cf1k1

Lifted or not?

denbjornen

Can a low battery or a slow crank give me low compression readings?

odgreen

yes!

brdavis9

What might cause VERY SLIGHT vibrations (kind of like ...a bzzzz ...through the frame), but ONLY during acceleration. (I.e., there's no vibe during regular driving, but it comes on just a little past a slight acceleration: if I jump on it, for sure it starts ...but even then, at it's worst, its VERY slight, more like a bzz'ing, and mostly just slightly annoying). It's not really through the steering wheel; it's more like the dash just rattles more.

(If it wasn't happening ONLY during acceleration, I wouldn't be curious about it: dashes on old vehicles rattle LOL.)

Could it be the motor mounts? Or ...hmm ...I did not replace other front bushings, and noticed the sway bar bushing were pretty thrashed (they're actually already on my to-do list, along with LCA and UCA bushings: I just decided to heck with it ...at 150K, with what's already been done, might as well renew the rest of the bushings too).

I changed out my suspension a few weeks ago now, including leafs-coils-springs-shocks & rear bushings (the old stuff had 150K), and I've finally put a couple of hundred miles on it.

The vibe's have started since the replacement.

The older suspension was so worn out, the bzz'ing may have been there, it just wasn't being transmitted.

Added: Oops. I pieced the suspension parts together. Moog coils, Crown HD leafs, JK shocks, ES poly bushings (only on the rear leafs front & rear, not shackle). I ended up with a 1.75 inch lift in the rear, 1 inch in the front (already have .75 spacers for front; not installed, waiting for other front bushings).

denbjornen

Hahaha, thank god! Everybody's telling me that my motor is roasted but I'm like "slow crank!" My compression is wayyyy low. In the 0-30 range. Any way to speed up my crank? I've tried different batteries to no avail. Maybe it's my starter

odgreen

First things first.
All plugs removed
Hold throttle fully open.
Put a charger on the battery.
Pull fuel pump fuse or disconnect fuel pump

canada_man

So replacing my oil sending unit on my 1990 xj 4.0L and while I'm at it I want to rule out the sending unit elbow as a possible culprit for oil leak. What do I use on the threads of the elbow to insure no more leaks?

a_shirey

Can i swap the headliner from my 96 into a 98? I just bought a 98 with no headliner and can either swap or replace.

odgreen

Teflon tape

odgreen

It will be an inch longer

NewKindOfClown

:worm:

cruiser54

Not bad if you use the one piece felpro gasket. Sure that's the leak?

a_shirey

But itll fit the contours and all? I can cut an inch off, right?

canada_man

Really? the new sending unit does not have a 2nd terminal (ground) so my only worry would be the teflon tape interfering with a good ground to the engine? Would teflon tape be better then using some black rtv? (or is rtv not right for this?)

odgreen

Yes sir. I had a 01 head liner in my 89