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Mine was having some weird problems like that, I'd be running fine, I'd go to turn it off to go in a store... I go back to my pathy 5 minutes later, go to start -- cranks a weak one then dies. I try again, just a clicking relay. Turned out my timing was way off on my timing belt...I dont know how it actually woks, but after having that fixed, I havent had the problem at all.

I had mine changed around 110-115K, and it was 4 teeth off...

Thats my current transmission cooler -- should I have gone the next step up? This one is like twice the size of the stock one... and feels like it gets MUCH hotter, so I'd assume that its transfering more heat.

Airbag light is still off Uh, the speedometer seems to be working at this point, i'm considering an idea to try dealing with the metal shards my idea is to put some strong magnets below my oil pan, tohold any of the shavings down to there... though im going to see what the transmission place i used about 370 days ago says when i ask them to explain why this is happening.. this is bull@!*%.

timing belt was several teeth off, VSS is dead cause my transmission shreads metal into itself (i need to take that to small claims court), mechanic accidentally broke my intake cause it was dry rotted away, but all in all, my tranny cooler is way bigger than the last, and my acceleration is amazing... what a day.

So I was looking at my other options for more mods, and I came to power steering cooling... has anyone tried installing one of those mini-radiators for power steering yet? Or is it too much effort to do this?

The old *and* new battery had the same problem, and the terminals on the new one are nice and clean, and I cleaned the corosion off the cables with a wire brush before connecting the optima.. Anyone got a recommendation for a new starter?

Timing belt is tomorrow, so is the speed sensor. I talked to my mechanic, and he said that if I drop off my lift parts and pathy one morning, he'll do it all before I get done work (i work 2 blocks from his garage)... So I'm giving him a few projects: Replacing the bumper, corner light, and end peice (i need to find one of these still) Putting in a larger transmission cooler Installing the AC lift

OK. So I've been noticing more and more lately, my engine has trouble turning over. I figured it was the battery, since my battery was incredibly old, so I replaced it with an Optima Yellow. So today I'm at pepboys when I'm "visiting clients" for work. I buy a nice big tranny cooler. I go to the parking lot... Turn the key. Engine cranks, doesnt turn over. Try again. Fails as if my battery were nearly drained. One last try. Turn the key all the way. Nothing. Absolute silence. Engine doesnt even try to turn over. I think "oh @!*%, i've got a big problem here"... being that I was supposed to be working, not playing at pepboys. I flip open the hood, starting to notice that feeling of impending doom. Look around. Nothing is loose, out of place, missing, or out of the ordinary. I decide to give it another go... starts perfect. What in gods name could it be? My timing belt is being done tomorrow, so any ideas I'll write down so that my mechanic can take a look.

Qty Name SKU Price Total 1 Pathfinder Deluxe Suspension Package SPAC96PFKYPKG $665.00 $665.00 1 4x4parts.com Decal ACACNEWDECALREDX $2.50 $2.50 1 4x4parts.com Decal ACDC0050 $1.50 $1.50 SubTotal: $669.00 Shipping: $72.43 Sales Tax: $0.00 Total: $741.43

&^%*@$# hell. I had written a post and must not have hit submit. OK. So far I'm running an Optima Yellow, I'm getting some rebranded BFG MTs (31x10.50x15) tomorrow. Monday morning I'm filling in for someone at work from 9-noon, so afterwards I'm going to talk to my mechanic abotu doing my timing belt. I'd like to get that in this week, hopefully Tuesday when I work open to close. I need some more opinions on the AC lift specifics, what shocks/struts do you all recommend?

Someone like Max will eventually manage to do it..

I know what SAS is, and because its not a retaily available option, I'm not doing it. Evr since I got my pathy its become my daily-driver since I love it so much, so I cant sit around with it dismantled all over the place while I work on developing SAS. Today's project: Optima Yellow top. Do I need one of the adapter thnigs to make it fit, or can I just set it right in? Timing belt is probably Wednesday, since Wednesday I have to work right up the street from my mechanic, so he can work on it all day long, then my pathy will be waiting for me in his parking lot when I get out. I'll probably get some black rims at pepboys or autozone (employee discount at both ) today.... Anybody have some recommendations on a new exhaust?

