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  1. Bennythebull

    Gauge Cluster Has to "Warm Up"

    Hey everybody. I have a pretty strange phenomenon that I have had going on in my cluster for a while. When the ambient temperature gets below 60F or so, my cluster takes close to 90 seconds to "warm up" before the gauges (tach/speedo/fuel/battery/oil) start working. Prior to this, I was having...
  2. Bennythebull

    This will make the body guys cringe

    Well guys I really screwed up. My boss worked at the plant during TJ production in the water and weather test area. The one thing he told me over and over: “Really put pressure on that header seal when you install it”. Did I listen? Clearly not well enough. Son of a gun.
  3. Bennythebull

    Time for a new steering gear box?

    Hey guys. Most of the time I see steering gear issues it’s related to leaking. Well so far I don’t have any leaks, but damn do I have a lot of slop (see video). I adjusted the lash and it did not fix the problem. Is this steering gear gone? The u-joints are brand new MOPAR, and the play is at...
  4. Bennythebull

    Project: Probably Shouldn't Be Alive AKA Sue

    Starting in about 2018 I was desperately looking for a project. My friends and I had been on a University Baja SAE team, and after finishing college one of my buddies decided to make his own, more powerful Baja car. While that project was going on I figured it would be nice to have a reliable...
  5. Bennythebull

    Proactive Heater Core Replacement?

    Hey guys - I just took off the dash so that I wouldn't damage the plastic while I cut and replaced the floor panels. Would it be a good idea to replace the heater core proactively? It was working... Ok when it was together, but the Jeep had more than 150K miles on it when I bought it and I don't...
  6. Bennythebull

    Question About Passenger Side Bracket

    Hey guys. I’m planning to replace the floor pans on my 99 and I noticed this bracket on the passenger side. I didn’t see it in the service book or on the replacement parts. Is anyone aware of what it’s for? Thanks.