My "new" Truck!! 1989 MITSUBISHI MIGHTY MAX!!!

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[@mitsubishikid1187]

nice for a 4g63t swap, as for the carburetor I know of a few tricks and tips that might help you out, for the cold start issue on these trucks there is a wax pellet inside the auto choke mechanism which is more than likely what failed on the carburetor in your truck, and when they go bad they won't idle up right on cold starts, also if it feels low on power in the mid range there is a secondary air vacuum diaphragm on the back of the carburetor and if the rubber boot splits on the diaphragm you will notice a loss in power in the mid range because the secondary throttle plate.won't open when it should, and your truck will run rich, if you don't know when it was last done, it's a great idea to replace the fuel filter on the truck and do a basic tune up spark plugs cap rotor these trucks are vary reliable, I own an "88 Mighty Max SPX 4x4 model with the 2.6 engine but I have also worked on many of the G63B engines as well i someday plan to 4g63t swap mine.

[@jackgrundy196]

thats awesome man!! thanks for the info! i plan on doing the 4g63t swap in the future to!

[@user-dw2eo6jt4v]

89 D50 here. Where did you get the camper topper?

[@whatmynamemitch]

Basically a smart car with that speaker

[@dontran391]

My family & I used to own the older 1986 Mitsubishi Mighty Max pickup. Here's what we like about that pickup: 1) Easy & affordable maintenance. Mighty Max are simple in design & therefore easy to maintained. 2) Very Reliable. Especially in terms of carrying cargo. We do a lot of Home Improvement Projects & we needed a pickup that can carry cargo such as old demolished home stuff, to new home items like lumber & roof shingles. We don't need those gigantic GMC pickups to do all our Home Improvement Projects when our little Mighty Max can do as good as the GMCs. 3) Small Pickup better than Large Pickups. Especially our small pickup can parked at Compact Zones without a problem (large pickups usually encounter that issue of Compact Zone parking). It's a bummer our Mighty Max got totaled... A large tree branch fell on top of our Mighty Max during a very windy day when we parked it under a tree... We saw next day our Mighty Max got totaled by the large tree branch. R.I.P. Mighty Max (1986-1997). Our truck was actually still in excellent condition with no dings; if that tree branch didn't fall overnight, then we probably still have our Mighty Max in good hands in 2024 today.

[@UnderSizedBigfoot]

That beater with a heater will keep going and going while all the other so called trucks die early on. These trucks truley lived up to there name. Dodge made a good investment putting there name on these tough ass little trucks. Your truck would have a decent amount more power if it had the 2.6.

[@lukeskywalker1840]

I used to have one of these in the '80s and '90s. It was an incredible truck. Literally nothing could stop it. It also seemed to thrive on neglect. I wish I still had it

[@jackgrundy196]

Dana H I love mine! Best little trucks made in my opinion!

[@armandopaolino6673]

Just recently bought a green '94 mighty max 4 cyl automatic with 165k on it. Paid $1,000 and I share the sentiment. Love this truck.

[@zephead843]

I'm trying to buy one of these right now,. I've located one, but of course it's an automatic. I wanted a five speed. This one is a Macrocab, Mitsu's version of an extra cab. Pretty rare from what I hear. Have you had any problems with the auto trans?

[@goodguy...badrep.]

Congrats, that's a keeper for sure. If you are handy, a 4g63 from the 90-94 turbo basically Eclipse drops right in.

[@TheRyadrian]

Dude im trying to get one of these this monday and for no reason am just in love already lol. Also had a nissan ute before. Cant wait to cruise in some junk

[@louisworkman2229]

My first vehicle, loved it

[@louisworkman2229]

Mine was a sport 2.6 liter

[@williamdean6034]

Mine is a 91 but timing belt blew

[@redlinesandfuntimes]

I love how this truck rides, only have driven one on dirt at 15 mph but it is smooth.

[@jezdfax]

Mitsubishi should jump on the small truck craze thats coming back and build a "mini truck" again. Nothing fancy, just a small truck with auto, or 5 speed with air and power steering. The rest we can add on our own. Gas prices are here to stay folks and having one of these trucks is a great gas sipper. I had a 1987, air auto but no P/S. Had it for 10 years and it ran great. Sold it to get a Nissan Hardbody with P/S.

