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PJMack

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    200,000 miles
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    Screwdriver Mechanic
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    16-21
  • What do you consider yourself?
    Do Not Go Off-Road
  • Model
    SE
  • Year
    1994

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  1. I know, I was gonna narrow it down but I realized I wasn't capable of judging of what was important and what I was worth ignoring so I just thought I'd try to give as much detail as possible. I did swap the fuel filter before I posted last and it hasn't had any problems starting since then but i feel like not asking about a problem is what got my truck to this point in the first place. I'll keep an eye on it thank you for reading that terribly long post
  2. Hello, I never got around to thanking you guys for your help earlier. My trans cooler was built into the radiator and the radiator already looked like it was suffering so I just decided to replace it. I finally managed to do so a few days ago but either my problems persist or new ones have surfaced. After hooking up the new trans cooler, my pathy would initially run but within an hour of use would show the same problems as I described before- I will elaborate on this problem so you don't have to go back to my first post: Problem first occurred when I was about 2 minutes from home after driving on the highway and I came to a stop, suddenly when I tried to accelerate I couldn't pass more than 2 thousand rpms. the meter on the dash would bounce back down and the vehicle would struggle unless I stayed at a certain speed or slower. After I got home I left it for a while and then tried starting it again, it would turn over but wouldn't start. I replaced the trans cooler, after that I was able to get the vehicle running again though it sounds more like it's 'chugging' along. I don't know how to describe it, it just seems like its not running as strong as it used to though this might just be my imagination as I'm only recently comparing my vehicle to more operational ones. Anyway, after I drove it a little that night I ran into the same problem which I assumed was with the transmission. It wouldn't pass more than 2 thousand rpms and while refilling trans fluid seems to have fixed that, the vehicle still won't start sometimes. It will turn over and if give it a little gas it will start, but the rpms stay below a thousand and it turns off as soon as I let go of the pedal. Since a transmission is only an issue when the vehicle is in gear, I am beginning to think there is a problem with my fuel pump. I was at advanced yesterday to pick up new trans cooler hoses since my old ones were still leaking a bit, though not as much they were earlier. The truck wouldn't start when I tried to leave though, and so I put a new fuel filter in hoping it might solve any problems. the fuel line seemed to be ok, or at least it had pressure and fuel was coming out from the end that fed into the filter. Regardless, I switched out the filter and put some fuel cleaner in the tank. After a few more tries I managed to get it running and got it home, though I have not tried driving it since. Does anything I described here sound like another problem or do you think I should look into a new fuel pump?
  3. thanks guys. I got the skid bolts off and took a look at the hoses with the engine on. The ends of the hoses that fed to the bottom of the radiator were obscured but there was definitely a steady dripping of trans fluid from holes in the metal underneath where the left hose connects to the cooler. There was also small dripping from the other ends on both hoses. While the hoses definitely look like they need to be replaced I think my problem may be with the trans cooler, but I could not determine if it was built into the radiator or if it was something I could replace separately. I hope I don't have to get a new radiator just because of this small issue.
  4. Hello, I tried searching this forum for a thread addressing this issue but I couldn't find one. PLEASE let me know if I should take my concern to a different thread, I'm already pretty clueless with my truck I'd hate to be even more of nuisance here as well. I'm not sure how frequently you guys peruse these threads but I posted an inquiry some time ago about a radio installation. The people that responded were extremely helpful, especially considering I have only managed to learn what I need to about my pathy to get by. I am having some much greater difficulty this time though, as it seems like there is a severed connection in my trans fluid and it is leaking out the front when I start the car. I initially noticed this problem when I was a short ways away from home and my car suddenly couldn't shift to a different gear. I stopped and checked the fluid and it was somehow empty even though I just changed it last week. I tried refilling it and fresh trans fluid started leaking out right under the radiator (only while it is running). I have been trying to read up on this issue and my guess is that the connection to radiator, or the cooling component specifically is severed somewhere, that or the cooling component is ruptured entirely, leaking fluid. There is a splash shield preventing me from seeing exactly what is wrong and I am hoping someone here might know how to remove it and check to see what is wrong. Also, I understand that some these cooling components are directly attached to the radiator depending on the vehicle. If I find out that the cooling component is ruptured, can anyone tell me if it I'm gonna need to replace an entire radiator? I have a 1994 Pathfinder SE. Let me know if you need more information.
