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My latest project is an 1992 Nissan Maxima

It’s fully loaded with a 3.0 Liter to boot , plus it has nice seats and an instrument cluster that looks real cool at night. I am having to re-build the engine like the last one. That evolves installing new piston rings and replacing the valve stems seals in the cylinder heads. There’s a lot of work evolved to be done on this one.. On a mechanic’s scale , I’d say it’s 10 x more involved then the last car I rebuilt the engine on. I think I’ll stick to something a little simpler next time heh.

As soon as I get the engine running again I’ll haft to do a little clean up work. I’m going to remove the tint from the windows ( because they are all scratched up and bubbling ) with my heat gun , I’ll use a little acetone or carburetor spray on the windows to remove any left over glue. So anyway , I got it cheap and it gives me something to do in my spare time. Below are some pictures of my Project and it’s surroundings.


Regards Falker



I get lots of Orbs in my pictures at night when I photograph anything. Mostly 1 out of every 4 pictures has an orb in it. Most likely it’s just something to do with the of the camera flash , but sometimes I’ll see the same Orbs in different positions. Hmmm






Picture of one of my tool boxes in the garage and a 5 inch telescope on the left. I enjoy using the telescope as as a hobbie too. Sometimes .. I'll see some weird things out there.






That’s my Free parts washer I picked up from a near by neighbor the other day. It comes in real handy. Especially now.




I just took all the pistons out tonight and left that one in there for show.



Looks I’m going to have some fun putting this little monster back to gather next week.




A little side show. Hopefully , I can have someone taking a picture of me driving away with the car next time. .








Are there other people here doing some projects at home that they would like to share too ?

LOL this puter upgrade was a project ;) hehe but will get to that later. no car projects at this time or any building projects. going to wait till it stops raining

Falker. wrote:Are there other people here doing some projects at home that they would like to share too ?

My current project at home is - buying this home! Title search in progress...

Other than that, um, lessee, oh yeah, I put some Seymour Duncan 'Seth Lover' model pickups in my 2001 Gibson Les Paul Standard 1960 Reissue (the stock Classic 57s were a bit on the harsh side). I'm considering upgrading the electronics even further, with four 500K audio taper CTS pots and two Hovland .022 Mfd caps. Probably wired 50s style.

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TD

looks like BH here has a new project, most unwanted to say the least... of course it had to happen AFTER i upgrade the puter and paid up the bills and now that we have very little money left, you know, just the typical murphy law fasion. it seems our Mazda MPV has developed a transmition problem.. the last few days it seems that it has been slipping a little going into third. then yesterday it slipped some going into second. ( but still shifted into third ::shakes head:: ) this morning my wife got in and now it dosnt shift into second at all. she drove it 2 blocks. im woundering if any of you might know the cause of this...

some ideas i have is that perhaps the tranny filter is clogged. however i looked at the tranny fluid and it seems clean, i see no trace of grime or metal shavings denoting that a clutch disk might of went inside.

i think its a 94 MPV with the automatic tranny, 4 cyl engine, rear wheel drive. i hope it something fairly simple to replace, i hate the idea of doing a tranny swap simply becuse i dispise ( yes dispise the strong word meaning hatred....) of working in the rain... besides who knows how much a tranny costs... probably anywhere around 400-600 used. this has been one of the best vans we have gotten, it dosnt look like most mini vans of its timeline and fits all the kids and everyone well. i hate the idea of getting rid of it!

any help is greatly appriciated!

I received these off goggle when doing a search for ( Mazda MPV Transmission problems.)


Transmission is going bad at 83,00 miles. Mazda will not back up their product. Will not buy another Mazda.


We bought this van for size, price, and features. Although we liked the performance, fit and finish of the Honda, a comparable Odyssey was several thousand dollars more expensive. The main complaint, and it is a big one, is that the transmission sometimes lags between 2nd and 3d, then shifts in with a bang. Very unsettling and uncomfortable to driver and passengers. We have it scheduled with the service dept., but they informed us they have had similar complaints and don't yet know how to fix it. Otherwise, good handling, good gas mileage, comfortable on the road (rough ride over low speed bumps), very usable space. Not crazy about the power sliding doors, but they came with the other options we wanted. Assuming they can fix the transmission, we are pleased with the vehicle so far. However, we would not buy another one, because other Japanese manufacturers have figured out the quality control stuff that Mazda seems to struggle with. My guess is it's the Ford components that are junk, and that some other Mazda models might be OK. Friends with Miatas and older sedans have been very pleased. If they can't fix the transmission, we will not likely buy another Mazda product. The transmission is a MAJOR problem; unacceptable and inexcusable in any vehicle not made in Cold War eastern Europe



