1994SEV6

changing spark plugs...? Uh..i didn't think it was that hard. You guys are acting like it's rocket science or something? I haven't studied it in detail or anything, but it seems like it would only take 10 mins? Unplug the boots, unscrew the plugs, replace plugs, and refit the boots. Not a huge deal. or am I totally wrong about this?

yeah...it was completely ridiculous. She didn't take responsibility at all. She pulled that @!*% where she blames what she did on a pre-existing problem. "Oh, the transmission broke because it was shifting hard last week" Going to put like 3 killswitches in when I swap the 5speed in

that's not true at all...the chicken tax was implemented in 1963 by Lyndon B. Johnson. Even if it wasn't in 1963, a Chevy Wagon would have nothing to do with the chicken tax whatsoever. The chicken tax was a tax on IMPORT light TRUCKS. Not domestic wagons. Hey, you may be cool, but don't go around making @!*% up. Thanks.

LOL. a lot. Transfer cases are pretty expensive. On top of that, they aren't easy to change. This isn't just "oh, i broke my transfer case. let me go buy another one from Advance Auto and change it out in 5mins". This isn't an oil change or anything. Unless you use it like everyday..all the time, I would just leave it alone. It kinda sounds like you use it a lot though. Changing a transfer case involves taking your transmission out, unbolting the transfer case from the transmission, and installing a new one. Swapping out the transmission and transfer case as one whole unit is a lot easier. I would go to a junkyard and find a wrecked pathfinder from your generation and buy it.

Right. I'm aware of the massive damage it caused. but my question is what happened? Did my gears weld themselves together, or did a clutch pack disintegrate, or what happened?

So...I posted a pretty long version of this on another forum, but I want to keep this short today. A little history: 130k on the truck. Transmission swapped into truck at 120k miles. transmission had 48k miles on it. Developed shift shock from 1st to 2nd about 2 weeks before this whole incident. Ok, so I had shift shock. I changed the fluid, but of course, that didn't do anything. My mom drove it, and the drain plug fell out. She parked it in a parking lot. It only takes about 30 seconds for all the fluid to come out of the transmission. ~4quarts/litres/a gallon She saw this massive fluid loss and drove it home anyway. The store was about 1/4 mile away from home. There was still about 5 litres in the torque converter, lines, and cooler. some of this liquid came out while driving it, but the remainder came out while parked at home. I went up and found the plug in rush hour traffic. No store had it, and it couldn't be bought online. I bought a gallon of ATF. It took the whole gallon to fill up the transmission. I knew it had to be pumped to the TC and cooler. I started it up in park for about 15 seconds. After being pumped through, the transmission was bone dry again. I put another 2 quarts in. It didn't even register on the dipstick. I put another 2 quarts in and ran it for about a minute. This put the total to 8 quarts. Advance Auto says my capacity is 8.4litres of fluid. I think that's about right. I thought it was safe at this point to try to drive it. I put it in reverse and it worked fine. I thought I was in the clear. I put it in drive and it raped me. I was idling inches at a time. Soooooo slow. When I tried to accelerate, it was VERY sluggish. When I got up to about 20mph, it was fine. It felt normal. I eventually concluded that when I put it in 'D', it is really in 3rd gear. When I manually put it in 1, I am in second gear. When I put it in 2, I am in 3rd gear. When I put it in D, it is in 3rd gear only. I have no overdrive. I have flipped the O/D switch on and off tons of times. I tried the fail-safe mode reset method or whatever. It describes the process in the service manual. It also mentions a "power mode indicator light" multiple times. I have no idea what this light is. IDK what "power mode" is. I have a little switch that says E-At on it, but it doesn't have a working light. I pulled my passenger seat out to check the ECU. I think I may have reset the codes while trying to figure out how to use it, but it said 55 The transmission works great in 2nd and 3rd gear. No slipping, grinding, noises...etc. I can drive it just fine, but I know that I will eventually burn up 2nd gear. That and I can't go above 45mph without blowing up the engine pretty much Thanks for any help in advance. I don't really give a @!*% about this auto anymore. I bought a 5speed for a swap, but I still want to know what might be going on inside it.

yeah..that thread is more like "i did it, and here are some pictures" It's really good compared to anything else I've found, but it doesn't cover everything, which is why I'm here. On top of that, I applied for a membership a week ago so I could PM that guy. They do some stupid "a moderator has to approve you" thing, and I still haven't been approved.

Maybe it's because I'm new to this site, but the search function isn't doing a whole lot for me. When I searched "automatic to manual" I got results about hubs, automatic trans issues, a V8 swap..nothing about what I'm talking about. I'm probably trying the wrong keywords or using the wrong settings?

OK. so, I don't want to make a novel out of this as I usually do, so here's what you need to know My automatic took an official crap the other day. The previous owner had already replaced it, but I guess he wasn't savvy of the trans coolers, so now THIS transmission is bad. I don't want to mess around with a THIRD automatic transmission at 130k miles. (By the way, I know what you might be thinking, but the 2nd trans only had 48k miles on it. installed at 120k) SO. with that being said, I want to go with a manual. This is for several reasons. First of all, I can't even find a damn automatic. I just can't find one. I've been to the 3 local junkyards and I can't find any suitable autos. All the nissans are either 5speeds, or have like 300k+ on the clock. Not a likely donor. Second, I just don't want to deal with the problems of the automatic. From what I understand, everything else is bulletproof on these trucks. The transmission is also, but only with a cooler. I would be perfectly fine sticking with the auto if it had the cooler and none of this happened. Third, I REALLY do want a 5speed. Not gonna lie. I've been on several forums and this seems to be the most promising. What I need help with: What EXACTLY do I need? Obviously, transmission. But what else? I've gotten the weirdest stuff. As far as I know, I need the transmission, transfer case, clutch pedal, pedal assembly, master cylinder, slave cylinder, the shift boots, fly wheel, pressure plates, Am I missing anything? Also, what tools do I need? The seller is pulling the transmission and transfer case for me. But he said anything else I want, I have to get myself. What tools do I need for this? I heard pretty much you can take a Nissan apart with a 10mm, 12mm, and 14mm socket and wrench. Anything else? Some person mentioned I also need 15mm, 17mm, and 19mm? LAST and more important part This is currently what is tripping me up I read that the gear ratios for the rear differential are different between the auto and the 5speed. The auto is like 4.32 and the manual is like 4.62? I don't know exactly, but they are different. So I thought "no big deal, I'll just buy the rear axle as well", but then someone said "you need the front differential too" That's a whole 'nother bag of rats. I can deal with the transmission. The transfer case is no problem. The pedal, assembly, master/slave cylinder..etc <- that I can do. I can even do the rear diff, but I don't want to mess around with the front differential. Then I have to mess around with the CV axles and the front differential driveshaft. What's the real truth? Come on Nissan experts, I need you here!! Any help would be more than perfect. Thanks in advance