magregor

Looks fine to me! Hell of alot better than rusty ones curling up on the ends like an eel in a frying pan!

Could use vaseline...

I wish you luck Jessyj...keep us posted on the outcome...might be some good results for future reference for others who might get the same problems. Just sucks that you are the guinea pig

If only I had a huge limit on my line of credit and a garage door high enough to put it in!

89 octane with 10% ethanol

Sounds like it...only other thing you could do is to get a multimeter and check the harness going to your tranny from plug to plug...just to see if there is a faulty or melted wire in the harness going to the tranny...(gonna take some time but engine fires cause a lot of grief to the vehicle's electrical system)

A few things you could check...Check the catalytic converters to see if they may be plugged (done at exhaust shop)...the exhaust could have a restriction to make engine labor...also, you could check simple stuff like air filter, thermostat, distributor...not being sarcastic, but you limited as to what you have already done to troubleshoot...

I would just get self tapping screws from the hardware store and make new holes! get a 1/8" drill bit, drill new holes through the skid plate, rad support and the lower crossmember, them smack in some self tapping #8 or #10 bolts...Presto!

Thanks Judge for posting pics! Nismothunder, this is my SECOND pathy I am welding the frame on...this one isn't as bad as my old black one...I cut the entire rear section out of my black '95, as it basically broke off the truck anyways...This one just had the typical spots on the wheel well side (only on the outside and bottom from spring saddles back thank god!) I just finished welding it all in tonight and putting it back together this weekend. Judge helped me (aka Steph) run new steel 5/16 fuel lines and I refurbished the fuel tank, etc. I also reinforced the rear frame with some additional steel ( I used 1/8" hot rolled steel to fix frame) to help as a better tow point and hitch mount. AND, as you see, I was using my trusty 'ol wire feed flux core welder and I have had no issues with it so far.

White's out!!! (don't look at my avatar...I now have BFG AT's on R50 LE rims and whites out!)

Now that would be a "must see"!!

If there was a Mr. Jim run next year, I would travel a couple thousand miles to go FOR SURE!!! Us Canadians are always up for a road trip!!!

Those are the types of mechanics that shouldn't have a wrench in their hands! Someone who "thinks" they know what their doing until they get in so deep, they end up making things worse than it was in the beginning!

Well...the frame quality is the ONLY beef I have with my current and past pathy...the rest is pretty OK to me. Now that I know what to expect in that model year range, I just take extra care in the maintenance...I love my truck otherwise

Gotcha

I got a timing light if you want to check it sometime

ummm, how does the oil filter clean the gasoline???

Personally, you shouldn't have to mess with adjusting the timing, but it doesn't hurt to check if you feel that the engine isn't running quite right...If you do what the FSM says when you replace the timing belt, you should not have to adjust it with a light.

In my experience with timing engines...you have to disconnect the vacuum advance on the distributor before putting the timing light on it, as it has spark advance when the engine is at idle...not sure if the pathy's have a vacuum advance or electronic advance...check the fsm before tackling for sure...as the engine may be perfectly in time already...

I had warped manifolds and broken studs...replaced manifolds with stock manifolds from a low mileage parts truck...I just took a flat file and resurfaced the mating surface on them and used high temp gasket sealer and gaskets...All is good! If they go again...headers it will be

I agree with MikeV..

That's music to my ears Doc! Good to hear everything went well. Thumbs up from me!!!

WOOOHOOOO!!!! ALRIGHT DOC!!!! Keep us "posted" on how the drive goes tomorrow instead of leaving us in suspense! Cheers to you and have a good long cigar and a few Coronas for this one!

Go easy on the Doc creekkid...I have been monitoring and giving POSITIVE input on this thread ever since it has started...