Recent content by DenLip

Only run it down to 3/4?! That would give us a range of, what? 80 miles to a tank? :) I'd be buying gas every day!

My '00 has done the heat-soak thing to me a number of times... always in the same situations: long highway drive (hours), stop for fuel/pee/etc... come back out after sitting for maybe 10-20 minutes... and she misses on me. The first time was when it was only a year or two old... and just...

Of course, being an evaporative issue... different formulations of gas can be more or less prone to it. Running my normal Exxon or BP, I've never had a single episode.... but on a couple of trips across the PA Turnpike with "captive" Sunoco stations, it's happened a few times. Same trip with...

Yep. And some folks would simply call it a good reason not to drive a 16-year-old vehicle that's never had any major brake components replaced.... I think that if I'd bought a late 80's vehicle... the first thing I'd do is a complete overhaul on the brake system. Just because. Den

I love all the "long life" versions of the bulbs. My XJ is now seven years old... with 70k miles... and still has EVERY factory original bulb, except for headlights (which I changed to Hella at 55k voluntarily - the originals were still good). My previous Dodge had 77k miles on ALL the...

Heck... my "lo-miles" 2000 passed that milestone last year!!! 70k is on the schedule for next month.... Den

Size is not an issue. A 235/70 (note the *70*, guys!) will stand about 161.25mm off the rim. This is between the two sizes of 75-series tires you mentioned (205/75 is 153.75.... 215/75 is 164.5). Lots of guys here (including me!) run 235/75's on stockers... so the width will be OK, too. My...

I've kinda been noticing that the "clear lights" fad seems to be trailing off generally.... probably since some cars began to use them OEM... they're no longer "cool". Den (Still wondering what my XJ would sound like with a fart pipe....)

The timing of this is too perfect. Firstly... the temps have been dropping... especially up your way... which might have an effect... but... Secondly... here in PA, we we switch to a different blend of gas (mandatory) on Sept 15th... a "winter" blend with the wonderful "oxygenates" in it...

One thing I see... if that wheel is "tight against the hub"... the studs look to be WAAAY too short. Normally, the stud will stand a good 1/2" or more "proud" of the hole. And I'm in full agreement that these wheels don't look to use a normal tapered-nose lug nut. The wheel mfr (or one of...

Eeek. Ok. I get your drift. I don't like driving into Pittsburgh proper, because of high theft... !! Den

Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks, I suppose. My factory in-dash CD-changer in my '03 PT Cruiser lasted exactly.... oh, wait! That's right... it was broken when the salesman attempted to show me how it worked... Dead, right from the factory. And the warranty replacement sounded lousy...

Okay, I gotta be brutally frank here. I own a 2000 Cherokee (since new)... and have always had my "primary car" as well. The Cherokee's only been on one long highway ride (~400 miles) and it SUCKED. The Cherokee just isn't a real good highway vehicle... in terms of high-speed stability...

Well, like I said... I don't wheel... and I have another (newer, high MPG) car that does all the long road trips. So the Jeep's always on-road, and almost never outside of the AAA-plus 100-mile radius from the tools! Den

I keep the fries under the front seats... along with the sesame seeds... I'm not a Boy Scout "be prepared" king of person. I travel with the factory spare and wrench/jack (should check the air in there... it's been a few years), and there's a flashlight in the glovebox. I put a lot of faith...