On vacation this week and was trying to beat the 3 days of rain on my list of repairs,, but it looks like they've taken it out or pushed it back to the weekend. Today was my dad's birthday so we went out for lunch. Didn't get started on the Jeep til about 1pm. Plus it was about 45 degrees outside. Anyway.......
Mystery hole in the firewall someone left for me to find and fix.
Decided since the engine harness was already half unplugged, I should go ahead and unplug the rest of it and put the used harness on I bought last year off ebay.
Did you know the engine harness runs all the way back to the gas tank?
I did not. Until today.
Old harness out:
This was the connector for the coil:
Is it any wonder i was having the problems i was having with the chugging, sputtering, codes, AND that it ran, or appeared to be fixed, with those wires like that??? Scary for sure!
Replacement harness appears to be in much, much better shape.
Got the harness all hooked up.
Catalytic converter bolted up.
Threw one of those intake manifold heat shields on.
Most all of the replacement harness connectors had good Christmas tree retainers so everything is secure.
New water pump and tube is on.
New idler and tensioner.
New thermostat housing and thermostat.
New belt.
New hoses.
New balancer since I was there.
New Mopar radiator:
I really wanted to be one of the cool kids an have all new spring clamps on all the hoses. The reality is, I am not that cool. And the dealer could not get the correct sizes. And they were not cheap. And there are no Wranglers in salvage yards in KC AND I wasn't going to waste a couple of hours trying to find substitutes in other vehicles when worm groove clamps have served me well for almost 35 years. One new heater hose has new spring clamps, so it looks like i tried, but gave up, lol.
I still need to put oil and coolant in it and replace the hoses between the trans lines and radiator. Driver fender needs put back on. Should have it running mid-morning tomorrow.
Fingers crossed.......