Recent content by Eliminator89

After writing and deleting a number of responses, I find it would take a poet to truly express my shock at seeing this hideous vehicle. My words are woefully inadequate.

Thanks. I guess I should have included more info. Its my '98 XJ, 4.0 and its the hose from the compressor to the condenser. The connection is just in front of the battery. I removed the battery and the battery tray for access. Tried for better than an hour and a half to get them to seat. Used a...

Any tips or tricks about getting A/C line disconnects back together? I have one that reduses to seat fully.

The '99 2 door looked like crap in person. What a piece of..... Anyway, I'll be looking at a 1998 Sport with 115k for $3500 this Saturday. This one sounds more promising.

Well, tomorrow I am going to look at a '99 2 door Sport. 145k $3600. Looks good in the photos.

Checking Craigslist and other online car marketplaces, I have found plenty to choose from. A good choice of years and mileage. Just not up on the differances between the years. I know the '00 and '01s have the somewhat problematic head and the distributorless ignition. I think the intake and...

Guess I should say what its intended use is. Just a daily driver. Hiopefully a trip this summer to CO. Mining roads, Alpine Loop ya know. Not going to be modded, well, maybe a small lift but that would be about it. No rock crawling, deep woods trails, desert running etc.

Old one totalled, need a new one. But what year to buy? Let's have some opinions. I have had two '01's and never a problem with the head on either one. I'm thinking you have to over heat to crack them but am I wrong? Do they just go bad? So, before I buy the next XJ, how about some pros and...

MrShaft, you are so right about still having my ass. This was a serious impact but I basically walked away. Seatbelts, airbags, crush zones..all workes as designed and thank God. If I had been in the old '66 Mustang...no shoulder straps, no bags, no crush zones, not even a collapsable steering...

I would like to stay away from Sierra Pearl paint. Both my '01s were that color and things didn't end well for either. So, color really isn't and issue otherwise. I am partial to the green Jeep used. 4.0, auto, sport or better trim, trailer hitch would be nice, pretty much stock. That was a...

Yeah Gigantor, stiff is the word! ;) had to literally crawl out of bed this morning. Got a look at the Cherokee this morning. :( What hit me used to be a Cavakier. It was destroyed! Now the shopping for a replacement begins. I'm leaning towards a '97-'99 to avoid the bad heads on the...

It was raining pretty good and this damn section of highway tends to collect rain water along either side of the low berm seperating the different lanes of travel. So if you are in the left hand lane, you have to watch your driver's side for collected rainwater on the road. Bad design. Bad DOT...

It was a bad scene. Car in the opposite lane, out of control, spinng like a top on the wet pavement, jumps the low berm seperating the different lanes on travel. I had nowhere to go and no time to get there. Not even time for my life to flash before my eyes. Probably for the best, it would have...

With that voltage while cranking, I would not suspect a bad battery. Decreasing cranking speed over time would steer me towrds corroding connections in the + path and/or the ground path. Ground path is just as important as the + path. Also I would suspect the starter. Perhaps the armature...

Had an overheating problem with my MJ. Around town it was fine, on the highway it heated up. Problem was rotten fins betwen the tubes in the radiator. New radiator solved it. Tubes were good, fins were rotted. I couldn't see the trouble because the A/C condensor hid it. On the engine side, the...