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rwd5021

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rwd5021 last won the day on August 21 2013

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About rwd5021

  • Birthday 06/15/1987

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  • Your Pathfinder Info
    1998 4x4 stock 1992 4x4 stock
  • Mechanical Skill Level
    Wrench And Socket Set Mechanic
  • Your Age
    22-29
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    Weekend Warrior
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    XE
  • Year
    1992

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    Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • Country
    United States

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  1. http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/topic/36922-i-hope-i-ran-out-of-gas/page-3?do=findComment&comment=709269 Sounds kinda similar to the problem I just got fixed. It ended up being the distributor for me.
  2. Ya, hopefully someone in my situation will benefit from reading this next time. Thanks for the help!
  3. Ok everybody, time for an update! So I thought she was running ok after unplugging the egr, buuuut it was just one of those weird times when it just happened to work ok.. Everything seemed fine on the way into town to get the codes checked until I was getting off the freeway. I let off the gas and the truck started shaking pretty violently. Got it to autozone and the only codes it showed were cylinder 4 misfire and of course the egr.. I figured I should try changing the spark plugs, no help. Tried a new cap and rotor and then it wouldn't start up at all! At that point I was pretty confused and thought it might be be something fuel related so I popped off the fuel filter line and had my gf turn the key to on. Well, I got sprayed with gas, so that definitely wasn't it. I started getting a little scared thinking maybe the timing belt had broken so.. I hate to say it, but I had to take it to my father in law's mechanic..... I explained everything and he figured out pretty quickly that the distributor itself was causing the problem. The spark was arcing to the outside of the dizzy. It must have finally just given out. I paid $150 for a jy distributor and the mechanic for an hour of labor. Now she starts right up and runs like a champ again. Oh and I was able to return the new cap and got that $35, so altogether not too bad, especially considering what I thought it could be.
  4. Thank you very much! I do kinda like the environment so I won't be driving it too much, but good to know I can if necessary. Thanks everybody for the input. I'll post again once I have the codes checked. Hopefully that's the only reason the check engine light's on.
  5. Pulled the electrical plug to the egr valve and it seems to run fine now. Would it be ok to drive it like that until I can buy a new egr valve?
  6. Still a mystery unfortunately.. It's just sitting there waiting. I don't have a job right now, so I can't go buy a code reader or risk having to tow it home if it dies. Kyle94 No red bearing dust. Fixinto I'm pretty sure I don't have the tools to check the fuel pressure. Plug wires look ok as far as I can tell. Jyeager It wasn't the least bit wet outside any of the times this has happened. Im thinking it's like you said, the egr valve works but gets stuck sometimes. So if I unplug it and my pathy runs the same that means the egr valve is not working right. Correct?
  7. Yes but I'm afraid it might die on the way to or from autozone, so I'm waiting til my girlfriend can follow in the other pathy just incase. I know my 92 ran fine without a muffler, but I thought maybe the fancy computer in the 98 might not like a busted muff. I checked the egr valve and I'm pretty sure that's working. (First I moved the diaphragm manually, second I turned the truck on and felt it move on it's own as I revved the engine) So maybe evap canister? Or something else?
  8. No I am on my phone tho. If I click the link, it opens youtube, but then says invalid request.
  9. While awaiting a response I crawled under and looked around a bit. I realized my muffler finally busted all the way through, would that likely be the cause? Or is that just something ELSE I need to fix?
  10. Well I replaced the fuel filter as planned and everything had been fine up until last week. One day I started it up and got a strange stutter at first, similar to when it first died on the freeway. It went away though and was fine on my way to town. I started it to head home and had the same problem, but this time it never went away. The truck stutters horribly and feels like its on the verge of dying until you hit 1900/2000 rpm's at which point it begins to run perfectly normal again. It can happen in any gear, including neutral, but will sometimes work perfectly normal through all gears. Any ideas on what I should check now?
  11. I just came across this article and was wondering if anybody lives in NYC and has gotten one of these letters or expects to? What does everybody think about it? http://dailycaller.com/2013/12/06/new-york-city-confiscating-rifles-and-shotguns/
  12. Thank you guys for all the responses, filled it up with gas today and all is well so far. I guess the bulb just went out, so no more running the car50 on fumes. I'm gonna get a new fuel filter later just incase and if I have more problems I now have a couple ideas on things to check.
  13. It's probably only been a year or two at most since I changed it, but I'll give it a try tomorrow as long as I make it into town.
  14. I THINK I ran out of gas on my way home Saturday night. How dumb does that sound haha. It sputtered a bit and then shut off, the dash and headlights stayed on so I don't think it was an electrical problem. So I assume the empty light burnt out, that's my best guess at least. My only other thought was possibly the water pump, but the temp. was normal so I don't think that's it. Luckily I rolled to a stop right at my exit so I just got ready to walk to the gas station. The weird thing is, before I got out, I turned the key and it started up right away. So I got off the freeway and drove another 2 miles home after that with no problems. I walked to the store yesterday and got $5 worth of gas, put it in the tank, and she started like normal. So I guess that was the issue, it just seems very strange that it would die and then turn on right after.... My questions: 1. Has this or something similar ever happened to you? 2. Is it possible for the truck to shut off on the highway and still somehow have enough gas to turn back on and drive 2 miles after that at lower speeds? 3. Am I correct in thinking that it would overheat first if it was a water pump problem, rather than the engine just dying? 4. Any other ideas?
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