Recent content by g.hayduke

I think mine auto-unlocked significantly slower than 45MPH but maybe I'm not remembering accurately. I looked in my owners manual and the factory shop manual and didn't find anything about the max speed.

I'm curious where you found the 45 MPH top speed. I couldn't find that nugget myself. My rig no longer has the OEM locker setup but I'm pretty sure it auto-unlocked on me more than once when going faster than it allowed in locked mode. I can't test it since I changed the wiring. So I can't...

Or could they have unlocked automatically because you exceeded the maximum speed? I forget what the max speed is but it's not fast and they will auto-unlock if you go too fast.

FYI, my rig has roughly 130K on it and the front locker is original. The rear locker was good until an installer I hired most likely dropped the rear actuator while doing a re-gear. Not positive how it got damaged but the rear actuator suddenly had a leak where the mounting bracket was welded to...

You need to do some troubleshooting. And that starts with knowing how it's supposed to work. Why do you think the compressor(s) overheated? Did you hear them running and then stop? Is the entire locker setup original as in the lockers, compressors, switches, ...? Assuming it's all OEM, each...

My LJ is heavy compared to most TJs. LJs are heavier to start with. Mine has full doors and a hard top. It's heavy. My SwayLoc has 4 holes. I believe I tried it in the 2nd from the rear position as directed by the installation instructions (2nd softest). I found that to be a little softer than I...

Sorry, but that is not a problem. "Redoing" your control arms would generally be done to address a specific problem or, in other words, a solution to a problem, which I am 99.9% sure you don't have. I'm not really knowledgeable on suspension geometry and sorry but neither are you. If you were...

So with your anticipated usage as described above, why are you doing any of the stuff you are doing? Trusses, long arms, why? You state a bunch of theoretical advantages connected to your mods. But those mods will not solve any problem that you've stated or any problem that might result from...

A few from out exploring yesterday.

This is a favorite campsite in SE Utah. We love hiking in this area. Canyon country, rock art, ruins, other cool stuff, but most of the water is in potholes and canyon bottoms. The closest accessible water I know of is a cow tank that is probably roughly 15-20 miles from camp and may or may not...

Yes. In a vehicle. I don't have a motor home. I have a small teardrop and a tow vehicle. I hope to get an even smaller camp trailer setup that I can tow with my LJ. Either way, I'll always have a tow vehicle that is free to travel away from my campsite. It can carry 7 gallon jugs, 2 or 3 of...

I have a priming method that works so no added complexity required for priming. And I often camp 20 miles or more from the nearest water source. So I would need one hell of a pump and longass hose to fill anything from that distance.

The pump I'm using is a diaphragm demand pump. I have a priming method that works well enough. No extra pump needed. I loosen the first filter stage to eliminate any back pressure. Then I prefill the intake hose, start the pump, and quickly connect the intake hose with it mostly full of water...

If you decide you want details, I'm happy to provide as much as you want. Your scenario is basically what I was going for but I will usually be filling jugs since getting an RV close to a water source is not always feasible. I have a small teardrop that has 2-15 gallon fresh water tanks that I...

Did you see the water source pictures in my first post? Testing is expensive so I don't expect to do more before/after testing unless I change something. The 2 samples I had tested cost me somewhere around $120-130 for the pair. The before/after testing I had done confirmed that no...