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:idea: That's it.. seeing those bikes made me miss my YZR125 I learned to ride on..and the TZR250....darn they were fast... (England...no restrictions)...hmmmm....

Good gawd!!!!!!!!!!! WTF.. is it the week of the morons??? that's rediculous! I hope you get the right ones soon...good luck finding someone with enough brains to get it right!

If I pay postage...will you mail me one???? (bolt with thread in head) I went to Orchard and rigged up something that will "work good" but it looks like hell..I'd rather have the right bolt...which I told Nissan they could shove you know where. :contract: :furious: As for my Pathy... she runs again! Dave freaked out b 4 she had a chance to get warm.. (steam..condensation) yelled to turn her off and that my head gasket was blown. WRONG!! I went out there today.. started her up.. let her run fer about 20 mins..burped her... checked everything.. took her down the road..and presto. she runs like a dream again! The problem was combined I think.. aka...h2o pump, rad cap shot, t'stat installed wrong, and PVC valve. changed those..and she's a champ again! Praise be to the car gods! :bow:

I think the $ turned into a 4 on the price. The bolt is $5 and some change, plus, if I want it tomorrow..add another $4!!!! I tried to order it through Nissan with a credit card..and after the line of BS I would have to go through, I have now decided OHS is sounding realllllly good today. I had no clue these engines had bleeders!! DURRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.... hehehe....must have overlooked that info! I got the t-stat from Autozone, and she looked the part # for the cap up on the puter. it looks identical to teh original Nissan cap I am replacing, but it is made by Prestone (the new cap). The heater and ac worked perfectly before things went wrong... I will get a stud/bolt from Orchard today, put Johnny 5 back together..do another compression test with the motor warm...burp the old girl.... and see what happens. Thanks guys for all your input, I really appreciate it, and am learning a lot!! Oh, and the bolt I am talking about, is the bolt on the water pump, with the threads in the head, that the lower t-belt cover bolts into.....kinda like a bolt with a thread head so to speak..only Nissan could design that! (and then try and charge $5 for the little bugger!) Well, after my bf showed me how he installed the t-stat..it is supposed to go with the little vent thingy up....he just put 'er in and turned....so it was not where it should have been..which could have caused the t-stat to not function properly. The old t-stat I pulled out was damaged and stuck 1/2 open! The t-stat my bf installed, is in perfect shape, fully functional, but was still installed wrong, just not forced in like the old one obviously was. THANKS AGAIN!!! I will let y'all know how it goes. :bow:

Hey, that POS rollbar actually worked he got lucky is all!

hmm.. my '92 doesn't have a lock either. And... I am selling my tire carrier, so if you have trouble finding one...let me know! Congrats on teh carrier for $50!

sssh Thought about what you said about the t'stat oilman.... Dave put it in.. so I went outside, manual in hand, and did some investigating. I played with the t'stat..looked in the book... and WHAMMO. Reality hit me. Ya see, my bf is a Chevy man..not used to this anal retentive Jap stuff.... so I played, and when he got home, I asked him to show me how he installed the t'stat. Sure nuff, he just plonked 'er in there, and turned. SO! that could have casued some vapor lock, which would account for the slight oil in coolant, but not vise versa! once I get my new h2o pump bolt, covers and belts back on.. I will do a warm engine compression test..and hope the problem is solved! (had to order the bolt from Nissan.. another 45 down the can!) Could I be getting closer to the cure??? we shall see!

Yes, I did the same thing with my 15x8 chromes.....wire wheel (I am lazy!!) them, I didn't prime (which I will pay for down the road) and painted them gloss black.. I love the look! http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/pathy4x4/det...70a.jpg&.src=ph

Thank you k9.. I really appreciate the props..yes.. I have been a "motorhead" for a looooong time. I have always been "into" cars and trcuks, and when I started racing in England, I was single..so I had to figure it out right quick.. and I have always loved a good excuse to get my hands dirty! I have been single a looong time (til I met Dave, my current and hopefully 4ever love) 11 months ago, so I had me, myself and I to rely on. I am selfish and don't trust other people to work on my "babies"..so I had one option.. LEARN. And I do really enjoy it..when it's not a problem I just can't seem to figure out like this. Oh, and yes, I installed the t-stat correctly, and there was condensation in the new exhaust pipe when I started it to back it into the garage. I had the right mixture, maybe slightly rich on the coolant. This situation couldn't have just been a PITA..no..while I am gently screwing in the lower t-belt cover screws, the one that goes into the h2o pump bolt decided to snap off!!!!!! :X :furious: ok we thought, Dave tried to drill it out, while using the easy out.. the easy out snapped off in the bolt too!! :furious: So, now that is holding the game up for another day until I can get the replacement bolt for the h2o pump/cover....one thing after another.... I am beginning to threaten my Pathy with a BIG 4 SALE sign...... Thanks again for the props.. and don't forget..when the heavy stuff had to be done..Dave leant a hand! (and when I couldn't figure something out...even when reading the manual) But I like to do most of the work when I can.