When we finally decided to upgrade our car to a minivan, we naturally checked out the domestic models, plus Honda and Toyota. We also checked out Mazda and were quite impressed with the styling and space as well as the smaller footprint of the vehicle, which my wife appreciated. However, only a few days into ownership, we started experiencing transmission problems. Between 2nd and 3rd gear on an up-shift, the transmission would hunt for the next gear and when it finally found it, it would bang into gear quite loudly. Dealer was contacted who told me to wait a month till a fix was available. This apparently was a software issue in the transmission's control module and a "bug fix" was expected from Mazda in about a month's time. Problem is that this problem was now almost a daily occurrence (sometimes happening several times a day) and was making me both annoyed and worried. Worry was that the transmission would be getting damaged each time this happened. After sitting patiently by for almost 3 weeks I called the dealer again after I started noticing that the transmission clunked as a result of being put into reverse from park. This is a brand new car that is showing transmission problems characteristic of a vehicle 10 years old or more. So far I've called the dealer 3 times in regards to this problem, and each time I am told that the service manager will call me back to gather more details and to book me in. To-date, no one has called me back. I've owned two Mazda's prior to this (bought used) and never had any problems with them. The older Mazda's were such a joy to own and to fix yourself, which was very important to be since I was on a student budget. I decided to give Mazda a try, after having owner two brand new Hondas, remembering the good old days of Mazda ownership and hauling my college-stuff around in the hatchback. Sadly, the experience of owning a brand-new Mazda hasn't compared. I can't really tell if this is an isolated incidence and that I was just sold a lemon, or whether there's a dark-side to the new Mazdas. Most reviews I've lead seem to point to the former, as most people rate these cars quite highly. Not sure what to make of the problems I've been having. Also, after the first car wash, my wife noticed water dripping into the car from the top of the right side sliding door. That door is also harder to close properly, since sometimes we think we've closed it but the dashboard reports that the door is still ajar. Also alarming to me is the price that the dealer charges for the routine maintenance on this vehicle: almost 3 times the price that I used to pay for servicing my Honda. I only wish I'd been more alert during the test-drive.



Mazda Club on the net. ~~> http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/15854?it=17

Shocker ~~> http://www.epinions.com/content_34937474692

Sorry Mate , I was going to suggest adding the right transmission fluid. They have special limited slip fluid brands out there now days for these imports. I’m really not a transmission specialist. I hope the above information might help out some. Good Luck with that.

If you haft to go out in the rain and take that tranny out , I feel for ya man . I know what it’s like to work under a car having wet oily water dripping in your face. It sucks. I’ve been trying to hurry up on this Nissan to avoid just that. The weather will be here before too long. This Nissan Maxima Sucks. It took me two full days just to tear down the engine. After spending several hundred dollars for expensive parts , It took me most of this week just to put it back together again. I Hate Timing Chains ! Timing belts are so much easier to deal with. . These Cam shaft sprockets and the chains on the Maxima have certain links that needs to be aligned with one another. Well , I just found that out today when I couldn’t get the car started last night. So I had to fork up some more cash for a decent Chilton Repair Manual that specializes in just this make of car. ( Haynes Repair Manual lacks the desired specs. ) So ,.. after all that hard work , it looks like I’ll need to tear it back down again ( even pull off the heads ) to line up them damn timing chain links. Arrrghhhaa . I’ll do it, but never again man . Nissan just sucks when it comes to simplicity. I’ll need to say my prayers tonight and hope I dont have a bent valve. If so , I’ll probably haft to buy the whole set. This guy at the Parts store told me to pull up a chair when it came to the prices of these Nissan parts. LOL , Yeah , the jokes on me this time. Heheh , I got to laugh about it . It’s just a hobby after all. Good Luck with yours Bro .


Falker .

hmm well on a good note i only got this van for 1k. so its not too bad of a loss if we have to dump it, i estamate car worth to about 1k a year, meaning if you get 3 years out of a 3K car then you broke even. im a bit disterbed to read that it might be a electronical component... those thing SUCK!

Me I am busy with school. Buy a civic they are great, but the clutch is a tad tricky to use.

Venom, find me a civic that can seat 7 and im might consider it ;)

on a upnote, wife took the van around the block again today and it seemed to work ok. so im thinking it might just need a major tranny fluid flush and a filter change and we might squeek by with this one for a bit longer.

yea i would Doc, except for the damn milage, that used to be my main transportation for work wa a 4x4 chevy PU beat to rat hell but ran realy good ;) ive been a chevy man for YEARS. but one day my mom thought she would be nice and buy me a 84 ford ranger for work and turned around and gave it to me for my birthday one year. she got it for 500.00. it gets great gas milage and i thought 'sure, will drive the hell out of this thing till it dies' one problem though, hasnt died yet!! We are one of those families that will get into the rig and drive for 3 hours to go see something too. so gas milage is a big importants ( plus wife likes to drive around alot ::shrugs:: ) on the good note though, the MPV been fine these last few days...