zonianbrat

-thnkboutit- I havent been on in a while but i live in Ft. Collins Colo. and want to go wheelin with new people but my rig is also a baby carrier as i had my first little girl six months ago. i am planning a trip to the pingree hill area anybody interested let me know.

yeah i am getting around 15mpg around town in my 97 tomorrow i am going to clean the maf sensor and the throttle body to see if that helps any then next time i get a chance i will chang the fuel filter. if anybody has any other suggesions i am willing to listen thanks.

just a thought i think you should do a compression check on all cylinders and see if all are firing then work your way back from there. that noise seems like crank or cam related to me. i had a bad noise when i blew an engine in my camaro but it had to do with the throw out bearing failing and wearing a groove in my crank main bearing allowing it to move about an half and inch ---i will let you guess what that was like. but i know the engine in your pathy is totally different just wanted to give my 2 cents. as for the camaro i dropped an engine it raced the hell out of it and now i own a pathy and the camaro sits in the driveway pathy's rule. getting muddy is much funner and safer than racing it.

:cool2: thanks for the feedback am going to be cleaning the throttle body this weekend to stop the throtle from sticking. so i will let you know if it solves the problem. as for the temp. pretty much under 30 degrees F is when it starts.

sssh my old boss would buy a quart of a nasty chemical called M.E.K methyl ethel keytone. he had a real p.o.s van that would never pass but he would empty this stuff into his tank run it hard for twenty minutes then take it straight to test. and i swear he passed every time. i would definetely fill up afterwards as m.e.k is really hot potent stuff probably eat up some seals. good luck :contract:

I agree with everything everybody has said. I drive in alot of snow living here in the rocky mountains here is what i have learned. 1. Drive slow 2. Brake real early and brake softly 3. if you start sliding while you are stopping dont jam on the brakes. let off the brake so your wheels will start turning again then hit em softly. 4. if you have 4wd use it wisely. you are not invincible with 4wd. 5. 4wd does not help you stop any faster (that is important to remember) 6. Get good tires like BFG all terrains work well you will be surprised how much tires help in the snow. 7. practice in a parking lot. 8. have good insurance 9. I drop the air in my tires to like 20-24 lbs in heavy snow. 10. MOST IMPORTANT--------Wear your seatbelt. mine saved my life......

Thanks for the link and the advice about the tornado. Now i know not to waste my money on it. I am just looking for little ways to get a little more power. finding headers is hard not to mention $$$$$ i guess i will start with a cone filter and changing plugs and wires first.

Ok i got a question, i want to take you guys advice and look into puting an exhaust system to eliminate bp and give more power. I have a friend that works in a muffler shop, and says he can put duals after the cat-converter is this going to give me power or do i have to go from the engine, i want to know what my options are and maybe pricing if you guys know, I am not worried about how it sounds. i am not a big fan of the rapping out i have heard on other nissan's. Also what do you guys think of the tornado inserts for the intake system. i am puting a cone on this weekend and wonder if i should get one or if it is a waste of money. -study-

-alcohol- i am trying to upload a photo for my avatar. this is all kinda new to me as far as "threads and avatars" go. i just want people to be able to see my pathy that's all. And I do not know exactly what i am going to get "flammed" about. please explain.

I took some pics of my pathy and uploaded them into my cpu and tried to upload them in my control panel but it will not let me telling me an error occured could somebody shed light on this subject and tell me how to do it. any help is appreciated.

I will definetely let you guys know what happens. it kinda sucks i have been real busy with work and then i try to spend alot of time with my 5-month old. was hoping to get the work done today but right now it is snowing hard and tonight i am going to an Avalanche hockey game. but all the advice is awesome thanks. let you know soon. GO AVs!

I also have the deep maroon, liked it so much when i rolled it i had them repaint the whole thing instead of just matching the new doors to the rest of the old paint. cost me a little x-tra but well worth it.

I rolled my pathy unfortunately i was driving 65 on the highway when i hit black ice. i slid all over the road then off the road when i actually rolled it i was going like15 mph sidways then it rolled and slid like 20 feet or so. a little scary. best advice is wear seatbelts. my wife and i both had ours on good thing because we just found out whe was pregnant with our first like 2 weeks earlier. And you definetely want to keep all hands in the vehicle, while sliding my driver window broke out and i instinctively wanted to brace myself with my arm well luckily i did not and only ended up with a gash on the forhead. wife and unborn child came out unscaved thank you seatbelts. I am a true believer. oh and the cool thing is we winched the pathy over back on it's wheels checked all fluids and bumped the starter, she started up and i drove it home.

