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WildFoxMedia posted:I expect all kinds of poo poo for this, so flame to your hearts content. We all make mistakes man.
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Steiler Drep posted:Cherokees were replaced by Liberty's in 2002 unfortunately. You could find a 2001 4.0L XJ, which are durable and excellent cars in all possible way. I don't understand why Jeep decided to replace such an iconic car with a car that's not doing that great in sales. They could have just made the interior a bit more modern and look into fixing up the grill a bit (such as how the chinese are modifying their Cherokee 2500), but hey that's Jeep for you. At least they haven't mutilated the Wrangler. I think the Cherokee is the best looking Jeep ever built and the 99-01's look fantastic. The Cherokee 2500 grills look awful to me, not nearly as clean as the last XJ grill. I keep holding out a sliver of hope that someone at Fiat will say "hey, let's bring back this Cherokee thing and the 4.0 along with it."
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Jan 25, 2010 23:28
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fordham posted:4.0 is gone But there was a new head design and stuff! They could totally bring it back!
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Jan 26, 2010 05:00
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trouser chili posted:The problem with the I6 is that it powers the Cherokee (discontinued), the old Grand Cherokee (discontinued) and the Wrangler and nothing else. It's a big heavy bulky engine that doesn't fit in the majority of what's offered in the MOPAR family. It makes sense that it's dead, sad as it is. They're not going to produce an engine that only powers one vehicle. It's not economically viable in today's automotive manufacturing climate where everything is platform shared and parts-bin. The old EGH (minivan) motor meanwhile can plop right into just about everything they poop out. Well the obvious solution is for Chrysler to redesign every vehicle intheir lineup to fix the 4.0.
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Jan 26, 2010 18:15
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This is something I snipped out of Automobile a few years ago
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Feb 8, 2010 05:36
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Cat Hatter posted:Tell me about it. My Cherokee has needed both front window regulators replaced, my gauges sometimes cut out for about a minute at a time, I may have to run new wires to the driver's speaker because it has gone silent and the speaker is fine, my gauges have no idea what the transfer case is doing, and just yesterday my dash stopped lighting up when I turn my headlights on. My gauges cut out all the time. I've found a light smack on the dash brings them back to life. As for the driver's speaker wires, pretty much every Cherokee owner I know has had his driver side speaker fail on him. Mine's been out for 3 years.
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Mar 20, 2010 07:06
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I'm insanely jealous. That's gorgeous.
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Jun 12, 2010 00:33
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Tossed_Salad_Man posted:http://www.nc4x4.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90382 I missed out on a 91 with a full 99 Cherokee front end conversion last year. It's my biggest automotive regret.
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Jun 22, 2010 00:44
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Well I'm torn. My Jeep's got quite a few problems, many of them due to my neglect. Just adding up parts comes to $1100 to get everything in full working order. OR There's a white XJ on a local lot nearby. Same year, very close mileage and a a full maintenance history which mine didn't have when I bought it. The lot's owned by a friend I know from one of my jobs so I trust him. He's got it stickered pretty drat cheap too. To fix or to replace. Such a headache.
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Jun 22, 2010 07:38
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Veeb0rg posted:replace and offset some cost by parting out old one. I hadn't thought of that.
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Jun 22, 2010 15:19
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My loving rear lights! Two weeks we ran out to lunch and since we had to go different places, my girl drove separately. While we're driving she calls me to tell my my left brake light isn't working. So I run to Autozone to buy a bulb and it still doesn't work. Well then 2 days later the right side brake light stops working bu in this case when I turn on my driving lights the bulk lights up but it doesn't intensify when I hit the brakes. Now I had a trailer hitch installed by U-Haul a few months back and everything worked perfectly but it's my thinking that something they did caused a short. I took it over there and they tested everything and claimed nothing they did had gone wrong. All my fuses check out so is it possible the new wire harness caused a short somewhere?
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Jul 5, 2010 23:13
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Steiler Drep posted:It is by a lot. I believe the rarest of XJ's are post-98 manual 2-doors, which is basically what I've been looking for 2 years. I looked for 2 years for a post 99 5 speed at a reasonable price and came up dry. At the time (6 years ago) everyone was attaching a premium to them based on the mantran. I gave up and went with an auto.
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Jul 26, 2010 21:14
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Geared Hub posted:Saw an interesting Jeep the other day, it was really bad rear end, biodiesel with a 6.6L Duramax powertrain conversion professionally done. Real high end work. I like it but those wheels are terrible.
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Jul 27, 2010 16:47
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InitialDave posted:Yeah, what on earth would possess him to fit those? It'd look fantastic with something a bit more subtle. I have a neighbor with a Wrangler sporting even worse wheels. I'll try and snap a picture of it tonight but he always keeps it in the garage. I think he's ashamed of it.