[@porcupinepunch6893]

Maybe you should tell your representative that, so they can get the EPA to change their regulations. The EPA requires vehicles to have a higher fuel economy the smaller their wheelbase is. A truck this size would need to reach such a high fuel economy that most manufacturers aren't interested in making.

[@solartonytony5868]

the Mikuni 32-35DIDTA carb has 5 mounting bolts to attach to the manifold ... 4 hexagon head bolts are easy to locate around the double barrels opening, in a rectangle configuration, ... where's the fifth bolt ?

[@gzuz4148]

You can make the pizza planet truck from toy story with it,that's a plus

[@matthewsaylors7438]

Love the video! I had a 1986.5 hardbody and absolutely loved it until it was stolen! Really want to get another Japanese mini truck soon

[@jacobhaussmann90]

Im looking at buying one here in New Zealand with the 2.6 petrol motor.

[@jackgrundy196]

That’s sick! You’ll have loads of fun with it

[@jaime3452]

I love junk too =) knock on wood haha that was funny. Thanks for sharing.

[@hustleman9186]

I need pics of a 2.0 belts and pulley configuration to put my 87 back together

[@bmscal50502002]

Such a hottie in a great truck! Make more vids and a cold start!

[@zstackss]

100th sub i liked the donuts

[@eddgarsegura4969]

Fun of legends

[@tanenb123]

You came out of the mud hole then made a left onto Edmunds Ln, then a left onto coldenham rd, then another left on berea, then u take a left onto 52 drive past the cemetery and dollar general, then a left on Elm St, then another left on Sherman Ave almost running that old bat over, and back to the mud hole, lol

[@crazydude6937]

Redline Industry eat your cereal

[@EslayerTM]

i have a 91 mighty max 4 cyl 5 spd aswell with 137k miles in pretty much mint condition (minus the paint) EFI

[@jackgrundy196]

Eslayer12 that’s sick man!!

[@raiderrichard7291]

So fun

[@kalebstout7673]

How tall are you man? I’m looking to get a mini truck for pressure washing/daily driving and my brother has a VW rabbit pick up. I really dig the old Dodge ram 50/Mitsubishi mighty max but know nothing about them. My brother recommended that I get an extended cab ford ranger since I’m 6’3 and might find it hard fitting in single cabs. I have 3,000 and don’t want to spend anymore but okay with spending the full amount for a truck that won’t need a bunch of work. I want the cheapest, most reliable and fuel efficient. What years do you recommend and engine wise for the mighty maxes and what to look at when buying. Also as far as the Mazda/ford rangers what years and engines do you recommend?

[@jackgrundy196]

I’m 6’1 and it had to be one of the most comfortable trucks I have ever owned. If you get a mid to late 80s one like I have with a good carb adjustment you can get decent fuel mileage, with that being said if you want less of a headache trying to achieve good fuel mileage a newer model like from the mid to late 90s with fuel injection will be your better bet. Same goes with rangers/Mazda pickups. I’m an advocate for standard transmissions, I’ve never had an automatic that didn’t give me a headache every time it slightly had an issue

[@kalebstout7673]

@@jackgrundy196 thanks for the insight man! I REALLY don’t want an automatic, I have an automatic in my Cummins and that damn thing cost me almost 7,000 to be professionally rebuilt. That’s my power rig just want a little daily/work rig I’m looking for a 93-97 ford ranger, nissan hard body, doge ram 50, Mitsubishi mighty max or Mazda b series. What do you recommend as far as year and which do you not recommend if any of these. Manual and 4cylinder are a must, 4x4 would be cool but don’t need it being my Cummins is 4x4 and I figured these trucks are super light

[@jackgrundy196]

Any year of these trucks in my opinion is fine, as long as it’s 4 cylinder and manual. The 4x4 ones are a little more rare and pricier depending on where you live. I used mine as a daily for 2 years before I parked it to do an ls swap then forgot about it because I became so busy lol. I’d like to revive this channel and bring back some projects eventually.

