What did you do to your Cherokee today?

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

03-20-2018 | 12:44 AM

#87571

jessenator

Senior Member

Joined: Sep 2017

Posts: 717

Likes: 8

Quote:

Originally Posted by jessenator

WRGMG

I misplaced BOTH sets of valve cover bolts

it's my own damn fault, too.

I'm sure they're all together in one place, but I can't find a trace or peanut butter jar with them in it... Hopefully I've got enough in the spares can from my last XJ project...

Reply Like

03-20-2018 | 12:45 AM

#87572

jessenator

Senior Member

Joined: Sep 2017

Posts: 717

Likes: 8

Last edited by jessenator; 03-20-2018 at 12:46 AM. Reason: double posted

Reply Like

03-20-2018 | 09:17 AM

#87573

kgm

CF Veteran

Joined: Oct 2013

Posts: 1,589

Likes: 1

From: Denver

Year: 99

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Drove it and finally started to feel some death wobble in highway turns over expansion cracks. May be time to do the ball joints, since most of the steering is pretty new.

Reply Like

03-20-2018 | 10:07 AM

#87574

JeepWoman

Seasoned Member

Joined: Sep 2014

Posts: 363

Likes: 92

From: Pasadena, Md.

Year: 94

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.0 H.O.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bugout4x4

Cool! thank you! It's almost the exact same color of a Grand Torino I had and they listed it as Bronze so I had to ask.

No problem, I had a Grad Torino too, painted exactly like the red tomato in the original Starsky and Hutch.

Reply Like

03-20-2018 | 10:28 AM

#87575

Bugout4x4

CF Veteran

Joined: May 2015

Posts: 4,481

Likes: 18

From: Arizona

Year: 97

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeepWoman

No problem, I had a Grad Torino too, painted exactly like the red tomato in the original Starsky and Hutch.

I liked that car... Cruising at 100 all day long was what they were made for.

Reply Like

03-20-2018 | 01:59 PM

#87576

unidentifiedbomb

CF Veteran

Joined: May 2011

Posts: 6,098

Likes: 248

From: DE

Year: 1988

Model: Cherokee

Engine: I6 4.0

Drove it 70 miles around the lower DE state on a small trip. Winds are killer at the moment.

Reply Like

03-21-2018 | 05:12 AM

#87577

Basslicks

No, I don't lick fish.

Joined: Mar 2011

Posts: 11,167

Likes: 21

From: Northern Kentucky

Year: 1999

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.0

Quote:

Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown

If it were mine, I would've used satin black on the flares and bumper caps so they're more subtle, and I would leave it how it is. But that's just my opinion, and you should do whatever looks good to you

x2 on the satin.

Quote:

Originally Posted by craigjacob1

Not really sure. I was looking at getting some NGK plugs, but decided to give these a shot.

If they are as bad as some people say I will have to send them back with an angry letter.

Waste of money really. Either Champion or NGK in the copper flavor... some swear by AutoLite, but I've run all three and it seems like the NGK and Champions do the best.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralph77

To me the bumper caps and door molding when in just the textured black break up the color. Especially on red and white ones. Even the silver that is pictured above. Remember the old full size Broncos. Saw a red one once. I mean completely red. It was too much. Know how you can remove the roof in those things. If that part was black it would have improved the look so much IMO.

Our Tahoe is Red... never thought I'd hate the color red on a vehicle, but I do on the Tahoe.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acerwin

Got the axle under it and 3 linked it. With the help of my buddy.

Sweet!!!

Reply Like

03-21-2018 | 04:45 PM

#87578

EZEARL

CF Veteran

Joined: Aug 2009

Posts: 5,676

Likes: 298

From: WV

Year: '96

Model: Cherokee

Disconnected the stabilizer bar and rigged something up to hold it.

Installed an OEM gas tank skid plate. Kinda fun.

That's it for today. Going to drink some beer and watch it snow.

Reply Like

03-21-2018 | 04:53 PM

#87579

scooterc

Member

Joined: Jul 2015

Posts: 191

Likes: 0

From: westville nj

Year: 1994

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

I bought a diy front winch bumper..I will post picks when she shows up...

Reply Like

03-21-2018 | 06:33 PM

#87580

J_Irish85

Junior Member

Joined: Mar 2018

Posts: 98

Likes: 1

From: Ohio

Year: 1998/2018

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.0/ 3.2

Sat in driveway covered in snow wishing it was warm so it could get it's new legs and feet.... sick of winter weather here in ohio

Reply Like

03-21-2018 | 07:18 PM

#87581

Rambler65

Senior Member

Joined: Sep 2015

Posts: 922

Likes: 65

From: Abysmo, NJ

Year: 1999

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Just finished clearing snow off the XJ from this latest storm, put it in low range to "plow" the driveway. Still more snow to come the rest of the night so I'll be going through this exercise again in the morning.

Reply Like

03-22-2018 | 01:11 AM

#87582

RocketMouse

CF Veteran

Joined: Nov 2017

Posts: 2,419

Likes: 250

From: Southern Texas (former AZ & Aus)

Year: 1999

Model: Cherokee(XJ)

Engine: I6 4.0L

Quote:

Originally Posted by kgm

Drove it and finally started to feel some death wobble in highway turns over expansion cracks. May be time to do the ball joints, since most of the steering is pretty new.

yeah... that reminds me that doing the ball joints is one of my Summer projects this year. Getting spoiled in AZ as most of the in-town roads here are WAY better than CO where I'm originally from. I know mine aren't horrid yet... but just due for replacement in the 6 mos. to year... so figured Summer works good here. Let me know how your's goes

Reply Like

03-22-2018 | 01:23 AM

#87583

jessenator

Senior Member

Joined: Sep 2017

Posts: 717

Likes: 8

Got the valve cover back on

Got the water pump and thermostat mating surfaces cleaned, and got the pump on

Got the t-stat gasket traced and cut-- maybe people have already figured this out, but a nice trick to tracing the holes perfectly is to coat the mating surface of the exterior housing with a thin coat of atf and press it onto your scrap of cardboard.

Got new coil installed

Got refund for ebay-special header

Reply Like

03-22-2018 | 03:04 AM

#87584

craigjacob1

Seasoned Member

Joined: Nov 2016

Posts: 304

Likes: 3

From: Idaho

Year: 1990

Engine: Renix 4.0

Dug a 100' 18" trench by hand.
The shop is getting a 100A 220V sub panel.
Hopefully dropping the 1/0 wire in conduit tomorrow.

Woo!

Reply Like

03-22-2018 | 06:03 AM

#87585

bad_idea

CF Veteran

Joined: Apr 2016

Posts: 1,746

Likes: 35

From: Pasquotank, NC

Year: 1990

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Drove it! It's been parked for 3 months because life has been busy. Not my daily, and I have been out of town a fair amount of that 3 months. Was great to put some miles on it. Wandered through some muddy trails around the area. Old girl ran good.

Tuesday morning I used it to drag my 8x10 shed 10'. The ole jeep did great tugging it.

Reply Like