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Old 08-03-2012, 07:06 PM
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For what its worth, this sounds similar to when my battery terminals get corroded. If you haven't cleaned them, it never hurts & just might make all the difference. I started using a cleaner and corrosion inhibitor from NAPA, and they seem to work pretty well. I'd try that - just my 2 cents.

My apologies if you've already done this & I just missed it in the thread.
No apologies needed here, friend. Thanks for the suggestion - no corrosion on the terminals, and I actually have the felt pads around the terminals that prevent corrosion... good to know for future though.

I think I'm going to hold to the suggestion of the ECM having to re-learn due to the long period of no power (approx 5 hours). Started it up today and the idle didn't dip as low. Still not doing the brief high-idle on startup that it used to, but it's not critical... it did that once before when I briefly unhooked the ground on the battery to do some work... only took a couple of starts for it to return to normal.
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ground freshening such as.....
checking them? or cleaning/redoing them?
Cleaning/redoing. There's a pretty nice writeup that cruiser54 likes to post on here for the Renix models, most of it applies to later years as well.
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so i have a 89 jeep cherokee that one of the PO removed all of the a/c components in front of the firewall(except compressor which I'm sure is bad) can i go to a junkyard and grab everything i need from a newer model, with the r-132a type refrigerant, and put it in mine? id also need a brand new accumulator so id buy one for the newer cherokee correct?

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Old 08-04-2012, 12:30 AM
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What happens when you spin each pully Individually. Any play wiggle. Do you have a spare belt to try
All the pulleys seem fine, no grinding, no play. I even got a stethoscope and nothing. I have 2 Gates belts that are ~2 months old, same thing with both.
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Im replacing my exhaust manifold soon and the haynes manual dosent specify how much to torque the bolts. Does anyone know the correct torque. If not I was just going to torque them all down a little at a time till I had a nice even seal say 25 or 30 ftlbs.
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Hey guys, I was removing my wipers to get to my cowl and the tab that locks the arm in the up position broke off Is there an easy way to get it off at this point?
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All the pulleys seem fine, no grinding, no play. I even got a stethoscope and nothing. I have 2 Gates belts that are ~2 months old, same thing with both.
Have you tried Goodyear Gatorback? The 4.0 is a tricky beast

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Hey guys, I was removing my wipers to get to my cowl and the tab that locks the arm in the up position broke off Is there an easy way to get it off at this point?
Tab that locks it up?? I'm jealous! I didn't think any XJs had these
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Have you tried Goodyear Gatorback? The 4.0 is a tricky beast

Tab that locks it up?? I'm jealous! I didn't think any XJs had these
theyre the little tabs on the base. they just slide up to lock out.
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Originally Posted by nitroheadache
Im replacing my exhaust manifold soon and the haynes manual dosent specify how much to torque the bolts. Does anyone know the correct torque. If not I was just going to torque them all down a little at a time till I had a nice even seal say 25 or 30 ftlbs.
There is a special sequence and different torque level. The nuts on the end are 23ft-lb and the rest are 24 ft-lb.

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Have you tried Goodyear Gatorback? The 4.0 is a tricky beast
No, but it is something I am considering. Who carries them?
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No, but it is something I am considering. Who carries them?
I think NAPA does, but I know summit does.
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I think NAPA does, but I know summit does.
NAPA up here doesn't carry the Gatorback variety Not sure if thats a regional thing or chain-wide
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Yeah, it was a shot in the dark... go for summit
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
I think NAPA does, but I know summit does.
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NAPA up here doesn't carry the Gatorback variety Not sure if thats a regional thing or chain-wide
Just looked, none at Napa here either, what do you guys think about just getting a Mopar belt from the dealer?
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Can I replace my 92 manual trans with 98 manual trans? I am trying to switch from internal slave cylinder to external on my 4.0 litter cherokee. I just picked up a trans from a 1998 sport. I hope it is a direct swap. Thanks
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