New guy, with new old q45

[GseaQ]

Hi Brian,

Yeah, "6" was the heat range for our '92 and I meant I could not see a practical, everyday life reason to go colder than that. You have pointed out 1 very good reason I had not thought of - geography.

I've put 2 sets of NGK platinums in our car now and had to correct the gap on 1 plug in each set. There was no obvious reason why. The boxes were fine as was the cardboard protecting the threads.

One other interesting and disturbing thing that happened to me with an NGK plug was a sheared thread cylinder. When putting new plugs in our bike last spring, one plug felt wrong even before it had been tightened enough to put the torque wrench on it. I removed it and found the part of the plug with the threads was cracked just above the threads. Had I tried to tighten the plug in the head it would have sheared completely and been a hell of a job to get that part out of the head with nothing left to put a socket on.

Glenn

[SATAN]

DOH! c'mon guys, I am not taking the risk. I am listening to you guys. I am taking your advise LOL.

The other car was just a POS 97 Mitsu mirage. Actually it wasnt a POS, the car ran great and started every day. But, some lady in a Tacoma backed into me and ... well... totaled it out while her truck didnt even have a scratch on the bumper LOL. The car wasnt worth ****, so I can buy it back for like 300-400, replace the hood and lights and drive it, and also get a check for a totaled out 97 mirage. Dont know how much that is going to be yet though. Over 1k so... new T.V. or pay off some credit cards maybe?! Who knows yet.

[maxnix]

Pay off your credit cards.

The Q45 prefers cash.

[Haitian_King]

So keeping the plugs at the 6 range in NJ is advised? Just making sure, I've never dealt with plugs before.

[GseaQ]

Absolutely.

Glenn

[Haitian_King]

Thanks Glenn.

Question. You drive Formula 1?

[maxnix]

No, 5 for most of the US not in the deep south. Don't know for sure when Nissan switched form the colder 6.

[GseaQ]

No. I raced sports cars many years ago, but the lack of corporate sponsors finally put an end to that.

[Jesda]

You are telling me that out of the 160,000+ miles this car has on it and chain hasn't jumped yet, that the next few cranks it "is hugely against" me? I'm sorry but that statistically impossible. That is like million+ to one odds FOR me.

Actually, the guides usually break piece by piece, putting plastic in the oil pan and putting pieces in the way of the chain. Thats how many higher-mileage 90-93 Qs kick the bucket.

See the pictures at q45.org of my chain guide repair under "Tech Help". Scott found a 180k engine that was ready to have the chain jump at any moment.

THE ODDS ARE AGAINST YOU.

Kudos for being proactive and having the front cover pulled.

[SATAN]

No they are not. People, stop replying to my posts if you refuse to read them.

[Q451990]

I suspect all of the diagnostic work on your engine was a result of guide failure already. Best case, pull the front cover (you can't see anything from that inspection hole), retime if necessary, and then check compresson for bent valves. Worst case, just check compression... It's up to you - just let us know what you find.

Heath

[SATAN]

I suspect all of the diagnostic work on your engine was a result of guide failure already. Best case, pull the front cover (you can't see anything from that inspection hole), retime if necessary, and then check compresson for bent valves. Worst case, just check compression... It's up to you - just let us know what you find.

Heath

Nice, yeah, I just took some pictures through that hole and saw a metal backed timing guide and got excited. Only to find out, that one came metal backed anyways. It is the tension guide. That is probably what I am going to do, just pull the front apart and go from there.

[Haitian_King]

No need to get testy.

I take it that you're new to Q45's and the VH45DE engine. This engine is well-designed and quite bulletproff. However, the plastic chain guides are this magnificent machine's kryptonite.

These guys are pretty well-versed in Q45-ery. (Totally made that word up).

It doesn't pay to be the hot-shot maverick who doesn't listen and does his own thing. Top Gun wasn't real.

