the side of the block, It should be the same size ans many of the other ones on the block....

part number mf665541 $0.78 EA I have 16 in stock , but mitsu only sells them in 2's

chris

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the temp didnt get that hot. thats why i was kinda confused it was only like a 5 min drive so it couldnt have been that bad i dont think

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Good reason to only use mitsu parts for that stuff. The ones from topline I have seen are not factory mitsu. I wouldn't use the gaskets from anyone else either with very few exceptions for certain ones.

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Whats the proper way to install them?any like jb weld or something or just pound them in?

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light RTV and pound them in with an appropriate driver. I use a seal driver that is the correct diameter.

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You temp gauge would not have gone up because there was no coolant to heat up. All bets are on that you did in fact overheat your motor.

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You will notice shortly if you did. This happened to my red car. I warped the head, put a new one on. Then 700 miles later she started smoking. It looks like a bad ring.

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Ok, so I fixed that problem and then today I was on my way to work and it was going alright. Then it started shaking. So I shifted thinking it was that but it kept shakiing, like bad. It would go away but then when I was at a constant speed it would shake. If I acc. while shaking it got worse but if I down/up shifted then acc. it was fine and drove normally til a constant speed or light acc at about 4000. Every time I take this car out something happens.

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anyone know what this could be?

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Spin a bearing?

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GOD I hope not. Brand new bearings.

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Do you still have your balancer shafts? It does not sound like balancer shaft issue since the shaking is consistent but ya never know.

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So where in the rpm band does it shake? Speed dependant? Any gear?
Any strange noises coming from the engine bay?

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Balance shafts gone. normaly when at 3000-4000 and i dont acc past that cuz it shakes a whole bunch more. any gear but didnt notice it in 1st since im never at a constant speed in 1st. no wierd noises. but i have notice that apon start up it idles at like 2000. then after driving it a while it goes down to as low as 900 but usually stays at like 1000. and when i moved it just right now it was idleing at 2000/2500.

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Define 'shake' Does the motor transmit vibrations into the car, or does the car 'shake' like a drivetrain issue?
I'd just do a comp test/leakdown test and go from there.

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Have you lost any coolant since re-filling it?

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Shake- the whole inside of the "cabin" shakes and it seems as tho the motor is shaking the whole car. have not checked the coolant will do today and post up resalts

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I checked out the coolant and its low but then there is a small area under the car that is we(its been sitting since friday). I have not bothered with it or driven it since friday. What are some things it can be?