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Anything after '91 model year used a different ABS system. With the non-Bendix ABS such as you had, removing the ABS fuse would revert the brakes back to a virtual standard brake system as the '92 and up system has a vacuum booster to provide braking power, but removing it all still decreases...

Thanks, yes the pics are mine (either of my XJ or ones I've taken). Exterminating the Bendix death trap has been my passion since my brake failure. When mine failed I spoke with Jeep/Chrysler about changing the system to a non-ABS system. They told me it couldn't be done. It was easy to do on...

Have you tried to stop with the "wrong fuse" removed? I've had to stop with a pump failure. I was glad no one was in front of me. I had a car with non-power brakes and drums all around. It stopped, the Jeep "slowed slowly". As for the Bendix system being equal to a standard brake system, I...

John, Reread what I posted. I did not say you could not remove the ABS fuse. I said do not remove the PUMP fuse. You can remove the ABS power fuse and disable the ABS function. If you remove the PUMP fuse you will disable your brakes. Go back and check what I wrote. Bones :skull1: My reason...

You have had good luck....great. I had a pump failure and had almost ZERO braking power. To each his own, though I wasn't a unique case. Remember the lawsuits that Chrysler incurred because of this system. The suits weren't for gradual brake loss; they were for near catastrophic brake loss...

There is a tremendous difference between the pre '92 system (Bendix) and the '92 and later system. Removing the pump fuse on the pre '92 ABS system will remove your braking power as the Bendix system has no vacuum powered booster or master cylinder. With no pump power there is no brakes. Bones...

The problem with removing the ABS fuse is that you are still at the mercy of the ABS pump and other crappy Bendix parts to provide the braking power. It's far better to remove the system and replace it than trust your life to a fuse and pump. I found it is not necessary to remove the dash...

This one is sort of an outline for the crap Bendix system removal. Post '91 it would be different. Uninstalling the OEM Anti-lock Braking System Bones :skull1:

On the '91 they are in the main power distribution box under the hood. It's the black box near the hood prop rod and battery. There is one fuse for the pump and one for the ABS computer system. Don't know if this holds true for the renix equipped XJ's though. Bendix survivor... Bones :skull1...

What year of XJ do you have? Do you have ABS on it? Bones :skull1:

Fixed it! Show'n ya d luv Puck ! Bones :skull1:

It looks like something that would get sucked into a jet engine at the airport. Not too many UL's down this way. Damn rednecks have a way of "fixing" them . Bones :skull1:

The Bendix ABS stuff of pre-92 is the real deadly system but this ABS stuff is in a thread about transfer cases. Bones :skull1:

Please don't get put off by the people that can't post more than "go search". They (most) mean well, they just come off as a There are several ways you can go about the swap. Terra makes the set up I run. It has held up well. Installation isn't bad at all. IIRC TSM and SSB have kits as well...

Tom, RE's has held together well for me. Rusty's....well..... Bones :skull1:

I'm no expert, I just play one on the net... Actually I just cut and pasted from wikipedia. I have no idea what most of the list is. My field is more concerned with the biochemical engine. Bones :skull1:

Matty, How many 242's have you owned/broke? I have a 242 and I wheel it. Have I broken one, YES (more like destroyed it). But, where I broke, a 231 wouldn't have survived either. The only weakness is the lack of a HD upgrade and less overall choice in SYE kits, 4:1 conversions, et al...

The Miller cycle won't run with out some forced induction. Positive intake manifold pressure is essential to the induction design. Mazda was the only company to bring this engine to a production car that I know of. It won several awards and was listed in the top ten engines for reliability for...

Nope it’s not Eshel. For the life of me I can't remember his name, I want to say Jeff. He was a great guy. The kind you could trust to have your back if he knew you. Maybe Puck remembers his name. Bones :skull1: Dora on Art's XJ. One of the first big rigs, and one of the first supercharged and...

How about stuff on the Miller Cycle engine? It took me a while to find any stuff on the Miller Cycle engine before I bought a car with one. Most of the stuff I’ve found has been really limited at best. 14-16psi dual intercooled supercharger 215HP from 2.3L and 26 MPG Bones :skull1: