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Haha so is it just me or are we all just lazy? We avoid posting in the threads with the ghost posts haha!! I just don't even feel like putting . Or anything haha! Salad do you use the app??
Sure do.
My wife can't figure out why I spend so long in the bathroom.
Originally Posted by adger
Mostly the easy-to-get-to wires under the hood. Going to try the more obscure "poke em with a stick" ones today. We also tried jostling the XJ back and forth to no effect. It does seem electrical, the way it just suddenly cuts. I just took the Jeep around the block, and go figure there is no sign of this problem when it's cold. Going to warm it up and try again.
Good stuff. Remember if the engine actually lost fuel or similar it would stay spinning since the Jeep is still moving. Something's getting to the electronics that run it, or at least show you how fast it's turning
Pulled the front shaft to isolate the noise. Comes on under load in lower gears. Light throttle cruising, it isn't there. U-joint at the differential was replaced within the last 6 months. I have a AA SYE, so I'm thinking it's one of the u-joints at the double cardan joint. For what it's worth, the transfer case was freshly topped off with fluid.
I've been losing coolant very slowly, and worried about a head gasket leak because the PO had removed the thermostat and hard wired the aux fan to run all the time. After I fixed that stuff, I never came close to overheating, and there's no sign of oil in the coolant or vice versa, or leaks at the hoses, or white smoke at the tailpipe. Today I found it... drivers side, back of the engine, low... can't see exactly where it's coming from, but is head gasket a good guess for a leak like this?
Last edited by naverillsn001; 03-05-2017 at 06:32 PM.
i need to replace my transmission lines because they started leaking. from what i understand i can cut the metal lines, flare them and use 5/16" rubber trans lines to plug into the radiator with a couple fittings? anything else? i didn't look into getting new lines since that would probably cost a lot more (edit: just checked rockauto, about 35$ per line, so yeah if i could save the money it'd be great, as long as it doesn't leak again!).
i need to replace my transmission lines because they started leaking. from what i understand i can cut the metal lines, flare them and use 5/16" rubber trans lines to plug into the radiator with a couple fittings?
I've done this many times on other vehicles with no problem. Unless these transmissions develop unusually high pressure you should be OK. Use good-quality clamps.
Alrighty folks. Idk what kind of sorcery this is. But I was workin on my jeep today, and with the engine running if I pull the dip stick out and put it back in the engine cuts off.
It does it as soon as I put it back in and I can start it back up and do it over and over. It does it every time. If I slowly put the dip stick back in it doesn't.
Anybody heard of this or know why this would happen? lol
Alrighty folks. Idk what kind of sorcery this is. But I was workin on my jeep today, and with the engine running if I pull the dip stick out and put it back in the engine cuts off.
It does it as soon as I put it back in and I can start it back up and do it over and over. It does it every time. If I slowly put the dip stick back in it doesn't.
Anybody heard of this or know why this would happen? lol
Your main ground is bolted to the dipstick tube It must be loose
I've been losing coolant very slowly, and worried about a head gasket leak because the PO had removed the thermostat and hard wired the aux fan to run all the time. After I fixed that stuff, I never came close to overheating, and there's no sign of oil in the coolant or vice versa, or leaks at the hoses, or white smoke at the tailpipe. Today I found it... drivers side, back of the engine, low... can't see exactly where it's coming from, but is head gasket a good guess for a leak like this?
I'm not a great fan of the stuff, but have you tried a little bit of radiator stop leak?
I'm not a great fan of the stuff, but have you tried a little bit of radiator stop leak?
Been considering that.... but all across this forum you read dire warnings about it. Folks say it'll kill your water pump and/or radiator. But I have been thinking about it.... you think a little bit is safe & possibly effective?
I'm not a great fan of the stuff, but have you tried a little bit of radiator stop leak?
Originally Posted by naverillsn001
Been considering that.... but all across this forum you read dire warnings about it. Folks say it'll kill your water pump and/or radiator. But I have been thinking about it.... you think a little bit is safe & possibly effective?
If there is a freeze plug leaking, stop-leak will not fix it. The plugs usually leak due to corrosion. Use a light and look at drivers side of engine block underneath exhaust manifold. There is a row of 2" inset circles, these are freeze plugs. Look for one of them weeping and/or corroded.
When I had a coolant leak it was the freeze plug or rear of engine block. Coolant would leak from bell housing.
Been considering that.... but all across this forum you read dire warnings about it. Folks say it'll kill your water pump and/or radiator. But I have been thinking about it.... you think a little bit is safe & possibly effective?
Oh God don't. You'll create more work for yourself in the end. Seriously, pulling the head and replacing the gasket is NOT that hard. Time consuming, yes. But seriously it's not that hard.
09-21-2015, 03:49 PM
