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    Is A Early 97 Ignition Key Cylinder Different Than Later 97?

    Due to my stuck key, I am about to order the Ignition Lock Cylinder for my 97 TJ. The Dorman unit for the 97 is OOS for most places, so I went to check at RockAuto. They indicate my June 96-built TJ may need a different MOPAR unit, but I didn't see that callout on any dedicated Jeep supplier...
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    Key stuck

    Went out to take the TJ to the shop to try to figure out if I’ve got a problem with the voltage regulator in the PCM or the alternator. It’s been hard to start, and had it almost fire a couple times, but suddenly the key stop turning. Can’t remove the key or turn it. I tried working the...
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    97 TJ has a strange hum every 10 seconds

    Our 97 got a check gauge light (off now), difficult to start and not charging. Went out to put the OBD2 reader on it (no codes) and noticed this strange noise every 10 seconds. Any idea what that is? I had the reader on to figure out if I have an alternator problem or the computer.
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    Early 97 TJ Check Gauge Light (but went away) - Hard to Start - Voltage at 12V

    The daughter was driving our early 97 TJ, and the check gauge light came on; she looked and could not see why. When I went to start it, it took much longer than normal to start, and I saw the voltage gauge wasn't up to 14v per usual. The check gauge light did not come back on. I was...
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    Power steering blowout?

    On our 97 TJ, we were Just pulling in front of the house doing a 3 point turn and smoke starts bellowing from out under the hood, horrid smell and a wrenching noise that moves with the steering wheel. It was still turning fine, but only ran it for second. Once I got the car stopped and find...
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    Overheated for the first time this morning. Is it okay to drive to shop or not?

    They are saying its the water pump, replacing that and the thermostat. Also having them check the hard shift into first while at it.
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    Overheated for the first time this morning. Is it okay to drive to shop or not?

    Hopefully it’s the housing, sending it to the shop, waiting on the tow truck now
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    Overheated for the first time this morning. Is it okay to drive to shop or not?

    Made it about a mile, before the light came back on. Steam coming from what I think is the head gasket
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    Overheated for the first time this morning. Is it okay to drive to shop or not?

    It’s only got about 1000 miles on it since it was flushed. It has been driven in much warmer weather recently. Thermostat or cap failure are my first checks, just have to get it out of the school parking lot
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    Overheated for the first time this morning. Is it okay to drive to shop or not?

    I'm going to try and get it to the house and see what happens. That's only 2.5 miles.
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    Overheated for the first time this morning. Is it okay to drive to shop or not?

    The kid was driving to school and just before she got there, the check gauges light came on. She pulled into her parking space and it started hissing and antifreeze started running on the ground. She called me, and I asked her to crank it to let me see what the gauges showed and everything...
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    STICKY Jeep Wrangler TJ Factory Service Manuals (FSM) & Technical Documentation

    There are 2 versions floating around that I have seen, here is the better scanned one. https://jeep-manual.ru/files/TJ1997/1997_TJ.pdf It does not seem to cover completely all of the unique early 97 (built in 96) variants
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    WTB: Looking for headlights

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    SOLD Graveyard Jeeps New Year Sale

    Do you have a early 97 blower motor switch with plug? Also rear center belt?