denisb

Most car parts stores will sell such kits or some will even bend/flare your lines for you if you bring them dimensions.

For short lenghts (usually the ones that are now already rubber) bradded should be fine. I have however heard people have problems using bradded instead of solid on long runs (spongy brakes mostly and not necissarily just on Pathys). If you do opt to install bradded I would recomend not to skimp on cost and go with high end lines. They will probably give you less trouble. Just my 2 cents.

Sounds right. The heater hoses do run up to the firewall on the passenger side. If it's got a sweet smell and is green or water looking, I would say it is coolant.

I know I've sang this song before, but mine did the same thing and a mechanic friend of mine convinced me to drop the tranny pan, put clean oil and clean the filter and it worked......Still cheaper than $2400 to try.

Mine had broken at the wire and I managed to fix it....but it was a biatch to fix. First off there's not a whole lot of room for a soldering gun in there, secondly it's hard to see with your hands in that small cramped space. If you have lots of perceverance and patience it is possible tho.

On the 90 it's on the passenger side, mid way up the transfer case and maybe a little towards the front of the transfer case(if memory serves me right). There's not a whole lot of room in between it and the body, but with a flashlight you should be able to see if the wires are broken off the switch.

I had a wire break right at the transfer case on the 4x4 switch. It was a PITA to solder back on, but I managed to get it on without having to replace the switch. If the 4x4 works, then it's definately in the wiring along the way.

--> QUOTE(Geoff B @ Sep 18 2007, 11:22 PM) 258912[/snapback] If you remove the clutch parts they will simply never be disengaged, they will stay either locked forward or reverse, whichever was the last direction you were going before you shifted back to 2WD. Just an FYI this is not quite true. They will be engaged weather you move forward or reversed if the clutch is out of them. I took mine out and ran them without the clutches for a year and a half with no problems reverse or forward.

He was one good driver...man I hadn't heard. Very sad indeed.

I think that's what he meant by "it gave me a 33 code which seems to be an O2 code" in his previous post

For those wondering what he would be talking about......Has no one noticed the underlined "it" in his post....he he

I'd say fuel filter and wait till you need to replace the gas tank before you touch the pump, not a common problem for the pump to go bad.

Just PMd you Texas.

O2 could definatlly cause to rich mixture (black smoke) and make it run rough since it would affect fuel/air mixture.

I know ovguide.com has lots of streaming shows and movies.

Welcome aboard. Looks like you've already starte lots af researching and are well on your way to having lots of fun with your pathy! You'll find lots of resources here to help you along the way.

Low hydraulic fluid levels. Bad sycronisers (although it should be more obvious on some gears than others). Bad release bearing. Bad clutch master cylinder all could contribute to hard shifting. For your power windows if they seem to be sluggish, cleaning the rails and re lubing them should work. .....hardbodys? you are talking about a Pathy right?

Not sure if it works, but some manufacturers of similar devices will give you (I beleive) 10 or 15 years garranty if installed on new vehicles......pretty tempting when you're purchasing a new vehicle you plan on keeping a while. Denis

Sometimes when they do alignments, you're steering wheel will not end up center and they have to recenter it. Maybe if you got an alignment done lately they forgot to check. Simon, you said Pezzy had a sub-frame issue and had that issue....Did the Pathy not pull? I'm kinda surprised that a bent frame part would not have affected how straight the truck would have drove. Usually missalignments, bent suspension or steering parts are the cause for a steering wheel going off center....however it usually comes with some sort of steering deterioration. Denis

If it fits a Toyota 4x4 it will fit Nissan. Same bolt pattern and the hubs on the Yotas are big like the Nissans.

True, but if I buy a winch, it's not for a one time use.....it's for the long haul. So I think that as a consumer I would rather know that a winch will last me better and work better (with a simple mod like replacing the cable) than the next one. I agree with Simon....to late and our opinion mean squat on the test....on this forum however......

I definately think they should have factored out winch line break in a DNF. It not fair to rate a winch for the line winded on it or the crimp holding it on....however....very interesting read! Denis

Yeah, I read through the post quickly and missed the low gas mileage and sluggish bit ....however he mentions hills and such.....so the question is is it harder on fuel on a regular basis or just that trip? I agree tho, those sympthoms on a regular bassis give impression of a plugged cat. There's mention of 4x4 trip and something hitting under the vehicle.....The underneath should definately checked for damaged exhaust system components, specialy if the problem started right after....This being said.....that trip could have loosened that flange even more causing the excessive heat. Long story short. I there needs to be more looking into and more input.

Not necissarily a clogged cat. Mine had the same thing happen and there's lots of post on this issue on 90-95 (possibly even on the 86.5 to 90). The flange at the Y starts leaking and heats up the floor. If left alone, A. on a long drive the floor heats hot enough to cause a problem or B. the floor rusts out due to heating of the metal and eventualy catches fire. I just fixed mine with a piece of sheet metal and did a heat sheild with a piece of aluminium and two angle brakets as a backup incase the flange ever leaks again.

Yeah, if you click on the pic to enlarge it you will see that there's some fluids on it that makes it look as if it had been bent or twisted.....just an optical effect.