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Ok so I took my fan and shroud off to have a look at the bypass hose and thermostat housing and I do not see/feel any thing wet, I took some photos of it and ill upload them later as I'm going into surgery now and ill be knock out for a few hours(truck is apart on my driveway ATM)

No my truck is running fine within a 20-30 min drive it stays under the half mark between C and H

Ok we'll I'm gonna try and take the fan and shoud right now and see if it is a hose or the housing... If it is the hose or housing, would I still need to take the timing belt cover off? Or would I be able to change that stuff without touching the timing belt? Would make everything much easier

OK first off i wanna say is THANK YOU ALL!!!!! for all of your replys!!! I cant say this more enough! you guys are really going indept and helping me understand.n now i went outside (2am) haha and took a few more photos to make sure that this is the water pump and not a hose! i am under my truck. engine is < and the fan/front of truck is > that drip mark is where its leaking another view is that bolt the draining bolt? if so its not leaking from there. ok so now thats out of the way, i now know it has to be the water pump Now i found this awesome video that shows step by step of how to change thw water pump and timing belt off a 1994 nissan pick up v6 and this is the same engine as my 1994 pathfinder. ^ this video is 3 parts and this guy does a really good job showing how to do it but the only thing im getting confused about is this guy didnt do the tdc and the part when he tightens the timing belt. i dont understand what he means when he puts it on 40 degrees and stuff. to tell you guys the truth i felt much better of how to install the timing belt before i watched this video but now that i saw this i am afraid i might f$%k something up the mechanic that said he will do it for $350 will get all his parts from pepboys or autozone (water pump, timing belt) is it worth it?

Thanks for this write up... You make it seem so easy!!! I saw a video on YouTube that the guy took the whole front end off to get to the belt but I guess you don't need to? Just the fan and the shroud? What balancer are you talking about? Also what do you mean by intake TDC and not exhaust TDC. What does tdc stand for? If the rotor isn't in the first gear position how do I make it first gear? When the truck is on park isn't it on first gear anyways? Should I just replace the thermostat anyway or I shouldn't even touch that? Ok so this is what I understand so far once I take the fan, shroud and timing belt cover off, make sure it's on first gear by looking at the rotor, count how many tooths are between the timing belt. Then loosing it and take that off, unbolt the water pump. Put the new pump in with the gasket and add sealant so it's on tight. Then slide in the new belt on, make sure the tooths are the right amount and pretty much put everything back in... Also drain the coolant first... Now tell me if there's anything I missed cause this sounds too easy. I know once I do it it's gonna feel different haha... I'm really thinking about buying the part now off of rockauto and give this a shot and save $300 as the parts only cost $50-$60

My truck as of now has 78k and also I got a quote from a friends step dad that has a shop for $350 to replace the water pump and timing belt.... It's much cheaper then what I thought.. I have a surgery tomorrow and I'm gonna be out of work and school till Monday... I'm thinking if I read the how to's change the timing belt over and over again I might do it myself since I have a lot of free time this weekend now... I don't have the book of my truck (94 pathfinder xe-v6) but how many tooths are between the belt? Are they counting the wells?

I myself never did a timing belt before. Do I need any special tools? I'm asking this because the way my father is telling sounds like its really difficult to do, then again maybe on these older trucks its easier?

Thing is I'm tight on cash and the if I take it to the shop for the timing belt they will charge me $500+ for just the belt!! Is the belt outside or inside the engine? If there is a water pump weep hose would that be hanging anywhere where I can see it? Would it leak a lot of coolant? Is that normal or should I replace that hose?(weep hose)

no that weep hole is for the ac and its dry right where im pointing is where its leaking on that disk

ok i just got back from class and my truck drove fine now i walked outside and saw green coolant leaking under my truck, took my skid plate off to see where its coming from, no hoses are leaking but its leaking right under the alternature. can it be that the water pump is gone? i turn my engine on and it starts leaking again and in the same spot here is a photo is this hard to replace oneself? how much is this part? is it just worth it to take it to a shop and have them install it? this is my daily driver so i need this truck. thanks for the help guys

no the ones i was talking about were these i dont like the square lights and that light bar looks ugly to me haha

oh sorry thats what i meant haha thanks for that info

what are the benefits of having a chrome one vs. non chromes? besides the rusting... is it possible to paint the pipe black with heat resistant paint? or would that be a bad idea?

Thanks alot for the photos and video. now i see that it doesnt seem that hard to install pretty much looks like the u bolt, bolts in on a hole that is already there which makes it much easier then needing to drill a hole!! and do you still have the stock cat on?! i think before i even install this i will have to replace my 18 year old cat haha. maybe with a magaflow one? thanks again for the photos and video!

thanks for the info really helped me out. yes i still have the stock steering stabilizer, what brand would be good to replace these as well? i will get the rancho as i heard only good things from them and i will check my bump stops in the morning to see if they are destoryed or good haha thanks man! also i dont know if this will change what you said but my truck came stock with 235/75/15 tires so the 31x10.5s are not stock. at least not on my truck that is and i had to trim my fenders a bit to get them to clear when i took sharp turns

Also I'm running the stock shocks, what would you guys recommend on aftermarket shocks for our trucks? Thanks for the help guys

Hi I'm just learning as of now what bumps stops are. What size would be the best for the front and what would be the best for the rear... From watching a few videos I see that bump stops are on the shocks what are the upper and lower your talking about? And the rears are rectangle shapes? Maybe the videos I saw we're all for cars haha, anyone care to inform me a little on bump stops for our trucks? Idk if this would help but I'm in stock height with 31's and I never touched the bump stops. So I think it's time to change them

i just connected my radio antenna to my cb so i dont have to figure out where to put a huge antenna somewhere haha it works good to me... downfall is i only get like maybe a mile lol but i only use it when i go offroading with friends and they arent a mile away from me just a few hundred feet!

WOW !!! thanks for all that info! i would have never known! this makes me want to get it even more!! hey jamesrich can you do me a favor and take a photo of it under your truck so i can see how it really looks haha if you dont mind. and i kinda like it to be somewhat louder then the stock muffler

yes this is the whole reason i was thinking about it, just for the 2.5 piping... isnt the muffler welded on tho?

Thanks man, looking forward for the video

http://www.amazon.com/Gibson-12200-Single-Exhaust-System/dp/B000L9G32E/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1349669215&sr=1-1&keywords=12200+gibson just incase anyone couldnt find the aluminized one

yes how does it sound?!?! post up a video if you can!

Do you happen to have a link? Or model number? I'm only asking cause I checked and couldn't find it

this is the specs of the rims i beleive i have.... bought them on craigslist so maybe the guy didnt know what he had? http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CRR-3425860/