Trainman
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I like that colour on you Pathy, very nice.
Sorry, can not help on the sensor side. I sometimes get the opposite, no rear light when the hatch is open. Maybe we can both get our questions answered.
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Are you looking for R50 or R51 hub caps? Not sure since by your sig you have a R51.
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Why does Pezzys truck look brown instead of green on the home page picture (TOTM)?
Good job to get it back.
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Ouch Trainman you cut deep
What I ever do to you? I was an avid Jet booster but now am relegated to watching the farm team of your Canucks which, incidentally, is almost as good as the parent club. 
My post was more for Pezzy, we tend to go back and forth on the Canucks vs Laughs Leafs thing, sorry for the unintentional slight.
I see there is some talk about the NHL coming back to Winnipeg. Lets hope so, its too good a town not to have a team.
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wow, road rage much? me thinks you need to carry a bottle of downers too
Give him a break, he is from the 'Peg. No NHL team will do that to people
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Another used Pathfinder review, the 1996-2000: 1996-2000 Used Pathfinder Review
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Here is a used car review of the 96-2000 Pathfinder, essentially the same vehicle: 96-2000 Pathfinder Review
The rear bushings as mentioned by Simon and cracked exhaust manifolds are the only 2 real issues.
Best of luck!
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Guiness to thick for me. Ill take a Newcastle, thanks.
Are you a mod? :tonguefinger:
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I also would like to give a tip of my hat to the mods here. They have answered questions I have had and I think dealt with what I have seen in a fair and reasonable way.
I will toast you all tonight over a pint of Guinness
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Trainman...where did you read of a manifold problem for VQ's?
Did not read, was told by a dealer that it was a common problem. But in my case it is a lifter that is making the noise.
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congrats its nice to see another R50 in the winner circle
Well done. And I agree, another R50 is great!
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I have used chains on the front (of a 4wd vehicle), where clearance allowed, but only very very short distances to pull my way through something. Generally, they are best on the rear. Many of the vehicles with strut type front suspension do not have the clearance required for chains on the front.
And what does your owners manual say?
My philosophy on chains is they should be used to get you out of somewhere. If you are needing them to get into some place, you probably should not be there. No room for error if you do get stuck with the chains on.
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Read this thread:
and this too for a Canadian perspective:
In those are links to the web site and to the manual (I downloaded it), the manual will answer most of your questions.
It looks like a good tool and those that have it say it is good. I just wish there was a better distribution system in Canada.
One thing I wanted to read was tranni temp, it can not do that despite there being the TRAN TEMP light on the dash. There may be other sensors that it can not do either.
Best advise: read the manual and see if it will do what you want it to.
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That's insane. You should report 'em to the bad neighbor board or something. I also have a horrible neighbor but that's cuz he's a Nazi.
No law here against it unless you have a commercial vehicle, then you are limited to 5 minutes. Damm Western Canada redneck towns
thats me on the left
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The waste of time is when people do it when it's -1 and idle their vehicle for 10 minutes.
Yup, our neighborer idles his truck for around 1/2 hour for his 5 minute commute to work
And his wife is just as bad, she will let their van sit running for up to an hour before going for a 15 minute trip. Make you sick to see that kind of waste.
And it does not matter if it is + 10 or -5 (Celsius of course).
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Who sells winter fronts for R50s? Funny this topic was started, as I was thinking about making one on my drive from Calgary to Grande Prairie Yesterday.
I ordered mine from the local NAPA dealer (Fia brand). It comes with a summer bug front as well.
Try on-line too.
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Mine are looking like your old ones. Maybe not as bad, but I agree it seems to be impossible to get them 'clear' looking. Are those the cheap replacements off Ebay or OEM? How much? Any brightness difference on the road at night?
OEM, $185 CDN each. And a HUGE difference at night, well worth the money considering how much driving I do in the dark.