[@tylerkingsmore5372]

I've got a 1990 efi 2.4

[@jackgrundy196]

Tyler Kingsmore hell yea nice man!

[@gonsa3502]

I got the same truck and I feel like it eats the gas like crazy, is it normal or not? Does yours do the same?

[@jackgrundy196]

Yeah it definitely drinks up on the gas, but it’s also gutless so my foot is always mashing the pedal to do the speed limit so that probably doesn’t help me aha.

[@gonsa3502]

@@jackgrundy196 oh ok, 👍🏻 good to hear, I love this little truck, fuckin good to get lit in 😂🐎🤙

[@jaxactic7481]

Hey man, looking for advice here. When I accelerate black smoke comes from the exhaust and I was wondering if it was common in the might max and also what should I do about it?

[@jackgrundy196]

Not so much common with the mighty max but common with carbureted engines that are adjusted wrong, sounds like it’s dumping too much fuel into the engine making it run rich. A carb adjustment to lean it out some should take the smoke right out of it when you’re pushing on the throttle.

[@jaxactic7481]

@@jackgrundy196 update: took it to the shop, turns out it’s the airflow sensor and we can’t find any for the mighty max, I was just wondering where you order your parts from?? Especially for it being a fairly old truck. Thank you for all the help and advice since the day I bought it you’ve been great!!

[@jackgrundy196]

For something this old I would definitely try Rock Auto first before anything else. If you don’t have any luck with that you can try some forum groups or Facebook groups to see if anyone is parting one of these trucks out and maybe they can ship you a sensor. Thank you for the compliment! I wish you the best luck with the truck!

[@alaskadriftking]

What % Tint on Windshield?? Sweet truck!!

[@jackgrundy196]

I’m not sure I think it’s 15% though. Thanks!! Trying to get some more videos out on it!

[@TheRyadrian]

Is there any way to make these nice and fuel efficient? im swaping g63b ute for corolla 1.5.... or do you just make sure air filter is clean and carb all stock?

[@jackgrundy196]

You can play with the fuel screws on the carburetor or do a Weber carb swap I’ve read their pretty popular!

[@TheRyadrian]

@@jackgrundy196 what carb is the stock one? Truck came with some rusty mint condition headers lol! Just wandering how which screw would be the enrichment one and which way to turn.

[@jackgrundy196]

@@TheRyadrian I don’t remember off the top of my head. I do know that there is only 2 screws on the carburetor on the driver side, there’s an idle screw and a fuel screw, I want to say the idle screw is the top screw thats easily accessible. Don’t quote me on that though I never really researched it because I have plans to ls swap the truck.

[@TheRyadrian]

@@jackgrundy196 thanks for reply mate I'm guessing your from America and driver side is opposite so yea makes sense there is a big know someone may installed to mix something or for idle. Thanks for reply dude. Ls swap damn-son

[@TheRyadrian]

@@jackgrundy196 jeez I found the filter it was like brown poop. No more chugga chugga up hills..

[@jaxactic7481]

Hey I just bought a mighty max, how far do you think I could drive it??

[@jackgrundy196]

Anywhere your heart desires! I drove mine from Ohio to New York for over a year and it never skipped a beat.

[@jaxactic7481]

@@jackgrundy196 I’m gonna attempt a road trip then hahaha. Georgia to California maybe. I’m gonna try to drive to Atlanta first 😂 it’s about 4 hours let’s see how this baby does!

[@jackgrundy196]

Good luck dude!! It’ll make it I’m sure.

[@EslayerTM]

lol ur mitsubishi logo on the front is cut in half somehow

[@osmanaboobaker7024]

Mines still fully intact.. Got a 96 2l when i bought it it had only 130 000 km and this thing just goes and goes. It was actually a 1.6 we swapped the engine for the 2l. I think with both the engines ive easily done over 450 000 kms. Btw its called a Mitsubishi Colt here.

[@misteretronintendo]

What's the bed cap off of I just got a 91 mighty max and I've been looking for a bed cap

[@jackgrundy196]

misteretronintendo no idea the previous owner had it on there. It’s super convenient though!