JamesRich

The belt broke on my quest and didn't bend any valves but mine has a VG33. From what I've read it's deeper valve clearance notches in the pistons that makes it non interference. Which would also lower the compression slightly. James

It sounds like you still have too much clearance between your side gears. Did you check the depths listed in the install manual? You may need thicker side shims.

I finally got mine rolling again and tried to get it dirty! Most of the trails at my camp were flooded and just kept washing the mud off. I kept looking till I found some really sticky mud and got stuck! So finally success! It's dirty! James

The locker is supposed to click when one tire is turning faster than the other. Make sure your tires are both the same size, both have equal tread depth and both have the same amount of air in them. If the side blocks are worn or don't have enough pressure on them I guess they could both slip at the same time going straight. Make sure your side washers are the right thickness too. Did you try the quick test? With both tires off the ground turn one till it locks. While holding the first tire locked turn the other one the opposite direction and it should click as it turns. Should do the same thing starting with the opposite tire. James

Issac is passed us this morning and we didn't even loose power. Now I have to go back to work! James

Thanks buddy! We have everything tied down, lots of gas for the generator, and lots of alcohol so we good! James

I finally got my flat bed trailer cleaned off and put the pathfinder on it so I can go to the muffler shop and hopefully get a Y pipe made. Poor thing looks like it's getting evicted! Now all I can do is chill and wait for the hurricane to pass! James

http://www.tacticalarmorgroup.com/TAGStore/TAGStore/tabid/71/CategoryID/379/List/1/Level/a/productid/1773/Default.aspx Got to plug my bumper! They need a new pic on their web site. James

Don't worry about that, it’s the first thing everyone does. My wife's quest broke the belt at 118k because I was too lazy to change it at 106k like the manual said. When I went look at it the first thing I did was hit the key. You never know till you try! I agree with unccpathfinder, if you don't want to spend much just replace the valves yourself. You can probably find some used valves either here or on ebay. Lap them to the seat with a drill and you'll be good to go. James

I've seen this happen too but they usually still run. They make so much noise that they make people run too! The point I was making above was the VG30 is an interference motor. It doesn't matter if it was the belt or the key way slipping, if the crank is turning and the cams are not it will bend any valves that are open. The worst thing that can happen is some of the teeth strip off of the belt and it stops turning then bends some valves. Then when you try to restart it, it starts turning again out of time and bends the rest of them. I've seen this happen on an 88 sentra. You know your in trouble when even with a new belt the engine spins over with no compression at all. James

I'm sure you will find the problem when you tear it down because no matter what caused it you have some bent valves now! Time for VG33. James

Like andreus009 said, jack the lower A arm up till it's almost level with the ground. When the arms are at full droop they are pushing the T bar to the side. I don't think removing the three bolts on the anchor will help much. The bolt that holds the lower A arm to the frame bushing has a splined head and is right behind the T bar in the anchor so it won't come off. James

A tube of silicone to seal the transfer case back to the transmission, enough gear oil for the transfer case and the trans if it's a 5 speed and a big ass jack because that thing is heavy! James

Thanks guys, now I have some reading to do! James

Any of you Nissan/Honda guys can recommend a Honda forum that is as good as this one? James

The 109 forum I visit has guys like this. They spend more on replacement parts and chrome than they paid for the bike. I just bought a bike I liked and rode it. I understand making it yours but there is a limit. James

Nismo sells a 2 barrel intake for the VG motor too; I thought that was something Mr510 had come up with. They don't sell the distributor needed for the setup though. Would be easier than a fuel injection swap. James

Aparently not! It's like ants at a picnic. The transmission is always my concern with an auto. This car only has 80K miles so the trans should have some life left in it. It shifts perfect under light driving and WOT runs. I'll just service it like I do with my quest and hope for the best. Her and all her friends just love my titan and she thought she was going to claim it as hers when she got her license but I finally convinced her that wasn't going to happen. Once she realized the fuel mileage and that she was going to have to pay her own fuel she agreed. I'm impressed with her so far! The air bag light was on so she already looked up how to reset it. It didn't come with a keyless entry remote so she already found a link to get one and knows the procedure to program it. If I can get her under the hood too then I'll just have to pay for the maintenance and repairs instead of doing them too! I've owned Nissans and one chevy pickup since 89 so this is my first Honda. I guess I'll have to find a good Honda forum to learn about them. James

At least it’s my favorite color! I just bought my 16 year old a 99 Honda accord coupe. This pic was at my parents house, I'll have to clean all of them up and take a picture of my fleet vehicle driveway. So now I have three Nissans, one Suzuki, and one Honda in the driveway. All of them are white except my pathfinder. This accord has a 3.0L single over head cam V6. My first question after driving it was where did Nissan go wrong! This little car hauls butt! Why didn’t Nissan push 200 hp out of the VG30 or at least the VG33? I even got flashed by a red light camera while test driving it. I was having so much fun running the hell out of it I forgot about the camera at that light. Maybe the car dealer will send me the picture so I can see the big grin on my face when I passed the light. James

The internals are probably the same but the case is different. The VG30 won't bolt up to a 4 cylinder transmission if that's what your looking for. James

The bell housing is different from VG30 to 4 cylinder. James

I traded them with another member for 27 splines. I watch the pick a part pretty close, if any more show up I'll grab them. The 28 splines are rare. I have 3 pairs of 27 splines now but only found that one set of 28 splines. James

I love those Mayhem commercials! James

I have both an R12 set and 134 set. Both snap on with liquid filled gauges. When the tool truck comes to your door once a week and sell you tools on credit it's hard to resist! James

Walked passed it where it's been sitting for the last 4 months and cursed out loud because I'm still waiting for the pipes to complete the exhaust! Hunting season is right around the corner and I’m without a hunting truck! James