Man all this info is awesome thanks alot guys. And those warn locking hubs are trick i definetely want a set. I love my pathy and the problem is i just started a family so my wife hates it when i take off to the rocky mtn's because i try to off-road with my friends and their big rigs. but i am surprised how well my 97 pathy does i have 31x10.50 BFG's and some kind of aftermarket shocks (previouse owner installed shocks) and it does great utnil i follow my friends into the way-too-deep stuff. but it is all good that is why my friends are there and why i carry a 30,000 lb tow strap right? atleast now i know what my truck will and will not do so in the future when i get some funds i will raise my pathy hit the mountains, and rock-on

sorry to hear about your run in with the cops. i had a run in with a forrest ranger after a few good snows in the rocky mtns i decided to go up and cut fresh powder with my 97 pathy so i did it was awesome!! but when i reached the top of the ohv trail i was on the ranger was there and hassled me for like an hour saying i was not following the trail and disturbing natural wildlife???? i told him i could not find the trail to stay on it in the first place as it was covered in snow. oh well i was let off with a warning. since then they have put a gate at the trail-head. bummer.

:help: Sometimes after i have been cruisin, and i come to a stop at a stop light or sign go proceed to accelerate and the gas pedal wont move until i put alot of pressure on it, then ofcourse i floor it barking the BFG's. Do you guys think it is a dirty throttle body? my gas mileage kinda sucks too. any help is much appreciated. one other thing i heard high altitude affects gas mileage? i live at 5283ft above sea level in denver area what do you think?

where excactly do i spray this sillicon spray? I have a pathy with a slow driver window in need of lube.

:confused: what i want to know is why take a nice jeep made to 4x4 and attempt to drive on ice? if you want to drive on ice come here to denver on a cold winter night....

I agree precise I just want to drive one to see what i could get into and out of.

:X Ok you guys are real funny. I always have caps lock on at my office sorry did not know it struck a nerve with everybody. anyway thanks for the advice. But i do not know about the acceleration i pull away from my buddy's 2001 xterra. And the low-end torque is awesome when i go 4-wheelin. it just does not have all the power i want at 75mph but I am going to get a better intake what are your recomondations i am on a bit of a budget seeing as i just started a family and all.

:help: WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE AND I START MY 97 PATHY IT STARTS THEN THE RPM'S DROP AND IT ALMOST DIES. THEN AFTER ABOUT 2 SECONDS THE RPMS RISE UP TO NORMAL. ONCE YOU RUN IT FOR AWHILE IT STARTS UP FINE AFTER THAT. ONLY AFTER IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS DOES THIS HAPPEN. SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME. THANKS

DUDE, SORRY ABOUT THE WRECK I FEEL YOU LAST THANKSGIVING I WAS TRAVELING HOME FORM TX AND HIT BLACK ICE DOING 65 SKIDDED ALL OVER BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD THEN SLID OFF THE ROAD SIDWAYS. THOUGHT I RECOVERED THEN MY DRIVER FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AND I ROLLED IT ON ITS SIDE AND SLID ANOTHER 25 FEET OR SO. IT WAS FREEZING COLD OUT. AND i WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WITH MY WIFE. THE SO-CALLED EMT WHO DRIVES HIS OWN TRUCK PULLED UP ASKED IF WE WERE ALRIGHT (i HAD A SMALL CUT ON MY HEAD NO BIG DEAL. THEN HE TOLD ME THERE WAS ANOTHER ROLL-OVER 1/2 MILE UP AHEAD WITH A CASUALTY SO THE COP (SMALL TOWN) WAS GOING TO BE DEALING WITH THAT FOR AWHILE. WE WAITED UNTIL A STATE TROOPER FILED A REPORT. THE EMT SAID HE THOUGHT WE COULD WINCH THE TRUCK BACK ON IT'S TIRES SO WE DID. I CHANGED THE BLOWN TIRE AND DROVE IT HOME!! I AM A PATHY OWNER FOR LIFE. 2,000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE TOO. WORST PART ABOUT IT I HAD TO DRIVE HOME IN A BLIZZARD 3 HOURS WITH NO DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. Deselect your caps lock feature, pry the damn button off the key board and throw it away. It's annoying as hell !! THANKS !!! B

:help: JUST WANTING TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO FOR MORE POWER. I HAVE A 97 PATHY ON 33X10.5 BFG'S AND I LOVE IT. IT DOES GREAT OFF-ROAD HERE IN THE COLORADO ROCKIES BUT I ALSO USE IT TO TRAVEL A BIT AND WITH THE BIGGER TIRES IT JUST DOES NOT LIKE THE HILLS ON THE HIGHWAY. ANY SUGGESTIONS? I DONT NEED MUCH JUST A LITTLE MORE POWER. THANKS Deselect your caps lock feature, pry the damn button off the key board and throw it away. It's annoying as hell !! THANKS !!! B

looks like a glorified golf cart, wonder how fast it will be