808offroad
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Hello fellow XJ'rs. I have a few questions that need answers, ive done my homework and did all the searching but with a lot of different questions it gets confusing. So heres the deal, I have an 88 xj, i6, auto, 242, 6" lift, etc...
I first started out with installing flares that are needed to pass safety check. we had a big rain and the insides got flooded, so i figured i'd use the downtime to "Play" with my jeep. Out came the interior, floor was grounded and sealed. then came the bed lining. I had to remove the 4 bolts on the side of the hump which holds the bracket for the shifter (or so im guessing) to get a nice coat down. Ever since i got the jeep the dummy lights have been temperamental (which seems to be a common problem) anyways, after doing so i noticed that the full time light would come on. Other wise when i take it out of 2wd and into 4full there is no light but in 4part or 4 low the part time light will come on. And once taken out of 4wd the part time light stays on for a long while and goes off when she pleases.
Well after laying down the liner i was pondering about doing a homemade posi loc for the front and thought it would be fun and would also take care of the light issue and guessing. So i roll underneath my rig to see how dirty of a job it'll be and discovered that i have the non disco d30 on the front.
so my questions are this:
if the front is non disco, what is the difference between 4 part and 4 full? and when would you use which one? Im used to toys with 2hi, 4 hi, 4lo. I dont understand how there can be a PT and FT if the axles are always locked...
is my setup typical for an 88, meaning non disco d30 and the 242? or did the PO swap out some stuffs and missed on some switches? because when i shift into 4lo the brakes stiffen up 5 fold so i know there is a vac draw somewhere, but if there is a non disco, what is drawing vac?
Ive read a few threads here explaining about a x-over wire (gray yellow, black red wire [i checked on my rig and found those wires as well]) would this be needed to fix my issue? or could it possibly be with the vac mentioned above.
If you've got this far, i thank you for your time and help. Its really appreciated. Aloha :wave:
I first started out with installing flares that are needed to pass safety check. we had a big rain and the insides got flooded, so i figured i'd use the downtime to "Play" with my jeep. Out came the interior, floor was grounded and sealed. then came the bed lining. I had to remove the 4 bolts on the side of the hump which holds the bracket for the shifter (or so im guessing) to get a nice coat down. Ever since i got the jeep the dummy lights have been temperamental (which seems to be a common problem) anyways, after doing so i noticed that the full time light would come on. Other wise when i take it out of 2wd and into 4full there is no light but in 4part or 4 low the part time light will come on. And once taken out of 4wd the part time light stays on for a long while and goes off when she pleases.
Well after laying down the liner i was pondering about doing a homemade posi loc for the front and thought it would be fun and would also take care of the light issue and guessing. So i roll underneath my rig to see how dirty of a job it'll be and discovered that i have the non disco d30 on the front.
so my questions are this:
if the front is non disco, what is the difference between 4 part and 4 full? and when would you use which one? Im used to toys with 2hi, 4 hi, 4lo. I dont understand how there can be a PT and FT if the axles are always locked...
is my setup typical for an 88, meaning non disco d30 and the 242? or did the PO swap out some stuffs and missed on some switches? because when i shift into 4lo the brakes stiffen up 5 fold so i know there is a vac draw somewhere, but if there is a non disco, what is drawing vac?
Ive read a few threads here explaining about a x-over wire (gray yellow, black red wire [i checked on my rig and found those wires as well]) would this be needed to fix my issue? or could it possibly be with the vac mentioned above.
If you've got this far, i thank you for your time and help. Its really appreciated. Aloha :wave: