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What is this "rust" stuff you speak of? (Says the man from Texas.) :tonguefinger:

Your coolant temp sensor (or the wiring to it) has probably died. But if you're too cheap to spend the $10 for a fuel pressure gauge, you're probably going to be too cheap to replace that. I advise you to sell the truck and get something that's "cheap" enough for you two to work on. :tonguefinger:

89: 2 door only, 4 cylinder was Z24I, 6 cylinder was VG30I ("I" is for throttle body fuel injection). 90: 2 and 4 door available (2 door '90s are rare), 4 cylinder became KA24E, 6 cylinder became VG30E ("E' is for multiport fuel injection - throttle body injection sucks, IMHO), minor interior trim changes including different instrument panel (IIRC). Late 90 production has remote keyless entry and alarm available, may have been standard on SE. Other than the above and some other minor stuff, there isn't really any significant differences between an 89 and 90. The 90 versions will make more power because of the fuel injection system differences.

Could be bad front caliper on the side opposite of the pull. Could be bad wheel cylinder (in the rear, again side opposite the pull). Finally, could be bad compression rods or rod bushings up front.

Translation: First, many thanks to all of you for your help. The only thing I did not understand is "centerlink"; I do not know what this is. Thanks again for your replies. Another thing, I do not know what "idle speed control" on my ECU means and I wanted to know if it was used for {something} (sorry, I don't know the word "servait", and can't find it in my French dictionary - GP) to put on "high". **** Le "centerlink" est la grande poutre qui relie chacun la biellette de direction à l'autre et de la boîte de pilotage du bras. Si tel est usée ou endommagée, elle peut causer vos problèmes. [The centerlink is the big beam that connects each tie rod to the other and to the Pitman arm. (yes, I know, that's horrible English, but that's the best way I can put it in French. - GP) If that is worn or damaged, it can cause your problems.] "Idle Speed Control" sur votre ECU est ce qui détermine le taux de votre moteur pendant que votre véhicule est à l'arrêt. [idle Speed Control on your ECU is what determines the RPM of your engine while your truck is stationary.]

En Français: Si le centerlink est votre problème, le membre "hoohaa" sur ce site a centerlinks renforcées à la vente. En passant, quelqu'un a besoin de brûler l'Académie française. Ils font qu'il est difficile d'utiliser des mots importés en français sans recourir à des termes stupides inventées. Aucun délit prévu, évidemment. Translation: If the centerlink is your problem, member Hoohaa on this site has reinforced centerlinks for sale. As an aside, someone needs to burn down the French Academy. They make it difficult to use imported words in French without resorting to stupid fabricated terms. No offense intended, of course. *** My apologies to all for taking so long to translate posts - I am not a professional translator and French is actually a bloody difficult language to get right.

Translation: When I had the alignment done, the tie rod was not bent. The next day I went offroading; the first climb was fairly difficult (crossing bridges and holes) - my friends told me to stop because the wheels "started on the right and left very violently." (sorry, I just don't know what to make of this - GP) That's when we saw the right side tie rod was bent. Is it really this easy to bend tie rods when going offroad? If so, are there reinforced tie rods I can get?

What's your antifreeze/coolant composition?

OK, si vous aviez un alignement, mais on a remarqué que les biellettes de direction étaient tordues? [OK, so you had an alignment, but you noticed that the steering tie rods were twisted?] S'agit-il d'un problème avec les roues avant, roues arrière, ou les deux? [is it a problem with the front wheels, rear wheels, or both?] S'agit-il d'un carrossage ni d'un orteil problème? [is it a camber or toe problem?]

Translation: Je ne comprends toujours pas tout à fait quel est le problème. Cela résonne comme un problème de suspension. Avez-vous des photos de ce problème? [i'm still not quite understanding what the problem is. It sounds like a problem with the suspension. Do you have pictures of the problem?] MWS demande si vous avez eu une roue ou de la suspension d'alignement achevé après l'installation du 'kit suspension'. Cela est nécessaire après une telle modification. [MWS asks if you had a wheel or suspension alignment completed after installing the suspension lift. This is necessary after such a modification.]

Betcha his compression rod broke.

Je ne comprends pas ce que vous essayez de dire. Poser à nouveau en français, s'il vous plaît. (I knew my high school French would come in handy for something other than reading Peugeot service manuals.)

Haynes manuals are best for jack padding and firewood. Some of them contain bad advice, a few contain advice that if followed could destroy your vehicle. There are no TBI VG30s in 1990 US Pathfinders. We're ALL MPFI.

Not really. "My fan clutch is fine"? Well, fan clutches can go bad in an instant and he didn't state how long ago he replaced or checked it. In fact, I had a Hayden go bad on me two years ago - a week after I installed it. Moral of story: If the obvious part wasn't causing the problem, time to check and DOUBLECHECK everything else. Again.

I would be *really* interested in what your fuel pressure is before and after installing the device, as well as what a 4 gas analyzer said about how the truck was running.

Checked your fan clutch lately? It could be seized.

18" barrel is fine. 15" unless you go through the SBS process will land you in jail as it's a Federal Firearms Felony. 18" shotguns are called "cruiser guns" for a reason - because they're the right size to fit in a police cruiser. Those shotguns pictured above are just too long to fit in the Pathfinder in any way they'd be easy to access. If you put a 18" barrel on them, you can use any of the dashboard mounts that are available to police to mount them.

You should be able to use any 87-89 VG30i MAF. You *may* be able to use the one off the Z24i trucks too.

No, the most the VG30E in the PF/HBs got was 153hp and 180lb/ft. The Z31 300ZX non-turbos (VG30E) started out at 165hp and 174 lb/ft of torque. They got 5 more HP in 1987. The Z32 got the DE, and it *started* at 222hp. Um, didn't you claim you were importing JDM and other engines at one point? Why don't you know this?

The rationale when the law was written was that diesels were "more polluting" and converting a gas vehicle to diesel would result in more pollutants. The exception was that you could convert a gas vehicle that was offered as a diesel to that diesel powerplant as it would be an EPA certified configuration. That's *their* logic, not mine. And to clarify, I would *love* to have converted that Jeep, but I had (and still have) to stay legal. The 83 Caprice was available in a diesel from the factory (the ill fated Olds 350 Diesel), so your 83 could be original, or it could be converted to use the Olds 350D, legally.

Since this happened when you were climbing a hill, it could be fuel system related. I'd do a fuel pressure test and see what I got.

The heads will not clear the inner fender wells. That's why Nissan never offered the VG30DE in any of the D21/22/40 trucks.

Use the OE one. The thermostat will regulate temps.

I got it direct from the EPA about two years ago. I called them to see what the legality was of converting my Jeep Grand Wagoneer to diesel. Long story short - the answer is "no" and there's a bunch of regs and laws that all say that. I do some contracting to government/defense contractors. Any time there's an irregularity in *their* bookkeeping, *I* get audited.