schickdog

My 88 is going to require taking the spacer off the pathy alt shaft and cutting it from 1/2" to 1/4" and putting it on the maxi alt. Not exactly a "true bolt on" for me, but nothing is ever easy. However, one week until Big Bend and some serious wheeling.

Um, question... Don't you need to install the fan from the v belt alt as well onto the maxi alt? won't the maxi alt burn up without the v belt fan? I'm trying the same swap.

I have looked all over the intarnet and haven't been able to find one. the local junkyards got rid of all the pre90 models. or, does anyone know if the 90 has one/the same? or if anyone has one for sale? my pathy is running awful.

so, i cranked my Tbars about 6 months ago. i went and did some low key wheeling and have put 3k in miles on them since i did it. Now, the upper boots on the halfshaft is torn/broken/fubar/ripped/etc and leaking... I only took a quick glance and the description is kind of vague so i apologize for that. so i guess i have to pull the halfshaft and look to see if i trashed the seal at the transaxle. my question is, how do i know if i trashed the upper knuckle on the halfshaft? should i just buy a new one? it's $80 bucks after the core charge. secondly, to permanantly solve this, i was going to buy extended Aarms from AC. Will i also need to purchase balljoint spacers too? or will the new Aarms not require them? i know the point of Aarms is to correct the angle, but will it be enough? ugh. thanks for the read.

To pull the motor or not... I'm with you Robert. I have to do all 3 of those myself. I am leaking oil now at the the rear main seal, i have that stupid exhaust problem, the boots at the front axles are shot and leaking grease, and i have the miscellaneous frame rot. I can do it all except for the welding. I just really don't know if i have the energy to do it. I am wondering if it will even be worth it. shoot, it didn't leak a drop until this stupid cold snap (10 degrees, that's cold in Texas) and all the seals went to crap. Mister 510, you have an 01 xterra tranny? swaps right out? and what other years will work?

anyone?

ebay wow. lil pricey but man....

hey guys, little clarification please. 88 vg30 and trying to replace my sensor. I have replaced the temperature gauge sensor and that's all good. but, i don't see the coolant ECU temp sensor. there is a plug just to the left of the gauge sensor that is capped with an allen head bolt. I don't see the temp sensor anywhere. any help please? THanks!

02 sensor. fixed.

starting to idle real rough. it died when cold, almost dies at idle, misses bad, lots of smoke. I'm gonna bet it's the 02 sensor. $123 at autozone but it's my only option if i want to be on the beach in 6 hours. ugh.

and if it is a sticking choke, can i just spray carb cleaner ?

will the ecu throw codes if no engine light comes on? yeah i cleaned the MAF and the connections are good. The o2 sensor is original so that's a suspect. all the vacuum lines are good too. it just happened all of a sudden. it was running like a top. weird. I am at work right now but i will double check everything tomorrow. I have a 5 hour drive planned tomorrow to head to South Padre island for a little wheeling. My question is, would you drive yours that far if its running a little rough and sputtering black smoke? it also misses in the 3000+ rpm area. no black smoke while revving tho. Maybe a stuck choke? it is the "electro ignition".

Hey all. VG3.0 xev6. sudden onset of rough idle 1/2 way thru a tank of gas. Air filter is fine, fuel filter is new. cleaned the TBI, new cap, rotor, plugs, oil about 1K miles ago. black smoke. Runs fine but idles rough. ideas?

Just wanted to say a quick hello. i have posted up before but have been trying to get my 88 pathy up to snuff before posting. I am finally happy with it. It was stock stock stock. in the last few years it has seen most of Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and Utah all on stock suspension and sagging torsion bars and rear springs. I finally got motivated and re indexed 3 splines, did the JGC coils, new isolators, sway bar bushings, KYB shocks and struts and put it on BFG 31's. I also had white 15" wagon wheels which have since been painted satin black. Next will be the UCA 1/2" spacers, ball joints, and all new bushings to really make the suspension nice. The interior is in fantastic shape. The motor has the obvious header tick. I rebuilt the A/C. Hmm. what else? I am having a little mixture problem right now. I will post up in the garage area on it tho. let me know what you think.

hey all. i posted up about my 88 in the other section, but have a new issue with a different vehicle. so my pops has a 97 v6 4wd 155k. his service engine light came on, and the code is p0420, and that is "catalytic system efficiency below threshold, bank 1". I scoured the forums and couldn't find anything, so i apologize if i missed it.anyways, pops took the pathy to the dealership and they said $1300. riiiiiiight. Here's the first kicker. the pathy has 2 cats total. one per side, up front, right off the exhaust manifold. We got told that those pathys have 4 cats total, 2 per side. Anyone know for a fact what is supposed to be? His truck has been passing emissions every year with flying colors, so it's not been an issue not having the rear pair of cats, if in fact they have 2 pairs of cats. he bought the truck in 98 with 20K, so i can't imagine someone doing some custom exhaust work in the first 20K. so, my question is, 2 cats or 4 cats total? then, p0420, bank 1? the front 2 cats, correct? or is bank side-dependent? autopartswarehouse.com also lists 4 different cats, front right, left, rear right, left, each ~$220/piece. anyone dealt with them and the quality of their parts? and, is it a huge PITA or just a small PITA to change em? everything is bolt up, so no welding. Chime in with your $0.02. Thanks a million!