XSrcing Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Decided to show my fiance the hunting cabin out in the Cascades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewebster Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Hah. This was my fan when I cleaned it about a year and a half ago; it's never been cleaned prior. I think at some point they added screens under the hood cowl covers to keep out leaves and other debris. I added my own made out of window screen a while ago, but was still getting a bunch of leaves coming out of the vents. I guess I found the reason! Blower seems to run better now too, and presumably I doubled my airflow or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 dont forget to pull and clean your blower resistor! http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/topic/7466-how-to-prevent-fire-clean-blower-resistors/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewebster Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Yeah, resistors were clean. Actually. I took the whole thing apart, pulled a bunch of junk out of the ducting in the centre of the dash area (where most of the control flaps are located). Today I bought an Inconel 718 rod to machine exhaust manifold studs and nuts out of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRich Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Today I bought an Inconel 718 rod to machine exhaust manifold studs and nuts out of. Good luck with that! I curse every time I hear that material mentioned! Inconel is very abrasive but I don't know if it will be hard enough for exhaust studs. It transfers heat really well though and work hardens in a hurry! If you ever break one in the head you'll never get it out. How are you planing to thread it? If your planning on taps and dies you going to run out of taps and dies! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Hosed it down and cleaned the smears off the windows. Doesn't look much different but at least I can see now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewebster Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Good luck with that! I curse every time I hear that material mentioned! Inconel is very abrasive but I don't know if it will be hard enough for exhaust studs. It transfers heat really well though and work hardens in a hurry! If you ever break one in the head you'll never get it out. How are you planing to thread it? If your planning on taps and dies you going to run out of taps and dies! James Hehe, yeah, we'll see how it goes! It is used in some high end oem exhaust manifold studs, and it should be well suited to the high temperatures. Planning to thread on the lathe (threading insert). Tapping the nuts could be interesting, yeah, at least there are only 12. Hopefully I don't need 12 taps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRich Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Hehe, yeah, we'll see how it goes! It is used in some high end oem exhaust manifold studs, and it should be well suited to the high temperatures. Planning to thread on the lathe (threading insert). Tapping the nuts could be interesting, yeah, at least there are only 12. Hopefully I don't need 12 taps You should be good just using regular nuts on the studs, or stainless if you don't want them to rust and know you won't have any dissimilar metal problems. When we build a tool out of inconel every part is made from it but it's mostly for it's corrosion resistant properties. I've used taps before in 718 and it usually takes three to get a decent thread in one hole. This was a communication port also so it only had .330 deep thread. Any other thread I've ever made in inconel was with a thread mill hob. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewebster Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 You should be good just using regular nuts on the studs, or stainless if you don't want them to rust and know you won't have any dissimilar metal problems. When we build a tool out of inconel every part is made from it but it's mostly for it's corrosion resistant properties. I've used taps before in 718 and it usually takes three to get a decent thread in one hole. This was a communication port also so it only had .330 deep thread. Any other thread I've ever made in inconel was with a thread mill hob. James Yeah, I'll play around with a good tap (this one) and see what happens. No CNC so thread milling isn't really practical unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewebster Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Figured out that my aftermarket oil pressure gauge/sender (electronic) was crappy. Probably didn't need to replace my oil pump after all. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsin Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg707/scaled.php?server=707&filename=imag0017ot.jpg&res=landing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Today was a day of maintnance love for WhiteOwl, he got his annual safety finally, tire rotation, oil change, complete fluid top off, molested, a burnt out bulb replaced, and a full lube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRich Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 (edited) Put on a gibson cat back. Did anyone else know gibson still makes cat back setups for our trucks? There system only fits 93 to 95 WDs but the difference is the cat is shorter from 90 to 95 so I just used a cat for a 94 and everything fit on my 87. James Edited September 15, 2012 by JamesRich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz_rad Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Took my beast out to pippydinny today and flogged the crap out of it all over the sand dunes with the odd rocky climb. Handled it so well i have a little bit more respect for Nissan now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Today I started my PF to show my neighbor who has an xterra what the fan should sound like when the fan clutch is working properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Today used the PF to pick up our full sized 3/4" thick plywood coffin from storage, brought all the Halloween decorations home so my wife can start setting up. Felt bad for my brother in law, had to have him sit next to the coffin as it took up the whole rear section up to the past the pass. seat. He's ok he's small, lol Back to driving the PF to work as the sentra is down until I can get a new heater hose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRich Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Replaced the worn out Orielly Master pro lower ball joints with some Moogs. The master pros only had 2 years and around 6k miles but get dunked in mud and water a lot! Hopefully these moogs last longer. They were a lot more expensive but life time warranty! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Cleaned the windshield and put new wipers on it, wet sanded top of fender to see if I could bring the color back., looks good so far have to check it today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxChaser Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Took a screwdriver to my valve covers. The cover on the passenger side was leaking (very little) and I was told that either the gasket needed to be replaced, or that the screws were a little loose. Went and gave it a look, and got 1 full easy turn out of the screws, plus about another 1/2 to 3/4 turn on them. Cleaned most of the leaking spots to see if it'll leak again next time I make a long trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towncivilian Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Took a bunch of crap out of my trunk. I wish I had some more time to get things done, but it's all just a bunch of small stuff so there's no harm in postponing it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darek Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I bought a shackle recovery hitch and static line for rescuing or towing a vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Found a bunch of neon yellow oil slinging off the A/C pulley... my uncle says the O-rings in the compressor are probably shot. Anybody swapped these out? Also put a pack of gum inside... and left it parked in the sun... and now the whole thing smells like Juicy Fruit. Oh well, at least it doesn't smell like kerosene anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagabond Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 We finally installed the Maxima fans it was an easy install with just a couple of mods, and I like the way they cover the rad, aIso plenty of room. The 4 bladed fan is 2 speed, low speed I'll hook it up with temp sensor the high speed wil hook up with the the other fan to a manual switch. It should give better cooling then the Taurus Opps the pics loaded backwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRich Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 We finally installed the Maxima fans it was an easy install with just a couple of mods, and I like the way they cover the rad, aIso plenty of room. The 4 bladed fan is 2 speed, low speed I'll hook it up with temp sensor the high speed wil hook up with the the other fan to a manual switch. It should give better cooling then the Taurus Opps the pics loaded backwards That shroud looks like it fits the radiator almost perfect. I have a quest fan I bought but don't like the way it fits the radiator. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagabond Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 (edited) yeah even a couple of the mount holes lined up, it is quite a bit heavier then the Taurus fan, but I'll take the weight for the better cooling I think it will give. I haven't checked the amperage for the different speeds but I will and post them for anyone that's interested Edited September 29, 2012 by vagabond 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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