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Old 10-30-2013, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by GWY
I have been experiencing a “jumping,” shimmy,” or “cavitation




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it jumps/larches the whole time)




I am really confused.

You mean your Jeep shakes at low RPM?
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Save money and get a real lift so in a year you aren't doing this again. Trust me. That or skip the AAL and get take a decent bastard pack
What about getting shocks, and getting a 3" new leaf pack? or would a whole kit be cheaper
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A few months back my Jeep started "Revving Up" every 7 seconds when the AC was engaged. I would hear a click in the front of the jeep, if looking head on- The click came from the left.

Most recently a family member took my Jeep to a repair shop and the owner mentioned there was "Gunk" forcing the car to exert more power to engage when the AC was on. He cleared the gunk and also mentioned that the car works great but may have a tranmission valve problem down the road. But for now its all fine.

24 hours later the Jeep died mid drive. Jeep would start and then die after a few seconds. Other times it would start and I could drive it for a minute and then it would die.

We took the jeep back in and now they are telling me the computer is pointing to a problem with the transmission and will cost 1700 to fix. A lot is uncertain at this point.

I would also like to point out that prior to the initial trip to the garage regarding the "revving" issue, I had this garage look over the jeep and fix any critical issues. They initially had not mentioned anything wrong with the transmission and this jeep has never had those issues or broken down.

Thoughts???


The first garage trip resulted in the replacement of the exhaust system, scrubbing back brakes and a couple other minor fixes.

would love to hear some advice on the matter. You can reach me sirectly at tomurban27@gmail.com

Thank you so much, i am in the dark on this one.
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Old 10-30-2013, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by nygiants

What about getting shocks, and getting a 3" new leaf pack? or would a whole kit be cheaper
You can piece together a good kit. RE has full leaf for not too bad a price. Other here should be able to chime in. Shocks i would do zones or skyjacker. Most white body monotube shocks are the same. Coils arekt too expensive. Relocate front brake lines and for the rear just get extended soft lines
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Where do you guys put your horns? Stock one got water in it so I bought a wolo and put it in the bumper, that died after the first rain. Then under the booster which got mud in and now two hellas in front of the grille which are crackling already lol
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thanks, so there is light. I'll just take the fabric off clean up the headliner and prime and paint. Any recommendations on type of primer and paint?
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Where do you guys put your horns? Stock one got water in it so I bought a wolo and put it in the bumper, that died after the first rain. Then under the booster which got mud in and now two hellas in front of the grille which are crackling already lol


On the inner fender where the air box used to be. Lots of room for air horns
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Originally Posted by salad

On the inner fender where the air box used to be. Lots of room for air horns
Stop taking self pictures for forum use :P

But yea i bolt mine next to battery and air box. Fits fine
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
Regular old green stuff.
Good to know, I think it had orange/gold in it. Or it was just really dirty and turned brown.
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On the inner fender where the air box used to be. Lots of room for air horns






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Stop taking self pictures for forum use :P

But yea i bolt mine next to battery and air box. Fits fine
Lol you look good there. Everywhere I put them they get water or mud in them and stop working it sucks
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Lol you look good there. Everywhere I put them they get water or mud in them and stop working it sucks
Which way they facing. Should be curved down
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Originally Posted by salad

I am really confused.

You mean your Jeep shakes at low RPM?
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Originally Posted by tommyurbs
Hi All,
Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L 2001- 125k Miles.

A few months back my Jeep started "Revving Up" every 7 seconds when the AC was engaged. I would hear a click in the front of the jeep, if looking head on- The click came from the left.

Most recently a family member took my Jeep to a repair shop and the owner mentioned there was "Gunk" forcing the car to exert more power to engage when the AC was on. He cleared the gunk and also mentioned that the car works great but may have a tranmission valve problem down the road. But for now its all fine.

24 hours later the Jeep died mid drive. Jeep would start and then die after a few seconds. Other times it would start and I could drive it for a minute and then it would die.

We took the jeep back in and now they are telling me the computer is pointing to a problem with the transmission and will cost 1700 to fix. A lot is uncertain at this point.

I would also like to point out that prior to the initial trip to the garage regarding the "revving" issue, I had this garage look over the jeep and fix any critical issues. They initially had not mentioned anything wrong with the transmission and this jeep has never had those issues or broken down.

Thoughts???

The first garage trip resulted in the replacement of the exhaust system, scrubbing back brakes and a couple other minor fixes.

would love to hear some advice on the matter. You can reach me sirectly at tomurban27@gmail.com

Thank you so much, i am in the dark on this one.
:scratches head: the click was the compressor engaging hence why it did it every 7 seconds. Did you see the rpm go up as it "revved up". And i laugh, how did they clean the "gunk" causing the engine to rev which was probably just the compressor engaging and now you have other issues. Take the jeep to a knowledgeable place.
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Originally Posted by sycoglitch
Which way they facing. Should be curved down
Both set like this
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Originally Posted by ThatPurpleXJ
Lol you look good there. Everywhere I put them they get water or mud in them and stop working it sucks
Put them behind something besides the grille. How about the stock location? Stay out of the mud. Don't blow the horn. Problem solved.
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