Update on my truck

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Well I got my truck back Friday with no findings in the engine for the problem it's having. Just a reminder for those that don't know....
It drives awesome around town but after about 20 minutes on the freeway doing 70-75 it starts to miss badly. It'll continue to miss after I stop until I shut it off and let it sit for 10-15 minutes.
Compression is great, new plugs, new wires. The shop said the engine is in great condition. One shop told me I probably needed a rebuild so I was pretty worried last week.

The mechanic suggested replacing the ignition module, coil, and pickup coil. Just wanted to pass this along to all of you to make sure this sounds good to you and that we're not overlooking something.
I'm pretty sure I'm going to go ahead and replace the whole distributor with MSD HEI kit.

The real bad news that I got back from the mechanic has nothing to do with what I brought it in for. He said the steering box is trying to pull away from the frame but he didn't have the time to find out why.

After inspecting it over the weekend, this is what I found:





So what you're seeing here is the inside of the frame opposite the steering gear. Arrow #1 is showing the hole in the frame that I'm guessing happened when the PO had it. Arrow #2 is the weld kit where you can see cracks coming from the bolt hole. Arrow #3 is just showing the actual mounting hole for the steering box.
The bolt is totally gone. Where it went, or if it was ever there, I have no clue.

Luckily, I do have some good welding connections around here and will be taking it in for an estimate next week.
I called one shop just to get a general idea of what they charge before I go in to this other shop and was phone quoted $300 - $400.

So I'm still driving the Mitsu and taking my husband to work and I miss my truck badly!!!