90min drive time and P/S sounds and feels much better & (no jinx) leak free
Adhesive seems to have done the trick on the new gasket.
Adhesive seems to have done the trick on the new gasket.
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Early summer update:
- Second ThermoCure flush and coolant change, this time drained the block and put in new hoses (should have done that the first time) one day I'll learn not to take shortcuts/rush on this thing
- New driving/rock lights
- Have all the parts to swap in my new Mopar Water pump, at which point everything in the coolant system will be new except the Rad (which looks clean and is still leak free)
- Need to find the motivation for the Water Pump swap, not loosing coolant but when sitting at idle for ~20min the temps will creep from 200-220 and as a result the AC output creeps from ~40s to high 50-low 60. Need to find a good way to sanity check the pump before I go and swap it.
Cracked my radiator on a literal milk run to the grocery store. Of course it’s 2 weeks after redoing a coolant flush. WeRMopar.com Are the only ones who could source Mopar.
decided to also do the water pump since I had extra room with the radiator removed but in retrospect, doesn’t look like I needed to.
Hope this is clean enough (inside) will take another pass or 2 on cleaning the block before installing
Radiator arrives Tuesday, hoping I can have everything buttoned up before my nieces and nephews arrive on Wednesday for an end of summer get together.
decided to also do the water pump since I had extra room with the radiator removed but in retrospect, doesn’t look like I needed to.
Hope this is clean enough (inside) will take another pass or 2 on cleaning the block before installing
Radiator arrives Tuesday, hoping I can have everything buttoned up before my nieces and nephews arrive on Wednesday for an end of summer get together.
Got the water pump installed and the belt back on, treated myself to a cordless ratchet, now all I need is FedEx to be in time tomorrow, water pump not to leak and temps to drop by 40 degrees
Victory is mine (until I get it off the driveway) and test it for real.
Got 45min of mixed road/HW driving yesterday with the AC on blast, temps 85+. OBDII showed 198-205 during stop/go and when I left it idling for ~10min I saw 215.
Water pump and hoses look dry, and non scientifically AC felt colder.
Looking forward to wrapping this up.
Water pump and hoses look dry, and non scientifically AC felt colder.
Looking forward to wrapping this up.
37,500 figured it was time to change the F&R diff fluid, never knew how nasty that stuff was. Not sure it was ever done previously.
Edit: forgot the Moryde tailgate hinge and what a PITA it was to get aligned.
my annual summary since buying my TJ October 2021:
my annual summary since buying my TJ October 2021:
| 10/03/2022 | WRG ST Fairlead, Thimble, and Shackles. |
| 10/11/2022 | Thermocure and Coolant |
| 10/18/2022 | Thermostat housing, gasket, and tstat, scrapper supplies |
| 10/18/2022 | Sold Bartact Lumbar |
| 10/27/2022 | Bestop Spice Top |
| 10/27/2022 | Bestop Spice Sliders |
| 10/27/2022 | Sold Old Top |
| 10/27/2022 | JKS Quick Discos |
| 10/27/2022 | Sold Old Sliders |
| 10/27/2022 | Spring Holders |
| 01/05/2023 | Oil Change - Shell High Mileage, Supertech air filter, Mopar Oil Filter |
| 02/03/2023 | Camel Dash, Roll pads, visors |
| 02/15/2023 | Sold Console |
| 02/15/2023 | Sold Dash vent, speaker covers, grab handle |
| 02/15/2023 | AT-205 |
| 02/22/2023 | 2 cans of brake clean on bell housing |
| 3/12/2023 | Sold Complete Dash, Visors, and Glovebox |
| 3/15/2023 | ATP did not work |
| 3/17/2023 | Joying Headunit |
| 3/17/2023 | 4 Channel amp |
| 3/22/2023 | Clutch Master Slave kit (O'Riley) Blew Luk |
| 3/31/2023 | ZJ Steering Upgrade |
| 3/31/2023 | Back to O'Riley Oil |
| 3/31/2023 | Fixed "clang" was loose upper control arm to axel bolt |
| 5/4/2023 | Instatrunk |
| 5/4/2023 | Spiderweb shade |
| 6/1/2023 | P/S pump, serpentine belt, idler, tensioner, p/s pulley |
| 6/1/2023 | Windshield header seal |
| 7/1/2023 | Thermocure and Coolant |
| 7/1/2023 | Upper/Lower/Heater Core Hoses |
| 7/1/2023 | NiLight Driving lights |
| 8/1/2023 | New Mopar Radiator |
| 8/1/2023 | New Mopar Waterpump |
| 7/1/2023 | New Mopar Rad Cap |
| 8/23/23 | F&R Diff Fluid |
| 10/18/23 | 5 tire rotation |
My parents were in for a visit and brought this picture. I was 17/18 circa 99/2000 on a family camping trip out west and we took a break from the family minivan and rented a pair of wranglers to drive to up the continental divide.
Now I put their grandkids in mine.
Now I put their grandkids in mine.
Grand kids are great. When my grandson LJ is asked what show he wants to watch, he usually says Pop-Pop’s Jeep! On Youtube.