What did you do to your TJ today?
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Install a mount for my GoPro and replace some missing drain plugs.
Kiwi TJ
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Wow mate..... did the big bad wolf stop by ?Washed the road salt off the Jeep this morning in 20 degree temps. Then took a ride to see our old apartment next to the antique store and brewery.
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They should have never kicked @TheBoogieman out!!!!!!
Removed the steering wheel & dash to get at my melting heater mystery wire. Good times.
UPDATE: it's the wire that controls the ASD, fuel pump relay, sends some signal to the PCM, and most importantly, goes to the torque converter lockup solenoid, which I recently re-wired. Spoiler alert on "what I did to my TJ tomorrow."
UPDATE: it's the wire that controls the ASD, fuel pump relay, sends some signal to the PCM, and most importantly, goes to the torque converter lockup solenoid, which I recently re-wired. Spoiler alert on "what I did to my TJ tomorrow."
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Old_Crow
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I was using them for windshield frame guards and haven't cut the tabs off yet. I wasn't going to pay $250 for Genright.
https://genright.com/products/windshield-guards-for-the-jeep-tj-lj.html
Limb risers, you could use those tabs for limb risers.
I thought about that too.Limb risers, you could use those tabs for limb risers.
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Ditchdoc
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Old_Crow
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Shit, I was kidding. Doesn't seem like the kind of mod you'd do.I thought about that too.
Crossbar Ranch in OK has a trail called "The Mall." Super technical descent into a river crossing....then back up the hill with a hair pin turn next to a drop off, and then a set of rocks we can't even winch over. No idea what lies beyond that, but I bet it's fun. We turned around only to discover that we couldn't get back up the initial descent either. The Mall, indeed.
It isn't.Shit, I was kidding. Doesn't seem like the kind of mod you'd do.
Today I discovered the PO had a 30A fuse on a 10A circuit, which is why I have melted wires and not blown fuses. Isolated the issue to the TCC wiring which I touched a week ago (and apparently f'd up worse than when I found it since now it causes fires). Tested the fuse with TCC unplugged, a-ok. Tested with it plugged in upside down (effectively reversing the wires), a-ok. Attempted to start the jeep with the TCC plugged in upside down, started right up. That was a ton of effort for what will amount to a tiny fix.
For future reference I learned two things when trouble shooting these sorts of issues.
1. for the love, verify that the fuse is correctly sized for the circuit
2. start by unplugging likely candidates (i.e. stuff you recently touched or is known to be on that circuit), and stop when you blow the fuse.
I didn't verify the fuse size which was very costly, and I didn't unplug the stuff I recently re-wired which would have saved me a TON of time trying to identify the circuit.
For future reference I learned two things when trouble shooting these sorts of issues.
1. for the love, verify that the fuse is correctly sized for the circuit
2. start by unplugging likely candidates (i.e. stuff you recently touched or is known to be on that circuit), and stop when you blow the fuse.
I didn't verify the fuse size which was very costly, and I didn't unplug the stuff I recently re-wired which would have saved me a TON of time trying to identify the circuit.
Kiwi TJ
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Too funny haha..
'You know son, when a man and a Jeep love each other very much......."
It can end up like this ...lol
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Replaced the cobbled together Ram mount for my phone with the Bulletpoint mount. Much sturdier and way less bouncing around. I used an Amps mount adapter screwed to the holster that came with the Otter Box for my phone. Works very well and is very secure.
Installed Dorman seat heaters. Well, in the driver's seat anyways. For some reason, I thought the kit came with heaters for 2 seats. Of course, Santa Ana winds started blowing last night, and it was 60° at 6AM this morning, so I didn't really get to check them out.
I finished up the install of the Toyota headlights and harness kit. While I was at it, I replaced the flickering 12" led light bar with a pair of amber Hella driving lights. I'm liking the old school look.
Installed Dorman seat heaters. Well, in the driver's seat anyways. For some reason, I thought the kit came with heaters for 2 seats. Of course, Santa Ana winds started blowing last night, and it was 60° at 6AM this morning, so I didn't really get to check them out.
I finished up the install of the Toyota headlights and harness kit. While I was at it, I replaced the flickering 12" led light bar with a pair of amber Hella driving lights. I'm liking the old school look.
Installed the "SUPER BACKUP LEDs" as detailed elsewhere on this site. These things are BRITE!
Note I oriented the stiffening rib downwards to give a flat mounting surface for the new LEDs.
And yes, the handy-dandy 6d nail supplied is now in my nail box for whatever wood project comes its way!
Note I oriented the stiffening rib downwards to give a flat mounting surface for the new LEDs.
And yes, the handy-dandy 6d nail supplied is now in my nail box for whatever wood project comes its way!
Ah, the old downward orienting stiffening rib. They never see it coming.
I cut my first bolt off today! The transmission skid had a spinning nutsert and I couldn't get it to cooperate. I used my reciprocating saw with a metal blade and it worked great. Now I have the Savvy shifter cable installed and a new nutsert and bolt in place!