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All this talk of flashing CELs being the end of the world...mine was flashing on a trip awhile ago right after I changed my CPS, but it hasn't done it since...this was like 1000 miles ago. I am fine right? Also, how the hell do I get the rubber bushing(?)around the steering assembly near the fire wall to quit squeaking in the cold(99 XJ)? I have covered the inside of it in copious amounts of white lithium grease to no avail. I can pull the rubber back and then it doesn't squeak, but I can hear a lot more engine noise this way.
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It may be a good idea to check the adjustment on your rear brakes while messing with the parking brake.
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Oct 19, 2012 03:08
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I believe I mentioned this in my MJ thread, but I might as well raise it here too. Does anyone have a line on an external-slave bellhousing, front bearing retainer, and shift fork (primary the first two) for an AX15? At the moment, these are the last bits I need to source to get the truck back together and capable of an 1100-mile round trip at Thanksgiving. I'm hitting up a few junkyards in Greenville this weekend, but if the past year has been any indication, odds aren't good.
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Oct 19, 2012 03:50
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I *think* I have a spare clutch fork (or do you mean a shift fork for inside the trans? you listed it with other clutch stuff so I suspect not) that will fit but not sure. You already check CL? I missed a FIFTY DOLLAR AX15 (yeah, that pissed me off, some guy bought it hours before I called the seller) a few weeks ago because I didn't do my on-a-whim AX15 craigslist search until a few hours too late. First one I ever got I traded about $150 in parts for, and the second cost me $200 friend-price, third was $200 from a junkyard for CommissarGribbs' YJ, so the second I saw it I called... alas it was already gone. kastein fucked around with this message at 03:55 on Oct 19, 2012 |
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Oct 19, 2012 03:53
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rally posted:All this talk of flashing CELs being the end of the world...mine was flashing on a trip awhile ago right after I changed my CPS, but it hasn't done it since...this was like 1000 miles ago. I am fine right? I put WD-40 on mine about 5 years ago and it hasn't made noise since. Either I got lucky or you got a crap one.
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Oct 19, 2012 05:15
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I'm going to check out a 1998 Wrangler Sahara today and was wondering if there was anything in particular I should look for while inspecting it. The PO claims a new radiator, water pump, and air compressor as well as fresh rubber around. Pictures from inside look immaculately clean but I assume rust is a question as it's a PNW Jeep. Also, is 7k a decent price with 173k miles on it?
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Oct 20, 2012 17:01
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Is it lifted, have a bunch of expensive parts on it like bumpers, winch, lights?
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Oct 20, 2012 17:06
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Bone stock as far as I can tell, except for an aftermarket stereo. http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/3343690906.html is the link for the ad.
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Oct 20, 2012 17:33
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I had to guess on the options, but KBB says from a private party you can expect to pay $6,200 or so. With new tires and stuff, it doesn't seem like a horrible deal. That thing looks like it just rolled off the showroom floor.
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Oct 20, 2012 17:38
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Rust usually isn't a problem in the PNW since we don't use salt on our roads. Being in Tukwila, it's probably been relegated to daily commuting by some yuppie its whole life. Price seems a little high for a 14 year old Wrangler, but it does look to be in great shape and the mileage is relatively low. With any luck it could have a D44 rear axle.
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Oct 20, 2012 20:42
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I went and looked at it this evening. It has a Dana 44 as far as I could tell (Bolt drain plug as opposed to rubber plug, right?) and it looked great except for a small dent on the passenger side front fender. Guess it lived the first 120,000 miles of it's life working for the Alberta Forest Service before making it's way down here. Comes with service records for that period of time which is nice. The only question I have is when under a heavy load there's a bit of audible engine ticking. That's likely just an exhaust manifold issue right? Anything more catastrophic it could be? Ended up talking the guy down to 6k and put a deposit down on it. Going to pick it up in a few days unless there's anything else I need to worry about? Thanks again.
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Oct 21, 2012 03:38
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bolt vs rubber plug is internet bullshit and not really reliable. http://www.allthingsjeep.com/atj11127.html this shirt is awesome Pic from it: 
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Oct 21, 2012 04:00
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kastein posted:bolt vs rubber plug is internet bullshit and not really reliable.
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Oct 21, 2012 11:52
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PulsarD posted:Got a nice 3.5 inch suspension upgrade for my JKU. It went from this: You need some big rear end tires, because that looks really bad. Way to much gap in those wheel wells...hella flush or gtfo.