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Ah but if you do want to warm up the tranny and differential try this. Put your transfer case in neutral with the handbrake on and put your tranny in drive. This will simulate driving down the road because your tranny is actually turning. Don't forget to pull your tranny in neutral and give it a few seconds before pulling your transfer case back in gear though as you might not like the sounds you hear.....so I heard
No neutral setting on my trannie
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I have one and it seems to help, notably with the keeping the trannie warm. I have an aftermarket auxiliary trannie cooler and without the winter front, the trannie just runs too cold.
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Looks great. Did you try 3M plastic polish/cleaner?
Took it to a body shop and they tried to polish them up. They are very smooth, but the haze/discolouration is deep into the lexan.
Funny, they started going like this not long after using Stoner's Invisible Glass cleaner. Not sure there is a link but........
Won't be using that on the new headlights, just on glass.
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The warmup routine is old news. That was for carbureted vehicles. 30seconds to 1 minute is long enough for a fuel injected vehicle to warm up.
Yup, old news. The warmup period for me consists of starting the truck, moving it out of the garage, putting on my seatbelt and filling in the km's in my log book. Then I go. Max of a minute. Doing the long idle warmup does not warm up the trannie or diff. And I seem to get heat faster into the cabin too.
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It is done. What a difference it makes.
Here is the old and new side by side (yes, they are both clean):
Here is the old before removal. Note the glare coming off the light. I was getting people flashing their lights at me, they thought I had my high beams on:
Here is the new, nice and clear:
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As i recall, the 4.3L was the HO version not just the 4.3L, when we owned it, i realized there was a difference in power between a 4.3 apposed to a 4.3HO.
i think the HP was around 295-300 for our blazer,
Yeah, Well, Ive been looking for another pathy to drive. really don't care what year. 95 to 2000 would be nice, but im kind of on a cheap look and pathy's arn't always cheap... so ya know how that goes
Looks like the HO version was 200 HP:
....while a new "enhanced" edition cranked up 200 horses, sending its output to 4-speed automatic only.Same link as above.
Note that up to and including the 2000 Pathys all had the 3.3, the 3.5 did not show up till 2001.
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Yeah, space is always an issue... Wierd thing is though, and is messed up.... Space is the same as 1993 Blazer with 4.3L so why wouldn't that fit? Curious lol, even though tht's chevy..... but i mean 4.3L would be lot more power
We used to own a 1993 S10 Blazer Tahoe package and it had close to 300hp BONE STOCK, which was nice to do 137 down the high way with 31" to 35" MT's. Can remember which size.. If I find old pics, i'll post, it was very clean but had detroit lockers front n rear.. very nice hands down, but i love my nissanI do not call 165 HP all that good from 4.3l and that is the stock rating, not 300 HP:
from Consumer Guide S10 linkAll S10 Blazers carried a 4.3-liter V6, which began the decade with 160 horsepower. Either a 5-speed manual gearbox or 4-speed automatic might be installed. Revised fuel injection for '91 was supposed to improve engine starting. The base engine edged up to 165 horsepower in 1993 (5-speed manual shift only)You would be bettr off trying to shoe horn in a 3.5 VQ, with 240 HP. Or just buy a 01-04 Pathy
What is the longest Road or Expedition Trip you've taken your Pathfinder on?
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For my business I have to drive to places like Prince George, Vanderhoof, Fort St. James and Athabasca. We are talking up to 2,000 km round trip, plus the driving for the client at the destination.
Never had any problems, but I always make sure she is in tiptop shape. Fore example, I went to PG 2 weeks ago while they where having -30 weather, so I had my battery checked and sure enough it was a bit weak, so I replaced it before I went.
Back road trips are typically limited to 2 hrs or less as it is working time and any more driving would eat too much into the work part of a day.
As for fuel consumption, I am very happy with what I get. It is after all a good, off-road capable truck and I do not expect to get the same economy as even our van. If that was important, I would drive a Forester or X-Trail.