Adding a splash of tan to my interior in a non-traditional way. Don't know how it's going to look. Worth finding out.
What did you do to your TJ today?
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I’m telling ya - mine says “parts, parts store gift cards, or Amazon gift cards…I need some help here”
Sure is - rig looks in good shape.
Pulled a vacuum on my coolant system and it held and it quickly sucked up the coolant!
Welp she's good,I got spooked but she definitely got toasty! She's right a bit under 210 on the highway
And after idling for over 15 minutes in the McDonald's drive thru with the AC on,she's sticks up at 210,Chickie nuggiez will be acquired
.....once this post is up ! And after that gotta wake up at 5 Am for work
Anyways goodnight/Goodmorning yall
Wrote all this in the McDonald's drive thru and I'm still in it as I'm about to post this....
What a Rollercoaster this has been man,got the steering done and jeep drives amazing,drove it over 100 miles today and wham the radiator gave out,but she's runs and hauls again !
Welp she's good,I got spooked but she definitely got toasty! She's right a bit under 210 on the highway
And after idling for over 15 minutes in the McDonald's drive thru with the AC on,she's sticks up at 210,Chickie nuggiez will be acquired
.....once this post is up ! And after that gotta wake up at 5 Am for workAnyways goodnight/Goodmorning yall
Wrote all this in the McDonald's drive thru and I'm still in it as I'm about to post this....
What a Rollercoaster this has been man,got the steering done and jeep drives amazing,drove it over 100 miles today and wham the radiator gave out,but she's runs and hauls again !
New motor mounts + 1 inch aluminum blocks and new transmission mount. Big improvement in smoothness across the board, and totally eliminated vibration above 70mphView attachment 539176
Which motor and tranny mounts did you end up going with?
When I bought it it had about 310k on it with "about 10k" on a "gone through" engine. That engine developed a rod knock within 500 miles. So I guess you could say 2.5 to 3rd engine. Auto trans rebuilt at 130k and the rear axle was rebuilt at some point. Everything else is maintenance or regular wear items.
I did the Crown kit that comes with all three ( part # 52019278K ).
Blew up my passenger rear bilstein 5100, ordered some fox to try them out. Also bent my currie tie rod pretty good last weekend, got it as straight as I could with a press.
I've got to know how you blow up a Bilstein shock?
Prior to this, did you like the Bilstein shocks? I've been looking at them to replace the garbage Zone shocks on mine.
Fixed my DW by replacing the track bar, then took it on a long test drive to make sure it was fixed. All was great, until it started to choke, backfire and not run. Just like it did when I got the P0340 camshaft position sensor code and replaced that. It even had light smoke coming out somewhere near the manifold. I walked 5 miles to get home and have to wait until 2:30 for my wife to get off work so I can get my other car (HOA won't let me park 3 vehicles here). I have no clue what's going on.
p.s. Code P1391
p.p.s. I just did the ECU/PCM reboot engine thing and it started and runs normal........for now. I don't trust it to drive far from the house. Next time it does it I'll disconnect the camshaft position sensor and see if it runs better/at all. Crankshaft position sensor was replaced by the PO about 5-6 years ago.
p.s. Code P1391
p.p.s. I just did the ECU/PCM reboot engine thing and it started and runs normal........for now. I don't trust it to drive far from the house. Next time it does it I'll disconnect the camshaft position sensor and see if it runs better/at all. Crankshaft position sensor was replaced by the PO about 5-6 years ago.
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I'll say it again, but now, with more evidence, I'll say it more strongly. You should find a way to run the SET SYNC procedure. Again, here's more information. Keep in mind that you may not need a DRBIII to do so. Cheaper alternatives have proven to work with the NGC PCM in the last model year TJs, and they may also work with the JTEC+ in yours. And lest you think I'm a broken record (a dated reference, but I know you're old enough to get that one), here's the P1391 section of the JTEC+ Powertrain Diagnostic Procedures Manual:
Notice Cam/Crank sync is the first item? Not to say that it's definitely your issue, since there are 7 other possible causes (oddly, "Tone wheel/pulse ring inspection" is mentioned twice), but if you can do it, it's easy, and fairly quick to do.
New Warn M8K showed up a day early, sat down and learned how to do a buried tail splice so I could put on my safety thimble.
When the stock airbox doesn't fit anymore but you want to keep as much of the stock intake tract as possible. Solution!
whenever I start cleaning mine, I just think I'll just clean this part... then the surrounding parts look worse next to that clean part so I clean those... then the surrounding parts of that look bad so I clean those....then the surrounding parts of that look bad...(you see where I'm going with this )
cleaned some of the engine today. I took before and after pics. Cleaned heater core hoses, radiator hoses, valve cover,horn,air filter tube and a few others. Not a bad start.
I removed the transfer case skid plate and the mid pipe in prep for leaky oil pan replcement.
our rig came with these strange curb feeler, “armor webbing” bars on the rear 1/4 panels:
Today, finally, after 6 months we decided we couldn’t stand them any more…
took some time and deleted them leaving the hardware as-is in the mounting holes for now. (Might weld/plug them later):
Today, finally, after 6 months we decided we couldn’t stand them any more…
took some time and deleted them leaving the hardware as-is in the mounting holes for now. (Might weld/plug them later):
Genright corner armor will cover those nasties right up lol
Good idea! Only downside is weight. We’ve started calling this rig “Peter Porker” or “Spider-pig” since “crawls like a spider but weighs a crap-ton”
I've been on a weight shedding mission lately and my 4 squirrels have certainly appreciated it. Rig is down almost 300 pounds