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    aluminum fuel tanks

    30 gal fuel tank, pulled off a diesel truck. almost brand new, has a couple of ports on the back for pickup/return and a filler cap on top corner. all aluminum. 18"x12"x38" several available, can prolly ship via ups. $75.00 huntsville 35811 [email protected]
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    87 xj laredo 4x4

    nice straight body, no rust anywhere. 4.0 engine 5spd tranny. 4x4 Laredo engine runs good, rear main is pouring oil. I have the oil pan off right now but can not get the top half of the seal out? come and get it $500.00 I have the new rear main seal and oil pan gasket to go back on it. or...
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    87 xj for sale

    4.0 runs good, new lifters valve cover and head gasket. 5sp trans. 231 t-case nice straight body no rust anywhere 4dr. good glass, alum wheels. laredo pkg. needs rear main seal, I have a new oil pan and rear main. I have taken the oil pan and bearing cap off but can not get the top half out...
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    Lift kit wanted

    looking for 4.5" or so lift for 87 xj. thought i would post up here before picking one up from Rusty's. huntsville, al 256-603-6970 dan
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    bearing cap seal

    just dug into the 4.0 to change the pouring rear main. what is that seal called on the outer part of the bearing cap? it sits on the OD of the cap same side as the rear main seal. should i replace it? what is it called? oh BTW had to go to harbor freight to buy a brass punch today, gonna turn...
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    vacuum disconnect

    is the connector on the d30 front axle just a compression fitting? mine has slipped off and keeps coming off, its greasy and that may not be helping it stay on. sprayed some cleaner on it a few mins. ago, will clean it up and try again tomorrow afternoon.
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    start time

    I have read a lot of post on here about how long it takes the (renix xj) to start. I killed the engine at a stop sign the other day and it re-fired right up in less than a second. weird. normally takes about 5 seconds to start. did these trucks take this long to start when they were brand new...
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    dodge ram axle

    who is the guy on here that did the dodge ram front axle on his xj. seems like the rig was yellow. if you remember the guys name I will search his posts. I must be guessing all the wrong key words in the search field.
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    fuel rail quick disconnect

    how many o-rings are in the quick disconnect on the fuel pressure line/supply? I put mine back on last night and when the line pressurized it was spilling fuel big time. pulled it back apart and found 1 red/orange o-ring in the fitting. wasn't sure if there is only 1? when replacing, does it...
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    head bolt

    which is the number 11 head bolt? at the begining of the engine stuff in the haynes manual it has the engine diagram oriented 654321 but it is not real clear to me on the page that has the torque seq. for the head bolts. I really need to know which bolt gets the loctite sealer/pipe dope. about...
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    87 4.0 Lifter

    welp, I took the head off my xj over Christmas weekend. had to go buy the tool to get the lifters out. Pulled the lifters on the #1 cyl and they are both stuck. took the retainer out and pulled the lifter apart and cleaned it up some. put it back together and still stuck, put it in a bench vise...
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    chevy no fire

    83 chevy lwb c10 305 auto trans. not firing, pulled dist. cap and replaced rotor button looked worn. cleaned the contacts on the cap (corrosion), still no fire. the power wire to the dist. shows 12 v with the ign. switch on. I took the coil out of the cap and checked it with ohm meter, shows...
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    oil diagram

    does anyone have a oiling diagram of the 87/4.0 my haynes manual does not have it, also searched. I'm about to pull the head tonite on this 87, it is not oiling on any of the cylinders (top side/pushrods/rockers). engine runs quite, 40+ lbs oil pressure drained the oil last week and poured 5...
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    cooling question

    what purpose does the overflow recovery bottle serve on the closed system other than a place to add fluid? what if ?? the 2 lines going to the tank were coupled together? would the fluid that normally gets puked into the jug just go right back into the sytem? just trying to understand the...
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    backfire intake

    well, I ask this in another thread and have searched and couldn't come up with another situation like mine. here goes it, 87 4.0 5spd. 220kmiles. 1.all new plugs (champion and autolite) put both sets in. makes no difference. 2.new plug wires 3.checked the cps with ohm meter. about 230...
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    87 xj

    found a xj yesterday for sale, reasonably priced since it is not running right. guy put new plugs and wires and truck would hardly run. he bought more wires and plugs still runs rough. wont hardly pull/no power. just started reading on here, have done some searches. how many flipping sensors...
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