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I work at a hotel that is the middle of a desert and it is not uncommon for people to break down while passing through on their way to L.A. About a month ago a guy arrived at the hotel and told me his engine blew up in his truck while coming over the mountain pass on the other side of the river (Colorado River)- he had the truck towed to our parking lot and stayed a couple days trying to find a junker to come and pick it up to no avail ( it is an hour and a half to anywhere from where I live). At the end of his stay he surprised me and gifted the truck to me, I had been admiring it, thinking about what I would do with it (mainly what I could take off of it and put on my Pathy)- It is a 1995 Mistubishi Montero, complete with mudding tires, Con-Ferr Porthole Roof Rack and an ARB bumper. I've been scratching my head now for a while about what I can port over to my Pathfinder- thus far I have only taken the rack off as it was the easiest and most straightforward thing. In short- what would you do in this situation? The engine definitely has a broken piston and a rebuild would be too expensive. I am pretty sure the radiator is shot as well as it copious amounts of oil in it.

Thanks for all the info Precise, I will have a professional do it. This is definitely something I am learning from. I appreciate all the help everyone has offered.

Adamzan, Yes, that was a mistake- and a novice one at that. I am a beginner mechanic and fixing up my Pathy is my first foray into this kind of thing. I am to understand that I can fix/restore the threads with a tap if I need to? Sorry about the question but I really don't know.

Thanks for the quick reply Precise1, I purchased my replacement bolts from nissanpartszone.com- I don't believe they were OEM but there was no note stating a difference in length. I compared them to the old bolt and they seemed to be the same (old bolt's threads were stripped though?). I only had one bolt on my upper control arm mount...pretty sure that was the work of the PO, they did some crazy things to my Pathy. Getting the replacement into the hole that had been missing a bolt was very easy however, the other hole was very difficult. I would torque it in most of the way and then it would become loose again. A couple threads on the replacement bolt did get stripped in this process. I sought help from a more experienced mechanic and he ended up using an impact wrench and finishing it up with a tire iron. There weren't any problems initially but I did go wheeling the next day as I was pretty eager and my rig had been out of order for a while. Perhaps this was a novice mistake on my part. I will check the tension rod bushing and re-torque the bolts as you recommended. Thanks for the help!

A few days ago I replaced the worn bolts on my driver's side upper link spindle and I have noticed since then there is a clinking noise whenever I hit a bump- It's pretty unsettling. I did an inspection and initially thought it was a problem with the bushings on the stabilizer bar but I am having second thoughts as the sound and "feel" of the noise is feeling more centered around the pedals...like underneath a little to the right- if that makes any sense. I'd appreciate any guesses, thanks for the help.

Very cool, the camo is a bit too busy for me but I always admire someone undertaking mods like this.

226,XXX. Still runs like a charm. Just changed the oil to show it some love. Man I love my Pathy.

Nissanpartszone.com has exploded view diagrams as well, you can order parts through them though.

Nissanpartszone.com has exploded view diagrams as well, you can order parts through them though.

Same thing happened to me recently, I'm not really mechanically inclined (currently learning) but between the information in this post and the FSM I will hopefully be able to resolve the issue. NPORA saves the day again.