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Oct 21, 2012 13:18
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Guru Yaekob posted:hella flush or gtfo. Not in this thread. Some of us drive off road and enjoy having room for tire movement. Sandbagger SA fucked around with this message at 14:17 on Oct 21, 2012 |
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Oct 21, 2012 14:14
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commissargribb posted:Not in this thread. That thing hasnt seen a day of off road in its life
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Oct 21, 2012 14:56
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PulsarD posted:
Yeah I bet that guy wouldn't know what to do without pavement under his tires.
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Oct 21, 2012 15:21
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Faerunner posted:Console. It's a 2000 Cherokee (Were there even ones with steering wheel shift selectors? I've been in ones as early as 1990 and they've all had console shifters) I know YJs and some MJs came with column shift automatics so.
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Oct 21, 2012 16:10
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commissargribb posted:I know YJs and some MJs came with column shift automatics so.
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Oct 21, 2012 16:22
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commissargribb posted:I know YJs and some MJs came with column shift automatics so. Huh, I was unaware of that, and what OneOverZero said. Interesting!
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Oct 21, 2012 17:52
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Guru Yaekob posted:That thing hasnt seen a day of off road in its life Them there's fighting words especially coming from a JK owner who can't twist off their radio antenna, painted their AC vents and is worried about a dent.
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Oct 22, 2012 02:20
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I'm pretty sure i have more mud on my jeep than some of you guys. And it happened when i was pushing it in to my driveway.
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Oct 22, 2012 02:34
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y'all are funny. ... then...  Not sure how to trans-load this to another host rather than hotlink, so I'm going to link it instead of embedding. http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k245/sheepsyj/?action=view¤t=VID_20110313_151317.mp4  Same hill as the last one.    e: the funny part is that I'm one of the less built jeeps in my club. Here's my friend Tim just about to make it up a ledge:  He built the whole thing, including gearing the diffs, himself, and finished welding the steering linkages together the night before this picture was taken, as I recall. kastein fucked around with this message at 03:12 on Oct 22, 2012 |
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Oct 22, 2012 02:43
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My daily driver WJ (2000) has suffered from the 0331 head issue. I've got a new head from Clearwater Cylinder Heads just about ready to go on. I was just wondering if I should do anything other than a few close interval oil changes to help scrub the sludge out from the lower half of the engine? Any advice? 
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Oct 22, 2012 04:24
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commissargribb posted:Not in this thread. Still looks like shithole.
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some fun in the mountains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-5S-8vWgag the last one is me my lockers were disengaged 
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Oct 23, 2012 15:32
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brains posted:some fun in the mountains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-5S-8vWgag ahahaha that's great. Loose sand is the worst.
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Guru Yaekob posted:That thing hasnt seen a day of off road in its life Blew out my front driveshaft on some terrain this weekend. Ive got some impressive northwest pinstriping, and if you look closely, my front fend in the after pic has scars from kinda hitting a hill. Itll get its new tires after a bit more wear on the stock ones. Heres the video of the driveline going "bleh": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSTynVBiAfE rocks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxyWu-80KQM PulsarD fucked around with this message at 19:14 on Oct 23, 2012 |
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Oct 23, 2012 17:37
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Still shopping around for Jeeps. I've had three different people say, "If you don't buy my Jeep, then I'm just going to sell it for scrap!" Am I supposed to feel guilty and try to save your poorly maintained two-wheel-drive ZJ that you advertised as "A real off-road monster" ?  Also, an update from my own research on the removal of the front driveshaft on the NV249 transfer case: According to these guys, it's bad news on 93-95 models but safe-ish on 96-98 models. Preferably, the front driveshaft should never be removed, but the later model won't cook the viscous coupler like it would in the early model. This means that the VC in the 5.9L ZJ I'm looking at is much less likely to be hosed. 
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Oct 24, 2012 00:13
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MAJOR STRYkER posted:Still looks like shithole. yeah but there's a difference between getting tires that fit and getting tires eliminating wheel space so that there's no room for flex.
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So, while trying to run a power cable my amp yesterday (don't even get me started, went from an XJ that had a nice, lovely little grommet already there for me to use to a jammed up engine bay that I don't know my way around yet), I decided to get under the car to see if I could find a grommet lower on the firewall. Didn't see anything, but what I DID find is what I believe to be the culprit of my piddles on the parking lot.  What? That's not a high pressure hose connecting the power steering reservoir to the fan!  So yeah, think this is the issue or could the pump or reservoir be leaking too or instead?
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Oct 24, 2012 20:43
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could be the issue, check it with the engine running to see where the leak is coming from. Yes, WJs run the fan with the power steering pump. Pretty strange isn't it?
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Couldn't detect any leakage while running, seems to be a slow seep. Surely that's not the Chrysler approved hose?  The power steering is a bit noisy to begin with, but I only have experience with XJs so I don't know if it's a WJ issue solely or something going wrong.
