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I'm hoping someone can clear this up for me. I have a 95 XE V6 with a H233b rear end. Is this a 31 spine rear or a 33 spline?

What: Expedition Utah would like to invite you to join us for our September Summit. We will be joining Mojave Underground for a presentation about mine history and exploration. When: Tuesday, September 27 at 7:00 PM Where: Ruth Vine Tyler Library 8041 S. Wood Street(55 W), Midvale, UT Who: Anyone and everyone. Whether you're a seasoned traveler or someone just getting into exploring Utah's backcountry we encourage you to come out. This month we have the privilege of being invited to join Mojave Underground, an organization dedicated to the exploration, documentation, and preservation of abandoned mines throughout the American West. They will be giving a presentation about current projects that they are working on and how to get involved with the fascinating exploration and preservation of these mines that we so often come across in our journeys throughout Utah. ____________________________ What is Expedition Utah? Expedition Utah is a website and forum dedicated to vehicle assisted exploration of Utah's beautiful and varied backcountry. We strive to provide an online repository of information to help people plan their next adventures and a forum to let them discuss it with others who share their passion. Our monthly Summits are designed to move that experience off the computer and into the real world.

Rob, perhaps you know this. On the 28 splines that I got from James one of the inner components has a bad bearing. Its "usable", but by no means optimal. Does Nissan offer just that inner component for replacement?

The 27 spline ones that James has are from a '93 D21 with the KA24D. I know, I pulled them.

According to other posts in this thread, the ECU, MAF, TPS and O2 swap from a M30 has the potential to smooth out your power delivery and improve performance some. This is what I'm looking for and am hoping that the OP might have further details about how his swap went.

Any updates with this? After a few long distance treks pushing to keep up with a supercharged Tacoma up mountain passes, it'd be nice to have a little smoother power delivery. If the M30/Z32 ECU swap could provide that, that would be great as long as it doesn't hurt my off-road performance.

There are a number of Toyota going, hoping to see some other Pathfinders come along!

What: Short notice Labor Day weekend camping trip. When: Saturday September 3rd - Monday September 5th. Where: Western Uinta's The Plan:To get out of the city and enjoy some cool weather. We will meet at the Sinclair in the Food Town parking lot on the main drag into Kamas at 9am. From there we will head to Echo Lake up Murdoch Basin road in the Uinta's. Who: Stephen Joseph Raliegh Steve Mike? If you're interested in joining us, please post up!

I installed a B&M Transmission Fluid cooler and now I'm having a strange thing occur with the fluid level and I was hoping for some insight. When the vehicle is cool, the dip stick shows full (top of cool level marker). When the vehicle is hot, the fluid level is WAY high. Far above the hot marker. This is even after I let it sit for a few minutes to allow the fluid to flow back into the pan. Anyone have an idea about whats up? Should I just go with the cool marker and assume all is well?

We've been planning some exciting events over at Expedition Utah. These include Relic Run 2012, historic ghost town and mining tours, and Best of Utah adventures. We've also chosen the August Summit to begin official brain storming for our 80's themed run! So if you've been pining to go on the Relic Run, but your vehicle is one year too new, you'll want to be at Sugarhouse Park next Wednesday to help plan the Retro Run (or Radical Ramble or Cowabunga Cruise)! So come prepared to brain storm some future ideas and plan some adventures! Hope to see everyone there!

What: Expedition Utah would like to invite you to our first ever Monthly Summit! When: Wednesday, August 24th at 6:00pm Where: Sugarhouse Park in Salt Lake City (2100 S 1300 E). Look for the Expedition Utah banner at one of the pavilions. Who: Anyone and everyone. Whether you're a seasoned traveler or someone just getting into exploring Utah's backcountry we encourage you to come out and meet everyone. Plan on showing off your impressive camp cooking skills by participating in a potluck and vehicle show and shine. Bring your camp stove and fire up your favorite recipes to share with everyone while we chat about our rigs, past adventures and trips in the making. ____________________________ What is Expedition Utah? Expedition Utah is a website and forum dedicated to vehicle assisted exploration of Utah's beautiful and varied backcountry. We strive to provide an online repository of information to help people plan their next adventures and a forum to let them discuss it with others who share their passion. Our monthly Summits are designed to move that experience off the computer and into the real world.

