Recent content by Bird-Dawg

I'm by no means an agent but here is the jist of it. 1.Yes, totalling is essentially "selling" the jeep to the insurance. You may be able to get the max money they would spend on a repair less total if you want to do the work but that is some effort. 2. If they total you can get keep the Jeep...

Welp it finally happened, I got T-boned in a parking lot by someone on their cell. Damage is superficial aside from a bent lower control arm/mount. Insurance is looking to total, and imagine i'll be in for a fight to get what the jeep is worth (anyone have experience in totals?). That said i was...

I used the OMIX-ADA Kit. https://www.quadratec.com/products/912304_07.htm Worked great for me and stopped a leak i had that let water in at the top of the windshield. Its all 3M foam which is what the factory used. The foam will be thicker so locking down the hardtop will be a bit difficult...

I just spent to many hours in my 1999 TJs HVAC box installing AC so the layout is pretty fresh in my mind, i'm not sure if it is different for 2005 so this may all be wrong. For the 99 you do not need to yank the dash to replace the blend door. It will still be a PITA but doable. On the...

So i had replaced my water pump and with it decided to replace the thermostat housing with the stat. The old one was was pretty fugly and the new ones are ones are cheap, and Doorman can't screw up a piece of metal pipe right??? Nope. Word of caution check the face of aftermarket thermostat...

Mine had mounts rotted away like that on the tub. The rust goes way further down the tub then outside. I bought some replacement sections that were about 16" long but had to cut away so much down the tub to find good metal to weld. The rust you see is just the tip of the iceberg. I will warn...

Hey guys thanks for the input, thought I'd give an update. After reading the injector thread and Jerry's take I figured I would put this project on the back burner and not worry about it till the injectors started going. However, when I was under the hood this weekend I took another look. One...

Hello all, I was doing some recon under the hood for an upcoming AC add project and noticed my injector bodies are in various stages of cracking. There is no fuel smell at all and the engine cranks right up and runs great even after sitting in the heat after running. Is this a definite replace...