What did you do to your Cherokee today?
09-07-2010, 11:21 PM
#7772
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Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
Cured the death wobble
Replaced the inner and outer tie rod ends, new track bar, new steering damper and then took it to the shop to have it aligned. Finally cured the death wobble. Now I remember why I was putting this off. It's a lot of knuckle busting work!
09-08-2010, 10:33 AM
#7776
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Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
Had a little trouble with the connector for the coolant temp sensor this morning so, after fiddling with it and getting it to make contact, I drove to work with my scan-tool hooked up so I could monitor the sensor readings. Fairly interesting. With the 195 stat in, the coolant temp stayed in the 197-201 range. Also, the vehicle speed reading from the OBD2 system is dead on with my GPS, but the speedometer reads about 2 MPH high. I think that is just an offset error in the speedo assembly.
I did find out while I was fiddling with the temp sensor, that the temperature reading is VERY important to how the Jeep runs. When it was reading improperly low, the Jeep was very surgy and the idle was all over the place. Once I got the connections made properly, it smoothed right out.
I did find out while I was fiddling with the temp sensor, that the temperature reading is VERY important to how the Jeep runs. When it was reading improperly low, the Jeep was very surgy and the idle was all over the place. Once I got the connections made properly, it smoothed right out.
09-08-2010, 12:58 PM
#7780
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Location: Mayfield, Ohio
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Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
repainting rims a real dark green,flat black got played out ,out here now i see teens & old people driving cherokee's on blacked out rims
09-08-2010, 01:02 PM
#7781
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Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
09-08-2010, 03:24 PM
#7784
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Year: 1988
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I-6
what i did today
i'm waiting for my KOR track bar conversion to show up. i ordered it last week, but chose the cheapest shipping option. while waiting, i saw a link on KOR's website to rewire the front side markers to blink in my 88. had to pull apart dash to plug heater controls back in, also wiring an amp/sub for the stereo. spliced into the cigar lighter for the switched 12v, ran wire with a 7.5a in-line fuse down under center console along with the rca cables from stereo. it's my day off, and i'm still waiting for t-bar conv., but @ least i'm having fun listening to killer tunes thanks to the 8" powered bazooka tube i scored from a friend, & now my side markers blink! t-bar should be here tomorrow. i hit all of the stock t-bar bolts w/ blaster a couple of days ago, probably do another round today (gives me an excuse to be outside. i live in a college town, & school's back in session. it's really tough watching all the girls walk by!
09-08-2010, 03:40 PM
#7785
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Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
didnt really do anything to it but i just placed my order to rustys with some help from mcguyvermachanic i had to give him the money and use his card i dont have one of my own (still dont trust myself im a compulsive buyer) 4.5in lift, springs, and full leaves with adj flex end lcas, rustys shocks, rustys steering staybilizer, rear bar pin eliminators,and rustys quick discos now im just going to have wait for it to come in