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mrspeedk

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  1. I have a 94 4wd and my ex girl has/had my old truck a 93 2wd. She got hit when some moronic idiot turned out in front of her. Entire front end is destroyed. 25 years down the tube. Anyway, she had the tranny rebuilt not even 10K miles ago and mine has at least 150k+...hence why I want to change them out or at least have it on the ready for when and if mine goes. Thanks for your input.
  2. Can a transmission swap be done from a 93 2wd pathfinder to a 94 4wd pathfinder. Both are automatic transmissions. Thanks for your input
  3. I replicated the exact conditions from when it happened a little while ago. It was PLENTY hot. It started 4 out of 4 times the first time. I DID notice just an ever so slight hesitation on the 1st key turn but it did start each and every time. Next I waited an hour to see if cooling it down anymore would change anything. It started all 3 times with no hesitation at all. The ONLY thing that I and the guy in the shop have noticed is the key lock part of the the ignition on the column moves, but it's tightened as far as it will go. He said WHEN it happens again, hammer a little nail in between the space to make sure it doesn't move..i.e. grounded good. I'm going to wait another 2 hours to see if it does it again. He said odds are WHEN it happens again, it'll be in the middle of the day at it's hottest and after I've driven for a while. He's pretty convinced it's a heat soaked starter cuz they use junk contacts in the solenoid. So ignition wires from the key lock to where they connect down the column is eliminated. The battery is BRAND NEW..3 weeks old. Have a 1 volt drop from the battery to the starter so not sure if that would be enough to keep it from starting. Definately not neutral safety switch. Might just bypass everything and run a back up push button to start it. Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated. Thanks
  4. UPDATE!!! back to square one!!! Today during the middle of the day I shut it off for about 15 -20 mins and it went back to doing the same old thing. It did eventually did start on the 4th turn. Possible heat soaked starter problem?? Any info would be greatly appreciated!!
  5. All of us 1st gen pathy owners know that these lil guys can last forever, but also have some issues that will drive us absolutely insane!!!!! I have a 94 pathfinder 4wd XE. Fortunately enough I ACTUALLY bought it from the ONE AND ONLY ORIGINAL OWNER..have all the paperwork for proof. They had a list of every single thing done to it. I bought her..her name is Matilda..(car guys can appreciate that)..lol..in Dec of 15. About a year ago I started to get that quirky starting up issue and you guys who have had this problem know EXACTLY what I'm referring to. I'd turn the key and sometimes it would start on the 1st key turn or 2nd 5th,10th,8th..etc..you get the idea..no rhyme nor reason to it. So I started doing what most of you have probably done, battery, alternator, and that GODFORSAKEN starter on the 4wds..nissan should be shot for that. But there IS a secret to it. No you don't have to pull the tire off or go thru the wheel well or take the oil filter off. Just twist it in a way so it'll fit in that tight space..TRUST ME IT'LL FIT!!..the key is REMEMBERING EXACTLY how you twisted it out to put it back in. First time took me 3 hours, 2nd time 10 mins. So I did the whole getting a BRAND NEW starter thing and it WOULD turn over, but still had the key turn issue as mentioned above. Well eventually that starter got fried too. Remember this for the end of this story..The best place to start is the beginning. So I pulled the starter..AGAIN..replaced it. First key turn nothing, 2nd.vvvrrrooommm.. I was like thank you god. So went to turn it around in my driveway, turned it off, tried to start it..22nd time it fired up..then, nothing but crickets. So I did more research and wrote a list of possible problems. I knew a guy here in Tampa that had helped me before with a misfiring distributor issue. I took it to him and he did the simple things like cleaning the terminals and contacts, etc..yes you'd be surprised on how much power you lose to the starter by that. So he then manually started the truck with a switch bypassing everything except all the wires going from the battery to the starter..VVRROOOMMMM each and every time.. starter eliminated as a possible culprit. Now here's where the moral of the story comes into play. START AT THE BEGINNING!!! He took the steering column cover off and noticed the backside of the ignition was moving just a little bit. He pushed it in..VVRROOMMMM 4 times in a row and he ran thru the gears to eliminate the neutral safety switch which has copper contacts in it as well, then it eventually became quirky again. The problem is from the mechanical side(the keyside) to the eletrical side(where you see the 5 wires come out) is there is a little copper plate in there about the size of a quarter and what happens over time it can wear out and get burn spots on it which equals not good enough contact. Got the new part $65.. put it in and it has started 53 out of 53 times on THE FIRST TRY!! So to all those pathy owners scratching their heads over what in the world is the issue, more than likely that's the problem. Now this was in my case. If you do research you'll hear everything from a $4 ground strap on the starter to a $560 oem nissan starter. I just wanna help save someone the headaches I went thru as so many of you probablly have. It's a simple and easy check to do. It's not hard to fix and it more than likely will save you a lot of time and money. I hope this helps solve a lot of the issue of 1st gen owners selling off theirs cuz they can't figure out why it won't start after trying everything.
  6. Hey everyone. I actually have TWO pathfinders..a 93 and a 94.. 93 is just about to turn 200,000 and the 94 just turned 142,000. Just added the tranny cooler and changed the tranny fluid. BIG difference in power and temp. I only spent $30 on the cooler. I have a question I hope someone can help with. I have a little tray that sits under where the drink cup holders are in the center dash. I have NEVER seen another pathfinder with one. Could someone tell me what it's called and where I might find another one please and thank you.
  7. I was wondering if anyone either knows about or has seen the tray that sits under the cup holders in the center console of 1st gen pathfinders. I actually have one in my 94, but I have NEVER seen another one, nor a picture of one. Does anyone know exactly what it is called and where to order them? Thanks
  8. I was wondering if anyone out there knows if there are any differences between the 94 and 95 pathfinder. We have a 93 & a 94 pathfinder now, so I am aware of the differences in them..even in the square/round teeth on the timing belts. ARE there any differences between a 94 & a 95?
  9. I have a real stupid question that I think I already know the answer to but just want to double check. I have TWO pathys...a 93 &a 94..did the timing belt, water pump, etc on my 94 last week..went fine..no issues...this week I'm doing my 93..I take the crank bolt out and there IS NO WASHER on this one..and it was tight as hell coming out. I noticed that the end of the bolt was stripped a bit. Number one..isn't is just like the 94..except for the square timing teeth..and number two what if the crank inside is stripped.. some additional info would be helpful. Thanks
  10. I was wondering if anyone could help me with the answer to this question. I have a 1994 pathfinder 4wd. On the passenger side under the hood, close to the vacuum module for the cruise control, there is an odd little switch that looks like it goes down when the hood is closed. It does have a single electrical connection to it so it has to be connected to something. Can anyone tell me what this switch is called and/or what it does please? Thanks for your help!!
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