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k9sar

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  1. Take the 104 to 2 and head to Moncton. Turn left and head southwest on 1 until you hit Maine. Continue on 9 until you hit 95 south. Take that to Philadelphia area an pick up 276 West. Go to exit 326 and post when you get there. I'll grab a wrench, pop out of my office and change it for you. See ya in about 15 hours.
  2. there are threads on here about fixing the inst cluster. sometimes you just have to dive in and have at it. The inst cluster is labor but little to no parts expense so if it doesn't work, all your out is time
  3. the water pump does not have the fan clutch, just a disc to mount the pulley and fan on. No need to replace the water pump and timing unless you really need to. The replacement of the fan clutch is minimally invasive and to get to the water pump etc is MUCH more work
  4. no need to remove the radiator, just the shroud. Unclip the lower part of the shroud, take out the 4 screws or so holding it to the radiator and remove the shroud. Then take the fan out by removing the 4(?) screws holding it to the water pump pully. That will get you the fan and clutch so you can replace it (a few screws onto the blade assembly)
  5. 23 = idle switch 45 = injector leak 12 = MAF Check the connector on the top of your MAF. Mine was bad and the stupid thing would make the truck run rough when the hood 'wiggles' and the cable was touching it. Open your hood, start the truck and let it idle (hopefully it runs fine at this point), then grab the wire running to the top of the MAF and give it a bit of movement. If it changes the behavior of the engine, you have a bad connection. I had a broken wire and had to rebuild the connector (at a 90 degree so it didn't hit the hood). Might just need the pins cleaned for a better connection.
  6. my 95 does that occasionally. I always attributed it to a bad speed sensor but I hear that it is probably an issue with instrument cluster.
  7. only if it goes through to the interior from underneath... something silly like exhaust gasses filling the cabin
  8. yea, the part by the bumper rotted completely off and all the stuff in my hiding-place fell out the bottom. Other spot was just eating through. Pop-rivet some window screen and a layer of bondo and she's good enough to pass inspection. Better sanding and a quick layer of paint to come later.
  9. I never use my parking brake but am thinking about the mechanism to see if I can come up with anything for you. Hope someone also chimes in with assistance. Good luck.
  10. Mine initially stopped working because of friction in that stupid slot that the belt runs through before coming across your shoulder. If I pulled the belt only from the retract mechanism, it would retract just fine. Solved the problem with some 2000 grit sandpaper running through the belt slot to remove the years of yuk that was built-up
  11. The ones I would first do are to grab a volt meter and check the following: 1. DCV from post to post when vehicle off (should be around 12V) 2. DCV from post clamp to post clamp when vehicle off (should read same as test 1. If not, pull, clean and replace clamps on posts) 3. DCV from post to post with vehicle running (should be around 14V) 4. DCV from post clamp to post clamp when running (should be same as 3 if not, pull, clean and replace clamps on posts) 5. DCV from post to post while trying to start (I believe it drops to 11ish volts on load) 6. DCV from post clamp to post clamp while trying to start. If this drops to near 0 and test 5 does not, you definitely have bad connections After that, take a look at the fuseable links and even feel them after running for a bit. They should NOT be hot. excessive heat here indicates a short Good luck with your troubleshooting and please take the time to followup in this thread with your findings/solution so that others may benefit.
  12. are you sure the battery is good and will accept/hold a charge? Have you checked to make sure your terminal connections are good (jumping will work since you typically place the jumpers on the terminal clamps and not the terminal posts themselves (check voltage on the posts, then check voltage on the clamps) Before looking for the difficult, check the obvious. As for the alarm, I suppose it is possible to have a short but I have had many more occurrences of bad clamps than other electrical issues.
  13. More frame welding. Had to break into my angle iron for some areas that were too bad to patch. On a side note, molten metal dropping into your shoe doesn't hurt as much as you would think. Fortunately, the foam insole melted and the hot metal dropped away from my heel before too much damage was done. 2 small burns on my heel (mainly just black spots), a couple holes burned through my sock and 2 holes in the insole of my shoe that look like something burrowed down there.
  14. The shocks, unlike normal ones, have an electrical connection. That may be a dead giveaway. If you look in the cabin by the handbrake, there would also be a comfort/sport switch. My 95SE has/had the setup and I was so impressed by it that, when my shocks needed to be replaced, I threw away the 'adjustable' ones and put a set of Monroe's in.
  15. drove it to my son's place of business in order to put pressure-triggered fireworks under his tires. He closes the restaurant at 2am and I'm sure he's groggy when heading to the car. Though it would be good to wake him up
  16. the tick on acceleration may be due to your timing being a little off. pre-ignition can cause a similar noise and changes with vacuum advance during accelleration
  17. initial ticking that goes away once you get good oil pressure is a collapsed lifter. Usually goes away within 15 seconds or so of starting the truck. Ticking that goes away once warm is either a bad lifter (clogged or restricted) that solves once the oil is more viscous. The pathy should be on 5W-30 but 10W-40 is probably fine too. Ticking at the manifold could be a bad gasket, loose/broken stud, or a cracked manifold. One good way to chase it down is to use a length of tubing (1/2 inch by a few feet), stick one end in your ear and probe around with the other end to see exactly where the exhaust tick is coming from. You may also be able to see carbon buildup at the point of the leak. a loud tick from inside the valve cover that does not go away or cycles in and out (but never goes away) is a bad lifter. I have one in my drivers side (hard to get into) head and fix it with the radio volume knob. I'm sure it's not good for the rockers or cams but I've had more important things to fix.
  18. used it to brace the back of the wife's van while I did an oil change. I had loaned my wheel chocks to a friend.
  19. but we are getting away from the main topic...... Clean your blower box and resistor!
  20. reverse takes a higher tranny oil pressure than other gears. The first time mine went, it was the pump failing. Second time, the internal gear pack ate itself and shed small chunks of metal all throughout the tranny. 230000 miles and on my 3rd transmission
  21. replaced the drivers side lift window motor. I was driving home on Friday and put the window down (one click, all the way down) and I heard a thunk and it kept running. Tried to put it up when I got to Home Depot and all I hear was the motor. crap. Calling for thunderstorms all weekend so I grabbed what I needed from the store and headed home. Pulled the motor and regulator out to take a look and saw that the rubber insert in the gear that eases the transition between the motor's worm gear and the regulator had ripped the center out and was just spinning. Of course, you can't buy just that insert so I had to find a replacement lift motor. The only one available that night was 30 miles away at an AdvanceAutoParts. Did not recognize the brand but it was my only option and it was only $40. Read 3 reviews about the holes not lining up but I'm an engineer and a little fitment issue doesn't scare me. Turns out that the plastic housing that encloses the end of the lift motor is made differently and interfered with the bracket holding the regulator. Break out the dremel. Got it all installed and decided to check it before I put the glass back in and the panel on. Hit the auto-down to get access to the bolts for the glass and the traveler ran to the top and jumped the track. Crap. Pulled it back out and managed to ease the tension on the cable enough to get the traveler back on the track. Hit the 'up' and the thing ran to the bottom. Nice... the damned connector is wired backwards. Ok, simple fix. I released the pins from the connector and swapped them. Reinstalled everything and got it back together just before the sky opened up. Then I had the pleasure of writing an online review for the window motor that was am "exact fit for my 95 pathfinder". I wonder if they will edit it before they post it, if they post it at all.
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