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Jul 27, 2010 17:43
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PBCrunch posted:I saw from searching that 1999 & 2000 Cherokees sometimes have problems with the clutch on the AC compressor. Mine just up and died and seized while I was leaving for work one day. A replacement was too expensive at the time so I just bought and AC delete pulley at NAPA and swapped that in. Eventually I'll get the AC system replaced but for now it's been working fine without it.
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Aug 13, 2010 19:36
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explosivo posted:Not sure, I'd like to put a lift on it but I'm a poor college student, so it might have to wait Keep it, drive it and love every second of it. Take care of it and when you have the money you should do wonderful things to it.
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Aug 26, 2010 23:09
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EightBit posted:What exactly is holding it together if it can be stripped that quickly? Velcro.
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Sep 11, 2010 00:09
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After a fresh oil change my Cherokee's oil pressure keeps spiking to 80 when I hit the gas. Just another thing that's pushing me away from my Jeep.
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Nov 25, 2010 05:06
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CommieGIR posted:Those oil pressure gauges are hardly accurate, and how much gas are we talking? Any pressure on the pedal and it spikes to 80. And it's a Napa filter. This happened once before and I realized I'd over-filled it. So I drained it and put exactly 6 quarts in and that fixed it. This time I put exactly 6 in to start.
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Nov 25, 2010 05:26
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Well now it's performing normally. Beating your head against the steering wheel is normal in Jeep ownership right?
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Nov 26, 2010 02:10
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incredibull posted:I'm seriously considering trading in my 2004 TJ for a low-mileage 2001 XJ. It's been on my mind for a long time now. Any of you guys that have done this, have you really regretted it? My XJ is the best and worst car I have ever owned. You'll never regret getting one. Until you do. But don't worry, it'll go away in a day or so!
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Dec 7, 2010 04:36
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AAAAAAHHHHH. Topped off all my fluids today in my monthly maintenance routine. There's a large puddle of coolant on the ground now. Looks like there's a massive leak from the radiator.
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Dec 20, 2010 01:31
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Faerunner posted:Sounds like our Jeep! And yet, I've decided that I will not sell her. I was planning on buying a new car in May and getting rid of my Escort and Jeep but I've decided that since the Jeep is paid for and costs nothing to insure I'm just going to keep it as my winter car.
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Dec 20, 2010 04:34
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So I bought the new radiator today, this is another job I've never tackled before but so far I haven't made the Jeep undrivable with my lack of know-how. Can anyone point me towards a step-by-step radiator replacement guide for an XJ? I assume it's pretty much 1.) drain radiator, 2.) undo hoses and bolts, 3.) pull out old radiator, 4.) put new radiator in place, 5.) reattach hoses and bolts, 6.) fill with fluid, 7.) profit. But specific instructions with pictures would be nice. I have the whole weekend off so I'm planning on tearing into this on Friday afternoon and I then have til Monday afternoon to get it done.
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Dec 23, 2010 02:13
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mod sassinator posted:See if your service manual is here, it should give good instructions: http://greatlakesxj.com/tech.html It is! I'll look that over tonight when I get home. Thanks!
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Dec 23, 2010 02:43
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Faerunner posted:Every time the Jeep gets driven more than a few minutes something new breaks on it. This. I think my fuel pump is leaking!
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Dec 24, 2010 15:28
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Molten Llama posted:Yeah, and? It's Christmas. Maybe your Jeep just wants a present. She's a greedy bitch. She got a brand new battery and radiator!
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Dec 24, 2010 16:56
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Yesterday was not great. I was driving home from work when my Jeep overheated, warning tone and light went off so I pulled over to asses things. Now, I knew I needed a new radiator (It was waiting at home to be installed when I had time) but I had been topping off my coolant constantly until I put in the new one. So I pop the hood and it's a mess and I'm clueless and demoralized. I don't have AAA and I've broken the bank on Christmas this year so I can't afford a tow. I let her cool off for 10 minutes and started off again. Shortly after we're overheating again so I have to stop and do it all over again. I finally made it off the highway to a parking lot where I figured I'd have to leave it until I can sort it out. At this point I figure I'm going to be doing my radiator swap in this parking lot sometime on Christmas afternoon. I'm pissed, depressed and ready to set the truck on fire. Then I remember, I put a bottle of radiator stop leak in the other day and it had no noticeable effect. It was some weird kind with "dissolving sealant pellets" but the pellets weren't dissolving. So I tap the radiator cap. It's ice cold. I unscrew it and the pellets have solidified and blocked the cap, including the hose from the coolant bottle. I have no tools except for a lovely multi-tool my father gave me 14 years ago so I tried using that but it was useless. I found a plastic hanger with a metal hook, broke that off and straightened it and used it to clear the inlet. I poured in some coolant and and cleanly drained into the radiator. Hooray! She cooled down and I got her home. For the first time I felt like a real Jeep owner, I fixed her on the side of the road without real tools! So that brings me to the radiator swap. I've gotten all the major connections and bolts out but I have one hang-up. I can't get one of the quick connects to the ac condenser unhooked. But the thing is, I don't have AC anymore. My AC compressor died last year and I replaced it with a AC delete pulley. So since I don't have that and don't plan on putting in a new compressor do I need to bother hooking up the old condenser or even putting it back in?
