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My '02 had no AC the other day, and after jumping the low pressure switch I diagnosed low refrigerant as the culprit. I ran a can of 134a with dye into the system, but couldn't find any obvious leaks under the UV light. There was nothing coming from any of the hoses or shrader valves, nothing...

I appreciate it. Sounds like it's not that much easier than the TrekTop to use. I think my question has been answered... these tops both seem to be good, both aren't ever going to be truly easy to apply, so I'll probably just do a fabric replacement for the NX since that's cheapest. Tempted...

Thanks - this is exactly the order of operations I've followed. It just seems to have gotten worse over time. This last time I couldn't make the rear window zipper meet one of the side window zippers. It was off by a couple of inches, no exaggeration. I was pulling on it with all 185 pounds to...

Thanks I’ll take a look. I’m not sure why I have so much trouble with these windows. It’s not taking them off that’s the issue, it’s putting them back on.

In NC, and it's generally outside but in the garage about 20% of the time. I'm not super worried about the longevity, just not sure which top to get to make sure it's easier to take off and put back on. From what I've been reading, the supertop sounds a bit better.

I installed this top, Spice, on my dark blue TJ in 2018. Six years later I think it's time to replace... it's covered in mildew, a couple of the flaps are frayed... but the kicker was this week when I went to zip a window on and the entire zipper ripped off of the roof section. I like the...

‘02 TJ 4.0. I looked in my reservoir recently and was appalled at all the gunk. I think when I had the block plugs replaced recently they put in the wrong coolant. I’m following this thread https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/how-to-flush-the-cooling-system-on-your-jeep-wrangler-tj.1737/...

Sounds good - honestly, I'll probably just replace all those lines before I pay to have it smoke tested (especially since I can just do that in the driveway). Are they pretty standard lines to get an auto parts store?

Yes - great point thanks for clarifying. But wouldn't carb cleaner test still work? My understanding is that the fuel vapors are being pulled back into the combustion chamber via vacuum, so it would pull in the carb cleaner the same way. No?

Thanks - I have some carb cleaner, I'll give this a try (carefully). Otherwise - to the shop it is, from what I can tell it doesn't seem like it's feasible to borrow / rent a smoke machine.

Do I basically just spray it on different hoses in the evap system and see if there's a change in engine speed?

I know this issue has come up on previous threads, but still not sure where to go with this. This is on my '02 TJ that I restored last year (i.e. new frame). Engine has 70k miles. Didn't do much engine/trans stuff except new rear main seal and clutch. When we bolted it all back together the...

Thanks all - ordered mtl and pipe sealant on Amazon, will swap it out and hopefully stop this leak this week.

Thanks guys - I think I’ll try the pipe sealant as I’ve heard the tape can sometimes get into the gearbox and cause issues. Probably not but whatever. Redline MTL - just checking but it looks like it comes as full synthetic GL-4, 75W80 is that right?

Just started, apparently. Definitely gear oil, and I'm fairly certain it's weeping from the drain plug. Found a previous thread where someone used permatex thread sealant - is this recommended? The gear oil is new (1000 miles) since I did the frame swap earlier this year, but thinking since...