What did you do to your Cherokee today?
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Year: 1987
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Every time I hear someone say clown I think...
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replacing a temp sensor this weekend, cleaning out the IAC and the whole throttle body assembly while I'm in there.
Nothing major (hopefully) lol... just an issue that's been bugging the crap out of me for a couple weeks trying to pin down the issue..... I know.. I know.. welcome to the XJ. lol.
Nothing major (hopefully) lol... just an issue that's been bugging the crap out of me for a couple weeks trying to pin down the issue..... I know.. I know.. welcome to the XJ. lol.
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Year: 94
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0 H.O.
Ever notice that many of the new cars still have the dumb cigarette lighter ports installed in them? They don't even have ash trays...
This really, really, really gets me going.
"The electrical cigar-lighter was invented and patented in the early 1880s by the German inventor Friedrich Wilhelm Schindler"
"In the United States, cigarette lighters started appearing as standard equipment in automobiles in 1925"
Nearly 100 years ago! We still use a massive and inefficient hole in the dash to plug in our electronics. It's like some car companies and electronics manufacturers forgot how out dated and genuinely useless they are.
Apple can change their charging port every year though....
*End of rant*
This really, really, really gets me going.
"The electrical cigar-lighter was invented and patented in the early 1880s by the German inventor Friedrich Wilhelm Schindler"
"In the United States, cigarette lighters started appearing as standard equipment in automobiles in 1925"
Nearly 100 years ago! We still use a massive and inefficient hole in the dash to plug in our electronics. It's like some car companies and electronics manufacturers forgot how out dated and genuinely useless they are.
Apple can change their charging port every year though....
*End of rant*
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Year: 1999
Engine: 4.0
Replaced the LSD carrier on the d44 with another LSD carrier
Finished the radio delete with a switch panel in its place.
Both for the MJ
Finished the radio delete with a switch panel in its place.
Both for the MJ
bought a full-size oem spare cover that matches Black Bertram's interior for a good deal
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Also pulled the crank and pistons for the soon-to-be project Reclamation, for lack of a better name right now.
Rods are good, crank is pristine as are the bearings. pistons are all pretty much scrap. Gonna measure bores, check decks, and hopefully find someone to magnaflux the block and head.
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Also pulled the crank and pistons for the soon-to-be project Reclamation, for lack of a better name right now.
Rods are good, crank is pristine as are the bearings. pistons are all pretty much scrap. Gonna measure bores, check decks, and hopefully find someone to magnaflux the block and head.
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Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.6 I6
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Got towed to the garage by my wife. Turns out the coolant leak was a freeze plug which let go big time about half a mile from the destination.
Recovery Gear - even if it's just a decent tow strap - REALLY useful
Recovery Gear - even if it's just a decent tow strap - REALLY useful
Covered XJ in oil...
the clear coat was chipping so I covered it in oil and it has looked brand new ever since, it’s not oily since the rain has washed most of it off but it is still enough to keep water and sun off of clear coat and paint. This is all just tempoarary until I paint it. My friend recommended doing it and I thought he was crazy but it’s been a couple of months and I can see no problem with it. Dirt and mud don’t stick to it anymore so I don’t really have to clean it as much. Anyone wanna let me know if this is bad...
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Year: '98
Engine: 4.0 I6
Replaced my front turn signals to LED
Then troubleshoot hyperflash and weirdness with the turn signal flasher for like an hour.
So I put the stock bulbs back in and went inside
Then troubleshoot hyperflash and weirdness with the turn signal flasher for like an hour.
So I put the stock bulbs back in and went inside
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Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee(XJ)
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by jessenator
Got the front pipe of the exhaust de-pinched.
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Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
Engine: 4.0 I6
No, not at all. Most people don't have the means to do it themselves.
If anyone is interested, a TJ Wrangler downpipe is 2.5" all the way through, and it wraps around the front of the oil pan with higher clearance. I'm not sure which years it fits for XJs, but I have one in my YJ with a full 2.5" exhaust
If anyone is interested, a TJ Wrangler downpipe is 2.5" all the way through, and it wraps around the front of the oil pan with higher clearance. I'm not sure which years it fits for XJs, but I have one in my YJ with a full 2.5" exhaust
Good lol, I was worried for a minute, it being exhaust-related and all. Yeah, I thought about getting a pipe expander, but the HF reviews were so bad I took it to a guy who could do it for not that much more than the two I'd inevitably buy.