Kittamaru

My stock carrier has 18 years on it... cept for a little rust, nothing is wrong with it... *runs off to find some wood to knock on*

What do you guys think of LPG and is it even available in the US? I've read some pros and cons based on the fuel saving tips thread... any more discussion you'd all like to add?

Just use a paperclip and some craft paper to fashion a bodge needle... it'll tell you what you need to know. I've gotten my truck up to around 6750 rpm before... only once and it was only because I HAD to or I was going to get slammed in the ass by an 18 wheeler. Thankfully, no damage done.

Driving my Pathy at different highway speeds (everywhere from 75mph to 55 mph) I think we hit that max effectiveness around 65? That's when I'm sitting right on 2500 rpm and she seems to have the least resistance... like the airflow is JUST right to cut as well as that big ole brick front end is going to.

The thing with 4lo is to make sure the gears have all stopped turning. Be sure you are STOPPED, and have been stopped for a few seconds after putting the shifter into neutral. Then, pull the 4x4 lever into neutral, push it down, and SLAM it home into 4x4 lo. It may still make a little noise depending on if all the gears have stopped moving or not - I guess because of how far the gearing gets "geared down", the gears don't syncro-mesh right away when moving from 4hi to 4lo, hence the funky noises.

for some reason, I have memory of someone saying not to use silicone on the gaskets... use a rubber based sealant. I can't figure out why I remember that... can someone more knowledgable give a better answer?

SE - my Shiela is an SE, and I love her dearly! What models have mirror defrosters??? 0_o didn't know any pathy's pre 2000 came with em XD

KK, kawai cool

I think my autos are stuck... which is strange because 4wd works great still and last winter my hubs worked great. How difficult is the conversion to Warn Manual hubs... I may just do that and be done with it... would bolster my gas mileage a bit too

my CV's are turning in 2wd... Least I think they are...

My Check Engine Light came on 3 times in the 10 minutes highway it took to get from, of all places, my automotive class and home. Came on for a few seconds, I'd let off the accelerator, and it'd go off. Wasn't blinking... no obvious reason I can think of. I was maintaining 70 MPH (which is about 5 mph less than the rest of the traffic) and it only came on about 4 minutes into the drive... once I got off the highway it didn't come on the other 5 minutes to my house. Only thing I can think of is that it's raining and VERY humid compared to what it's been the last... month or so. My RPM's were stable, power was good, no surging... nothing out of the ordinary cept for that damned disconcerting yellow light XD Any ideas? Should I just take it to the dearlership and have them check for stored codes?

I'd like to know the stock ride height myself... I lifted mine up because it was sagging badly... I had to get it re-cambered and re-aligned, and my CV boots are making funky noises... I think I went a little TOO high... the ride is also rock hard

What about getting summer tires (smaller treads) instead of all terrains? And lighter rims? I'm thinking of getting a set of smaller, lighter tires and lightweight rims for my rig. I can change it to the all terrains and my stock rims when I start wheeling Also, yes, any exhaust manifold leaks you have, fix them... mine is leaking and it's cost me about 2 mpg...

Okay, I revise my previous statement - mention to them that you are worried about how far away it sticks out... see if they can, maybe, shorten it a little? I'm not 100% sure if this is an actual metal line or a rubber one... I'm assuming metal?

Take it back to them and tell them either they do it right, or they don't get paid.

I dunno what to tell ya mate... my auto is goin great... What tranny oil do you use? I know there's something about brass fittings in the tranny that can be damaged by some modern trans oil...

The pictures will have to wait My father attempted suicide yesterday... *sighs* I don't have much time for personal pleasures at the moment...

You need the manifolds and such due to backpressure needs.

Hm... that's odd. Try having the codes pulled anyway. Where do you live? Eg, state. If it's near any of our more advanced members, they might be able to help you.

What RPM were you getting? and I'm assuming Automatic? Mines an auto and, when it's cold, it sometimes wont' shift into third below 50 MPH. RPM are a LITTLE high (just above 3k) but the OD does engage *shrugs*. Once it warms up, I can get it to drop into 3rd + OD and sometimes if I go up to 50 I can get the TC to lock up too Might not be anything to worry about.

*shakes his head* without a data plan, i get charged something stupid like 50 cents per KB sent *shrugs* I got my digital working again - I'll get pictures today

Heh, I don't have a data transfer plan... my fiance and I went with a very basic plan because it was what we could afford at the time.

My cell phone can't upload to my PC... sadly I dont' have the connectors for it. I'll get some up... somehow...

I'm thinking maybe my old auto hubs never unlocked? I don't hear a click since the lift when I disengage them and backup... *sighs softly* I'll lower it and see if it fixes it... pics... as soon as I get a way to do so... my damned camera stopped working with the PC

My mechanic took a look at it (free of charge) and, after looking under the truck for all of two seconds, said it's likely the CV joints / boots. They are at a very extreme angle due to the lift I put on - apparently I severely overshot when tweaking the T-bars (the front end is higher than the back end now) I'll lower the front an inch or two and see if it helps... I'll need to look into UCA's I assume? I just tried a search, but didn't find what I was looking for - I'd like to lift both the front and back a little... eventually, i want to go with a full suspension lift. Is it possible to fix the problem with my CV's by installing new control arms? Or would that not affect it at all? *shrugs* I may just lower her back down and then do the true suspension lift via calmini or rancho or someone like that Any suggestions?