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Dec 26, 2010 06:50
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Doctor Zero posted:And THIS, kiddies is why you don't use that stop leak poo poo. Literally the only thing holding the radiator and condenser in is the one ac line. That's it, everything else is unhooked. I was just curious if I needed to put it back in as it seems like a waste of time since I'm not running AC anymore. And I have a brand new thermostat ready to go in along with a water pump and new upper and lower radiator hoses.
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Dec 26, 2010 19:47
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Radiator replacement completed!
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Dec 27, 2010 06:24
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Sponge! posted:Now start saving for the headgasket you probably cooked with those 3 overheats. I'm not worried about the headgasket, she overheated 3 or 4 times two years ago. And she only has to survive to May and then I can park her and work on her at my leisure. I flushed it as best as I knew how but I'm not too worried, the stop leak pellets didn't even make it into the radiator, they'd caked up just under the cap. Edit: Drove her to work this morning and didn't smell even a hint of coolant and there wasn't a wisp of smoke or steam. Hooray! Rhyno fucked around with this message at 16:34 on Dec 28, 2010 |
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Dec 28, 2010 00:51
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I swear to god... I just had one of the small coolant lines but open on me and my Jeep puked fresh coolant all over the side of the road. I JUST put these new lines on there too. So pissed off right now. It's almost as if someone is sabotaging her.
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Jan 1, 2011 20:15
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Tracked down the new leak, it was the lower radiator hose. Funnily enough I'd bought a new one two years ago when I replaced the upper hose and forgot to swap it. It's probably not a bad idea to check or change all your coolant hoses if you replace your radiator.
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Jan 3, 2011 23:17
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Started her up this morning and I appear to no longer have power steering or a responsive speedometer. Guessing the explosion of coolant killed some poo poo under the hood. I think I'm out of my depth here, gonna limp her to a mechanic tomorrow.
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Jan 4, 2011 16:24
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Veeb0rg posted:Replaced the starter today, it worked 3 times and then blew up. Advance sold me the wrong alternator twice. I had to take in the original and set it side by side to prove to them that their replacement would not fit.
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Jan 21, 2011 22:26
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What was the last year the I6 was available in the Wrangler? I'm starting to think about what to replace my Cherokee with when she kicks it.
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Feb 7, 2011 02:06
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So my muffler broke off last night during my drive to work. The muffler itself is toast (I knew it need to be replaced) but it looks like the exhaust pipe to the muffler is okay. I can just buy parts from Autozone and bolt on a replacement right? Or do I need to have an exhaust shop weld in a new one?
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Feb 9, 2011 17:29
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incredibull posted:I've done clamped exhaust before. It works fine for a while, if you do it right it can probably last a really long time. I didn't do mine right, no loctite or locking nuts on the clamps. I dropped an entire 6' worth of straight pipe into a busy intersection one day and almost caused a wreck. What can I say, I was a poor teen and didn't know what I was doing. If you clamp it, use exhaust joint adhesive (seriously) on the joints and lots of loctite or locking nuts on the clamps, let it all set for a day before you run it. Thanks for the tips. Autozone has some heavy duty exhaust clamps that appear to have locking nuts already on them so I'll go with those when I do this.
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Feb 9, 2011 18:26
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A few days ago the muffler and exhaust broke and fell off my Cherokee.    So I bought a new muffler, cut the tailpipe off the old one and bolted it all together.    It's now more quite than it's ever been in the seven years I've owned the Jeep. I have the tailpipe strapped up a little too close to the car so I've going to go buy a urethane bushing to go onto the original hanger. I also want to put another hanger near the front of the muffler just to be extra safe. As suggested I used Locktite on all the bolts and I'm not driving it until tomorrow morning.
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tonedef131 posted:Same thing happened to my Comanche. I used a similar solution as you but it eventually wouldn't hold. If that happens to you take it down to exhaust world on coliseum. It's unreal how fast and cheap they do exhaust work, in fact they would probably weld your system you just bolted together there for like $20 and it would be a quieter and more permanent solution. I had a really bad experience with them some years back so I don't go there if I can help it. Really the bolts just need to last til the end of May when I'm ready to buy a new car. Then she becomes a winter vehicle only.
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