Kittamaru

I'm contemplating the cone setup till I can afford to fabricate my own snorkle... do you really think it's worth it considering I dont' have headers or a high-flow exhaust?

Hey dorky, don't leave us hanging! What was the culprit?

Is that safe to do though? I don't want to risk damaging my transmission Plus, when I do this, I plan to bypass the stock cooler and add a new one.

On the heels of the oil change, I'm looking at doing the same with my plugs, wires, and dizzy cap. next is transmission fluid. Any good tips on getting as much tranny fluid out as possible?

Like I said though, be sure to check for: Fuel Spark Air Compression Make sure you are getting those before worrying about timing... from what you're describing I'd bet it is the dizzy, but it's worth a shot.

I guess the checklist would be as follows: Do you have fuel getting to the chamber Do you have compression (cycling on starter) Do you have a spark Do you have air intake Check those four things first - it's most likely one of them

My concern is that the cone type could suck water in... isn't that a problem compared with the box style air filters? I'm looking at the K&N Replacement.

*chuckles* That answers that question - any manual you'd advise I get? I have access to a service manual due to my classes at school... but I seriously DOUBT they'd let me copy it all...

True, true But I just wanted the chance to say that back to ya after you did it, what, three times to me at least? Just takin the micky out on ya mate

Eh... I dont' know about that for the evap cannister... I'm no mechanic, and I don't know exactly what it does, but I know it's a bit important All your electronics are hooked up and charged?

Woah, woah, WOAH! Slow down there sparky! Aight, how much of it do you have hooked up?

the one I have only mentions the TBI setup as far as I've seen - I dunno, I'll have to find it and re-read it.

I consider it like 4x4 Standby - shifting into four wheel drive locks it in. Shifting out leaves it partway engaged, but without power to the front wheels. This allows you to drop it back into 4x4 while on the move.

I dunno... the Haynes manual says that it's TBI as well... but I can see the fuel lines for a MPFI setup *shrugs*

I know mine is MPFI because I can see the fuel rails, but I thought the VG30E was the TBI style too? I could be wrong... the Haynes manual says it's throttle body *shrugs*

Now I don't get it - how the hell does this help? Makes no real sense to me... best I can see it doing is filtering metalic crap out of the fuel...

*grins* Seems this time I caught you GhostPath

*nods* Got it done, damn does she sound purdy now. I'm going to do a second change in 1500 miles to flush out any crap... just a precaution for being nearly 3.5k miles overdue on standard run-o-the-mill conventional and a no-name filter (last oil change I had done (6500 miles and 5 months ago) was by a sunoco gas station quick-ee lube XD) I have a Haynes Repair Manual for it, but I think it's wrong... they show a few parts that are either in a different location or simply don't exist on my truck (eg, I have a 1990 Pathy VG30E w/ a box air filter, the 1990 Pathfinder Haynes manual shows, and has instructions for, a circular top mounted air filter *shrugs*) That and... well... at the moment I don't know where it is *blushes* Now I just need to dispose of the old oil (prolly haul it to PepBoys as they do that for free) but I don't really know what to do with the paper towels I used... I know better than to just burn em or throw em in the trash (natural combustion risk) but I dont' have a metal, airtight container to put them in

Yes, I tried searching... no luck... I... actually don't know where my oil pan is... I have two large pans under the truck, one I assume is oil, the other transmission. Is the oil pan the smaller, taller one near the front with the bolt on the SIDE that looks to be about 1/2 inch? Or is it the larger one near the middle of the truck with the 1 inch bolt on the bottom that's rusted tight? Thanks for your help *blushes* Sorry to be stupid. -Kitt

Can you do a quick write up on that? I'd love to do something like that... same cancer too

Mean little kitty song - wewtness

I believe it's less harmful when spilled in the short term... but eh... here's what throws me off "We turn that into liquid form and use nanotechnology to have it perform in lubricant format," explained company CEO Jeff Marshall. They use nanotechnology... in what way? That's a VERY vague statement...

Wouldn't using an inverse latch work? Eg... instead of a simple pressure held latch, have it so the bar actually sticks thru a hole into the bar coming from the gas cap door, so that the ONLY way to open it is to actually actuate the mechanism to pull the bar out of the hole and allow the door to swing?

Why is it illegal? Doesn't it conform to emissions?

Actually, Ghostpath, if you would share the info with us, it may be possible to modify the mechanism to make this more difficult, if not impossible. Wouldn't a simple key-lock gascap solve this though?