Kittamaru

1990 Pathy, mostly stock - doing some minor upgrades this weekend, but I had a question pop into my head: The truck slows down VERY quickly compared to every other vehicle I've ever driven... now, I know it's as aerodynamic as your average TOWNHOUSE, but still... I'm thinking things that I cna do in my driveway with limited equipment... re-lubing auto-hubs, swapping to manual hubs maybe? Just curious

*grins* Cold as balls lately eh? I only hate it cause of how dry it makes my nose feel geh! But yeah, sounds good to me - the cooler came with approx 2.5 feet of extra tubing - think that's enough?

I wouldn't say cold climate, more temperate... it goes down to around 0 in winter, and hits around 90-100 in summer *shrugs* Though, I eventually plan to move to montanna

Yeah, i do have a heated garage Any suggestions on what thickness to use to fab the brackets out of? Also, do I mount in front of or behind the main radiator? Wish I could afford to do an e-fan swap while I was at it *shrugs*

Buh... slammed as in accident? Or... is that street for something?

Well, I don't have any metal to fab with, and I need to get whatever I need by Saturday - any ideas on where I can get that? I'll go to home depot tomorrow.

Aighty, well, I couldn't get the Nissan D Matic Fluid itself from the dealership (they "didn't have any for sale"... and wanted to charge an exorbinant amount to do it themselves) so I went to Advanced and got a Dexron 3 fluid that is comprable to Castrol products. 2 days left till I take the plunge! I now have: Tranny Fluid x4 Gallons Tranny Pan Gasket x1 Tranny Filter x1 Tranny Cooler + mounting stuff Spark Plugs x6 Spark Plug Wires x6 Jack Stands x 4 Jacks x2 Workspace - Heated Tools (wrenches, sockets, deadblow hammer, rubber mallet, et al) PB Blaster x1 can I am slightly worried... the tranny cooler says to mount it via 4 nylon straps, 4 rubber spacers, and 4 nylon nuts... by pushing the straps between the fins on the cooler itself and then thru the rubber spacer, and then thru the radiator fins... then clamp it with the nylon nuts... any suggestions? Is this... standard?

Yeah, but you said some isn't good for it? Anything on the label I should be looking out for?

Hm, greg, doing some searches I'm hearing the Nissan ATF has some shearing issues? *shrugs* Dunno what that means. Anyway - that works for the good stuff. What would you recommend for the cheap stuff that's only going to be used during the flush? Some dexron 2?

I don't really have a rough shifting problem - only occassionally from first to second if I've slowed down then accelerate hard... but that's very rare and I think it's more me pushing the truck harder (hey, you have an 18 wheeler nearly run you down )

*laughs* Well, like I said - that's why I'm here - the computer said something he didn't think was right, but he didn't know what WAS right, and neither did I What would you personally use GrimGreg?

I'm not going to the dealer - going to Advanced Auto - the guy i was talking to wasn't too sure what one I needed (and openly admitted it) but he knew the same thing I did - one of the two would work, the other would eat the brass. Just... neither of us knew which.

The manual I have says Dexron 2 - but yeah, it's an auto. I forgot to mention - I also have an External transmission cooler (20,000 GVW) to install from Flex-A-Light.

Saturday, after my classes, my truck is getting some work done on it. I currently have Spark Plugs Spark Plug Wires Transmission Filter Transmission Pan Gasket External Transmission Cooler - 20,000 GVW What I need: Information Transmission Fluid I intend to drain and refill the transmission with cheap tranny fluid and run it a little to flush out as much @!*% as I can. Then I'll fill it with good, high-quality fluid. Problem is... I don't recall WHAT kind of fluid we need... and the search function refuses to work at all. Was it GL-4 or GL-5? I know one eats brass, the other doesn't. Anyway, case in point: I'm thinking of going with Royal Purple or something akin to that - any suggestions on Transmission Fluid? Also, is there anything in particular I need to know before I dive into this? I have a Haynes manual, but I know not to depend on that 100%. What tools will I need to do the plugs besides a ratchet+socket and extensions? What tools do I need for the transmission pan and fluid change beyond sockets and wrenches and the obvious rag and catch pan? Will I need to lift the vehicle considering I am running at stock height? I don't know if my belly will fit under it (yes, I have a bit of a gut, shut up ) but yeah. Is there any good way to get ALL 9 quarts of tranny fluid out (t-case and t-converter included)? Or is it best just to drain what I can, re-fill, run, re-drain, and refill? Do I need to do anything special to the gasket for the tranny pan? Should/could I use breaker fluid to get the tranny-pan bolts out? Anything else I'm missing? Thanks yall! Friday I get my hair cut so it's not in my face, then Saturday, I take the dive!

MyPath, didn't you do a write up on this? My current headlights, even with high quality bulbs, suck... so dim and the dispersion pattern just sucks. Can you give some suggestions on new parts? I've been looking around... but dont' see anything that seems to fit the mounts for a '90 pathy

Dude... I'd so pay for a set of those 0o' You willing?

Hm... I'll have to look into it.

I want a set of those Flares for my '90 o0' how much would you want to fab me up a set?

Lol, you laugh - I didn't when it decided to leave us stranded 5 miles from her home... wasn't till she got out to use a payphone that the truck started up 0o'

Buh

*shrugs* I know my truck has a personality... she actually hated a previous girlfriend of mine, to the point that my truck would REFUSE to start when she was sitting in it... it was weird!

Not sure what hose you are talking about - you got a pic by chance?

Strange... my #1 is Life Is A Highway - Rascal Flatts 1: Life Is a Highway - Rascal Flatts 2: Here - Rascal Flatts <- This one makes me cry sometimes 0o' 3: Stand - Rascal Flatts <- Helped me overcome a terrible breakup and lead me to my fiance 4-10 pending me leaving work and finding out

Problem - the stutter is gone, no CEL, and all is well and I haven't DONE anything yet 0o'

I don't think I trust them to be quality parts... Why...? From their Q&A Q: What about water running through the louvers and onto my engine? A: No problem. Water doesn't hurt your engine. After all, many car enthusiasts wash their engines many times each year. As explained in the directions, you don't want water to get on a distributor – but most vehicles built in the past 15 years don't have a distributor. If you do, and if it's a V8, the louvers will be outboard of that, so no problem. Also consider the alternator – but the louvers are usually far enough behind that not to matter. Otherwise the instructions provided explain how to make a rain diverter. Buh?