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  • Your Pathfinder Info
    Brown red, no dents
  • Mechanical Skill Level
    Wrench And Socket Set Mechanic
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    45+
  • What do you consider yourself?
    Weekend Warrior
  • Model
    Klondike
  • Year
    1997

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    BC

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  1. Thanks Citron, still auto hubs. But I can do a drain and re-fill and check for metal bits, it only take a few minutes after all.
  2. Hi guys looking for some input, had this happen twice in the last few days. I get a gear whirr from the front end it sounds like it is coming from the right front, it is very distinct and noticeable. Both times it occurred after I let off the gas, at slow speed. I checked all the CV boots they are intact, no significant movement and the sound is not a typical CV click. I drive a 5 speed manual with lots of KM just short of 300,000 Any suggestions - I am thinking Front Diff there is significant oil coverage in that area.
  3. Start with distributor, and fuel filter. But sounds more distributor to me, I had a similar problem it would run fine cold once it warmed up it took for ever to get started and missed like crazy unless it was dead cold. Replaced the distributor and all was fine.
  4. Yup Charcoal canister, mine went south I just picked one up at a wrecker. Gas generally gets in there when you fill up and overfill.
  5. Hi - and my 97 is still a cigar smoker's truck
  6. On what turned out to be the second day and last day of a 4 day of road trip. About 5 minutes after this was taken my tail pipe disconnected from the muffler after hitting a bump, the check engine light came on and my brakes faded in a bad way. And about 3 hours after that my VHF radio died remote cable from the head to body quit. Check engine light was the stupid evap monitor - gas cap issue - carry a code reader Tail pipe just got bungied to the roof rack - truck is not a lot louder without it Brakes are being checked Thursday but looks like the booster or booster value is failing -low RPM brakes are ok but every now and then the pedal almost hit the floor. Stop wait a couple minutes pedal was good and stayed that way for 30 minutes to an hour - no fluid loss. It was a long drive home, with a lot to brake pedal testing but no issues. But still a excellent wander 2 1/2 day wander around Southwest BC - avoiding all the big forest fires. This is about 50 to 60 K from the nearest pavement down a FSR that has zero traffic,and where everything went south 50°17.21' N 119°38.65' W. And it is a long way down. And to make things fun 15 K from the main there was a washout big enough to park an R50 and walk across the roof to get to the other side. Had to go all the way back.
  7. Everyone missed the most important thing common sense and your brain. Short of the unknowable parts failure that could happen anywhere, most trail damage I have seen results from the lack of common sense. A good belt knife, and keep it sharp. But add spare batteries for your GPS Paper maps are good Good solid hiking boots for everyone, and a decent day pack you might just have to walkout. Your stay in the truck camping gear should stay in the pack along with food and water. A small butane stove - Jetboil or something similar. you can heat food and water and it is small and easy to pack. Some form of communications other than a cellphone - I don't know what the cell coverage is like in your part of the world but it is often non existent up here in BC. Predator protection is a personal thing - I carry bearspray and a 14 in barrel 12 gauge with rubber and lead slugs. But I still reach for my camera when I see any kind of animals including grizzlies. The shotgun is a nice choice simply because if I had to hunt I could go after anything from deer down and I carry the shotgun loads to do so.
  8. Onespirtbrain - actually about 20 minutes to the FSR from my house, about 1.5 hours from Vancouver. But yes it sure is nice, particularly this year as we had it nice cool, and wet. The vegetation is growing like crazy. There was a trail at one time, still shows on my older maps, finding it is the trick roads change a lot around here.
  9. Here we go finally got out for a while, West Side of Harrison Lake in BC. Hale FSR somewhere above Lookout lake, trying to get over to Chehalis Lake/Mystery Creek FSR. And no I did not manage it , it is only a theoretical trail.
  10. Hi I have a 97 and 245 75/16 just fits there is not a lot of room left between the strut and the tire. If you have a good tire guy they may be willing to toss a bigger tire on your rim and check the fit for you. I know mine would. How much did North Shore charge you for springs ? Mine have around 4 years of hard miles on them, I was thinking the rears could use replacement.
  11. A couple from this long weekend on the Koopi Pass in BC
  12. Split are easier to get in and there is not any performance difference that I can see mine are on 3 years and around 10000KM oof FSR's with no issues
  13. You some of the overland forums for advice -it is pretty common kit on those
  14. They are pretty trail ready but you need to aware of the shortcomings and adapt, deep water/mud is always an issue. Alternator, battery , air intake can all be effected and as OP and many others have found out very expensively. The trick is to take really easy on the skinny pedal, lower gear higher revs not full speed in. Not as much fun but a lot easier on the pocket book. I have crossed some pretty deep water in my R50 without issue, but it is rare for me and I walk through 1st every time if it is over a foot deep.
  15. It is wierd seeing the east coast of the US,from BC myself. So many people and so much history. But this is more my idea of a good time, did not see another person for 8 hours. It is surprisingly easy to do here. https://www.google.com/maps/place/51%C2%B007'01.6%22N+122%C2%B034'10.8%22W/@51.0354965,-122.4162234,39797m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d51.117099!4d-122.569666
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