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I just have the one ol girl.. my 92 4 door 5 speed XE

yeah. I cnaged the fuel filter about 6 weeks ago, and I have started running Lucas fuel treatment through this tank of gas. I am going to run the ecu and see if it throws any codes, cuz i am almost certain the dash light is not working, so if there is a problem, the ecu will tell me cuz the light won't/can't. I may do the plug test... I'll see what happens after the ecu... then I will get a BFH like-ah-so ......just kidding... or am I? sssh

The smoke was more white than anything.. the plugs were fine when I did the t-belt n stuff 7,000 miles ago... I think I still have a pic of the old plugs.. lemme look.. the smell of gas in the oil and tailpipe lead me to believe there is definitely unburnt fuel getting through my system.... runs like a champ.. and was lovin that fog this am.. had to keep lettin OFF the gas to slow 'er down! :bow: also.. that inconsistent high rpm problem I was having.. it comes n goes still.. not as much but when I stopped to turn after getting off the freeway coming home i noticed they went up to 1000 then slowly back down to 600..

ok. so this am I was talking to a work friend while running the Pathy (I had every intention of driving off after starting.. but she caught me) and after running 5 mins I notice the white/blue smoke.. thinkin it's steam (chilly am) we carry on talking.. then I hit the gas.. friend disappears from PS of Pathy in cloud of white n blue smoke.. she chokes on the fumes.... I turn Pathy off and finish conversation... thinkin imma need some injectors.... sssh

Funny... I replaced my stock 4x6's with 5x7's... lol.. moral of the speaker story is YES, you can downsize you front door speakers. Looks like other questions have been taken care of so I'll save myself some fingernail wear n tear..lol

I have an XE too, but as you all know I sold my tire carrier. (I do still have all the brackets though)... I just put my spare inside when I go out of town, if I am in town I don't even carry one (a quick call to Dave would solve this problem), but I agree that the tire on the roof is fine as long as you don't mind the drag on the freeway, meaning higher fuel costs. I would love an aftermarket tire carrier, but like the clean appearance without one. IMHO

:oops: *has flashbacks to lsat summer*

sorry about the cost but hope she runs again!!!

Sorry to hear you konked out. First off, had you been ahving any kind of problems with her before this? Have you checked all your connections? Alternator, battery? How old is your fuel pump? ... Did your check engine light come on? Did you smell anything funky like a maybe a burnt wire or anything?

thanks guys. Yes Wheel, I had founf five-o a couple days ago. I am thinking if I make the guy smog her as he SHOULD have, she will pass no problems... if not... break both his legs.... which sounds way more fun right now for me..... lol

I actually DO wasnt her running to the best of her ability, and I was sure she was.... and still is in my mind... As for Texas.. If I wanted to die of the heat.. I would stay in Cali.. I need damper climate and cooler weather... I hate the heat... WA is an option.. but is further from my family... I won't be near Portland.. I hate cities.. I am looking just outside Salem....

**NOTE: even though she blew below the MAX allowed, upon re reading the results, I noticed she was well ABOVE the averages.....

Thanks guys. I really appreciate all the opinions. Here is where I'm at. Today (like..in 1/2hr) I am going to take her down to Kragens and have them read the ECU, because I know she is throwing a code and the check engine light doesn't work, I am convinced of this, or she would have passed. After that I will know more, if no codes come up, I am going to do the folling: 1. make myself a jack n coke 2. Change the spark plugs to NGK's from the Champion truck plugs I WAS using.. which run hot which is why I bought them.... but still.. 3. Check all my vaccum lines AGAIN.. I may have missed something my first time around 4. Compression test 5. Move to Oregon if the above 4 don't work! I (as stated above) had cleaned the K & N air filter, and the MAF sensor last week, so they were sparkly clean. I noticed the guy had my Pathy running a LONG time (a good 20 mins) before he even tested it... he was flapping his gums to his father-in-law while my truck sat there loading up... I think this has a lot to do with it.. it was running a total of about 1/2 hr to 35 mins! I watched him smog the Ford Ranger b 4 me, and that thing ran a total of 10 minutes, and was done in 15. It took him 45 to smog mine.. he did the under hood inspections while she was running, and he did them first.. this could easily have caused the load up (in return higher HC's upon acceleration) and thus failing the test as he probed her then hit the gas and the burn smoke that was coming out the back for the first 15 seconds of that test.... I will continue my investigations, but the computer and new hotter plugs is the first stop today. -study- Thanks again!!! I'll let y'all know what happens.

like mine.... XE w/ LSD.....

