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I don't usually put on my doors or windows for the rain but I see you have a minty fresh JP jeep that you probably don't want wet. Say- if you were in a wreck, would that be considered "Dino-Damage(R)"?
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I messed with the lowspeed idle and the air fuel mix on my carb the other day and It seems to have worked out the rough running/stalling problems that had cropped up. Got new registration stickers too. Now just to get it inspected one last time. This is what I anticipate to get it inspected: fix manifold leak reattach rear-view mirror The passenger side seat belt is little messed up. but hopefully that wont be a problem and hopefully nobody says anything about the temp and fuel gauges that are absolutely non-working.
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Jul 7, 2011 19:58
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Why not put the rear-view mirror on before it helps fail your inspection? And do the other things too.
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Jul 7, 2011 20:03
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commissargribb posted:I don't usually put on my doors or windows for the rain but I see you have a minty fresh JP jeep that you probably don't want wet. Interior of the jeep is rhinolined, I'm more concerned about having to drive home with wetbutt. Tilting the seatback forward and throwing a windbreaker over the seat only does so much. edit: nothing but blue skies from now on
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Jul 7, 2011 20:59
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Boomerjinks posted:Interior of the jeep is rhinolined, I'm more concerned about having to drive home with wetbutt. Tilting the seatback forward and throwing a windbreaker over the seat only does so much. Sounds like you need a shamwow or two in the glove box.
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Jul 7, 2011 21:17
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Faerunner posted:Why not put the rear-view mirror on before it helps fail your inspection? And do the other things too. Haven't got to it. I'm completely broke waiting for my July GI bill money to get into my bank account.
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Jul 7, 2011 22:28
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commissargribb posted:Haven't got to it. I'm completely broke waiting for my July GI bill money to get into my bank account. So... wait?
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Jul 7, 2011 22:53
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Boomerjinks posted:
I pulled my dead wiper motor in the parking lot at work today, and the windshield stays folded down until I get a new motor. Your move.
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Jul 8, 2011 01:02
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commissargribb posted:Haven't got to it. I'm completely broke waiting for my July GI bill money to get into my bank account. Hey, what a coincidence! I got a $62 ticket for being 1 day beyond my inspection on my Cherokee. Even had the temp plates on the dash, since I had just put on the vanities that morning and was on my way to the garage. The trooper even told me that had I left the temp plates on, he wouldn't have issued a ticket. gently caress that. Also, reverse lights not working wasn't the NSS, thank god. Mechanic said they weren't getting power and just ran a 12v line to fix it. Considering an injector swap for my next paycheck - maybe a new intake setup. Wish my exhaust would just rust off so I could justify throwing a cat-free setup on it. I bet the 4.0HO sounds pretty sweet...
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Jul 8, 2011 01:41
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Faerunner posted:So... wait? Pretty much.I'm trying to figure out some long term solutions to wires hanging below my instrument panel too. Kibblesnbits posted:Hey, what a coincidence! I got a $62 ticket for being 1 day beyond my inspection on my Cherokee. That sucks! I got a warning this spring on my Elantra wagon. The inspection turned up a ridiculous amount of work and so I ended up getting rid of it.
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Lucky you, Kibblesnbits. My fiance went for a drive with his Cherokee uninspected (It had been off the road, just had a new engine put in, and we were moving, he decided to take his cousin out for lunch real quick in thanks for helping us move, and then go park it at the new house until it went for its inspection) and ended up with $400 in tickets and almost $200 in towing fees, as well as bus fare home from the side of the road
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Jul 8, 2011 04:11
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Bucephalus posted:I pulled my dead wiper motor in the parking lot at work today, and the windshield stays folded down until I get a new motor. Tried folding my windshield down last week, hinges stuck but the metal bent. Windshield is coming off as soon as new hinges arrive. 
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Braincloud posted:Correction, the 3.8 is fine if you get a Rubicon. I've NEVER been in my Rubi and thought to myself, wow this thing is slow and gutless. Just got back from a 1200 mile trip around Hells Canyon and had no trouble doing 80 up the mountain passes in a headwind with the top down. So don't believe all the "3.8 is a worthless piece of poo poo" hype. People are just mad and wondering why Jeep did away with the awesomeness of the 4.0L Im not believing the hype, i experienced it first hand in a 07 Unlimited X i owned for 3 years. Also the E-throttle is complete bullshit and the motor kills your power at the first sign of the wheels spinning. I went back to a 4.0 powered cherokee, and have no problems with power, the engine does what i tell it to, and it doesnt leak, both from the top and from the motor.
