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The 93 needs work before it can be driven so I plan to tow it home. The fuel tank needs to be repaired as well as the lines and a few other things its 265KM away from my home/shop so CAA is out of the question. I have a car dolly available so... what is the best way? make sure the hubs are unlocked, lock the steering, back it on and tow it backwards? Or remove the driveshaft and tow it forwards?

I have used hockey pucks for several cab mounts and lifts on jeeps, S-10's and even fullsize PU's as well as engine/trans mounts. lifts as high as 4" I have never had any issues with using them. Ive never had them break or crack. Most are aprox 1" so if using 2 mark the center, tape two together and drill them out. This keeps them nice and even. I have a ton of fairly new pucks and I'll be using them when I do my 3" lift.

Synthetic reall help to keep theings cooler and lasting longer, and wont gunk up like mineral based atfs do. there are several synthetics on the market that at DexIII/Merc and far better then conventional ATF's

I recommend Amsoil Severe gear 75W-90 for differentials w/wo LSDs. Or mobil 1 75W-90 For lockers and LSD's I recommend, Amsoil Slip-lock additive. Last fluid change you will ever need with the Amsoil. If you want to change the fluid, simply drain it, filiter it through a coffee filter and re-use. betacuse this is a pure synthetic, water wont mix, The coffee filter will remove any water and harmful debris and make it safe for re-use. Yhe mobil1 is cheaper but a mineral based product that will need to be changed more often.

I think I would keep the front open or find a LSD...

like I said I have run a mini spool and welded diff in trucks before but... one was a 9" ford (VERY STRONG) the only other set up was a mini spool in a stock chevy s-10 so I understand about the tire wear completely. The truck will not be a dialy driver, just a back up machine, hauling bikes to the track, off roading and winter beater. No city town driving around here I have never run a welded diff on a small stuck/SUV. I know some of the Subaru, DSM and nissan cars run them and its said that the lighter diffs tend to break pretty easy. If these are a fairly strong differential then I would have no problem mig welding one up solid. but if they tend to have issues then I would rather leave it stock.

Thats just too funny....

Has anyone tried or currently running a welled diff or two? I had a welded 9" ford diff in my 84 s-10 w/400sb and mini spool in my 99 Chevy Xtreme. I never had any issues but these were street/drag machines with low pro tires, never used off road. I plan on wheelin this truck, but keeping fairly small tires on it, maybe 31's. I would love to have a locker but thats a lot of coin to spend on a bugdet build. If these diffs are strong enough I think I would just weld up the rear. Any thoughts?

Has anyone ever tried flushing out the radiator and stock ATF heat exchanger in the radiator? I know there are a ton of products out there for cleaning and refinishing fuel tanks and radiators that would work well, For most off road radiators I have used POR15 Marine clean or castrol superclean, setting the radiator in a wall paper tray of either solvent overnight should clean them out and ready them to be flushed. the external cooler I would say is a must for the offroader. it keeps the temps cooler then an exchanger on a radiator ever could, but for the average dialy driver a good cleaning could save you a lot of $$$

well you're gonna love this then... I own the shop right next door on Dominion. My bike shop is in the big yellow shop out back and store lil front in the yellow house beside right beside Movie Madness. how about a picture of the twio places. feel free to stop by anytime... hopefully I will have the truck here by then and working on it.

Yeah Niagara ontario. Ridgeway to be exact... (Crystal Beach/ Fort Erie area) but until I get it on the road the truck is stuck in Toronto at my families house. I gotta drop the tank to fix the fuel leak that it has when running. (should be simple enough) From what I heard, Canadian tire mechanics broke the hood latch and hood when they jammed a tool in there when closing the hood and snapped the cable to pop the hood, they forced it open damaging the hood and latch, So the owner took the truck away with a busted hood latch and still a fuel leak. That was over a year ago. The truck has been sitting since then. However it did start right up. Hood pins are just a simple and cheap permanent solution. im still snowed in and so is the truck, so as soon as I can ride up on my bike, I'll fix it and drive it back. Should only be a few weeks now. I cant go wrong for the price... Ive never turned away a FREE anything. The truck was basically given to me so if I need to drop a few bucks into it no big deal.

wow thats great, I'll be sure to check it out, Its got some rust under there but nothing that can't be easily fixed. I plan on doing a 3" body lift this summer and will address any frame rot and and rust issues then. I had to rebuild the frame on my s-10 before so its not that big of an issue providing there is enough metal there to work with. I have to build a set of bumpers, brush guards and roof racks for it anyway so i'll have the welder and metal ready to go. the big issue right now is the fuel line leaking... hopefully its just the line and I dont have to rebuild the sending unit. Cheap easy fixes are always nice, but I have rebuild sending units before as well so Im ready for that to. the truck has never been off-road before so i'll have to check it out good before I start wheelin'

Thanks If you could point me into the direction of these said bugs that need to be worked out I would really appreciate it. I was hoping after 300,000km they would have all been worked out lol. it run, and runs good. the timing belt and tensioner is fairly new as is the water pump. I know it needs fuel lines, I already have the new high pressure rubber line to go on it. The hood does not stay down so its going to need a set of hood pins as well as some minor body work.

Hey folks Just got my first pathfinder yesterday. Its a 93 4x4 Auto V6 I bought it from my fathers girlfriend and although its still not road worthy I am very excitied to get working on it and have my self a great truck for wheelin' Im a motorcycle shop owner and motorcyle mechanic but have been wrenching on cars and trucks all my life as well. great lookin site you have here