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    Life changing event

    I know I haven't been on for s while. But had s serious life changing event happen that's kept me a bit busy. My ex got frustrated and sent my son to me. He's 15 and the state of Pennsylvania diagnosed him with add, adhd & odd. So as of Feb. 26 I've been trying to get everything set up for him...
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    Tapatalk? (iPhone app)

    Does anyone else use the app? Is it any good / worth getting? Every time I go to a page I have to click the (decline) button twice to continue to where I'm trying to get to. Very frustrating! The other jeep site I'm on has tapatalk, and I don't use if there, and no pop ups. Since I do...
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    Door hinge reinforcements?

    93 2door xj (country). Driver door hinge on the body "ripped" so I had it welded back on... Crooked. Now it's ripping the thin sheet metal where the weld meets the metal. What suggestions do yall have in reinforcing that area so my honey can keep the door on the beast? (Note: she freaked out a...
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    Off the wall thoughts: or thoughts that don't require a thread.

    Got this idea from another site im on. If it's not kosher, admin can delete it. It's cool. Just thought a thread for random thoughts or a "sounding board" would/could be handy. This Sunday we are heading west to check out some land to buy. It's not a lot or very big, only 6.17 acres. The price...
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    Rules for being JEEP brand?

    Yikes! It's been how long since I've seen anyone on here until just recently!?!? Anyway. When is a JEEP not a JEEP? Or what does it mean to be a jeep (vehicle)? Criteria for a vehicle to be labeled JEEP. We all have that one (name brand) vehicle that always needs worked on (Just Empty Every...
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    time for "new" 4.0?

    ok. the jeep is 2wd, with a chrysler 8.25 rear end. so far ive put j/y bearings on the crank due to two spun bearings and cracked the caps (made a metalic bsnging nouse) when accelerating. so saved 190+ by going to the j/y and getting tge parts. anyhow today the honey starts it up and she says...
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    hey SEC. any VOLUNTEER folks?

    anyone in the Tennessee area? eastern border, close to dollywood here. not able to hit any trails, our xj is (surprisingly!) only a 2wd. so Im not real sure of its capabilities out on a trail. anyhow, interested in meeting some of y'all.. and maybe some help working on the heep ?
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    4.0 h/o... sounds different now

    ok so far i've done gaskets on the valve cover, RMS, and oil pan. while i was working on the RMS had someone "help" me & the crank bolts got loosened. checked the book and retightened them to the 80ftlbs. added oil and it just doesn't sound like it's running smoothly now.like it was before i...
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    nightmare time (RMS)

    OK folks, after doing some searching in here & other sites. I have come to the conclusion that doing a rear main seal is a bit out of my range with the tools i have on hand. our XJ is a 93 model 4.0 HO 2 wheel drive. got the oil pan out with out much issue (jacked the XJ up by the frame...
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    im back!

    hot diggity! its been a while since i was on here. 2012 to be exact. it happens when you move around and can't find the page because the computer crashes and get redirected to other places. and then forgot my pw, lol.:anon: anyhow. whats been new in here? as for us, we sold the 89 a while back...
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    replacement for power steering pump?

    ok i did a bit of searching in here & couldn't find it. (i know i saw it before, just can't find it now). is the dodge durango power steering pump an exact fit, bolt on replacement for a 89 4.0 w/ ac? or would i have to do a little fab work to make it fit? thanks guys! keep it muddy!
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    comparison of t-cases

    out of all the (OEM) t-cases out there which would you have under your jeep, if you were to do a ground-up restore? lately i have been hearin a lot of "good" things about the np231. as it stands i have a np242j under mine. i'm also running the aw4 tranny (i would much prefer a 5 spd, but the...
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    tranny questions....

    1989 xj 4.0 i6 aw4 & np242j. just after thanksgiving i had to replace the t-case, so i dont think this should be part of the problem. onto the problems/ questions.... pardon me if this sounds like a newbie problem. a slight shake between shifts. 2nd to 3rd & 3rd to 4th (D). then around 50...
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    replacing seals & gaskets?

    i have read a few of the posts on replacing some of the seals/gaskets. but someone got me to thinking the other day (yeah insert your jokes here :P ), anyway... i was talkin to him about replacing my rear main seal (89 xj 4.0 w/ aw4 tranny. with over 260k on the clock). well he gets to tellin me...
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    new steering noise,help?

    :eek: while out doing the daily running, my gf noticed a new noise in the jeep. when turning (or just steering) left, there's a "clunking" noise. and now it does it while turnig it both left & right. i popped the hood, had her turn it while investigating the origin of said noise. all i could...
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    the pic thread is closed to me?

    i tried to post a pic on the other thread but was told it is closed to me for some reason. so i hope this dont get me in trouble, but here's a few pics of the jeep after we moved in last week.... had to stop before i hit the trailer. slid sideways down the front yard playin in the snow...
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    for the xj in harrisonburg, virginia @ advanced auto

    :thumbup: thanks for the yard name bro! they hooked me up perfectly! they had an exact match even the ratio was the same. only thing that was missing was the top 2 studs from the t-case, but i got it put on & drove home that same day! (after it stopped raining long enough to actualy get it put...
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    im back

    :woohoo: hey guys & gals i'm back!! finaly moved from the shit-hole "city" called pottsville to the other side of the state (we're now about 45 min from ohio). something like an hour north of pittsburgh, pa. so if anyone in here is in the area, maybe we could hit a local trail, if there are...
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    tranny clunk?

    just the other day when we let up on the gas there seams to be a clunking noise coming from the center consol. im thinking it is the tranny mount. but don't realy have to time right now to get under it & find out for sure. sounds liek a heavy clunking/rattling when we're idling, but put it in...
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    low RPM etc.

    ok i may be hasta , but i need to know a few things. 1; even after takin my 89 limited to the garage it still has extremely low RPM's (i'm talkin the first line at idle). 2; because of #1 problem she stalls when i let up on the skinny pedal. (not a good thing). it almost feels like she...
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