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ankana

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    93XE
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    Standalone Tool Chest Mechanic
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    45+
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    Weekend Warrior
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    XE
  • Year
    1993

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  1. Point taken, since this group was for that specific body style, I thought it an appropriate post. I've posted on the "parts for sale" section. My apologies.
  2. $7 each plus shipping for the caps. I have no Idea about the condition of the skid plate. I'll check after work and get back to you.
  3. How's $50 plus shipping for the console? I'll have to see how well the vents/covers and door handle trim come out before I quote a price. I've dealt with them before and had them break as you probably well know. I'll do it after I get off work tonight and post pictures tonight.
  4. I had this problem on my 93. the woodruff key and slot had worn to the point that the harmonic balancer had rotated on the crank. Took some very creatiive in-place machining to cut a keyway. But man, was I puzzled about what the timing was doing... How I finally figured it out was to remove the spark plug and insert a small wooden rod into the cylinder and determine actual TDC. At that point the timing marks didn't line up although I still couldn't fathom what was going on until I pulled the harmonic balancer off
  5. I have two 93 Pathfinders. One of them is probably going to the salvage yard before winter hits. I was going to make a trailer out of it but decided that ws going to be too much work. Anybody need parts? No front bumper, engine block or right head. Everything else is in good condition. Let me know if I can supply you with what you need before the junk yard gets it...
  6. Woodruff key failure. Your Harmonic balancer is spinning on your crankshaft.
  7. It would be easier to count the teeth between the timing gears. Your belt will only occasioanlly line up with the marks after installation.
  8. Been a while since I checked this board ...Nice to know another Yewtaah'n posts to this. I'm in North Ogden, Where are you?
  9. Sorry guys, it was the RIGHT side (Passenger) that broke. I am surprised that this is not a rare occurance. The place that mine broke made absolutly no sense. it gave way about an inch past the oil seal behind the timing belt pulley. There should be no torque there and the geometry of the shaft is straight and smooth (no stress risers) I can only surmise that there was a flaw in the metal that just degraded over time. So, I pulled the head to replace the camshaft. I had it cleaned and measured the journals and they were out of specifications. I bought a doner Pathfinder the same year as mine for next to nothing thinking that I could pull the head off and use it to replace mine. But when I started pulling things apart things quickly got ugly. The first indication was a loose timing belt... You all know the rest of the story... Luckily I was able to transfer enough parts to more than recoupe the money spent so I didn't have to beat myself up for being a dumb ass and not checking the thing out before I bought it. I am still planning on the vg30e to vg33e engine swap but I bought a head from a salvage yard to get my silver one running and then I'm going to do the engine swap when I can find a turbo 33 for it and put the 30 into the red one I just bought and sell it to help recover the cost of the new engine. Hell I might even get a chassis lift out of this. I was going to part the red one out and may still if I can generate enough interest in selling parts off of it. Anyone need parts out there? Oh yea, how many of you have had their camshafts break? What a bizzare thing to have happen!
  10. On my way back from Sacramento, my Pathfinder died suddenly in the middle of the Great Salt Lake Desert. I figured it was related to a repair I broadcasted in this forum where I recut a keyway in my crank. No, the crank looks just as I had last seen it. My left camshaft broke. Not sure how this happens, but I'm going to use this opportunity to drop a VG33E into her amoung other modifications. Anyone else done this upgrade? Would love to hear any war stories of tips.
  11. I believe it will. I think I'm about to do it myself. Check out this article... http://www.nissanperformancemag.com/projects/pathfinder.php
  12. Sounds like the mystery I had a while ago. The Woodruff key keeping the Harmonic Balancer from spinning on the Crankshaft disintagrated. Fortunatly, it siezed on the shaft after turning only a few degrees, so it didn't wreck my valves and pistons. It was a bugger to chase down though. It probably shouldn't have been, but I just couldn't figure out why the timing was so far off. Mine was really bad to chase down because it would start and run fine until it warmed up, then it would just die. Put a timing light on it, that should tell you if it's the problem I am describing. Or not... Good luck
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