What did you do to your Cherokee today?
CF Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 7,412
Likes: 0
Received 1,557 Likes
on
1,197 Posts
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Homemade map pocket doors panels. And what would be a post without me saying I am not POR 15'ing something. Running board supports and brackets prepped, drying, and waiting for 2 coats of POR 15.
Last edited by Ralph77; 09-09-2017 at 11:20 AM.
CF Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: York PA
Posts: 2,929
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes
on
5 Posts
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 Litre I6
CF Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 7,412
Likes: 0
Received 1,557 Likes
on
1,197 Posts
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
CF Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: York PA
Posts: 2,929
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes
on
5 Posts
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 Litre I6
Moderator of Jeeps
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Frederick, MD from Cleveland, OH
Posts: 21,029
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes
on
3 Posts
Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
Engine: 4.0 I6
Torqued my intake/exhaust manifold bolts, fixed a vacuum leak on the MAP line, retorqued the flange on my 8.8 because two of the bolts were backing out after my test drive (oops), and changed my fuel filter.
I definitely think a new filter was due. The old one rattles if you shake it, and this is what came out
I definitely think a new filter was due. The old one rattles if you shake it, and this is what came out
No, I don't lick fish.
...loaded it up with food and clothing for 3 days, along with a chainsaw, gas can, 2 sleeping bags, tent, shovel, and a few other odds n ends preparing for this stupid Hurricane.
I'll be locked in at work until Tuesday, but I wanted to be prepared in case I have to clear the roadway to get back home..... or worse, didn't have a home to go back to.
I'll be locked in at work until Tuesday, but I wanted to be prepared in case I have to clear the roadway to get back home..... or worse, didn't have a home to go back to.
CF Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: York PA
Posts: 2,929
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes
on
5 Posts
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 Litre I6
...loaded it up with food and clothing for 3 days, along with a chainsaw, gas can, 2 sleeping bags, tent, shovel, and a few other odds n ends preparing for this stupid Hurricane.
I'll be locked in at work until Tuesday, but I wanted to be prepared in case I have to clear the roadway to get back home..... or worse, didn't have a home to go back to.
I'll be locked in at work until Tuesday, but I wanted to be prepared in case I have to clear the roadway to get back home..... or worse, didn't have a home to go back to.
CF Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 7,412
Likes: 0
Received 1,557 Likes
on
1,197 Posts
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
...loaded it up with food and clothing for 3 days, along with a chainsaw, gas can, 2 sleeping bags, tent, shovel, and a few other odds n ends preparing for this stupid Hurricane.
I'll be locked in at work until Tuesday, but I wanted to be prepared in case I have to clear the roadway to get back home..... or worse, didn't have a home to go back to.
I'll be locked in at work until Tuesday, but I wanted to be prepared in case I have to clear the roadway to get back home..... or worse, didn't have a home to go back to.
Let the fun start. Can't see from my crappy photo but all POR 15'ed, running board plastic Line-X'ed (turned the green into black), and hardware to reassemble these things. That is the easy part. Will really get interesting when I try to figure out how these go on the Jeep.
CF Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 7,412
Likes: 0
Received 1,557 Likes
on
1,197 Posts
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
So I was just going to put both running boards back together and move on to a few other smaller projects I would like to get done today. But once I put one together just had try and figure out the install. Put the brackets in the driver's side, only with one bolt each, and hung the running board. The front bracket uses an existing hole. Back one I drilled just one hole to put on the bracket. Going to have to lower the back a little, good thing this is a nut and bolt hole and not a rivnut hole, because the running board is not level. I will just elongate the hole a bit. But here is an idea of what the finished project should look like.
on my '94 XJ SE Standard
Hired the hood release replacement- beat the socks off doing it myself solo
so Today I had the time to finish some small TUITs
I have already replaced the rubber covers (small boots) on the transmission all I had left was the Interior boot- of all the stuff on that project That was the only salvageable part- I RTV's a couple small tears
Bough the frame gizmo & put the fixed boot on the frame- it has been kicking around my work table for a while
so today I finally got around to taking off the sloppy shift **** ( held in place - more or less- by electrical tape (when I got the Jeep) to Gorilla tape
hardest part was cutting off the old tapes & fining an Allen Wrench the right size
Boot with frame slid on and seems to have "snapped into place ok
Up side is that the previous owners had some bozos at a shop work on the transmission & they broke off 1 side of the opening in the console- because of that I did not run into too tight to shift into 2nd problem
new shift **** went on- is part of one of those pedal cover & **** sets
the other TUIT was getting the gas pedal cover plate on- the clutch plate is the one I really needed ( the extra 1/2 inch helps- I am short and pudgy)
the clutch and break pedal plates went on fine with the supplied bolted toggles
the Gas pedal plate is mad for a different shaped gas pedal so the toggles wouldn't work- I wound to drilling into the original plastic gas pedal and used coarse metal screws ( 3 of them) to attach that.
