Recent content by Iron Sky

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    Engine replacement options

    Jeep has been running rough for the last month or so - gets very little pavement driving as is and we haven’t been up to the trails in awhile. Thought it might just be from sitting etc. but was checking the fluids today out of boredom and found the forbidden milkshake… My engine oil looks like...
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    Hazards, interior lights, and left turn signal all not working

    I know there’s a few of these threads out there but mines a bit different. Put in a new license plate light and went to start the Jeep one night. Everything’s fine until I turn the headlights on, then I hear a pop (sounded like from the fuse box) and lost all interior lights and tail/running...
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    Thoughts about cat replacement

    97 2.5 w/ 250k miles - thinking my cat is probably plugged. Have had a real issue with not being able to hit highway numbers - floored in 3rd and could only hit 50-55 maybe 60 with a tail wind. Stock gearing w/ 31” tires so nothing crazy. When I bought it Jeep had a bad carbon canister for who...
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    Let's see those Jeep Wrangler TJs carrying kayaks and canoes

    Used a KC light bar in front to support a canoe and tied the ends with ratchets. Used split pipe insulation on the edges to prevent rubbing. Worked well, and that was a huge canoe.
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    Considering an XJ or maybe a WK for for my kid

    Late on the reply here by months, but this is actually applicable to me. My first vehicle at 16 was a 1992 XJ Laredo. That thing ran for years and years and years. If it was a 4wd I would probably still have it over 20 years later. It survived an inexperienced teenager, multiple accidents...
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    Considering replacement of steering wheel

    Ew, did not consider that... Although the TJ is a recreational vehicle, it does see some highway and town driving when it’s been registered and tagged. I hadn’t considered that there could be implications if there was an accident (I mean besides the obvious if it was bad enough to need one).
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    Considering replacement of steering wheel

    I’ve been considering this for a long time, swapping out my nasty old airbag wheel for a nice, new Grant or something. I know nothing can fix the sticky degrading rubber on the OEM wheels, and really don’t think I would be risking much with just a standard wheel. None of my other Jeeps ever had...