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Old 03-20-2013, 04:38 PM
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Hey clown I was wondering if you had a cargo light on your mj and if so could you post a pic
I don't, sorry.
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Originally Posted by salad
Emitting harmonica- or duck-like sounds, however, should be grounds for a serious inspection.
What about a sudden loud panicked meowing sound after starting the engine? It went away after a while so i didn't pay any attention to it.
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Originally Posted by DieselD
Couple questions for those who have put in a putco harness...

Where did you put your ground wires? Is there a place nearby where the headlights plugin? I haven't looked yet, just wondering.

Also, I feel as though this should have a fuse in it somewhere. I know clown said sonething about it. Off the wires that connect to the battery right? Could I just use an inline fuse? What amp fuse?


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It's easy to install a supplemental headlight harness.

From the factory, the voltage to the headlight bulbs travels from the battery, inside the cabin, to the headlamp switch, and then back out to the lamps via undersized wire. It's not uncommon to find only 10.5 volts at the lamps.

The supplemental harness is installed so that it provides battery voltage to the lamps and is just triggered by the factory wiring. The result is about 30% brighter headlamps and headlight switches that don't melt and burn out.
 
 



Absolutely plug and play. Remove grille and headlamp bulbs. I fed my harnesses from the passenger side starting between the battery and the back of the headlamp housing, over to the driver side. Plug the driver side bulb into the new harness. Attach the new harness's ground wire under one of the small bolts on the radiator support after scraping the paint off under it. Attach the harness to the existing harness behind the grille working toward the passenger side. . Plug the new harness plug into passenger headlamp. Plug original headlamp plug into receptacle on new harness. Attach the ground for the passenger side just like you did the driver side under a radiator support bolt. Attach relays with provided bracket on the passenger side inner fender. Connect power wires to battery.

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Originally Posted by 1976Mustang
By the way before i forget, Does this seem normal for oil pressure? My engine's been going as low as 20 (Idle at temp) and as high as 60 (Revved up, cold) recently. I never noticed it fluctuating that much before. It used to hang around 40-50 PSI

Check it with a mechanical gauge to set your mind at ease. Is that possible?
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Check it with a mechanical gauge to set your mind at ease. Is that possible?
Nah it doesn't bug me that much, i just wanted to make sure this wasn't a sign of a clogged filter or something.
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Originally Posted by 1976Mustang
Nah it doesn't bug me that much, i just wanted to make sure this wasn't a sign of a clogged filter or something.
How long since your last oil change?
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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown

I don't, sorry.
OK I'm thinking of maybe getting one for a ranger or s10 and wire it up to turn on when I open my door
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
How long since your last oil change?
About 2k miles with Mobile1 oil and an OEM size WIX filter. I was going for 5k miles between changes.
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Originally Posted by 1976Mustang
About 2k miles with Mobile1 oil and an OEM size WIX filter. I was going for 5k miles between changes.
Excellent plan.
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Originally Posted by hick92

OK I'm thinking of maybe getting one for a ranger or s10 and wire it up to turn on when I open my door
I bought bed LEDs and wired them to a switch on the dash.
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Originally Posted by 1976Mustang
By the way before i forget, Does this seem normal for oil pressure? My engine's been going as low as 20 (Idle at temp) and as high as 60 (Revved up, cold) recently. I never noticed it fluctuating that much before. It used to hang around 40-50 PSI
You've been here long enough to know better than that - there are like 9000 pages on this! :P

On paper your pressure is fine, but sudden changes without any known cause should be investigated. You may have a collapsed filter or the oil pressure sending unit may have just gone out.
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Originally Posted by 1976Mustang
What about a sudden loud panicked meowing sound after starting the engine? It went away after a while so i didn't pay any attention to it.
Check your belt for cracks and claw marks lol
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Having trouble with my jeep not starting. When I turn the key on a injector clicks every 2-3 seconds or so. Almost like its acting like its running before it had even been turned over.

96 xj 4.0
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Good mother of GOD! Shell Rotella T is freaking cheap!
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Good mother of GOD! Shell Rotella T is freaking cheap!
Dude. All of the engine oil in America is cheap. Your price on Rotella T6 full synthetic is less than Castrol GTX conventional up here (same price as your Mobil1).
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