Recent content by 03coloradowrangler

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    Seeking nuclear options for woodchuck termination

    I have always had amazing luck with conibear traps with woodchucks. Once they stick their head through they dont get a second chance to learn to avoid it next time they see it like they do with havahart traps. got this sucker last year after it kept insisting on spreading dirt from under the...
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    Jeeps and SxS working together

    dont mind side by sides in general.. but the speed they are operating on the trails is what pisses me off. theres no speed limit on the trails here other than "operating at a safe speed as conditions allow" I dont get on the trail systems a whole awful lot, but i have nearly been in a head on...
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    FREE King 4WD soft top 3 window set

    Acquired a new open box softtop with mouse damage a while back, organized the garage and stumbled across the window set but no longer have the top. listed these on marketplace for free a few weeks ago and am offering these for free here too. believe the king 4wd part number was 14010235 for...
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    Paying off credit debt

    Need some advice from some others on paying off credit debt, just a bit unsure on my thoughts on the smartest way to go about it from a credit score # benefit standpoint. card #1 has the lowest total balance with lowest APR (credit union card). card #2 has highest total balance with...
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    My driveway seems to be the local turnaround. Any suggestions?

    Been having a reoccurring issue with people using my driveway as a turnaround day/night... as in driving all the way to the house and turning around to go a different direction on the road as well as unsolicited sales/ religious check-ins and other and I would like to "chain off" the bottom of...
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    SOLD Like new Bestop 5844017 twill replacement windows.

    Like new 3 piece set of Bestop 5844017 Supertop NX windows in twill looking for $320 shipped or $300 local pickup. think they were installed for about 2 days when I had a rear window zipper emergency situation occur. I believe there are some light scuffs from handling them and know there is...
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    New tool day

    figured id start a thread on what tool you just picked up. dont know much about it other than its been in grandpas barn for as long as ive known. gonna do some research tonight. grandpas at the unfortunate point of realizing he has have junk.. but its good junk. took a little persuasion to...
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    NV3550 sticky shifting

    Having issues with intermittent sticky shifting lately in the transmission, a little perplexed. 03 wrangler 6CYL, 204k miles, original NV3550 transmission. when the jeep was initially purchased a few years back with ~140k miles, I had drained the transmission "fluid" which was red. was a very...
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    How to clean 03-06 starter motor and replace brushes

    figured id do a rough walk through on how to replace your starter brushes on the Mitsubishi starter motor used in the 2003-2006 manual trans wrangler. skip to the end if your just interested in the brushes... otherwise your gonna be looking at the full starter disassembly/reassembly. a whole...
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    New Dorman Ignition Cylinder Hard to Turn

    may be possible when you were replacing the tumblers in the cylinder you may have misplaced one in sequence or a small spring may have not been installed or pinched in place. also depending on your mileage, it may be time to go to the dealer to get a new key cut from their VIN database. keys...
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    Random photos: Got anything interesting, unique, strange?

    Secord Dam @ Sanford MI, upstream of the failed Edenville & Sanford Dam. lots of activity south of here rebuilding the dams and clearing the "lake"bed of debris still.
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    Removed my side steps

    ugh, the good ole mud smudgers. took mine off after frequently getting mud smeared on my leg when getting out.
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    Random photos: Got anything interesting, unique, strange?

    earliest jeep I can remember in my life. thats my dad, then myself in the diaper probably around 91/92
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    Is there a heavy duty starter for the TJ?

    im sure my dad came across meeting him at some point, so many names and so many people over the years. initially he started his career with Chrysler not too long after graduating from college. initial job within Chrysler was taking and developing photos of the test/prototype vehicles on the test...
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    What did you do to your other vehicle today?

    forgot about the single use bolts. I was doing the clutch for a acquaintance at the time super cheap, think I made $100. he refused shelling out for a replacement dual mass flywheel so I spend some time with a green scouring pad.. so the torque to yield bolts were also reused to gooodentite...