Kittamaru

I have to admit... if I used ANYTHING to clean with, I'd wipe over it with Isopropyl alcohol to be certain... and then clean water for extra certainty. I've breathed funky fumes welding before (while in welding shop at school no less) and if my professor hadn't been paying attention, I likely could have been in deep cah-cah and passed out onto the welding surface.

See, I don't get it - I have the original factory alt in my truck (1990 SE V6) and it's running great. Even at idle, I hold between 13 and 14 volts (prolly 13.5). The needle never really seems to move from there, unless I turn EVERYTHING on all at the same time (A/C, High Beams, Stereo, and stomp the brakes)

That's a good question... I think the 89 uses vacuum to shift? Check your ECU for codes... might not be throwing a light, but may still have a code stored. Worth a shot, right? Also, try disengaging OD, shifting the rocker switch into Power mode... uhm... yeah, see if any of those help

I' help if I could, except I'm barely putting gas in my truck to get to work as it is Good luck to all! If I get a financial windfall, I'll be sure to help

or Prolly second one - the Smartruck Mk 3... it can withstand 150lb IED's and RPG's... I think it could keep the Zombies out and my family In

Ah, lol. Yeah, you guys have our winters beat for sure

Well, to be terribly honest... if you need to rock at all, you're already stuck As I said - I do minor off-road snow wheeling, as well as dealing with never-plowed roads (where I live, they don't plow any roads till it's half a foot or more, and they almost never plow my secondary roads till last, meaning there can sometimes be two feet or more) and I've never had issues, be it snow, ice, sleet, freezing rain, hail, mud, etc. *shrugs* I would agree, though, that for more hardcore off-roading, you'd prolly want manuals For the daily driver / weekend warrior, autos are just fine

I haven't studied my brakes in that much detail yet XD I only got the parts for em, I let my mechanic do the work - they're due soon I think so I'll take a closer look when I get the chance

Only thing I'm not understanding then... why is it the drum part looks as clean as the disk part (eg, no rust, no tarnish, nice, shiny metal) even though I NEVER use the handbrake? Like... I haven't touched the thing more than maybe once since I got the truck *blinks* Looking around online, I see a few places claiming the Sport Package came with rear drums INSTEAD of disk brakes... *blinks* now I'm really confused...

You sure? I'm pretty sure last time I had the brakes replaced I had to have all four, and the drum pads looked normal size to me (though... not that I'd really know what normal sized ones WERE... I just know the ones I replaced were a hella lot smaller (and worn out looking) than the ones I had put in). I could be wrong though *shrugs* lol

Actually, I have to change mine every time, as they are used with my normal brakes. I only know this because of the wear on them (and the fact I NEVER use my handbrake). It's kinda cool, and my mechanic says it could be a part of a towing package or something. All I know is last time I had the brakes checked (my mechanic does it while I'm there cause I like to watch and learn stuff from him) he showed me that 'cause he thought it was neat himself

I know that they were, except... these aren't rear disks. They're both drums AND disks... funky ass looking thing it is, and replacing both sets of break pads is a little expensive... but on the bright side the truck stops on a damned dime, even if you're towing

Only reason I haven't uploaded pics yet is... well... two reasons: A) I was hoping to upload my first round of images as part of a TOTM entry... but without either a good spot to go wheeling to pose, or the chance to repair the major rust damage on the quarterpanels (my poor Sheila! She has cancer of the quarterpanels... and other places ) I've been a bit shy about doing it. Yeah, the paint and decal work is definitely one of a kind... I've never seen another truck on the east coast with even a similar one. I'll see if I can get some pictures ASAP (probably Thursday as that's the only day I can really get a break from the new job, maybe earlier) and then I'll get em up

The foglights are mounted not in the bumper mounts but on supports under the bumper, she came with a slightly different interior than I've seen on other SE-V6's, the VIN is a little odd... mostly just tiny things here and there... the paint and decal job and the combo disk/rotor brakes in the rear being others

Problem is, the truck has only had 3 owners... one of which owned it only two years (1990-1992) before my grandfather bought it (and he never added anything) and then I bought it from him... And supposedly, the original owner was the CEO of Nissan back in 1990... if that's true or not I can't be certain, but it does have some... unique... features that fit as though they were factory standard.

It's not a rocker switch at all - under my dash is an orange pull-switch. Pull and the orange light inside lights up and the lights should come on. Push and they are supposed to go off I'm finding more and more non-factory standard things on my truck... has me kinda confuzzled.

Aighty, so, for a while I've had two issues with my fog lights - 1) When you pull the switch, they could take up to 5 seconds to turn on... I'm thinking bad relay? 2) The switch doesn't always illuminate. Now, they don't turn on at all... and for a while the switch would ALWAYS illuminate (when they stopped working) Now, neither the lights, nor the switch, illuminate. I'm thinking the relay is shot... but I don't have a manual and I have no idea where the fog light relay is, or even if they HAVE one for that matter. I know the lights are still good, so it's somewhere else in the circuit - ideas? Any ideas why the switch doesn't illuminate all the time?

It was down in Philly 2 years ago - they didn't plow our parking lot at school before the ice storm hit, so the snow got packed with ice on top That + a 30 degree incline made it an interesting maneuver, especially with the line of cars behind me... but she made it just fine

My autos have never let me down, and I've never gotten "stuck" - had a little trouble once, but it was backing up a nice incline out of a parking spot onto almost 4 inches of hard packed snow with an inch+ of ice on top... but that was more my fault than anything. once I put her in 4x4 low I was golden

This is going to sound bad... and I doubt it's it... have you tried using different / higher quality fuel? I had something similar to this happen once when I filled up at a cheapo gas station out of state... I guess they watered it down or something cause it ran like hell even after a second top off... finally had to run her near-dry and then refuel + water remove and it ran like a champ after that *shrugs*

I dunno, just seems like she bounces up and down a @!*%load in the rear - I never really measured it lol... Just a quick second thought - if my shocks are that worn out, and they've been this way at least 3-4 months... do I need to replace my rear springs since they've been bearing the extra load? And is there any specific damage I should look for? I know more than once I've hit the bump-stops after going over bumps *worry*

So... my rear end is still doing the weeble-wobble down the highway: When it happens - when you let off or kick onto the accelerator suddenly; during long, sloping turns when you hit a bump that moves the rear end. My thoughts - I know my shocks are next-to-shot... they're too light a weight shock for the truck, plus their old... at least 50k on em... I had my entire suspension checked out by my mechanic (say a prayer for him please... he had a tire EXPLODE on him the other day and it smacked him in the face... 29 faces... not his fault granted, the tire was faulty and exploded when it was under half full) and he said other than the anti-sway bar... I think he said end links?... were a little weak, but still good. Only thing I can think of, is that the bad shocks are mucking with it... I mean hell, I can move the truck up and down almost 2-3 feet just by pushing and pulling on the rear end... Am I on the right track?

I guess... I did go approx 55 miles @ 85 MPH drafting a big-rig (no, not tailgating... you can draft a big-rig at 15 feet away, which is still enough for him to see you )

Then all you do is tell him these five simple words: Video or it didn't happen. When he can't produce, laugh at him and walk away knowing your Pathfinder is superior in every desirable way

Heh, she's sleeping I managed to wear her out earlier... surprisingly... *blinks slightly confused* OH, btw - average mileage so far on this trip: 21.5 MPG. This is holding around 75 MPH average speed on the highway (and I was still being passed, ugh!)