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Sharp_angus posted:Did you smell your exhaust to ensure you're not burning it? There's only so many ways it can go down that much that quickly. Though the level changes with temperature as the engine warms up (I'm sure you know this already, I'm just saying.) When I was idling it cold a pretty decent puddle/wet spot developed under the tailpipe and I had some white vapor or smoke. Once it's heated up that seems to disappear. stik posted:It may be too late. Well I just bought it on Friday, so I have no real idea about any past overheating. It hasn't overheated while I've been driving it, but I only put maybe 120 miles on it since I bought it and that was mostly just 10-15 miles trips to and from work. It only has 108K on it  . I just got back from taking it straight to the shop I bought it from and showing them. They seem to think it's the head gasket or a cracked head. The owner said he was shocked because it was fine before I bought it [so he claims]. He was very nice about it and said he'd certainly fix it for free, which is a huge load off my mind considering I bought it "AS-IS". Something about having the head sent out to make sure it's good and all that before putting it back on. I'm just hoping the damage isn't too bad. There didn't seem to be any coolant in the oil so maybe this will work out in the end. The funny thing is a few days before I bought this I blew the cylinder in my old '01 Wrangler which also only had 109K on it. I swear I'm not beating the gently caress out of these things, I just have horrible horrible luck with Jeeps while everyone around me that owns them drives them for 500K with barely an issue. When this thing dies, I will get another one though. I like Jeeps for some reason.
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If it helps, we bought ours at 181k miles, by about 184k miles it had a seized engine that needed replaced. Also, on the topic of Jeep sadness:  I think Aran sperged about this Jeep earlier in the thread. His grandfather's '90 Cherokee Pioneer that his dad absolutely had to have for plowing. That's where it got driven to in 2004, where it was in just about mint condition minus a dent in the front passenger door, and needing new rear leaf springs. This picture and up to TheSaddestJeep6.jpg (I think that's all he uploaded) are how it was last summer, still in the same spot, pretty much never moved except to plow once or twice right before his grandfather died in '06 to prove he was still using it. Poor thing only has about 150k miles on it but it's completely falling apart, mildewy, the headliner is falling, rust all over...
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What should I be looking for in a CJ jeep? I want something to restore and dick around with, not for serious crawling. What motor/trasn combo held up the best in the CJ 5/7's?
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sw0cb posted:What should I be looking for in a CJ jeep? I want something to restore and dick around with, not for serious crawling. What motor/trasn combo held up the best in the CJ 5/7's? They're all pretty much bulletproof if you ask me. I'd look for one with a V8, mainly the 360, but the I6 258 is good too.
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Nov 10, 2010 22:22
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Any clue what the weight rating is on a JK's stock tire carrier? I'm considering a new bike rack (a Yakima sparetime) that would mount to the spare tire. The rack itself is fairly light, but the bike is about 30 lbs. I wouldn't be leaving it on there for more than an hour or so at a time, 3 to 4 times a week.
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beanieson posted:Any clue what the weight rating is on a JK's stock tire carrier? I'm considering a new bike rack (a Yakima sparetime) that would mount to the spare tire. The rack itself is fairly light, but the bike is about 30 lbs. I wouldn't be leaving it on there for more than an hour or so at a time, 3 to 4 times a week. I know that folks are hanging 34's on there and it is holding them just fine, so I imagine that an extra 30lbs on a stock tire wouldn't be an issue.
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Nov 12, 2010 14:27
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The official answer is 50 pounds total, including the tire.
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Sorry to butt into the Jeep thread with this question, but I figured you guys would be the best resource: My wife and I have been looking at small 4x4/AWD SUVs for a little while now. I am currently looking at a 09 Jeep Patriot. 40k miles. I am seeing few reliability problems but I wanted to ask for opinions before I drive 3 hours to take a look at it.
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beanieson posted:Any clue what the weight rating is on a JK's stock tire carrier? I'm considering a new bike rack (a Yakima sparetime) that would mount to the spare tire. The rack itself is fairly light, but the bike is about 30 lbs. I wouldn't be leaving it on there for more than an hour or so at a time, 3 to 4 times a week. The tire carriers are weak. So weak in fact that stock tires are causing metal fatigue/failures occasionally. Go not use the spare tire mount as a bike rack. Consider something that sticks into the receiver hitch. I use one of these. http://northshoreracks.com/
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PsychoBilly Caddy posted:Sorry to butt into the Jeep thread with this question, but I figured you guys would be the best resource: I would choose a Ford Escape over a Patriot. Even though all of us are Jeep fans, most of us are not Chrysler fans. If you want a Jeep, get the Liberty atleast.
