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WarthogWD21

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WarthogWD21 last won the day on June 11 2012

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About WarthogWD21

  • Birthday 10/31/1992

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  • Your Pathfinder Info
    Mines a 1988 Pathfinder SE V6. For the suspension I swapped out the A arms and rear coil springs, removed the sway bars, and added longer/tougher shocks. There is no body lift. I ended up cutting off the roof because I felt it was a bit claustrophobic in the back and my friends weren't having a good time sitting in the back when I ran trails and went adventuring. I added the 2" DOE approved roll cage for support, looks, functionality, and of course just in case I tip over. It is welded directly to the frame in the back and to a reinforced position in the engine bay. I'm running 31" tires with my rig. I enjoy going everywhere! My future plans are too add a winch, and once the front cv shafts go or I get the money do a solid axle conversion. I want the pathy to keep going for many years! You can watch me screw around on my youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/WarthogD21?feature=guide
  • Mechanical Skill Level
    Skilled/Experienced Mechanic
  • Your Age
    16-21
  • What do you consider yourself?
    Weekend Warrior
  • Model
    SE
  • Year
    1988

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    josh.vail@ymai.com

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    San Diego County
  • Country
    United States

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  1. check the distributor, there are two wires that go to it, if one is unplugged it will make the Crank Angle Sensor/Camshaft Position Sensor go off and throw off your engine.
  2. How annoying. But as far as contaminents go, this pathfinder is full of sand, clay, rock, dust, and everything you can think of. I don't know why it still runs. Or how for that matter
  3. Yes it did, this monster runs after sitting for 3 months. Yhe torsion bar on the passenger side is shot , belts sounds terrible, white smoke is coming from the motor/carb and when idling it goes around 550-900 rpm. So I have my hands full for awhile. I thought my Land Rover had problems Thank you very much. When I first had this issue I tried bringing it here and my ability to describe the problem was terrible so I couldn't resolve it. Thanks again
  4. Welp, I didn't put on paintlines so that idea goes out the window. I need this thing to run, so what ever needs to happen.
  5. Hey everyone, if you remember I was going to get rid of my Pathfinder because of lack of interest and no willingness to fix the problem but I couldn't bring myself to get rid of it and it has been sitting under my carport for a few months. Anyhow, I found some inpiration and I want to get the little guy running again. Here is the summary, the distributor was pulled and now the engine is out of wack and I can't get it back in the right position. I believe the cam shaft position sensor is shot but I would like to get the car running before I pay $200 for a new sensor (price is from O reily Auto parts, if you know a cheaper place that I can buy in person feel free to tell me). So my question is how do I align my motor? I know about the little marks on the distributor to drop it in correctly, but it wont slide it when lined up, so I'm assuming the motor isn't in the correct position. Some notes : I removed the A/C system and in the photos the alternator isn't attached along with the bracket that holds it for better access. Also the air intake is off, again for better access.
  6. Well. Somewhere between the rusted out frame and body along with failing drivetrain (tranny and motor) I lost hope. I still have in sitting under my car port so I guess we'll see what happens. Maybe I'll hand it over to someone who wants to tinker with it.
  7. Well everyone, unfortunately this weekend myself and a mechanic were doing some work on the pathfinder, trying to get it running again but with no luck. There are too many issues to mention and sadly, it looks like the end of the road for this 88 pathfinder. It has over 300k miles on it and if the odometer worked for @!*% I could give a more accurate number. This thing took a beating and finally quit. Thank you to everyone who tried to help me get it running.
  8. please excuse the crappy pictures, that is just a small cylinder like object. I don't know what it is. But it isn't a bolt.
  9. I assure you there are no more bolts unless the sensor comes off from the bottom
  10. This is what I'm looking at. I removed the 2 screws over the brass cap but can remove the rotor to remove the cap to get to the sensor.
  11. It looks like I'm way late to drop in on this conversation but I have done a 3" suspension lift on my 1988 pathfinder. Personally I don't like body lifts, besides I have an automatic transmission so it makes it a bit more complicated and I don't want to deal with that. Anyhow, I bought a kit from 4x4 parts that included longer coil springs and new upper "A" arms for $300. After doing the swap I had an alignment done on the front since the new "A" arms screwed it up and I worked with one of the mechanics at Firestone to use my torsion bars to there max without ruining the alignment. This gave it a really nice 3" lift but it was extremely limited. No articulation and things weren't working properly. So I ended up removing the sway bars, adding longer shocks and swapping out the stock tires for some 31's (cost me about $1000 for all of that) . This gave me amazing articulation and off road handling. But terrible on road performance, but that's ok for me. This isn't my daily driver. It didn't take long (maybe 2 trips out to Anza Borrego)for the CV boots to tear or slip off the half-shaft from the flexing. I replaced the half shafts for the hell of it, and it happened again. O well. So in my opinion the only sound way to go is a solid axle swap for the front. The rear however performs without any issues. Those are all the parts I replaced. The only thing I ever noticed being an issue is that the parking brake cable stops the rear axle from flexing at some point which is a big problem but only when flexed 18"+ from normal sitting position. Overall this lift has gotten me about anywhere! Only thing I'm missing is some lockers and manual hubs! I hope this helps anyone else who reads this!
  12. How do I pull off the rotor head in the distributor? Give it a pull? 'Cause I don't see any screws or anything. Thanks again.
  13. Ok thank you. That's a relief. I'm going to go ahead and have the sensor replaced this weekend and see what happens.
  14. Does anyone know where the cam shaft position sensor is? Someone told me near the bell housing but I have no Idea.
  15. Is there anyway to test it? would there be a visible way to tell if its shot? I have a multimeter ..
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