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Omg50BMG posted:Im not believing the hype, i experienced it first hand in a 07 Unlimited X i owned for 3 years. Also the E-throttle is complete bullshit and the motor kills your power at the first sign of the wheels spinning. I went back to a 4.0 powered cherokee, and have no problems with power, the engine does what i tell it to, and it doesnt leak, both from the top and from the motor. It probably helps to have a Rubicon with 4.10 gearing. But yeah I don't see the 3.8 liter doing too well with a big Unlimited and lower gear ratio.
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Jul 8, 2011 05:55
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Going to look at a 92 jeep cherokee tomorrow. Asking $750, which seems like a decent deal to me. Ad says it has 209000 miles on it. I'm looking for a daily driver to get me to work and back. Possibly some 40 mile trips on the weekends. I need to know what things to look for in upcoming repairs. Or any reasons why i should not buy this thing.
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Jul 8, 2011 07:46
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Mexicola posted:
200k miles? If the current owner hasn't done anything lately, expect everything to need replaced.
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Omg50BMG posted:Im not believing the hype, i experienced it first hand in a 07 Unlimited X i owned for 3 years. Also the E-throttle is complete bullshit and the motor kills your power at the first sign of the wheels spinning. I went back to a 4.0 powered cherokee, and have no problems with power, the engine does what i tell it to, and it doesnt leak, both from the top and from the motor. After the reading I've done on the subject- hell I think when my 4.2 goes I might even repower with a 4.0L. Sounds like the most bang for the buck.
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Omg50BMG posted:Also the E-throttle is complete bullshit and the motor kills your power at the first sign of the wheels spinning. So, there's this button on the dash that says ESP. And when you push it, it stops doing that. I loving hate the ESP and any time I'm on dirt roads, it gets disabled. It causes more issues with my driving style than having it "help." I assume you can do that on the non-Rubi models? I don't know what options those come with. VVV There are some who would even disagree with that. Braincloud fucked around with this message at 00:37 on Jul 9, 2011 |
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Jul 8, 2011 18:53
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what I am taking from this thread: the only good new model wranglers are rubicons. Is this correct?
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commissargribb posted:what I am taking from this thread: the only good new model wranglers are rubicons. Is this correct? Yeah, if I were to buy a JK, it would have to be a short-wheel-base Rubicon.
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commissargribb posted:After the reading I've done on the subject- hell I think when my 4.2 goes I might even repower with a 4.0L. Sounds like the most bang for the buck. Put 4.2 internals into 4.0, enjoy power.
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I've discovered the most awesome tool ever for removing rust/old paint on my '48 willys. My girlfriend's dad let me borrow it. It has the same effect as a wire wheel but it doesnt get gummed up with dirt. I've probably removed half a pound of oily dirt and rust with this thing today.
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Seems like I wasn't the only one working on Jeeps this weekend.   Shwing  Just have to pull the cam tomorrow, then it's off to a machine shop. Hopefully it doesn't need much work so I can slam this pile back together for cheap.
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No pics (because there isn't much to show), but I just swapped the front seats in my '92 XJ (pass->driver and driver->pass). It is AWESOME, like having a new Jeep! Didn't take more than an hour, well worth the effort.
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Slow is Fast posted:
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Slow is Fast posted:Seven main bearings :drool:
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Jul 10, 2011 02:27
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commissargribb posted:so much sparkle... Blurry camera phones will do that :| Good news is the crank looks good. Rod bearings are slightly scored. If I have to bore it 30 over and get new pistons my bank account will loving cry. Most things are piddly poo poo cheap on rock auto, but it all adds up... Just need this turd slapped together so I can go break my subaru racing and still get to work... Or I should just sell all my stupid car poo poo and move to the city.