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Are you really looking for a 4x4, as in crawling through trails and other offroad conditions, or just something that handles well in bad weather? The Patriot doesn't have low gearing or a terribly good AWD system so its more of the latter (although in top 'trail rated' trim it kind of emulates a real 4x4). However compared to competitors in the AWD 'cute ute' category the Patriot has a pretty bad interior and is a bit underpowered. I'd look at a Liberty or Grand Cherokee if you're really going off road.
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Nov 13, 2010 03:24
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beanieson posted:Any clue what the weight rating is on a JK's stock tire carrier? I'm considering a new bike rack (a Yakima sparetime) that would mount to the spare tire. The rack itself is fairly light, but the bike is about 30 lbs. I wouldn't be leaving it on there for more than an hour or so at a time, 3 to 4 times a week. I'd look into purchasing or building a standalone tire carrier. Those can go up to 300-400lbs depending on how tuff you're doing it. I'm making one myself tomorrow with a new bumper, I'll post pics of this process by monday (as this'll take all weekend)
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I'm a bit biased because my girlfriend has a Patriot, but if you don't plan on going off road it has tons more legroom and a better interior than my Cherokee. I also seem to remember 4-Wheel magazine being surprised at the Patriot's abilities off road (probably that it doesn't immediately get stuck) so its probably at least good enough for "in hindsight, I probably shouldn't have gone this way." I will concede though that the automatic takes a while to decide to give you the power you just asked for. My friend's wife has a manual Patriot that doesn't have that issue.
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So it seems my issue from earlier was simply the freeze out plug was rotted away. The coolant was blowing all over the firewall and running down my exhaust. The gunk was a combination of neglect, rust and the previous owner dumping that Bar's Leaks stuff in there because they didn't know it was just the freeze plug. It was a bitch to get it flushed out, but everything seems peachy now. I'm so glad things weren't worse, though I am probably knocking on wood.
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Nov 13, 2010 18:48
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Faerunner posted:If it helps, we bought ours at 181k miles, by about 184k miles it had a seized engine that needed replaced. Hate when people do this. Is it too much trouble to wash a vehicle once a month and run it up to temperature once every week or two weeks? The worst thing you can do to a vehicle is not use it. edit: oh he's dead. Well that's no excuse! incredibull fucked around with this message at 20:17 on Nov 13, 2010 |
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Nov 13, 2010 20:14
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sw0cb posted:What should I be looking for in a CJ jeep? I want something to restore and dick around with, not for serious crawling. What motor/trasn combo held up the best in the CJ 5/7's? My 304V8 ran with one spark plug, its a solid engine, that and the 4.0 obviously. The T150 3spd was a good transmission, but all the manuals will be fine. If you're looking for something to restore the only thing you should be concerned with is a rusty frame. Depending on how far you want to take it welding wise, even that may not be a problem. Everything else can be bolted on.
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Nov 13, 2010 23:20
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Any of you guys have a need for a Lubelocker 42RLE Transmission Pan Gasket? I found one in my pile of crap, but don't have a Jeep with a 42RLE anymore. PM me and I can ship it your way.
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I'm almost afraid to post this here for fear of getting flamed, but I like it. Hopefully you guys don't think it's too much like "Jeep Rice" or something. Anyway, here's a shot of the finished product. (Well...as finished as a Jeep project can ever be. It still needs bigger tires, lockers, etc, etc....)
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Nov 18, 2010 04:32
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323LX posted:I'm almost afraid to post this here for fear of getting flamed, but I like it. Hopefully you guys don't think it's too much like "Jeep Rice" or something. Son of a bitch, the image didn't attach. Trying again... Edit: There we go. Sorry for the crappy nighttime pic but it's the best I can do for now. If I don't get torn apart for my bad taste then maybe I'll post some better pictures tomorrow.