  5. I don't have a lot of experience in DIY maintenance for my Pathfinder and I think there could be a huge problem with my transmission. It's leaks the fluid as I pour it in and it may be something as simple as a blown gasket or it might be something way worse. I wanna start a new topic but I feel like this is a pretty easy to understand issue that has probably been discussed before, I just don't know how to find it. Can someone tell me where to look or if I should start a new topic?
  6. Wow, that was the problem. Why would the dash lights be connected to the tail lights? of course it had to happen right after I replaced the radio. Thanks for the help.
  7. Thanks! I might consider fixing the power antennae, I'll need to deal with the amps first though. I have one last question, I feel like the answer shouldn't be hard to find out but I'm not having any luck. After I installed the radio, the lights to my dashboard and AC went out, and my clock can't keep an accurate time. I still get icons with their own bulbs, 4WD, oil, seatbelt, but all the meters won't light up when I switch on my headlights. I checked my radio/ac fuse down in the fuse box, as well as a few others but they all seemed ok. I read it also could have been the bulb under the dash for these lights burning out but I sincerely doubt they went out at the same time. My only guess is that I caused an imbalance in power when I wired the new radio, maybe I didn't find a good enough ground. I wired the ground to the metal wall on the left of radio around one of the holes that you screw in the deck with, however removing the ground wire obviously doesn't fix anything now. I'm assuming, unless you have a pathfinder exactly like mine, that description probably doesn't tell you anything. If anyone is still willing to offer advice and wants me to take a picture of where I wired my ground just let know, I'd greatly appreciate it.
  8. Okay. I'll get an adaptor for my radio so I'll get a signal, thanks. As for the speakers, slartibartfast do the symptoms i described in my earlier post sound like something that bypassing the amp would fix? I saw your write-up on it I bet I could easily do that sometime this week.
  9. I appreciate the responses. The ground wire was the issue. I had connected it to the chassis before mounting the aftermarket radio but knocked it out when putting the deck back in. Replaced the wires and the new deck turns on and I can hear audio. That said I have two more questions. First off, I don't have anything plugged into the antennae connector of the new radio as the one for my 94 is two pronged and I'll need to get an adaptor to fit it in the single pronged deck. Once I do that I'll get a radio signal, right? I only ask because I wired the 'amp turn on' wire on the new deck to the factory amp turn on wire in the car. I am unsure if that means its turning on an amplifier in the radio or the amp located in the rear of my car. Before I could get the deck to turn on, I wired it to the power antennae wire and when I would turn the car on I immediately would hear a motor (or something) turning in the right side of my dash or engine. This noise was common when I had the factory radio in as I would hear it every time I switched on the radio, I think it's the sound of the automatic antennae (though its never actually raised before). If I leave it hooked up to the amp turn on wire without anything connected to the power antennae, will I still get a signal or is that motor sound I'm hearing a necessary one? The other question I have is that even with the new radio, I am still only hearing things out of one set of speakers. While setting things up I would hear sound come out of both the front and the back, though never at the same time. Before I installed the new radio it was very common for my audio to jump from front to back throughout the day especially in cooler (or maybe less humid) times of the year. I assumed that the problem was with the factory radio, but now I am starting to think the problem is originating from the amp in the back or even worse, the speakers. Does these symptoms tell you anything or would you need more information? I can post pictures if necessary.
  10. Hello guys, I'll start right off the bat by explaining that I do not have a lot of experience with working on my Pathfinder or vehicles in general. That said, I have hands and I have common sense and if anyone here has the patience to help me answer some simple questions about my vehicle it would be greatly appreciated. I noticed there was already a thread somewhere on here about an aftermarket radio not performing routinely, but the source of my problem seems to deviate entirely from that and I don't feel like trying to piggyback off a thread that already found a solution. I have a 1994 pathfinder, its got some wear and tear and I decided I wanted switch the stock cassette/FM radio out as it only seemed to give sound in warmer conditions. It's never given me a display, and if it gets cold enough the audio cuts out so that you can only faintly hear it in either the front or the back speakers. After I bought a cheap aftermarket FM/digital media radio that I hooked up to a wiring harness that not only wouldn't display but wouldn't even turn on, I'm starting to think the jumping between front and back speakers and cutting audio has to do with the amplifier which I can fix another time. Right now, I'm thinking the fact that neither decks give me a display and the entirely digital deck won't even turn on has to with a lack of power. I checked the fuse for the radio, it's 10A (recommended) and intact. The only other thing I can think of is that the ground or the connection to the battery is shorting somewhere. I can buy a voltometer and verify this but even if I do find out it's not getting enough volts, how can I fix that? Can someone help me?
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