Are there any out there that are a direct replacement without the transmission cooler built in that people have found? Summit shows two, but the both have the transmission cooler built in.

Recommend a manufacturer?

Im going to be putting in an external transmission oil cooler and I'm thinking that it might also be beneficial to replace the original radiator as well. On other vehicles in the past I've gone to dual core aluminium numbers, and I'm thinking the same with the Pathfinder. Does anyone have recommendations for aftermarket radiators?

Good to know, thank you.

There seems to be a lot written about this topic here, but not a whole lot that is definitive. I'm hoping someone can provide me with a few concise answers: Dimensions: What physical size should I be looking for? Rating: Both GVW and BTU I'm partial to the B&M units, but I want to make sure I am getting the right one. There was a post a couple years back where someone had installed one, but he no longer appears to be active. So has anyone else installed a B&M cooler? EDIT: Never mind, found it. B&M Model # 70268. 13,000 BTU.

I have done a fair amount of searching and I have found that the early, 90amp Maxima alternators bolt right in after you've swapped out the pulley. What about the later 125amp alternator out a ~'95 Maxima? I've read that this will work, but not whether it is a plug and play situation (which is what I'm looking for).

I'm not running an R50, but I went HD for the springs and OME Nitro Charger shocks on all four corners. Ride is night and day over stock. Much smoother and a lot more stable.

It was a good time. I probably won't be heading that way again until the fall as its starting to get roasty. My next trip will likely be up to Vipont in northwestern Utah. It's supposed to be a pretty nifty ghost town abandoned in 1991 up at about 10,000 feet. I will again post up about it before I go. The next southern trip will probably be in October to Blue Notch.

After our stop at the petroglyphs we quickly came upon SOB Hill. Now SOB Hill has been in various states each time I’ve encountered it. Way back in 1994 with my dad it was considered an optional obstacle on the Elephant Hill trail during the Easter Jeep Safari. Now being in a stock Samurai at the time my dad had no issues getting over the ledges, boulders and making the very tight turn. The second time a few years ago the Park Service had filled in most of the hill and the only difficult part was tight turn. This time around the hill had returned to presenting a bit of a challenge with a climb up loose dirt and rocks to the sharp turn through the cut in the rocks. I had a few points where I again regretted no installing the LSD before I left, but nothing that couldn’t be over come with backing up and changing my line. Again, I was very happy with the Pathfinders stock gears and grateful for the OME suspension. Joseph, demonstrating that true players only drive diesels, idled over the whole thing without an issue. From this point we were on the Elephant Hill loop and with moseyed along over small ledges and creek crossings. When we finally reached Elephant Hill I forgot, for some reason, how extreme the switchbacks are. Practically parallel in some spots. My mind always remembers the first time in my dads Samurai and how it wasn’t even an issue to make the turns. Now in a Pathfinder what had been a three point turn in the Samurai turned into a five or six pointer at some spots. Nothing hard, just a few more forwards and backs. The hill is a fairly steep climb heading up a few hundred feet over ledges and a bit of slick rock at the top. Since you’re moving all the time and it pays not to stop for photo ops I only have one picture of Joseph and the very top. But hey, what a way to close out the photos! The Ultimate KJ rumbling up the famous Elephant Hill: And that was it. We dropped down the other side into the parking lot, aired up and headed back into Moab where we stopped at the Moab Brewery for the obligatory bread bowl of beer cheese soup (don’t ask Joseph about the service though). It was a great trip and a great way to break the Pathfinder in as my new expedtion/overlanding/camping vehicle. I can’t wait to get out again. Photos courtesy of Stephen Nielson and Scott Curtis

