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Life Soon kicked my butt. long story short, i had women problems. Then finished school, Had to move, and now i am back and settled in my home state of Alaska. I got a New project, I will start a new thread for that. a... new introduction so to speak.

in about an hour, I will be doing this repair myself.

alright, so I think I have a leaking manual tranny, ive been cheaking engine oil and its not going down at all. I have oil driping on to the exhaust pipe that runs under the engine and tranny, to me that seems like a fire hazard, do you all think its the tranny? or perhaps there is a pin hole in my rubber brake likes that squirt exhaust during hard breaking.

I don't get why Nissan would want to put such a low ratio in the older pathys, the fact that they changed it in 97 makes me think they had a "My Bad" moment.

Well your welcome to that. would a 97 vg33 4wd tranny fit a 95 vg30 pathy 4wd? or would it require some modifications?

hey guys, quick question, 27-29 hundred rpm at 65 ish on the highway with 31 inch tires (235 are the stock size suppose to be on here) normal for the tire size? its a manual tranny, 4wd system, not engaged of course.

according to my classes here at UTI the rear axle on most vehicles can fall out of alignment, it is rare for it to happen but it does happen, you might want to go in and get it checked out.

Need a right up on how you did this! wish pics!

ohhh, opportunity to steal this thread, I had a question about the steering wheel clock spring, My horn and my Cruise control buttons arnt working, my cruise control is lighting up on the switch, and I know my horn is making contact with the contacts behind the wheel, also I checked the fuses, no blown fuses, and i don't think the cruise control operaites under a relay? My guess is the clock spring? what do you all think?

Found this video on youtube. thought it might be helpful for everyone out there. should be helpfull

yea, its a cluster from a 95 like mine, only difference is it is a 2x4 manual pathy, mine is a 4x4. but from what I can tell, same gauge, right down to the screws in the back.

So, I replaced the old gauge cluster and lock timer, new ones work, cept the new tach does act up only slightly, least it works 90% better then the last, what I am asking is, what parts usualy go bad on the boards, so when I volt test them, what am I looking for? im going to try and fix them both.

I lost my cord for my camera, pics will come in the morn!

Alright, so I am on a quest, to make a cross the USA highway/street friendly/ more economic yet still off-road/fun capable pathy. Man what a mouthful! So, First off, A much needed update about my pathy. It is a 95, Dark blue, XE, LSD, Vg30, Manual trans, rear tire carrier, (pic will be inserted!) Bought it here in Arizona from the previous owners Mother. apparently the dude past away and his mom and brother where trying to sell it. the dude used it as an off-road play toy, he bought it and only fixed it enough so the thing passed IM and ran, then proceeded to try and beat the thing to death in the dunes (im assuming this cause of the issues I had found) Problems : Broken exhaust mani studs, Bad window and door weather stripping, Rear dome light housing heat cracked, Wiring problems, Door Lock phantoms, Rear hatch Switch problems, EGR valve problems, Vacuum problems, Broken washer fluid pumps, Worn window wiper motor, The list goes on.... Pro's: Rust free, or so what it appears to be, Good engine and trans, as far as my UTI studys so far tell me (5-6th phase, going through intro to powertrains at the moment) Unbroken rear lights, Only minor body damage (personal idea on the subject), stock roof rack, Great cloth interior, only minor stains, paint is good for a sun baked area, came with 2 original sized tires, new condition (just need two more, the 31's are giving me a noticeable power lose compared to my old 88 pathy) Lego wheels, bottle jack, radio. the list goes on there as well. Will post the pictures in a moment, its dark outside but I think my cam can handle that. So far I have replaced passenger side ball joints, driver side is next, some new shocks, replaced the EGR bpt or is it btp valve, Fixed some vacuum lines, worked retraced some wires to see if I can find a problem with the, found the under dash torn through to have a viper auto start/ alarm put in, probably why my horn does not work. Replaced the Door lock timer, locks work now, Put in new rear speakers, soon to delete factory amps, found and put in a original 95 pathy front driver seat, old red driver seat from an older pathy was taken out and now is a temporary chair in the living room. replaced a bad center bezel and fixed the 12v outlet, Replaced shifter knob with a shifter knob that says it will make the pathy go faster. but I think it just makes the shifter look cool. Pics soon to fallow!

the part about going up past 3000 and nearly 4000 rpm on the highway is what im attempting to fix with the 6 speed, that and the getting up to speed as stated, I find that with the 5 speed I have to shift at 2600-3000 rpm with every shift otherwise the engine gets a little groggy or dosent want to respond as well to the shift change. what im attempting to do is ease the work the engine has to do to get up to speed to help it along with a smoother transition from gear 1-5 or 1-6, I plan on taking this pathy after school when my depts. are paid across country, visit all the sites I want to see, and explore a few trails here and there and perhaps meet a few new pathys along the way. I understand that the pathy isn't the quickest, nore the lightest of vehicles around, but as a Nissan pathy lover, and the other lovers on here I think you could understand why I just don't buy a new mode of transportation. I first would like to thank everyone for there input, it has been something to chew on, I would like to find a 6speed that would fit a vg30, or maybe as someone suggested, find a more suitable gear for the transmission, If it did come down to changing the ratio in the dif then I am sure someone has a suggestion to that right away. anyways, thanks again for the reply's I like the ideas, and I like the way this topic has taken lol, doing some research on my end as well, will let you know the progress!