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Nissan Pickup questions

Discussion in 'The "Other" Bench' started by sharkmonkey, Oct 1, 2004.

  1. sharkmonkey

    sharkmonkey Give me something to hit!

    I just inherited a daily driver which is an 87 Nissan pickup 2WD.

    I know nothing about Nissans so I just have a few questions.

    1. The brakes are very soft. When I push on the pedal it goes all the way to the floor. I can pump the brakes and make the pedal stiffer but as I drive it softens again. The brake fluid is full and I can't find any leaks. The vacuum line from the booster to the intake looks like there are no leaks as well. What should I look for next?

    2. The previous owner uses Amsoil synthetic oil. He changes his oil once a year or every 10K miles. Is this a good practice on an engine that has 194,000 miles on it?

    3. This truck has the 2.4L 4 cyl. engine but it has 8 spark plugs. What's up with that?

    4. Haynes or Chilton manual?

    Thanks,
    MARK
     
    sharkmonkey, Oct 1, 2004
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  2. Nevada Boatail

    Nevada Boatail Well-Known Member

    I would lean towards considering an internal leak in your master cylinder. The small seals around the plunger rod that moves when you push the pedal are probably bypassing a bit and letting the brake pressure "fade". I would put a new master cylinder on it, and bleed the entire system.

    As for the spark plugs, Nissan used to use 2 per cylinder in the eighties on their four poppers.
     
    Nevada Boatail, Oct 1, 2004
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  3. Dave H

    Dave H Well-Known Member

    Chevy small blocks with a Turbo 350 work real well with these. Or anything else for that matter. Chop off the front, weld on the subframe from an F body Camaro or Firebird. Then back half it with a 4 link (easy to tub a pickup). Chop the top about 3 1/2 inches, slam it down about 6 inches, and fill the box with amplifiers and speakers. "Yeah, that's how you do it.."
     
    Dave H, Oct 1, 2004
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