RandyLahey

Changed oil (15w-40 diesel oil) along with distributor cap, rotor and wires. Should have been an easy job... but of course rust. One of the little bolts holding the distributor cap broke off at the thread. So now i have to spend today drilling that sucker out.

Tom95YJ

Why do you run such a thick oil are you trying to kill your seals and oil pump ?

XJGrason

tried to fix my trailer hitch, it was slightly crooked.

anywhere & everywhere

Damn! I would be so ****ing livid. I imagine I would have ****ed him up when the cop left.

a_shirey

This weekend I swapped the TC because my 242 was broken. Sadly, I put a 231 in. Couldnt get a linkage or the bezel thing for it on the inside of the Jeep. For now i have to manually shift my TC.

I still have driveline vibrations after that.

I also washed it while it was 96 degrees and sunny.

RandyLahey

I've seen multiple people on here note that it worked well for them so I thought I'd give it a shot, plus it's summer and its hot out. It's working pretty well so far, oil pressure's steadily higher than it was with the previous weight I had in there.

cruiser54

Won't hurt a thing. Look what the factory recommended for our beloved 4.0s when they were new:



Jeep Engine Oil Viscosity

This was taken from pages 82 and 83 of the 1989 Chrysler/Jeep owners manual.

Selecting Engine Oil Viscosity

When changing or adding engine oil select the proper grade by using the chart on the following page. Select the grade that corresponds to the ambient temperature range you expect to encounter before your next oil change.

30*F to 100*F+ 20W-40 or 20W-50

0*F to 100*F+ 10W-30 or 10W-40

-20*F to 60*F 5W-30

RandyLahey

Thanks for citing the correct source cruiser.

Also I should note that the oil pressure is most likely better due to me changing out the fram filter from the previous change I did in April for a Napa Silver (didn't have gold in stock).

cruiser54

Wouldn't doubt that a bit.

aintlifegrand

Installed my tail light CB antenna mount. 3' firestik with spring. Just gotta find the time to finish the install of the actual CB lol

MotorMaverick

Finally sealed and bedlined the thing.....

NCMetalMechanic

installed front 4.5" coil springs, and 16.5" lower control arms i got from work...gotta love working at a junk yard!! i'll be finishing up the rear later this week, and drilling out the hub openings on the set of 35s i pulled off a ranger from work too! pics to come when its complete

rmoore1031

Sealed the diamond plate on my doors with black RTV.
Re-installed my CB hood mount.

kirknd4spd

Changed the o ring on my fuel sending unit again. The auto parts places apparently keep giving me the wrong o ring, and after a few days of driving, it starts making its way into the tank, causing gas to leak.
This one I got from Napa, it seems to be right. Bigger diameter than the others. So once the Jeep is running again, I can see if my leak stopped.

Unfortunately buying a new intake manifold kept me from getting my 8.8 this week. Who at AMC thought it was a great idea to cast the top mount for the power steering pump into the intake manifold? That's where my manifold keeps breaking.

Oh, discovered I need new engine mounts too. Gonna get engine and tranny mounts soon.

RandyLahey

Got a cargo net for the drivers door, original idea from no rdplz's build thread. Got it at the junkyard from an older ford ranger ext.

And I did this last week, but I installed clear bumper lights and blacked out the corners with VHT niteshades.