Ramithepimp77

Well today I was up at the mountians shooting off some ammo and was THINKING about PATH FINDING when I noticed that even on an easier trail I was starting to rub again. This trail was a simple little trail that even the JGC (stock) that was with me made it with ease. I made it fine but hearing that noise again made me wonder... After my T-bars were cranked (THANKS 88) is it possible that they are just so bad they started "drooping" again? OR is it just that they settled and they may need more cranking? I also noticed that my temp gauge was higher than usual. I have NEVER EVER gone over the half way point. Even when I was at Sand Lake and pushin my rig pretty hard It stayed HALF and now its goin prolly 3/4s. I put the heat on full blast and that worked for a little bit than it went back up to 3/4s. After that I just stopped and gave the pathy a little rest and continued home after it was cooled down a bit. I would still like to go to BC but I honestly dont think it would be a great idea right now. As soon as I pay a little more to the tires and wheels im going to get that bod lift, were gonna install it (if the NWORC crew would be up for helpin me out again), and were gonna test it out. BEER AND PIZZA WILL BE PRESENT WHEN INSTALLING THE BOD LIFT (like i said IF your up for it)!!! Any ways sorry Aaron! So any in-put on the Tbars and the over heating thing would be wonderful. THANKS! Rami

OH YA!!! You might want to dissconnect the battery since I almost died when I changed my fuel filter. I was loosining the clamps and the wrench hit some little thing (i honestly dont know what its for) and it sparked while there was a little gas on my hands. Nothing caught on fire BUT it could have and then you guys would be sad cuz I would be gone! BE CAREFUL! Rami

Mines on the pass side right behind the battery. I think if yous is a V6 it shuold be in the same spot. All you do is.... LOCATE!!! From there its pretty easy. Loosen the clamps on the hoses (theres tow of them one on top and one on the bottom), pop the hoses off, put the new fuel filter in, and drive away! Rami

Every time I clean up my Pathfinder I end up just gettin it muddy again. Tomarrow (10/20/04) were goin shooting AKA ill get REAL muddy. Saturday Im going to Browns Camp with good ol' 88' and its just gonna get even more muddy. So Im just gonna wait for a few and then im gonna CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN. The worst thing EVER is workin under your rig when there is sand everywhere. I was disconnecting the exsaust and I got so much sand in my eyes I was getting PISSED! After you go play in the sand clean everything! Rami

Well Ill show you what my motor mount looked like... New one... Old one (notice the stud)... Side by side next to my dirty fan... Its been broken since I bought my pathy back in April im pretty sure. Something used to hit the bottom of my feet when ever I gave it a good amount of gas. Turns out it was the exshaust pipe (connected to engine GO FIGURE) was hitting the floor and thats why I kept gettin exshaust leaks. You were right Bernard! The motor mounts were pretty easy to get to ESPECIALLY when I took of the tire. Since I spent so much time trying to figure out how to replace the darn thing I pretty much bolted it up and un-bolted it every which way. I found that it was easier to take out the bolts that connect to the engine first (black arrows)... than take the weight of the engine off of them with the ol' jack. With enough pumps you shuold be able to take out the last two bolts out (yellow arrows) and ease the whole mount and the little bracket out toward the front of your pathy. The blue arrow is where the stud bolts in to the bracket. You can either bolt it to the bracket while you have the whole thing in you hands OR you can leave it a little loose so that you can have some play while your trying to put the upper bolts back on. Then you will need an open ended wrench and some pretty amazing arm possisions Maybe ill do an actual write up later with better photos and some more in depth goodies. Rami

Well it could be a pic like this but instead of the hardbodys they could be the 4 door and the and the R50 THE PIC!!! OR PIC 2 OR PIC 3 Just some ideas Rami P.S. That hot little 2 door is in fact mine!

