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Old 08-02-2014, 08:22 PM
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Would bleach hurt the coolant system? I work at a parts store so i hear a lot of crazy ways to do this and that, but a guy came in claiming to have been a mechanic all his life (like 90% of all the other customers) and he used bleach to flush every car that came in his shop. Thoughts?
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Would bleach hurt the coolant system? I work at a parts store so i hear a lot of crazy ways to do this and that, but a guy came in claiming to have been a mechanic all his life (like 90% of all the other customers) and he used bleach to flush every car that came in his shop. Thoughts?
Bad idea. Bleach is a poor detergent and bad for everything in your coolant system.

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Im starting to wonder if people are putting mud in my system every night while i sleep.
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hi everyone,my hatch door light comes on when I close it and turns off when I open.What the ....?
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okay so i have the rough country 4.5 inch lift short arm kit right now, i want to upgrade to the TnT LAs and as i have done some researching all the pictures have this massive flex. I know my coils will not stretch that fair and i know that when i upgrade i can do the 5.5 or 6.5 inch coils but how will my rear end compensate and or is there something i can do to make my coils not just jump out, kind of like limit straps on prerunners?
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
The threads in the head are 3/8-16. The STUDS at each end of the head are 3/8-16 in the head and take 3/8-24 nuts. Is this where the confusion is?
ah that would have made sense lol.
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Thank you, I don't have a owners manual and haven't found anyone who could tell me. Its not my daily driver but it sure would be nice to save some gas when I do drive it.
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okay so i have the rough country 4.5 inch lift short arm kit right now, i want to upgrade to the TnT LAs and as i have done some researching all the pictures have this massive flex. I know my coils will not stretch that fair and i know that when i upgrade i can do the 5.5 or 6.5 inch coils but how will my rear end compensate and or is there something i can do to make my coils not just jump out, kind of like limit straps on prerunners?
Yep, limit straps just like you said.
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Originally Posted by ITTs_Cole
Would bleach hurt the coolant system? I work at a parts store so i hear a lot of crazy ways to do this and that, but a guy came in claiming to have been a mechanic all his life (like 90% of all the other customers) and he used bleach to flush every car that came in his shop. Thoughts?
Interesting.. heres some more input on the matter: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...&Number=612503

So what hasn't been replaced in coolant sys? its weird when you replace/flush only to have sludge/discolored coolant still in there..

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OK, I'm having no luck searching. my zen Google is off today. Anyone know what thread its in where the guy used a license plate as a splash guard for their alternator. Wanna see something real fast. Thanks in advance
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OK, I'm having no luck searching. my zen Google is off today. Anyone know what thread its in where the guy used a license plate as a splash guard for their alternator. Wanna see something real fast. Thanks in advance
This one?

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Originally Posted by cruiser54
The threads in the head are 3/8-16. The STUDS at each end of the head are 3/8-16 in the head and take 3/8-24 nuts. Is this where the confusion is?
Yup. My fault lol.


Has anyone put a glass pack on their 4.0L?
Wondering if its annoying or sounds good.
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Originally Posted by sycoglitch
OK, I'm having no luck searching. my zen Google is off today. Anyone know what thread its in where the guy used a license plate as a splash guard for their alternator. Wanna see something real fast. Thanks in advance
I remember seeing that. Do these pics help? https://www.google.ca/search?q=xj+al...w=1414&bih=905

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Has anyone put a glass pack on their 4.0L?
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Wondering if its annoying or sounds good.
Depends. How long is a piece of string?

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