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yes. it's dodge plumb crazy purple. took me 3 weeks to clean, prep, build that motor and 1 day to put it in. 1 week to turn it dusty brown lol. this is the motor i built. i bought the motor from a wrecked 93 with 170k on it. this is after i painted and honed the cylinders.....

JJ called it. to help give you a hint, the pic i have linked is to the motor i built mini. it was from an auto pathy, and mini is 5 speed. you will have to change the pilot bearing. as you can see, on manuals, it sits flush. on auto, to comes to the edge of the lip (see arrows)...... hope this helps. (btw.. it's a $2 part) Auto to manual pic

i'm with uncc on this one........ one piece shot is a pita. disconnect the trans & t case from the engine........ then give it hell.

yes. have you actually amp tested the battery, or just because the bells n whistles were on you THINK it's ok? how are the leads? try jumping it.......

i am speechless.

Chiltons manuals suck. but yes, if you are going to change the t belt while yer in there (good idea) then the TP has to come off. be sure not to lose the little "key" when the pulley comes off.

wow..... i have gone swimming, and played in the yuckiest muddy icky water and NEVER had that happen...... the covers may not have been completely on or SOMETHING...... cuz that is a pretty amazing amount of mud in there...

yeah. have you tested ALl cylinders? what are the numbers? i would have to agree with derek.... sounds like the belt jumped a couple teeth. did you just change your t belt? if not, and it's just one or 2 cylinders low on compression, then i'd say leaking piston ring or blown head gasket would be my first 2 ideas. NEED MORE INFO

here's the link for finding out if you have LSD http://npora.ipbhost.com//index.php?showto...amp;hl=lsd+diff but it definitely sounds like you do have LSD out back. 200k on a pathy is nothing in mileage (even rode hard).... just gettin warmed up. a well maintained pathy can go well over 500k. between my 2 trucks i have 370k and still goin strong. oh, and welcome to the family

finally!!!! a love story. it was getting depressing hearing all the "pathy for sale" "pathy got smashed up" stories. *sigh* ahhhhhhhh

if your rig is stock. 9000's are too long (king has 9k's)......... mini runs the 5000's...... but they are pretty stiff.... i like it, but not everyone does.

amen simon.

*snic* you had to aaaaaaaask lol

there will always be 'spare wires" on the truck itself. Yes, my write up is for a 4 flat harness....... if you are installing a 7 wire (7 round) harness, you will be adding additional wires. also, as per what I was saying on what you quoted, our trucks are what we call "3 wire"... meaning we have red, amber and white lights. on rigs such as older Chevy's, they are called "2 wire"... because they only have red & white. their turn & brake signals run off the same light, ours don't, which is why we need the relay box (and to stop fuses blowing). we actually have to install 2 new relays in new titans & Fronty's........ if we don't........ KABOOM. relays blow.

http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=5599

clean air filter, clean MAF, well gapped and new spark plugs & wires, oil change & filter, clean anything that looks "gross", make sure there are no vaccum leaks, check cat, o2 sensor and entire exhaust for leaks, use lucas fuel additive (i swear by it, been usin it for YEARS), good belts & h2o pump...... i could go on forever....... one bad thing can make a lot of other things run worse...... but those are the basics.

if you need a pulley, i have another spare..............

been there, done that.......... twice. PITA *sigh* (but doable) precise1 did a write up of tools and good methods of removing studs in the garage "how to" section........ most excellent info.....

here B http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=16196

you said PADS, so am i to assume your rig is all wheel disk? sounds like a caliper is not adjusted right and is allowing constant (all be it slight) rubbing causing the added heat...... have you tried adjusting the caliper (loosen it off) to see what happend? inspected it after driving at night to see if it's glowing? had the disk/drunm inspected for warpage?

looks like the rest of your questions have been addressed...... as for tires..... it varies 9dunno why). i run 3+4" lifts and run 33's which rub..... mark runs 3+3 and 32's and doesn't rub at all..... i would say max 32's,. when was the last time you cleaned your MAF? changed/gapped your spark plugs? changed plug wires? cleaned your air filter (or changed it depending what you run), done a general spring clean under the hood? (look for bad vaccum lines/leaks/loose connections, etc)...... how about your exhaust/ what kinda shape is that in? and yer o2 sensor? cat? muffler?

i got lucky, i had the engine out and with a little help from a screwdriver, mine fell out lol. putting the new one in, a block of wood and some gentle taps is the way to go. if you just push the seal in (causing uneven pressure), they sometimes leak. i agree above, PITA droppin the tranny..... but doable fer sure.

i just gave mark a pulley as his was a squealin ....... it happens..... old age n all......

wow! that looks real nice! lucky friend!

wow! nice work TC.......... i am diggin the AL looks real schweet