Day 3 I awoke Sunday morning excited about getting to the “hard” part of our trip through Canyonlands via Bobby’s Hole and out Elephant Hill. So after tea and breakfast we broke camp and bit farewell to Ruin Park. Bobby’s Hole is a moderately steep hill made up of some ledges, boulders and loose dirt. Nothing too technical, but certainly entertaining to crawl down. I was throughly impressed with the Pathfinder gearing as it idled down with no issues. From Bobby’s Hole we continued on to the Canyonlands boarder and into the always stunning Needles District. Along the way we stopped for some “expo ready” poser shots and to check out some petroglyphs. Photos courtesy of Stephen Nielson and Scott Curtis

The second camp was planned to be at a location in the Butler Wash area that was a short hike to a spectacular overlook of the Needles District of Canyonlands. We spent several hours going up and down every spur road in the Ruin Park area looking for the right one to get us there. We could see the spot we wanted to be from the main road, but the only road that seemed to head to it was also the only one with a “Road Closed” sign. According to my BLM map of the area, that road skirts the edge of the Butler Wash WSA and I guess since the last time I was there in 2009 the BLM has decided that the road is now in the WSA. I was disappointed, but the camp we chose did have some nice ruins up in the cliff surrounding it. We spent another pleasant night around the campfire and had a lively discussion regarding how “expo ready” our gear was. Personally, I think our hot dog sticks are just as good as any titanium and leather handled ones on the market today! Photos courtesy of Stephen Nielson and Scott Curtis

Day 2 Morning broke bright and warm and we lounged in the sun for a bit before getting underway around 10. We worked our way back out through the wash to the first creek crossing and I dipped into it like it was no big deal. Well I quickly found that the sandy hill was much softer than I had expected and boulders at the bottom prevented me from first getting the downhill momentum I need and second from backing up. This is one of those moments when you thing about those parts you have sitting at home that could have made this a non-issue. Like the Limited Slip left uninstalled that would have aided greatly in getting back over the boulder... After a few attempts to get out on my own, it was time to throw the recovery strap back to Joseph and the diesel beast of his. With a little tug and some tire spin the Pathfinder was free and we moved the offending boulder out of the way and we were in business again. We spent the rest of the morning exploring the Beef Basin Loop and some spurs off it and looking at ruins. Photos courtesy of Stephen Nielson and Scott Curtis

Day 1 Friday started off by meeting up with Joseph at about 10:30am and making the journey to Moab where we stopped for lunch at Pasta Jay’s. After topping off our tanks at the edge of town we continued on until we hit dirt off UT 211 at the beginning of the Cottonwood Canyon Road around three in the afternoon. Here we aired down and took one last look at pavement for the next few days. Always an enjoyable thing! We blasted down the Cottonwood Canyon Road and the beginnings of the Beef Basin Loop as we worked our ways to the Beef Basin wash and our first campsite. Both my copilot Scott and I reflected that the Pathfinder was pure luxury on these rutted/washboard roads in comparison to the Samurai. I knew it would be so, but wow. Getting out of the car after awhile on these roads didn’t feel like hitting solid ground after a bombing run over Berlin! Anyway, the wash road was fine until we hit the first creek crossing. Here the heavy rains we’ve been having had made for an interesting crossing. All the tracks stopped here and there was no evidence of traffic on the other side. Well, since we were “gangsta expo” as Joseph noted, we didn’t view this as much of a hinderance. So I popped the Pathfinder in 4-low for the first time in anger and headed down the relatively steep, very soft sandy hill into the creek bed and up the other side with no issue. Joseph followed with the Ultimate KJ idling like a turbo diesel should and we headed off into the overgrown trail to find camp. The trail had a few other sections that had been washed out a bit by the rains, but nothing too bad. It was fun to finally have the Pathfinder in 4-low and using it for what it was designed for though. We eventually made camp at about six or so and set about making ourselves comfortable. For Joseph this entailed setting up his slick ARB awning. For a rugged Australian this takes but 30 seconds. For Americans, two people and a bit longer. After setting up camp we just relaxed, took in the scenery and enjoyed a campfire under the clear night sky. Photos courtesy of Stephen Nielson and Scott Curtis

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