Yea, I *do* have a computer at work, its where I do *ALL* my work, and I have AIM installed on there... And I dont actually get much done, but I still have to BE there from 7:45-6:15.... hell, its a damn saturday at 8am and I'm in the middle of getting ready to go off to work. But anywho. TBelt is a DEFINITE, I *HAVE* to do it ASAP. OK, so the exact AC lift I'm looking for is: Lift comprised of 4 coils which will give your unibody Pathfinder or Qx4 2" of lift when installed. Coils are powder coated black and can be installed by owner. Allow the use of 31" tires. Includes GR-2 front struts and Bilstein Shocks for the rear. Who wants to start recommending 15x8 rims? dark green 97 XE

Yea. I'm going to waste the little time I have free ( i work 56 hours a week) working on that, when I could just leave it at a mechanic for a day with all the things i want changed while i'm at work and have it done in a few hours.

OK. Long story short, I ran into $5,000 that I can blow on *anything* I want. Though I'd like to have some left over to you know, not have wasted (cause I'm a cheap bastard), I want to get some things done on my Pathy. I KNOW the timing belt *HAS* to be changed immediately. I was already given a flat price of $400 to do that, and plan to have it done this week, I also want to get my speed sensor replaced so I actually know how fast I'm going. But heres the list of things I need some help on dealing with: AC Lift.. But I dont know which selection of shocks/struts you guys recommend, and I figure you'd know more than me for this. TIRES... can I fit 32x11.50x15 on the stock rims (with AC lift), or would I have to get new ones? I've been thinking BFG ATs... My exhaust is rusting apart, I actually lost the end of my tailpipe somewhere on RT-295 in NJ... Or at least I think it disappeared some time around then... Should I just have it replaced stock? Go bigger this time? What shall I use? Tranny cooler... I love to floor it at every light and really get my transmission hot... any recommendations on a better cooler? FRONT END... This things all smashed up from a number of mistakes. So the thing is... I found some TJM T-15s, but seriously, theyre like $1200, and I wouldnt even have a real use for it around here... we dont have rocks, we have sand, mud, and water that has no rocks underneath it... So I've been thinking of just letting a body shop fix up the front end... [EDIT: ah, optima yellow top... thats one i need] Anything else I should do while I'm at it? I'm trying to build a beast that will last for years to come and look completely excessive. I think I've covered most of the questions for now, kinda bblazed and just wanted to get this on here before I forget to..

Easiest solution: Go to a store and get some construction paper (you need black). Cut out a 1x1 inch square. Take the entire instrument panel out... Take the clear plastic off the front, and lift the top plastic-paper thing that the tachometer's numbers are on. Tape the black paper right underneath the "AIR BAG" thing. Put it back together and start your engine. Betcha that lights not flashing at you anymore. Yep, thats how I fixed mine. And to fix my Check Engine light, I popped the bulb out.

Lose the running boards and do a pradolift.

..how in gods name do you not see red lights when you're high? I'm sitting in a RED... well its more of a bright orange/brown color chair @ school, and the browser I use has a RED ICON, and I'm high as hell right now... I'm watching the simpsons and laughing @ stuff that would normally not even catch my attention.. I'm also somehow keeping track of conversations all over this massive room and know exactly whats going on in this episode... For some reason all it does is increase my senses significantly... I'll hear, smell, and notice things that I normally wouldnt ever have thought existed.

lol... are you one of those D.A.R.E guys? Cause I do it like all the time, and I've been working for the same financial company for a couple years now, and my co-workers even know/have done it WITH me. And how are you gonna get physically hurt? You're high, not drunk... its an extremely different thing. I hate the commercials where some kid shoots his friend cause "OMG NOTHING CAN HURT US"... theres a reason that they dropped those commercials and started with the "what happened when i got high? absolutely nothing... thats why i choose to live my life in the slopes!" commercials.... they realized it was false advertising. marijuana helps me think alot more uh... deep/wide/complicated when I'm working on something computer related... it makes you think inside of the box, outside of the box... and even BECOME THE BOX... ever wonder who makes the latest version of windows work without paying? its a bunch of people in crappy apartments with a bunch of computers around them while they're on either marijuana, cocaine, or ketamine. The end result? Brilliance. NOW if you'll excuse me... I have a class to attend while stoned.

That SG2 thing looks small enough to like velcro somewhere convenient and use instead of my dead speedometer. I know the speed sensor works from using a bigger one at my mechanic's place... so with that thing I dont have to worry about speed anymore... I'm probably gonna buy one tomorrow when I get paid

I like this one alot more http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/pdx/252203398.html

Have I mentioned that I'm a decent artist?

Our area just happens to kick ass.

OMG! Another green 97 XE in the philadelphia area! I can SEE center city from like right near my house. We should definitely go hit some trails sometime.