Filthy Luker
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I figure if I connect a good 10gauge wire from the +terminal form the trailer battery to the +terminal to the Pathy battery, it'd get some sorta charge? No?
Yea but wouldn't the current draw of an empty or even slightly down on juice battery be much greater than what a 10AWG cable can handle? Have you ever seen dual battery setups in 3/4 ton trucks? That's like a 1-2AWG wire joining those suckers.
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I'd run everything from the battery and put like a 20AMP fuse on it at least. If you want to power a fridge there is no way that you can do that from a cigarette lighter. And even from the battery it might be hairy as I bet that the wiring in the plug and rest of harness is not up to task of handling serious amperage. You may want to consult an RV retailer or something before you have a fire on your hands.
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Yea I saw that few days ago and it makes no sense to me. The VQ is slightly more complicated but generally considered a fantastic engine. Doesn't it also have a timing chain instead of belt.
The only thing going for VG is it's slightly simpler an older construction... that's about it.
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youre making me jealous 53k....fawkin eh man....
Must have a good part time job.
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What the hell is the point to have a huge vehicle like that be 4 inches off the ground and be 4WD?
has to do with the size of manhood i recon....
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Knowing it takes a year or so for the aftermarket manufacturers to make anything custom for Pathfinders, has anyone discovered any good sources for new Pathfinders yet? Like quality external chrome mesh grills, bull, safari, and step bars?
Ughh... try 4x4parts.com. And don't bling it too much man. It's a nice grocery getter. Nothing more and easily less... so don't make it that.
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Can you name the truck with four wheel drive,
smells like a steak and seats thirty-five..
Pathfinder! Pathfinder!
Well, it goes real slow with the hammer down,
It's the country-fried truck endorsed by a clown!
Pathfinder! (Yah!) Pathfinder!
Hey Hey
The Federal Highway comission has ruled the
Pathfinder unsafe for highway or city driving.
Pathfinder!
12 yards long, 2 lanes wide,
65 tons of American Pride!
Pathfinder! Pathfinder!
Top of the line in utility sports,
Unexplained fires are a matter for the courts!
Pathfinder! Pathfinder! (Yah!)
She blinds everybody with her super high beams,
She's a squirrel crushing, deer smacking, driving machine!
Pathfinder!-oh woah, Pathfinder! (Yah!)
Drive Pathfinder!
Woah Pathfinder!
Woah!
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I found this in another forum (SA to be exact)... I'll just copy/paste as nothing really needs to be added:
New light duty V6 and V8 diesels from Cummings will be entering the market in the next 2 - 3 years. Cummins issues a press release a few weeks ago stating that they were going to be making engines for light duty applications, but didn't state who the engines were being produced for.
http://www.cummins.com/cmi/content.jsp?sit...o=true&menuId=4
quote:Company to partner with major automotive manufacturer
COLUMBUS, IND. - Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) today announced it has reached agreement with a major automotive manufacturer serving the North American market to produce and market a light-duty, diesel-powered engine. For competitive reasons, Cummins original equipment manufacturer partner in the venture has asked to remain confidential.
As part of the agreement, Cummins will develop and manufacture a family of high-performance, light-duty diesel engines for a variety of automotive applications in vehicles below 8,500 pounds gross vehicle weight, including standard pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. Certain bus, marine and industrial applications also will be served by this engine family.
The first vehicles with this engine are expected to be ready for market by the end of the decade. Cummins anticipates that this diesel engine will provide an average of 30 percent fuel savings, depending on the drive cycle, over gasoline-powered engines for comparable vehicles.
The concept for this product is the result of a nine-year partnership between Cummins and the U. S. Department of Energy. The DOE contract began in 1997 because of the federal agency's ongoing interest in energy efficiency in the automotive market.
Here's the planned engines:
quote:4.2-liter V-6 -- 190 hp, 455 lbs.-ft. of torque
5.6-liter V-8 -- 260 hp,597 lbs.-ft. of torque
Single overhead cam with 4 valves per cylinder
Variable nozzle turbochargers
Piezoelectric fuel injectors
Saaaweeet.
Autoweek is claming that Toyota, GM and Nissan already have diesels planned on their own, so that leaves long time heavy duty Cummins user Dodge at the helm according to this article:
quote:If Dodge does use the new diesel in the Ram 1500, it would give the Chrysler group a vehicle to compete with a new diesel version of Ford's F-150, which is expected before the end of the decade. Ford is planning to use a 4.4-liter version of a Land Rover diesel in the F-150.
