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    4 Wheel Hi taking long time to engage

    in The Garage

    Posted

    LOL yup, as far as I know your light says nothing about it being engaged for not. It just tells you that the lever is in one of the two 4WD positions.

    My Yota did not have a functioning light for a year or more after I bought it, But I could alway's tell when it was in 4WD. Then one day I decided that it was time the dumb thing worked. Having already tried replacing the bulb, I crawled underneath and checked wiring... I discovered that it had been ripped right out of the connector to the switch... fixed that and have regretted it ever since.. the light is freaking bright! :blink:

     

    The Paths light works fine, comes on when the transfer case lever is moved to 4WD.

     

    If the light is not coming on right away it may vary well be a wiring/switch problem.

    Off-road Kit

    in General Forums

    Posted

    Think of it as a poor man's winch...  :P (but more versatile)

    I agree, they can be used for many things...

    • Vehicle Recover
    • In place of a car dolly's wimpy strap winch
    • Engine hoist in a pinch - actually it was just used to reposition an engine properly on the mounts.. but still
    • Even used it to remove 1800pr (and smaller count as well) com cable from a conduit

    I have seen those "4ton" cheapy units at Harbor Freight before.. mine is aging and I have been considering replacing it. But I am almost afraid to pick up one of them.. last thing I need is to have it fail when I need it most.

     

    Probably will just spend the little more on one like my current.

     

    Anyone have or even have on of the HF models... if so, how are they?

    Pilot/ Throwout Bearing

    in The Garage

    Posted

    I don't actually know just how different the job is on an R50, but my '88 WD21 was a PITA.

    My clutch failed (read: Broke, not worn out) and I replaced it myself. New clutch, pressure plate and t/o bearing. Learn from my experience, do it on a concrete floor, like a garage/driveway... not in the dirt/sand with a tarp thrown down like I did.

    Also rent/buy a transmission jack or tranny jack attachment for a floor jack. This will make life much easier than doing it with a crappy floor jack, a bottle jack, a bunch of wood blocks and as much strength as I could muster!

     

    Bottom line... it's a job, but if you do the extras (like acquire tools and location) suitable for the job, it's not that bad.

    Off-road Kit

    in General Forums

    Posted · Edited by RedPath88

    The items below I almost alway's have in the truck...

    • A tool box
    • Small easy to carry bag of tools
    • water, oil, PS and Brake fluid
    • spare water pump/alt v belt
    • come along and a few recovery straps
    • tie wraps and light rope
    • two blankets (one old wool military issue)
    • first aid kit
    • vacuum sealed and compacted TP ;)
    • few other things that escape me right now

    When I make a "pre"planned trip I toss some other items in aswell.

    AC's 1" BJ spacers cause UCA damage

    in General Forums

    Posted

    if your looking for some pretty good and a good priced UCA's.. check out roughcountry.com, they sell em for the HB, but they are the same for the same years as the pathy. If you order some, just dont tell em they are for a pathy or they wont warranty them. i think i paid 135 bucks shipped to canada, and they showed up in record time. I wish i could remember who makes em, but i cant think right now?

    iirc, that would be Superlift... or at least, they are the same as SL's units (if another company produces them for SL)

    Steel Wheels Vs Aluminum Cast Wheels

    in General Forums

    Posted

    With today's wheels I think it basically boils down to which you think looks better... Generally, both will get the job done and both can look good doing it... depends on what you like... Oh and what you can afford.

     

    Unless your a serious rock crawler or truck trasher, aluminum will do every thing a steel wheel will do... Aluminum does ussually weights less, but on the other hand (as TrailChaser mentioned) in the off chance that you did bend one on a trail you can "persuade" an steel wheel back to it's general shape.

    What's your Miles Per Gallon?

    in General Forums

    Posted

    Since I have been keeping exact track via log/spreadsheet.. not even a month yet. I have been averaging 18.15mpg. With a low of just over 17 and a high a little short of 21.

     

    These are combined town/hwy numbers and based on an average of just under 100 miles per day. Trucks odometer is sitting at 286,802.8 as of this writing.

     

    Prior to starting the log I calculated the MPG at each fill up (but did not keep a log).. numbers were 1.5-3mpg lower. However that was prior to the replacement of the O2 sensor.

    Crunch

    in General Forums

    Posted

    Me too, but most of the time I'm too busy trying to run the people who don't know how to merge into the ditch :angry:

    And trying to force jerks who speed up to block you from merging when you are doing it right! :furious:

    where is the ECU on a 87 Pathfinder?

    in 86.5-89 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    And it is a LOT easier to watch the lights if you take the passenger seat out.  IMHO, it's well worth 5 minutes of wrench spinning to get the seat out of the way.

    I'll second that! I found it a LOT easier without the seat in the way... and it's only four bolts holding the seat down, so it's not like it's difficult ;)

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