Yeah, I am running every option. The bad t'stat was discovered when I pulled the motor. I put a new t'stat in when I put the motor back in. I bought a new rad cap, plugs, h2o pump, t-belt and gaskets yesterday. We installed the h2o pump and t-belt today, I just have to put things back together and do some more tests. All the hoses are new, I replaced any hose that looked less than new when I pulled the motor. I checked all hoses before replacing them back on the motor. I also checked all the connections and hoses that I could see yesterday in case they came off or damaged. No problems there. I also bought a new PVC valve which I will install. We are having a ahrd time making sure the t-belt is correct. we followed the destructions from the Nissan manual..... so hopefully we got it right. The marks that DID line up (belt to cam lines) when installed @ TDC now do not sit on the marks of the cam marks..is that normal? (this is after we turned the motor 3 times and back to TDC) so, hopefully I will have good news and a running Pathy by tomorrow??? or I will be drunk and filling in a for sale sign..... (j/k) -study-

it's $2.50 for 87 octane now!!! I hate California! :oops: :X :furious:

The water/coolant looked fine. Just a bit of oil floating on top when drained. No sludge or mixing. There was still plenty of h2o in the radiator and block the second day when I drove it the 4 miles. The day before that I had driven around town for a few miles worth, then 2 miles to McDonalds and sat for 15 mins when she overheated. I drove her the remaining 2 miles home, and filled the rad and left her for the night. When I left the "final" morning, I made sure there was plenty of h2o, and when I got the 4 freeway miles to the house, she still had water in the rad & block. I am in the process of replacing the h2o pump, t-belt oil and coolant. I will let y'all know what happens. I bought new spark plugs (none of the old ones looked "steam cleaned") and will be doing a compression test with oil water and heat. I will post results of tests. Thanks guys, I REALLY REALLY appreciate the input. OH! NO, the only problems I had b 4 the motor pull were the broken studs. BUT!!!! The t'stat the old owner had installed, they forced it in and had dented it. It was inoperable..... No, I did not take the new looking heads off when I pulled the motor. Hope this info helps. Attached are pics of the spark plugs I took out... (yes..I broke one..LOL) Any ideas are greatly appreciated. This is one problem I have NEVER come across... http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/pathy4x4/alb...del%3as,4%3af,0 There are 4 or 5 pics of the plugs.

I lucked out when I did mine last month... I had the motor out already... it was so much easier, adn I did all the other stuff while I was there. Good luck! -bounce-

Do ya think maybe they took the aerodynamics a little too far on that one 88??? LOL. Nice tires though! :cool2:

well then! Happy birthday AND 4/4!! -bounce- + -alcohol- = :oops: hehehe

already have the Yahell account....hmmm.. I will have to investigate.... :type:

Congrats on your "new" Pathy! these are the times I love Cali.....and POR 15 sly

sssh 58 pt turn... and I have only managed a 10 point turn in a 83' long semi.... maybe I'll try harder next time! Hope everything turns out ok!

and I thought I had it bad in Cali???? :bow:

And tell him he'll be there MONDAY! He seems to like Mondays. :contract:

Heck yeah! Major B points for any damage incurred by rescuing Sheeps! But your truck looks great in the photos! I guess it's kinda like mine... Other than the passenger door being a different color with a chrome handle, the rest of it is "10 foot perfect"... It looks great as long as you stay at least 10 feet away. Any closer, and the dents, wrinkles, and chips start becoming visible! I took another step towards losing this past weekend... Since I had the front seats out, I cleaned the carpets. I guess my interior was originally grey.... And here I was used to calling it greyish brown... Coulda made a highly effective commercial for the Hoover carpet cleaner. The rig is probably 10 pounds lighter with all the dirt and dog hair it removed. And I have the Maxima seats fully installed. Sooooooo comfy.... Yes. My Pathy is a 10 yarder fer sure. 2 firends got inna fight and guess what they used to bounce off every time one guy got the better of the other??? You guessed it.. my Pathy dented 4 panels (and hit under back light with crowbar..glad he missed)..and she was PERFECT when I bought her! Ugly is in the eye of the beholder... thank God I believe that! Brownie pts for rescuing Jeep...yeah baby! made the little bend worth it! :cool2:

OK. I lose there.. not so much as a spot of rust on my Pathy.....

hmm.... funky name..funky song... but cool..thx!

yeah, I had high school flashbacks when I saw the air horn clip.... felt guilty after watching the poor gf freak out.....

I'm always up for a holiday... :cool2: I can't wait till the fun April holiday on 4/20 sly snicker snicker..hehehehehe oh, and happy 4/4 y'all!! -alcohol-