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Hello friends, while changing out the head gasket on my son's '92 XJ (4.0L, AW4) I noticed a sensor on the engine block about center under where the intake/exhaust manifolds bolt up. The wires are fried/melted and it doesn't lead anywhere, there does not appear to be a place it could connect to...

I just traded a couple e-mails with my Ranger contact at the Cle Elum office, it looks like the trail system up there is all but inaccessible as of right now. Manastash Rd. is washed out, the road at Tamarak (leading to barber Springs) is blocked off due to unsafe washouts. Not sure about access...

Just wanted to wish all of my NAXJA buddies a happy new year and let you all know I'm still alive and kicking. I've been on a bit of a maintenance tear with my CJ, replacing busted motor mounts and a clapped-out cross-member as a result of same. Planning on at least one snow run and more...

After many months of kicking around plans, staring at a large pile of parts, and having none of the money (and truthfully, little of the motivation) to build up another Cherokee, I have decided that it's time to cut-bait and move on as a XJ-free wheeler for the near-term future. This does not...

This is sort of tech, sort of musings of a moron. So there's this '88 MJ I drive by everyday on the way to and from work, naturally it caught my eye. Noticed a "for sale" sign in the window the other day, stopped to take a look. I haven't called on it, but I'm sort-of considering whether it'd be...

I picked up a 38" SX in trade for some work awhile back and it has about an inch long sidewall gash that is deep but not all the way through the carcass. I know some people have had those repaired with spot-vulcanization (basically melts the rubber back together) coupled with an interior patch...

So I've noticed in the last several weeks that my driver's seat has started squeaking. It's this annoying quick kind of clicky-squeak that happens almost constantly as I'm sitting in a body-neutral position driving down the road. If I lean back hard, it goes away. I reclined the seat and...

Getting ready to pull my engine, the harness disconnect at the firewall below/beside the brake master cylinder is proving troublesome. I disconnected the two torx screws at the fuse panel to allow me to manipulate the plug area in the engine bay, the big plugs don't want to let loose. There are...

I've never heard the purpose of the following tools explained any better than this: This guy knows his tools very well! DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the...

Sent my renewal in a couple of days ago, as I recall it said my membership didn't expire until the 10th? Oh well, slacker-mode for a week or so. It's actually kind of liberating. It frees me up to ask obvious questions without searching, plead ignorance and feign offense, and be the butt of the...

Started tearing down the battered hulk of the old XJ recently, I will have some items to sell in a few weeks once it's stripped of usable parts. So far I've removed: Door and hatch speakers, (aftermarket Pioneers, went straight into my son's '92) Kevin's Jeep Parts rock sliders (probably list...

So, I've had my "new" XJ for a couple of days, '98 Sport, 4.0L AW4 NP231. The turn signal won't "flash" when I activate it, but the lights come on steady. I searched here, found out that the fuse in the passneger kick-panel controls the flasher and rear defrost. Check the fuse, it's fine. A...

I searched, after reading about 30 threads that had nothing to do with my question, I'm going to ask it directly. I'm considering buying a stock '98 XJ and swapping over the good stuff from my wrecked '91. IIRC the '98 has ABS brakes, the axles in my '91 do not. What is involved in making the...

Heading out to Liberty this weekend with a few friends, passing along an invite if some folks want to join us. The plan is to arrive Friday at around 10, set up camp and wheel the rest of the day. All day wheeling Saturday, leaving camp at 9 a.m. Heading home Sunday morning as soon as we break...

Congratulations on being "Rig Of The Month". :)

I've been fighting the 4-low on my 242 for months now. It began as an occasional kick out of low gear on the trail thing, devolved into a wouldn't stay in low gear at all. I had a shop look at it several times, checked for bent shift forks, replaced the plastic tabs on the forks, I redid my...

My speedo was doing the bouncing needle thing for a few weeks, then just quit outright. This makes the odometer not work also, but every other gauge works just fine. I did a search, found a few threads talking about the vehicle speed sensor. Mine was old, probably original, so I replaced it...

I've had an issue off and (mostly) on with a very slow crank on first start of the day with my XJ. Did a search, found a couple of threads mentioning check your grounds. So two days ago I did, cleaned both battery posts and terminals, positive and negative posts/terms at the starter, post/terms...

Okay, my problem: Firstly, I've searched. The things I've found have all been applied less completely replacing my linkage with one such as the Novak shifter assembly. So that is my last resort, but really I can't see how it will make a difference given everything I've done here. So here's the...

Did a search, didn't get the answers I was looking for. Here's my dilemma: I put on a Clayton's 6.5" kit about a year and a half ago, at the time the kit included Rock Krawler coils/leaf packs. It netted about the advertised lift (maybe 6" actually) and the rear sat slightly higher than the...