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Just gave a hand installing a 2" lift on a 4 door rubicon so the guy can run with 35" mud tires. Also, bent the rear support for my new trektop, so i went and bought a 48" 3/4" piece of steel pipe, and that turned out to be a perfect fit  While i was picking up that piece, i grabbed 4 more and 2 pieces of skinny sheet metal that i intend to screw the other pipe lengths to, so i can make a support for the top above the driver/passenger seats. Should end up looking like a ribcage (of sorts) when i'm done with it, and should keep things from pooling in my top and making it sag 
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New waterpump,* heater core,** and wiper motor. Next up: install an intact windshield, and procure a lockplate tool so I can fix my wobbly tilt column. *Started leaking last winter. Too cold out to replace it, so I "fixed" it with 2 cans of stop-leak **Plugged solid from some idiot running 2 cans of stop-leak through it
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What do you guys recommend for removing rust on the body of my XJ? I have some surface rust developing on the passenger side that I need to tackle next weekend. Think I can just strip it down to the good metal, then give it a coat of primer or something?
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Slow is Fast posted:Seems like I wasn't the only one working on Jeeps this weekend. How did you learn to pull your engine apart? I'm 17 and getting into this sort of stuff and want to learn how to do it. The most I've done was replace the pads and stuff. Need to change the oil soon too.
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Shubs posted:How did you learn to pull your engine apart? I'm 17 and getting into this sort of stuff and want to learn how to do it. The most I've done was replace the pads and stuff. Need to change the oil soon too. I used to be terrified of working on my vehicles. The best advice I was ever given was "You can't break it if you don't try". Now my excuse is that I am too cheap to pay someone else to do the work.
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ornery owl posted:I used to be terrified of working on my vehicles. The best advice I was ever given was "You can't break it if you don't try". Now my excuse is that I am too cheap to pay someone else to do the work. Ahem... it's a Jeep, things will break without trying. It's just that the fun repairs are when things break while you're trying, say, a rocky hill climb.
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Shubs posted:How did you learn to pull your engine apart? I'm 17 and getting into this sort of stuff and want to learn how to do it. The most I've done was replace the pads and stuff. Need to change the oil soon too. I learned to work on cars by breaking them, and being poor as gently caress. A year ago I would have had no loving clue what I was doing. I knew everything conceptually but hadn't done it. My hands on wrenching started when the clutch went on my Subaru, then my stock gearbox and a second gearbox. I bought a third gearbox, matching rear, and all sorts of other junk and swapped it in. Then this spring we ripped the leaky old 302 out of my fathers supercharged race mustang and tore it down, then built a new motor for it. A lot of my wrenching conceptual knowledge is just from reading and watching videos online, but the hands on experience I learned just tearing a motor down or fixing something worn out / broken. Compared to a V8 or a Subaru motor, a Jeep I6 is really really easy to work on.
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I want to tackle this exhaust manifold leak soon, the ticking sound is driving me insane and my fuel economy is defiantly taking a hit. That APN manifold is going to run me $180, does anyone have a recommendation for something cheaper that isn't junk? Any thoughts on a Dorman brand? I can get one for about $100 shipped on ebay.
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ornery owl posted:I want to tackle this exhaust manifold leak soon, the ticking sound is driving me insane and my fuel economy is defiantly taking a hit. I've had the exhaust manifold leak on my wrangler so long that my girlfriend jokes that she won't be able to tell it's me pulling into the drive anymore if I ever get it fixed.
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ornery owl posted:I want to tackle this exhaust manifold leak soon, the ticking sound is driving me insane and my fuel economy is defiantly taking a hit. The dorman is fine, its what i replaced the one on my jeep with.
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 So I am thinking this is the crack in my manifold. It's right where the two pipes come together, which I assume is called the collector. EDIT: maybe it isn't the collector, I don't know what it is called. Right where the two pipes come together and it all becomes one pipe. Does anyone know anything about welding? I think I might take it off and see if having that done will hold up. I don't expect it to last but I am broke and willing to give it a shot first. What I am wondering is if it looks like an area that can be welded, before I got through the effort. EDIT: Eh, gently caress it. I was looking at it from a better angle and it it cracked pretty much straight around. I guess I am just going to have to pony up for a replacement. $110 Dorman from eBay sounds good. owls or something fucked around with this message at 01:33 on Jul 12, 2011 |
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it's like 90F and sunny here today. IT'S JEEPERDAY Post your topless pics here. 
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