yes, I am competent, and I have smogged trucks for years, whichis why I am at such a loss. I will have to look up the section about running codes, or CAPS said my local shops should run the codes for me for free. No, the check engine light has never come on, under any circumstances, nor has the oil light when I know I was dangerously low. When I pulled the motor, I put a new intake plentum gasket on, and all other relavent gaskets were new (valve cover, etc)... I had to almost beat the EGR valve into submission to fit intot he Thorleys, but it sseems to function fine, and checking that is part of the smog test he did, so if it wasn't functioning, he would have told me (smog test only station)... from what I can gather, after Dave did endless research for me and talking to the emchanic who is buying my Chevy 4x4 frame, sounds almost like it failed due to running to lean. He thinks injector is the cause too.. but if it is.. how the hell do I find the culprit? Injectors range from $75-$185 EACH here... and I would hate to play chicken with that kind of money... Dave hs my damn toosl that I was going to use to check my spark plugs b 4 I went, so I don t know what they look like.. but if you remember from my old compression test, I had 1 cylinder lower than the others.. still within range.. but less consistent... could it be leaking through a cylinder somehow? worn rings or valves? i swear I can hear a tapping now as if my valves need adjusting.... or maybe I am just looking for chit....

my 92 XE has a knock sensor.. but unless, as above, you remove the intake, you can't see it or even know it's there.. but it is.... here's mine. I took this pic b 4 I put the motor back in.. so you can imagine... and my Pathy is a Cali gal. damn smog crap :furious:

-bounce- I likie "bolt on"... have you ever seen me fabricate or weld anything? I could spend the $1800 just screwing things up b 4 I got it right.. IF I got it right at all.. hehe... and it takes less time.. and my Pathy is my DD.. so I couldn't have her sitting int he garage til I got it right... Calmini are expensive.. but from what I can see their stuff lasts and is built strong? I would prefer coil over.. but hey... SAS is SAS baby unless you can and have the ability to, build it yourself to your own specs. At lest they're doing SOMETHING for the WD-21 community now

oooh.. I like that scoop on the hood of that aptrol. I also really like the new hoods/scoops toyota came out with on the new 4 runners.. very beffy without looking stupid

Sorry to hear about your crash love bunny.. and big mike... idiot season I guess. I have heard in low speed crashes the air bag deployed and caused the driver more damage that if it hadn't deployed... wtf. I am glad I don't have air bags (except my lungs of course).. glad everyone is ok. I think it's time to bring out the big guns and get an ARB hehehe... I am with Mr P.. swift kick in the gonads for the hit n run retard.. I hope you spot him in town sometime....

hello? anyone? *hears cedric chirp from across the room*

If you have to smog your vehicle I don't suggest the P & P. total to lift my Pathy: $150 and 3 hours of my time T-bars: easy but even easier with 2 of you (one to crank, 1 to let you know which way yer going and if it's level) I run 31's on my Pathy with just the JGC coils n t-bar lift. most came stock with 31's. I also have an XE

You could probably get away with 32's if you cranked the t-bars and did the JGC coil lift with larger socks... most Pathy's come stock with 31's.. saying that.. my 31's rub a bit and I have the JGC coils and cranked t-bars.. old and saggy as they may be... I'd say 32's.

hey y'all... Pathy failed her smog test today.. BARELY but she still failed. Here's the results: co2: @15mph allow: 15.03 blew 0.06 @25mph allow 15.10 blew 0.02 hc @15 allow 118 blew 135 @25 allow 98 blew 70 co @15 allow 0.68 blew 0.18 @25 allow 0.87 blew 0.06 no @15 allow 999 blew 368 @25 allow 859 blew 237 ok. For those who don't know.. I (as of Feb 05) have Thorley headers, brand new high flow cat (3 months old), brand new Flowmaster 50 seriesd muffler (5 months old), all runnin through 2.5" pipe. I have 6 month old spark plugs and wires, brand new rubber lines (everything.. vaccum.. rad.. etc) 6 month old t-bet, h2o pump and all other belts. he said timing was at 14. She runs great and gets decent gas mileage. I change my oil every 3,000 miles religously with Valvoline Max Life 10w-40 and I changed it 2 days ago, when oil was draining, for the first time I smelled gasoline in the oil. the oil itsself looked good, but stank. I had also filled her up with gas and put in Lucas Injector Cleaner 2 days ago as well... I cleaned my K & N air filter and MAF sensor last week, and checked all lines to make sure nothing was amiss. I also have a (since Feb) Bosch o2 sensor as well. Any more info needed.. let me know! She's a 1992 Pathy Xe vg30e motor 4x4. :contract: Also!! my check engine light has not come on.. but I am beginning to wonder if it even works.. how can I check this?

my cat was only $50... high flow... sssh

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