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westslope last won the day on January 1 2013

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    '93 XE 4-door, 4WD 5-spd, 290,000km
  • Mechanical Skill Level
    Standalone Tool Chest Mechanic
  • Your Age
    45+
  • What do you consider yourself?
    Weekend Warrior
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    XE
  • Year
    1993

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    Greater Vancouver BC, Canada
  • Interests
    Fly fishing and self-propelled backcountry travel

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  1. Replacing the sender is relatively straightforward. I managed it.
  2. Guess no. 1: Your [rear] ABS brakes are working. Guess no. 2: Snow is a lousy surface for testing. Use a dry asphalt or a well-graded gravel road. Hit the brakes hard. You should feel the subtle vibration in the brake pedal.
  3. This forum works without a hitch for me while using Opera 12.1 I never had an issue with previous versions of Opera on this web-site. Ergo, I suspect that you problems Trogdor636 stem from some issue on your computer. You should be constantly updating Flash Players. That should not be an issue. How much RAM do you have? Do you ever clear your web browser caches?
  4. I have never off-roaded in an R50 but judging from the size, the WD-21 will work much better on overgrown skidder trails. If all your offroading is confined to semi-arid areas with sparse forest cover, then the size factor may not matter that much.
  5. The 05-06 pathfinder have a radiator issue? Good to know. How are these pathfinders "eating oil"? Transpiration, leakage?
  6. Thanks! I read that: Nissan has decided in the interest of customer satisfaction, to further extend the warranty for the Radiator Assembly on all 2005-10 Frontier, Pathfinder, and Xterra vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. Good to know.
  7. The wife is having difficulty using the clutch because of an issue with her left hip. So we require a vehicle with an automatic transmission. Only one really. so the 290,000 kilometre 1993 WD-21 pathfinder will likely be sold soon. But not until after we get the automatic shift replacement. I would be tempted to buy a 1995 WD21 pathie with an automatic shift if I could find one in reasonable condition. But we might need more towing power soon. The 4.0 litre engines of the 2005+ Xterras have more torque and are better at pulling. A used vehicle salesman showed me a 2005 pathfinder offroad version today. 140,000 km. Skid plates, silver grey, a little dirty, a tad rusty underneath. The salesman informed me that it was built on a truck chassis as opposed to a unibody construction. My impression from reading these fora is that the Xterra is still viewed as a more serious offroad vehicle than the 2005 and later pathfinder. Thoughts? Suggestions?
  8. Update: I bought a cheap multimeter that allows me to measure current flow. I unhooked the positive terminal clamp and connected the positive terminal clamp to the positive battery terminal with the multimeter. The draw is 0.2 mA 0.2 milliamps isn't much. Ghost amp draws are not the problem. Good to know.
  9. I found this post in Similar Topics that I missed earlier: Which Optima Battery? I read some good experiences with Optima batteries. MYPATH1's post here caught my attention. I paste a couple of entries: Yellow Top is a Deep cycle battery, Not moderate, full deep cycle. Deep cycles feature lower CCA ratings than same other batteries of the BCI group. But they do like repeated full drains, and typically are not as well adapted to constant charging like car applications (shortens their life not being able to drain) In the last 2 years optima has improved their deep cycles for use with constant charging applications so they last about as long as a starting battery. Also Pathy's start fine with low CCA's so if you wanna run a deep cycle for your stereo, winch or simply because you forget to turn your lights off allot then go ahead and do so.
  10. I reckon that batteries are like tires and hiking boots. An expensive price tag usually buys quality and can buy more safety and durability making the expensive item cost effective over the full life of the item.
  11. A few years ago, lead along with other base metals enjoyed a tremendous bubble in prices. That drove up the price of batteries that have been declining slowly since then. Or so I think I notice. ahardb0dy: 10 years, perhaps more, of automotive battery service? That's excellent. Divide by two for hard-pounding gravel roads? A lot of these companies sell hybrid cranking/deep cycle batteries. The money basically buys the consumer thicker plates or am I wrong about that?
  12. That sounds about right. An empty deep cycle group 24 or group 27 battery could take in excess of 30 hours to fully charge. A trickle charge is always preferable.
  13. BENEFITS OF THE YELLOWTOP®: Deep-cycle and cranking power Up to two times longer life More than 15 times the vibration resistance Completely spillproof, mountable in virtually any position Maintenance-free Faster recharging Optimal starting power 300+ discharge/recharge cycles
  14. I believe the Sears Diehards are available here. I like the idea of the starter/deep cycle Optima Yellowtop. Only $30 more than the Red Top.
  15. Precise1: You misunderstand. I understand perfectly well that the measured voltage drop is insignificant. Already load-tested. But I'm going to get myself a small amp-meter to measure the amp draw.
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