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Thanks for that. Trying to find her a place is ridiculous. The plan is to have her down there by Friday. Still trying to figure out if we are going move her down now, or have her fly down and move her crap in a few weeks.

OK fellas, here is the deal. My stepdaughter is going down to work at Disneyland. Dont ask why, its just what she wants to do. Here is my issue, I need to find a place for her to live. I know there are shared housing/rooms to rent and stuff all over down there. I was hoping maybe someone who lives down there may have or know womething like that. Or, maybe there is something like a studio apartment for rent ect ect. I could also use some help on what is the best/safest location for her to live. Of course she can drive in to work, but anything for than a 30 minute commute may not be worth it. There is one more kicker, the move needs to happen in about a week, so I need help fast. If anyone has any suggestions or can point me in the right direction, it will be greatly appreciated. I will probably be moving her down there, so you can also meet me when we come donw there! That is incentive alone, right? Thanks guys!

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So I emailed the 4x4podcast with some feedback. I gave them heads up about our forum. They read the feedback on a recent episode too. Hopefully they and some other people will hear about us!

It's cause they have a 100%+ markup on everything. They fit markup for list price to sell it to another shop and make money(who then also marks it up and adds tax), then marks it up again for regular customers. Dealers who "wholesale" parts are usually the best to get cheaper pricing from. I can only assume that's what Rob does.

Have you tuned it up recently? How many miles you got on it? Any other recent work done?

You might find this section helpful... http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/forum/67-r50-faqs-pinned-topics/

If you dont want to go through Rob for any reason, I can suggest two of my buddies who work at Tacoma Nissan. I know its a bit of a drive, but it might work out for you. Tell either one you are a NPORA member and a friend of Derek, probably give you a discount! Talk to Geoff or Shea.

Washed him tonight. First time since August I think. I know I had mud on it from Labor Day Wheelin activities.

Double check and make sure the backing plate is not touching the rotor.

Well, at his age, that...............Depends.....

Yes, but you take off stupid fast and get to hear that engine scream!

I cant say I have ever heard of someone saying it shifts too soft! But to each their own. There are some tuners out there, but im not sure what they do for transmission shift points. I do know this, if you drive the vehicle more agressively, it will adapt to your driving style eventually. Side effects will be down fuel mileage and increased wear on a number of components. Nissan spends a lot of time/money on trying to make sure you dont really feel the shift at all. No, you dont have to bypass the radiator i a 09. The transmissions in these things are rather spendy, keep that in mind.

Its probably the auto-lock feature. Yes, if you have the control panel in the center stack, you should be able to find it under settings and either delay the time or shut it off. A lot of nissans have this feature so you dont accidentally forget to lock your vehicle or bum the unlock buton and not open a door. It should cancel itself if a door is opened though. Your owners manual should explain it in easier detail.

I find it difficult to believe that someone cracked a valve cover, unless they were being a hack and tightening everything with a impact gun. 3.5 oil leaks are not as common as the 3.3 and 3.0, but still happen. Heck, they love to leak down into the spark plug holes and cause intermittent misfires. I would recommend putting some engine oil dye and tracing the leak with a UV light. Maybe you can have the shop do this and request to see it when they find it.

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Ok, they replaced the rear main seal, but did they replace the rear main seal housing gasket?

Ah, but there is an Xterra in 1 or 2 of the episodes!

I've got another one for Ya...... http://www.xoverland.com Go down to the videos section and watch the Alaska/Yukon series. Freakin awesome stuff!

Junkyard? Ebay? The For Sale section?

You need to align the crank before you do the distributor.

Sounds like the thottle body is maybe dirty or you need to reset the throttle pedal. Remove the intake boot just before the throttle body and inpected for carbon buildup. If there is, clean it with some intake cleaning spray. Don't use harsh chemicals or brushes as you can damage it(don't take it apart either). Once it's good and clean, start it and let it run until it's warmed up. Once running temp is achieved, turn the key off for 10 seconds, then back to the on position(not start) for 10 seconds. Repeat this cycle 5 times both on then off. Keep you foot off of the accelerator pedal during this. This will relearn the acclerator position and closed throttle position. There is a chance you may need to relearn the idle speed, but that is done with a scan tool(nissan consult, snap on SOLUS, ect). Oh, while you are looking at the throttle body, look around and make sure you don't have any leaking vacuum lines.

Set the engine to TDC by hand. Align the pointer on the timing cover to the 2nd(?) to last timing mark on the crank pulley. I think it's yellow and not white. Anyway, trace #1 spark plug(right side of engine, first cylinder) to the distributor. Mark the location of #1 on the side of the dizzy. Remove the cap and see where the rotor is pointed. Unbolt and rotate the distributor as needed to point the rotor just before the mark you made previously. This may take a few tries, that's ok. Once you have it where you like it, reassemble and try starting it. Oh, you may just have a low battery, try and charge it or jump start.

You should check out the Cheap Truck Challenge then!

I just listened to you guys in the the NissanNation podcast. Sounds like a pretty sweet event and I hope someone from our community can make it!