[Bangin in the P-Finder]

Drove up to the Smokey Mountains this weekend for an offroading trip with my old lady. Well one thing led to another and boy am I glad those rear seats fold down!!

 

Got me thinking, anybody else had a time where you needed the seats laid down for a little bit??

[Will these fit my stock pathy?]

Just remember, bigger tires = bigger penis. Every millimeter counts.

[Timing belt]

Phil,

 

Quit being a p***y and just pick up a handle of Rebel Yell, set aside a few hours and get down to wrenching

[Rough Idle, Shaking, And Check Engine Light]

I had the same problem in my 95. Same code and rough idle, etc. Just poured a bottle of Seafoam in the fuel tank and drove it like I stole it. Problem solved.

[I wonder-Would a 300ZX TT motor fit in my '95 SE?]

Have you seen the size of the 300ZX engine compartment? And the fact that those engine bays are extremely cramped and notoriously difficult to work on because of space issues.

 

Really not worth trying to cram that thing into your pathy IMO

[ABS worth fixing?]

Didn't both fixing mine when it went out. Just pump those brakes like we did back in the day!

[Winch bumper?]

Nitro- I've been welding since you were pissin yellow. But honestly, I don't trust anyones welds but my own. I worked in a shop for a few summers after high school and I've seen some of the "craftsmanship" these companies are selling out there. It's bad enough to make you sick. And that's exactly what I was when my bumper threw my winch. It's just plain dangerous when it comes down to it. I had my step daughter in pathfinder with me sitting in deep mud and starting to sink. I had to roll the window down and let her climb on top of the roof to jump to safety. When it was all said and done I had about 8 inches of water on my floor boards and had to pull the pathfinder out with two dozers. My son took pictures of all of this stuff. When he comes home for thanksgiving in a few weeks I'll have him post. He also keeps the pathfinder at his house, so i'll have him take some pictures of my welds to show y'all.

 

Looking forward to seeing them. Post up a picture of that ARB that threw the winch while you're at it. VERY interested in seeing how that happened.

[power door locks]

Hey man,

 

Pretty much the exact same thing happened to me back in '02. I was on a vacation with my son and girlfriend at the time fishing down at Matagorda. We were drivin on the beach and I assume some sand got up in my electrical wiring or something. Maybe it was the salt water. Whatever it was did a number on my door locks. If I manually locked the door lock, it would start running opposite the electric locks. (if I tried to unlock it with the electric locks it would lock the door instead). Luckily there was a pretty simple fix (little japanese fella at the nissan dealership was pretty familiar with the problem). All you got to do is pop off the driver side door panel and disconnect the wiring to the window controls. Then you need to remove rest of the panels that have electric locks on them, to expose the wiring. All you have to do then is just replace the bg1-7 relay circuit. Make sure to use the one with the green wire cover. They are only about $0.40 at walmart. Then all you gotta do is reconnect the main wiring from the driver side door. Fixed my problem right up. Hope it works for you!

 

Best regards,

Tom

 

^ this. Well said.

[Winch bumper?]

I don't trust those pre-made after market bumpers one bit. I haven't bought one yet that hasn't busted on me or thrown a winch. I've bought three over the years until I started makin em myself. Doesn't matter who's makin em or who's sellin em- they're all garbage. My KMA bumper worked fine up until I took it through some knee high grass and hit about a 4 inch thick oak sapling. Damn thing crumpled that bumper like a tin can. About a 6 inch weld busted right open. I thought it must have been that bumper so I got a replacement and the same thing happened to me two weeks after that. So I said I'll never buy another bumper from them. So then I got a ARB bumper. Ran over a submerged log in about 13 inches of water and got stuck. Wrapped my winch around a tree and slowly stared to pull out. After about 30 seconds the bumper threw the winch. Just pulled it right off. Since then I won't look twice at a pre-made bumper. I weld all my own bumpers and haven't had a problem since. Plus I can add a few goodies like front steps and 3/4 U-rings. :-)

 

Happy trails,

Tom

 

 

I've had an ARB bumper for 5 years and winched myself out 50+ times from some seriously deep mud. That bumper has held up just fine so you must have been buying some duds. Ebay maybe?

 

Anyway, not trying to insult your craftsmanship but I seriously doubt your homemade welds meet the same standards as a well-known company like ARB. Definitely not good advice for most folks in any case.

[Changing auto tranny fluid?]

I like valvoline maxlife DEX III. I also use it in my power steering.

 

well known fact it's not necessary in a nissan. 200k and counting.

[What do you always have with you?]

What do you guys always carry with you in your trucks? I have a very dismal list that includes jumpers, bungies, ratchet straps, bottle of oil, flashlight, flares, a flat tire kit and a mini air compressor. I plan to do some major mods this summer and do A LOT more wheeling...what else should I have?

 

coolant, distilled water, and a few porno mags