next project is likely dealing with the rood/windshield leak
because I have gorilla tape over the top of the windshield molding ( this is a transition year April Manufacture so I have the '93 Metal molding) and it is still leaking- I am thinking it is the roof rails
that is a project for another day
Hired the hood release replacement- beat the socks off doing it myself solo
so Today I had the time to finish some small TUITs
I have already replaced the rubber covers (small boots) on the transmission all I had left was the Interior boot- of all the stuff on that project That was the only salvageable part- I RTV's a couple small tears
Bough the frame gizmo & put the fixed boot on the frame- it has been kicking around my work table for a while
so today I finally got around to taking off the sloppy shift **** ( held in place - more or less- by electrical tape (when I got the Jeep) to Gorilla tape
hardest part was cutting off the old tapes & fining an Allen Wrench the right size
Boot with frame slid on and seems to have "snapped into place ok
Up side is that the previous owners had some bozos at a shop work on the transmission & they broke off 1 side of the opening in the console- because of that I did not run into too tight to shift into 2nd problem
new shift **** went on- is part of one of those pedal cover & **** sets
the other TUIT was getting the gas pedal cover plate on- the clutch plate is the one I really needed ( the extra 1/2 inch helps- I am short and pudgy)
the clutch and break pedal plates went on fine with the supplied bolted toggles
the Gas pedal plate is mad for a different shaped gas pedal so the toggles wouldn't work- I wound to drilling into the original plastic gas pedal and used coarse metal screws ( 3 of them) to attach that.
next project is likely dealing with the rood/windshield leak
because I have gorilla tape over the top of the windshield molding ( this is a transition year April Manufacture so I have the '93 Metal molding) and it is still leaking- I am thinking it is the roof rails
that is a project for another day
CF Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 7,412
Likes: 0
Received 1,557 Likes
on
1,197 Posts
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
I took off the one I mocked. Need to drill more holes and buy more nuts and bolts. Put together the other one and am exhausted. Did not get everything done today that I wanted but that is not unusual.
CF Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: In a large sandbox
Posts: 1,623
Likes: 0
Received 12 Likes
on
12 Posts
Year: 1998
Engine: 4.0
Finally got it to running status after replacing the timing chain with a Cloyes.
Had the t-stat housing and timing chain cover powder-coated a light-gray and installed a new timing chain snubber and crank seal in the cover. The old ones were so hard they had turned to a plastic-like hardness.
Installed a new Mopar t-stat, water pump and harmonic balancer.
Installed a set of Mean Lemons, a.k.a. XJwonders 4 ga battery cables and determined my routing. Cleaned up all the related flex-sheathing and just waiting for some 3M Super 88 tape to clean up and secure the install.
Hoping to get the rest of it put together soon so I can drive it a little before winter...
Had the t-stat housing and timing chain cover powder-coated a light-gray and installed a new timing chain snubber and crank seal in the cover. The old ones were so hard they had turned to a plastic-like hardness.
Installed a new Mopar t-stat, water pump and harmonic balancer.
Installed a set of Mean Lemons, a.k.a. XJwonders 4 ga battery cables and determined my routing. Cleaned up all the related flex-sheathing and just waiting for some 3M Super 88 tape to clean up and secure the install.
Hoping to get the rest of it put together soon so I can drive it a little before winter...
CF Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: west chester, pa
Posts: 19,216
Likes: 0
Received 40 Likes
on
36 Posts
Year: 1999
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by 4WD4EVER
Finally got it to running status after replacing the timing chain with a Cloyes.
Had the t-stat housing and timing chain cover powder-coated a light-gray and installed a new timing chain snubber and crank seal in the cover. The old ones were so hard they had turned to a plastic-like hardness.
Installed a new Mopar t-stat, water pump and harmonic balancer.
Installed a set of Mean Lemons, a.k.a. XJwonders 4 ga battery cables and determined my routing. Cleaned up all the related flex-sheathing and just waiting for some 3M Super 88 tape to clean up and secure the install.
Hoping to get the rest of it put together soon so I can drive it a little before winter...
Had the t-stat housing and timing chain cover powder-coated a light-gray and installed a new timing chain snubber and crank seal in the cover. The old ones were so hard they had turned to a plastic-like hardness.
Installed a new Mopar t-stat, water pump and harmonic balancer.
Installed a set of Mean Lemons, a.k.a. XJwonders 4 ga battery cables and determined my routing. Cleaned up all the related flex-sheathing and just waiting for some 3M Super 88 tape to clean up and secure the install.
Hoping to get the rest of it put together soon so I can drive it a little before winter...