Recent content by DirtySouthXJ

Adjust tire position on wheel and retest before adding weights? Makes sense, offset imbalance in the tire and wheel themselves as much as possible before adding weights to fine tune.

The NSS is still connected as far as I know, at least it appears so at the connector in the engine compartment (passenger side rear, near head. There are 3 or 4 connectors there in a "bundle" and all appear to be oil soaked. There is also a wire in that "bundle" that grounds to the passenger...

Alright, so doing some more digging..there are supposedly two coolant temp ports on some 4.0 XJ's (evidently depends on year, mine is a 96). One is at the thermostat housing and is the coolant temp sensor used by the PCM for data to control the engine; the other is at the back of the head on the...

Hi Anak, I tried cycling the shifter many times and tried starting in both nuetral and park, including while pushing the shifter forward without success. Cold weather is not a factor for me, but certainly is something to consider for others in cold climates. I think I am going to leave the...

Copy, thank you brother! So it sounds like the 180° on 165° off temp switch would work well. I noticed that when powered, two of the three fans come on (with no temp input, fans are hardwired direct to key on power currently). I'm guessing the third is for situations you describe. This is all...

That's what I was thinking, that the factory sensor is for more than just factory temp gauge/cooling fan activation. The radiator is also aftermarket (aluminum), I'll see if there is a threaded port I can mount the aftermarket switch to. There is already two units there, the factory temp...

This build is frickin sick!

Hi, There is a (ebay/amazon) triple electric cooling fan system (semi) installed on my 96 XJ by the previous owner, but he wired it by tapping into a fuse in the PDC (no relay, fans turn on with key on). It looks like an adapter was added where the factory coolant temp sensor was, in order to...

Alright..So I installed a jumper from pin 10 at the PDC to ground and reinstalled the starter relay..engine started right up using the key in the ignition. So NSS it is. I'm not exactly sure which connector it is at this time but all (approx 4) in the same "bundle" are soaked with oil, near the...

@Saudade Copy, thank you brother! I'll test the NSS grounding as you described. I'm an electrical idiot, but understand what you are saying there, the way you explained it. Yes, I've seen that there are videos on refurbishing the NSS. I may just go ahead and do that regardless, for peace of...

@Saudade First off, thank you for your help! Yes, I get 12 v effectively at pin 8 when turning the key to start. I can start the engine with key in run (1 position back from actual start) and shifter/NSS in park by jumping either pin 7 to pin 6 at the PDC or by jumping posts at the starter...

@Saudade ^ What do you think brother?

^ this. That is going to dictate how you can attack the situation. If enough protrudes you can try grabbing it with pliers and reversing it out. If not enough to grab, you can try super gluing/epoxying an extension on to try and reverse it out. You can try expanding the material around it with...

I get a bit crazy about that stuff and went off into the weeds lol. I hear what you are saying about the legal requirement for flares. Personally I'm looking into weld on sheet metal flares to get rid of the factory bolt on flares and eliminate the holding of water. I made thread about it but...

This paint and body subforum doesn't seem to get much traffic, many of the posts are years old. It is semi hidden (not incredibly easy to find) which doesn't help. If you are talking about the "armor" that fits atop/over the fenders/quarters, I'm not a fan. Will they help protect from impact in...