Dage Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Hey all its been awhile. Anyway i own a 1988 pathy im in Australia and my problem is ( i dont know a hell of alot about engines, a little) but ive noticed today im having trouble with acceleration , its gotten worse the more i drove it today , so im not driving it anymore , i can feel it jolting not heaps but enough mainly when i hit 3rd and 4th gear its like its struggling for power and yeah its getting worse any ideas would be great thanks Dage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddirtyrake Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 (edited) any ideas would be great thanks Dage. Well, I'm not the most experienced guy out there, but I know it could be a number of different things. A few easy things to check might be, fuel filter(may be clogged)If you run it really low on gas a lot fuel pump or injectors may be clogged, or spark plugs,plug wires,distributor may be cracked or worn, check throttle cable for ware or slack, Air filter could be old. I would buy some seafoam, and follow the directions on the can, may clear gunky build up. And last but not least check your Transmission fluid. These are just some things I can think of could be many other things, some of the more experience members would be able to service you better I'm sure. (just thought I'd throw in my 2 cents) cat converter could be clogged as well Edited November 1, 2009 by olddirtyrake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dage Posted November 2, 2009 Author Share Posted November 2, 2009 Well, I'm not the most experienced guy out there, but I know it could be a number of different things. A few easy things to check might be, fuel filter(may be clogged)If you run it really low on gas a lot fuel pump or injectors may be clogged, or spark plugs,plug wires,distributor may be cracked or worn, check throttle cable for ware or slack, Air filter could be old. I would buy some seafoam, and follow the directions on the can, may clear gunky build up. And last but not least check your Transmission fluid. These are just some things I can think of could be many other things, some of the more experience members would be able to service you better I'm sure. (just thought I'd throw in my 2 cents) cat converter could be clogged as well Thanks for that i found the problem maybe i should of posted this under tyres.............Cheap spare tyres !! it turns out the shuttering and jolting was my tyre splitting that was yesterday today it exploaded and i thought the ass end of my truck fell off ha !! thankfully my spare tyre not my main tyres i run >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>pics here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavefromOZ Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 SH!T mate, is the a retread? Glad you didnt do any major damage to you or the truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismothunder Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Sure looks like a retread...old school goodyear tread pattern...I had a tru-trac that was majorly rotten do that to me once,but not that bad,it was only a flapper...but damn that looks like it would of been a ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dage Posted November 5, 2009 Author Share Posted November 5, 2009 when i brought the pathy the spare came with it. Its a Dunlop snow grip or some crap like that,i couldnt see any signs of it being a retread it looked unused but who knows how long it has been sitting around for before i owned it, just forked out 170 bucks for a Maxis A/T 30x9.5 looks pretty good for a spare! the tyres im running at the moment are Hankook A/T when i get a new set i might get 31s muddys or A/T not sure yet, been advised not to get any bigger than 31s somthing to with the drivetrain of my model pathfinder the guy said i would lose heaps of power being a Z24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSlowReliable Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 lose heaps of power being a Z24. Understatement of the century! I think a couple ppl have the z24 around here (not much) but I know my pathy isn't very much noticeably slower than when I had 235's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkorahil Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Definately looks like a retread to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 That's not the first time I've seen those re-treads blow up. I usually throw a couple of those away a month... Good thing it didn't cause any extreme damage or cause you to flip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sencaw Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 (edited) That's not the first time I've seen those re-treads blow up. I usually throw a couple of those away a month... Good thing it didn't cause any extreme damage or cause you to flip! I quit running retreads when one blew on me and flipped around and crinkled my whole wheel well. looked something like this: Edited December 4, 2009 by sencaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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