DANG IT!!! Aaron beat me to it. The on and only thing I was gonna say was the fuel filter and HE BEAT ME!!! In my last car I would be stopped and it would start to bog then i would have to give it gas to keep it alive. Some times I would give it gas and when it down shifted it would seem that the engine actually died then started up real quick. Ever since I changed that fuel filter it hasnt really done that. Try it out The fuel filter is WAY easy to do and pretty cheap! Rami

Im sure Ill leave it be. If it needs to be changed than I will BUT if not, like u said, Ill leave it! Rami

I got the drivers side motor mount done but have not done the pass side. It was a task but not due to the fact that I have XL catcher mits but I couldnt get the bolts alligned. THAT was making me VERY mad. I hope the passenger side is WAY easier. Rami

Thasts what Brian and Aaron did to my rear ones! Now im happier than HAPPY! Rami

Phase one of motor mounts 2004/beer = good. Ill let yall know how it goes! Rami

Bernard you are a stallion! I read about the MM in my Haynes book and it seems so easy. I was gonna try it REAL soon. Ill check it out and let u know if I need help (which will prolly happen) SPEAKING OF STALLIONS... Id like to thank Aaron and Brian for helping me with my Pathfinder. They replaced my rear shocks and springs for me while I watched in pure awe! They also cranked the T-bars for me so that I would be able to turn with out having my tires rub. Now the only time the tires rub are when I turn REAL sharp and the front is compressed. THANKS GUYS!!!!! YAY FOR STALLIONS!!! Rami

Mr. SFM???? San Fransisco Meat? Single Friendly Male? Short Fat Man? OH I KNOW I KNOW~ SAUSAGE FINGER MAN!!!! HAHAHAHHAHAHAH ( i knew all along I was chucklin the whole time I posted this). Rami

Im 6'7"ish and about the weight of a Geo Metro and I seem to have problems sleepin in the back, the front, on a couch, basiclly anywhere other than floors and my lovely lovely bed (KING SIZED) Rami

THAT RIGHT THERE IS DRUNK RAMI TALKIN'!!! Rami

A crank will help.. I hope that romarrow it will end up helpin alot. Rmami.

JOE JOE JOE whats up???? Rmai P{z.S> I cant feel my arms

Ya im so happy happy happy! Im sure they will help out alot when I head up to the mountians again. Rami

I got a smell on the way to work and back and then to my buddies and then home from his house and then...... EVERYWHERE!!! Rami

WOW that same thing happened to me but it DID burn a hole in my carpet. The smell keeps commin back and I changed the "flange gaskets" or whatever they are called last night and today on my way to work i swear that stuff was starting up again. I started a post called "Motor Mounts" to see if anyone else has had the problem. Rami

CUZ THIS IS MY UNITED STATES OF WHATEVER!!! Rami

Im still waitin on the rain so I can get them muddy and see how they do. Rami

LOL I almost spit pizza all over my new moiter. the way I figured it out was.... Brian (pres of N.W.O.R.C.) was driving my pathy when we were at sand lake. He asked me what was hitting the floor boards (directly under where ur feet would be while driving) I said I didnt know I have wondered the same thing since I had gotten my pathy towards the end of April 04. Brian was tellin me different things that it COULD be and then all of the sudden he was like "ITS UR MOTOR MOUNTS!!!" I asked how he knew and he said "When ever u give it gas your (insert name of the shifter thing that makes you shift in to 4 wheel drive here) shifts to the right. SEE?" I said ya i could see. Then he stopped the car and jumped out opend the hood and said "WATCH!" so he gave it some gas while his other foot was on the brake of corse and the engine almost fliped out of the engine bay. So basiclly I figured NOTHING out. It was all Brian and his vehicle knowledge telling me what was goin on. If I do end up doin it my self I will let u guys know how it was and maybe do a little write up or somethin. That would be exciting. Rami

Sore subject? Rami

I called to see how much it would be to replace the motor mounts in my Pathfinder (THANK YOU SAND LAKE) and the first place I called said that labor would be $85 and the parts would be... DRUM ROLL PLEASE... $280 for both. So I said WHAT??? and said some other words that cant be posted. That seems a little high to me. Is that right? What about doin this on my own. Where would I get less expensive parts and how hard is it? Keep in mind I have Ball Park Franks for fingers. Rami