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Beep beep, I just bought a motherfucking Jeep! And it survived the 130 mile drive home! The front driveshaft looks like the CV joint failed, so I *should* be able to salvage the shaft itself and just rebuild the joint. Tires are getting old, so I should buy new ones before too long. And I make it a policy to never trust my brakes to the previous owner, so I'll be doing a brake job this week. Other than that it's all minor poo poo to tinker with. It wouldn't be a used Jeep if it didn't come with a list of weekend projects for the next few months, though. I was really hesitant to buy a ZJ, but the 5.9L V8 runs strong and has some serious power; I couldn't stop giggling every time I had to accelerate to pass somebody on the freeway. It drinks gas, but that was expected. And there is so much goddamn room inside. We routinely do 3 or 4 person camping trips in addition to my fieldwork, so I hope to put the cargo room to good use. At the moment, the back is full of spare parts and accessories the previous owner threw in since he didn't need them anymore (including my driveshaft...) Not going to post pics until I scrape off the douchebag rage-comic decals-- I have no idea what the hell the PO was thinking. Tadhg fucked around with this message at 21:19 on Oct 27, 2012 |
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Oct 27, 2012 21:17
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nice! Yeah, the 5.9s are pretty awesome. Try to take good care of the transmission... put the right fluid in it, make sure the bands are adjusted if it needs it, and don't go over on the service intervals. Brakes might be fine, what I'd really do is check e-brake function, as well as tracing the hydraulic lines. I've never had problems with previous-owner installed brake wear parts, but I've had several rusted hardlines pop on me, and found compression fittings on the lines on one jeep I bought.
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Dodged the oncoming rainy/snowy weather today and did the pre-winter checks. Coolant definitely seems to be the Chrysler approved dirty orange stuff and protects down to -43. Also pumped hydraulic fluid into the lower doors and into the rockers. There is a little rust blooming on the drivers side that'll have to get taken care of come spring. Unfortunately, my exhaust manifold is leaking pretty bad. It's the drivers side, are there any options for aftermarket here, is custom fab work possible, or is stock the only way to go? I've noticed my gas mileage kinda..sucks. I have a gas mileage app for my Blackberry so I can chart it for definite, but I'm showing about 17.7 average, and I had about 66 miles left, or just a shade less than half a tank. But I can throw good money down that when I go out in the morning, it'll say something at least 10 miles less than what it read when I parked. Now, I don't think it's leaking fuel anywhere, fuel filter and lines seem solid and no obvious dark spots. Am I just jumping at shadows here and this is normal? I freaked at first when I didn't see the little metal flap on the fuel filler neck, but apparently that's a thing on newer vehicles. And as far as I know nobody is siphoning my gas, so how am I losing a quarter to half a gallon each time I park? Is that computer THAT off?
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Do you actually know that you're losing the gas, or just going off the gauge? I think the WJ uses a float to detect fuel level, so it's not always going to be 100% perfect, and I can see it being quite a bit off if you park on any sort of hill. Beyond that, I've noticed that the gas gauge on my TJ drops quicker on the second half of the tank than on the first half. Completely unrelated, would anyone happen to know the size of the bolts and nuts on the exhaust pipes just above the cats ('05 TJ)? I need to tighten mine, but can't get a decent angle on the bolts and I'm not sure I'm using the right size wrench...
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Tadhg posted:Beep beep, I just bought a motherfucking Jeep! And it survived the 130 mile drive home! How the gently caress did he break a driveshaft? That takes some pretty serious effort. Anyways, your VC might be hosed anyways, so budget for a new transfer case if that is the problem. If it is, and you can get by, seeing how its hosed, you can get around with 2WD. Be loving aware it can and will roll in park. The t-case acts just like an axle, and can roll, so make sure you set the parking break Enjoy your new ride! The 360 is a good motor for the most part, I don't recall any big issues with them.
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BrokenKnucklez posted:How the gently caress did he break a driveshaft? That takes some pretty serious effort. Not if it's dented enough.
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No pics to go with it, but the driveshaft itself looks near pristine (minus aged discoloration.) The CV joint on the end is torn off and missing bearings, but it looks like a replacement CV is "only" $150-$250. Much better than the whole driveshaft, anyway. And yeah, I'm still worried about the transfer case. I'm taking the Jeep into a local 4x4 mechanic to have them reinstall the driveshaft and check out the transfer case. I'd rather somebody with more experience than I do in this area look it over, as it's kind of important. In the meantime, I've thrown a new battery in, replaced a few fuses, oiled up some sticky latches, scraped off douchebag decals, and cleaned accumulated trash out of the nooks and crannies. Once my wallet takes the (potentially big) hit from the driveshaft and potential transfer case, then I'm going shopping for new tires.
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