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Old 06-14-2013, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Andybee
did you try swapping the plug wire with another? I have had wires go bad out of the blue and never thought to check that until a scan told me 'misfire #4' and I swapped the wire with one old one I saved and that was my problem all along.
My xj has no plug wires.
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thanx for responding people. Midway tech- did this same thing happen to you? I will try the junkyard. Thank you. I call my jeep the mystery mobile because it has given me LOTS of trouble over 6 years but anytime anything is wrong, its always a xxxxxing mystery!
Yeah.. I lost second... and I was a code for it too
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My jeep started missing and backfiring Wednesday after work out of the blue. I've got 49 psi of fuel pressure at idle. I replaced the spark plugs and cam position sensor, neither ha any effect on the problem. The jeep is throwing a code for cylinder 2 misfire. I checked the fuel injectors with a meter, and I'm getting 12.8 ohms across the board. I don't know what else to check, anybody got any ideas?
Cap, rotor, and wires? How long since new?
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ok here it is, I changed out my 3" coils for 4.5" coils, replaced the upper and lower control arms with one made for a 4.5" lift, had it alinged and the caster is 10.7! what needs to be done to fix it? it looks like the LCA are all the way back in the bracket.
If I move the LCA's forward won't that increase the caster angle?
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If I move the LCA's forward won't that increase the caster angle?
Sho nuff will.
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
Sho nuff will.
so how do I move the back if they are all the way back in the bracket?
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so how do I move the back if they are all the way back in the bracket?
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Um is my exhaust pipe supposed to be in contact with my oil pan?
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Originally Posted by Cherokeekid4x4
Um is my exhaust pipe supposed to be in contact with my oil pan?
No
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Search me.
I'd prefer not.
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84 xj pioneer
Manual 4 cyl
With a tow package
4:56?
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Originally Posted by salad

No
Well then... I may have a problem
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Originally Posted by Cherokeekid4x4
Well then... I may have a problem
Is your problem "CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG"?

Can happen with aftermarket headers lol. Get a bigass pipe and bend it so it clears stuff.
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Best way to flush engine block, head, radiator and heater core?
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Anyone have a good article on how doors don't provide structural integrity? Trying to explain it to this shop owner I'm wheeling with
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