Recent content by RedMaineXJ

Yeah I'm that guy that cleans everything, will wipe out the tank, replace clamps, etc with new ones. I do a job once and theoretically I don't have to worry about it again for a long while.

Think so? I have bloodied my fingers on forums about the long crank start issue, and I thought the pump assembly contained the check valve causing it

Update: you were right, the seller sent a return label and will refund the money. Good thing!

I ordered a Carter fuel pump assembly from ebay last week to solve my slow start/priming issue. The box arrives, and with excitement I cut open the box only to discover an Airtex inside the Carter box! Proceed with caution fellow squares..

Welcome Larry, Waterville here

Thanks everyone. Let me know when any of you are in the area, we'll grab a cup of Joe and talk trucks, haha

And I'll take you up on that Johnny :beer:

Thanks, working on most of that now. I'll be sleeping in the back of the jeep, tall man in a short rig :cool:

So I have a bucket list item that I'll be completing this coming spring . I will be taking the trusty XJ on a solo trip across the country, from Maine to the west coast. I need to do this on a very tight budget. I have the time off because my nonprofit employer has a "break" around May til...

Wow not bad, if I had cash and a place to store it, I'd totally pick it up!

Thanks Tim. Yeah, I spend lots of time on CL and ebay, browsing and dreaming about stuff I wish I could afford. I definitely work to get the balance between cost and quality as close as possible :read:

Thanks Greenspan, that's exactly what I needed to solidify the plan. Awesome

I'm in the Oakland Waterville area. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks everyone for the welcome, and for forgiveness because I didn't see the New Member thread until after I'd already posted!

Thanks for the input! I think you are right, for my needs and budget, three inches is probably a little lofty. By the way, what the heck is a bastard pack??