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    Sudden onset death wobble

    So the other day I was taking my TJ to the car wash. As I hit 45 mph, the steering wheel started shaking and I’m all over the road. Immediately turned around and went back home. Did some checking and found that the steering gearbox had one broken bolt and the other 2 were loose. The broken...
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    High mileage oil and RMS leak

    Hello all, My TJ had a slight rear main seal leak. I took the advice from others here on the forums and tried a high mileage oil. I used Valvoline High Mileage synthetic blend as I couldn’t find a non-synthetic oil. After the first wheeling trip, just one small drip on the garage floor. Now...
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    SxS morons

    Zoom in on the photos and look around. Tracks where they are not supposed to be brought to you by our friends in the side by side community. This is just off of forest road 2414 in the Beartooth mountains. I have encountered packs of side by sides in my off road adventures over the years...
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    Lower control arm identification

    I too have an unidentified lower. They’re steel and have grease fittings. Can’t find them anywhere on the inter web.
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    Does a cold air intake add power on a 4.0?

    Oh,and still remaining neutral here; cooler air is denser, so more will fit into a given volume. There is that to consider.
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    Does a cold air intake add power on a 4.0?

    I think I’ll wade on in. I ran a dyno at a Caterpillar dealer for a while back in the 80’s. The dyno indicated horsepower was required to to be within 10% of engine nameplate HP before release to the customer. 10% is a lot. To be fair,some of that is from deviations other than the dyno. Now this...
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    Rear seat belts with car seats

    I think the rear seat is designed to accommodate only two passengers. I personally would not add a third seat belt.
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    This is tempting

    It looks like a total hack job. I can’t imagine what the wiring looks like. I’d maybe go 8K if it’s not rusted to shit and I was drunk
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    Safe RPM for longer (150 mile), freeway trips

    Back to the original premise of this thread. The majority of engine wear occurs at cold start up.
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    Safe RPM for longer (150 mile), freeway trips

    Yeah it’s insane psi. We’re on care and maintenance at the job site right now so it usually only runs around 350 kw. I put it on the load bank every couple of days to give it some exercise.
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    Safe RPM for longer (150 mile), freeway trips

    1.5 MW V-16 Cummins currently making 1040KW Note rpm lower right and those are actual engine hours. Oh and it’s burning 75 gallons/hour
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    03 TJ dashboard light with a key inside a circle

    Wow. That seems a bit pricey. Even for a no rust garaged Jeep. Not trying to be a dick, but you should keep looking.
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    TJ towing a boat

    Short answer. NO.
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    Rear disc brake conversion question(s)

    I’ve been looking into a rear disc conversion. I’m willing to wait for something from BMB.
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    Can't locate antifreeze smell

    It could very well be that the odor is issuing from the recovery tank. Check the plastic cap for damage I don’t recall if there is a seal or gasket also. Check and/or replace the radiator cap, clean the sealing surface in the rad filler neck.