No one is looking to make you do anythnig extra or detrimental to your Q. In fact, they want to help you help yourself get your Q running the way it should.

But whatever floats your boat. Water floats mine.

[SATAN]

No need to get testy.

I take it that you're new to Q45's and the VH45DE engine. This engine is well-designed and quite bulletproff. However, the plastic chain guides are this magnificent machine's kryptonite.

These guys are pretty well-versed in Q45-ery. (Totally made that word up).

It doesn't pay to be the hot-shot maverick who doesn't listen and does his own thing. Top Gun wasn't real.

No one is looking to make you do anythnig extra or detrimental to your Q. In fact, they want to help you help yourself get your Q running the way it should.

But whatever floats your boat. Water floats mine.

Your reading comprehension seems to be lacking. I HIGHLY suggest you go read my posts again.

I said I get it, I AM NOT GOING TO TRY TO START IT AGAIN!!!! I understand, chain guides= bad, I got it. How many F-ing ways do you want me to say it?

I'm not getting testy because people are advising me not to start the car. I am thankful for their insight. I am not a "Maverick". I am getting testy because people like you have FAILED TO READ.

Do I need to quote my self before you guy understand that I GOT IT!!!!!

[Haitian_King]

No they are not. People, stop replying to my posts if you refuse to read them.

My comprehension skills are quite high. In fact, from the highlighted sentence, I can comprehend that you're disagreeing with the statement "The odds are against you." That was a response to your statement that

You are telling me that out of the 160,000+ miles this car has on it and chain hasn't jumped yet, that the next few cranks it "is hugely against" me? I'm sorry but that statistically impossible. That is like million+ to one odds FOR me. .

Uhh. Pretty sure that was the gist of it.

[SATAN]

You are telling me that out of the 160,000+ miles this car has on it and chain hasn't jumped yet, that the next few cranks it "is hugely against" me? I'm sorry but that statistically impossible. That is like million+ to one odds FOR me.

Perhaps you didnt read my whole post, I AM HEEDING the advice and inspecting the chains before I do anymore cranking though. I will probably get to it this weekend. By the time I get home on the week nights it is too dark to do anything. That and one of my other cars just got totaled out by some other person, so I have been dealing with that this week too.

I do appreciate the advice of the board members. Thank you for replying.

Ok, jackass, You done went and made me quote myself, Thanks. Now read the whole ****ing thing and then tell me what I said one more time?

How are your reading comprehension skills again? Funny how you would only quote part of my post. Why dont you stop posting because you are not contributing anything at this point other than trying to make me look stupid, which is working poorly for you, and now we are both polluting a thread. None of this is even necessary.

Sweet christ man. Just stop.

[Jesda]

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[bullittandy]

Dennis' prose is kind of a cryptic post-apocalytic crisis engineering style.

It's like reading Chaucer in the original. After a while, your mind accomodates and completes and corrects the narrative and declarative sentence structure. The facts are all there for those who want them.

This is absolutely painful to read-have you no shame? Where do you derive your self image-please God, let it not be a car!!

[heywier427]

satan, ive been reading this post since day one but cant recall if youve been told about the rtv silicone color.

nissan used light blue rtv silicone for most of its seals.

if your front cover has light blue silicone around it, theres a really good chance the guides have never been done.

if you take pictures through the port hole, take pictures upward toward the hood.

if your able to see anything you might see the upper guide

[Haitian_King]

Name calling?

Pull your panties back up and tuck your blouse back into your skirt.

I don't have to try to "make" you look stupid. Doing a bang up job yourself. But whatever guy.

[SATAN]

Right, I do recall hearing about that. Thank you for reminding me! The silicone on the little access port is blue. Up towards the hood you say? I kept trying to take a pic of it more towards the right with no luck. Thank you for your input!

[heywier427]

maybe its up more towards the left. like at 10:30 or so.

go on q45.org and look at the chain guide pics, so you can see what it looks like behind the cover.