Diesel plans are less clear for Toyota and Nissan.
Toyota is widely expected to get diesels from its Hino truck affiliate. But Toyota has not announced any time frame. Nissan has been negotiating with International Truck and Engine Corp., Ford's longtime supplier. Nissan spokesman Fred Standish in Nashville would not comment on potential diesel suppliers.
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti...41/TOC01ARCHIVE
I do think it's odd that parent company Mercedes already has vast diesel experience. My guess is that they'll use trickle down marketing from the heavy duty series to promote the lighter duty trucks. Power, torque economy, all right there.
This is really good news. With a lot of major manufactures dedicating resources to diesel technology, there might actually be a viable diesel market in the US in the next 5 years.
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Do they salt the roads in the winter in your area? Because up here in cold, harsh and unforgiving (although beer loving) Canada, any hitch wiring connector left outside rusts to crap in less than two winters. I always recommend hiding the plug inside and then just running it under the hatch when you need it.
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*eyeroll*
Luke, put your shirt back on, and quit giving me that look, it's freaking me out.
And by "freaking out" you mean "turning on" ... so we're good baby. sly
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You need NAAAWZZZZ man... dats how we do it here YO!
AND 22" spinazzz... don't forget the neons and ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPAZ sticker on the back window. Hell yea!WORRRDDD!
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On the outside of the alty housing, there is a small hole right over where the brushes are. You push the brushes in, then put something like a metal rod (i use a small drill bit usually) to hold the brushes from popping out. You put the rotor back in, take the metal rod out of the hole and the brushes will spring back into place.
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Have you called around? Costco? .... ugh... local tire shops? It's surprising what a bit of "ok man.. what can you do for ME... ???" talk can do on the phone.
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Okay....so that takes care of caster.........how about camber?
12mm thread washers... eye-ball that sucker and yer good. Like I said. Unless you just drove out of the factory or had every component replaced it all depends on how you parked the junk.
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Please explain Luker
First the beers... For the accuracy (actually the I HATE THE NISSAN IFS CRAP FACTOR!)...
Then you take a nylon rope and wrap it around the truck such as it goes right in the middle of the tires. You then adjust the tie rods to make all the tires touch the rope in two spots and be EVEN. This is where booze comes in. EVEN is a variable directly proportional to the beer consumed.
The reality is that Nissan IFS is so crappy that unless you drove right outta the factory or had every component of the front end replaced, home alignment is just as good as a pro shop.
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Ok, can you lend me one, with a compressor and 36mm impact socket ??
I've seen several standard sockets split without the axle nut budging before...
You buy one... use it and return it... WRONG SIZE
You gotta know someone with a compressor!
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Well...
Desktop... pic I took the other day:
Ugh and this one at work (VP of A&P walking by: "Son at least you got yer priorities right!")
Laptop:
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I've been doing driveway alignment for years now... Piece of string and a 6-pack of beers. Works great.
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a really good impact gun will take it off in 10 seconds.
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Grab a HPD44, retube it and make it work with Heep shafts and outers. Weld up the H233B so the only real cost will be regearing.
Or...
If you can, just grab a Ford 9"/HPD44 combo and ditch the Nissan axles. Rear disc conversions are easy and gears will be cheap. Weld the Ford 9" slap a locker in the front and you're golden.
Don't get hell bent on coils. I've seen some insane flexing leaf setups and they're cheap and easy to make work really nice.
Just this weekend I booted around in friends buggy... Hydro is NICE .... holy crap is it ever nice... Except his is full hydro steer, with no hard links between steering column and the wheels. Pure fluid. It's spooky at first but turning in a fully welded front/rear buggy on full width axles and 37"s was ridiculously easy. It had a turning radius of a bus tho.
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thatguy...
i am drinking for you tonight!
people have no clue the stuff we do for our pathies.
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If you're really that bent on saving money on gas, just get a 1000 dollar corolla or a swift or something.
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There is a very short 90 degree bend hose that's just above the thermostat and under the distributor. It's very hidden and you can really see it when you take the accessory belts off and the bracket that holds the idler pulley.
I had to deal with a mysterious leak recently on Nissie's WD21 and it turned out to be that little hose.
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I believe R50s with the VQ35s had a 110AMP alternator standard.