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Nov 18, 2010 04:33
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323LX posted:Son of a bitch, the image didn't attach. Trying again... Sick! Looks awesome dude
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323LX posted:Son of a bitch, the image didn't attach. Trying again... Well if I HAD to nitpick, everything looks good mechanically (nice lift/fenders/etc), but that hood decal has gotta go. IMO the only decal that should be on the hood of a TJ is RUBICON, but that's just me. Still a sweet Jeep otherwise; I'd drive her brains out  Says a lot though that the only thing I have to say is about the hood decal! Sharp_angus fucked around with this message at 05:18 on Nov 18, 2010 |
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I think the tires look a couple inches too small for the lift, but I'm a fan of low-center-of-gravity builds (for reference, I have 33" tires with just a 2" budget boost).
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Yeah, I know I need bigger tires. I want to run 35s when I get the money (plus these 32s have a little bit of tread life left in them and they weren't cheap).
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Sharp_angus posted:Well if I HAD to nitpick, everything looks good mechanically (nice lift/fenders/etc), but that hood decal has gotta go. IMO the only decal that should be on the hood of a TJ is RUBICON, but that's just me. Still a sweet Jeep otherwise; I'd drive her brains out I understand your point, but it's not a Rubicon model (and I think it should be pretty clear that I'm not trying to make people think that it is). It's a reference to the old AA battery powered Stomper toy trucks (and they did make a few Jeep CJ models too btw) that I used to play with all the time back in the early 80s.
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323LX posted:I understand your point, but it's not a Rubicon model (and I think it should be pretty clear that I'm not trying to make people think that it is). It's a reference to the old AA battery powered Stomper toy trucks (and they did make a few Jeep CJ models too btw) that I used to play with all the time back in the early 80s. Oh I didn't know that! Consider my point retracted. And yeah if it's not a Rubicon then of course you don't put the decal on, that's not what I meant above.
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Sharp_angus posted:Well if I HAD to nitpick, everything looks good mechanically (nice lift/fenders/etc), but that hood decal has gotta go. IMO the only decal that should be on the hood of a TJ is RUBICON, but that's just me. Still a sweet Jeep otherwise; I'd drive her brains out I would gladly remove the Rubicon sticker from my JK and replace it with STOMPER. I loved those things growing up!
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Braincloud posted:I would gladly remove the Rubicon sticker from my JK and replace it with STOMPER. I loved those things growing up! I'm glad somebody else can appreciate it  .
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Braincloud posted:I would gladly remove the Rubicon sticker from my JK and replace it with STOMPER. I loved those things growing up! I wish I had a rubicon sticker to replace with a stomper sticker. Perhaps I'll just have to make that the final piece of my Jeep. If I ever get around to having the money.
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That's cool, I remember the Stomper RCs. Hope you don't have to explain that decal too often. First thing I did when I got my TJ was to remove all of the retarded decals, especially the huge TRAIL RATED badge. Just left the Jeep emblem on both front quarters.
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incredibull posted:That's cool, I remember the Stomper RCs. Hope you don't have to explain that decal too often. Trail Rated badge is where the bottle opener should be mounted. On T/LJs.
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If those wheels happened to a vehicle I owned I would file an insurance claim
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What size are those tires stuffed in there? 33's? They look too tight to be stock size (I understand the rims clearly aren't stock).
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At least you shouldn't have any trouble getting over speed bumps or potholes. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks the 4 door Wranglers are ugly as gently caress.
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There's a pretty good chance that its 2 wheel drive, seeing that its the base model long wheel base JK  .
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Lotheras posted:You never answered my question about the wheels.
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EightBit posted:There's a pretty good chance that its 2 wheel drive, seeing that its the base model long wheel base JK You can buy an unlimited wrangler without 4wd? Wh.. why? 
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The 4-door JK just doesn't look right proportionally until it's lifted and up on 35s but then it's just loving huge. Too bad Chrysler didn't make an Unlimited 2-door JK, I could get behind that. Or just make the drat JT already.
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EightBit posted:There's a pretty good chance that its 2 wheel drive, seeing that its the base model long wheel base JK ...And there's no Trail Rated badge. I think you're on to something.
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incredibull posted:The 4-door JK just doesn't look right proportionally until it's lifted and up on 35s but then it's just loving huge. Too bad Chrysler didn't make an Unlimited 2-door JK, I could get behind that. Or just make the drat JT already. Agreed. A guy in my neighborhood has a four door JK with 37's and it looks super tough. Kinda like this one: 
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