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    Ongoing Fuel pump issues

    Im sure most of you have seen my 20ish posts about wtf is going on with my fuel pump... but just in case... Fuel pump went out. replaced it, 2 weeks later, it stopped working. I thouht it was just a bad pump. replaced it. 4 weeks later, it stopped working again. When i turn it over, after...
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    3in lift?

    This might sound totally out there... but.. How much lift does a 3in lift give? I ask because both my 88 and 89 XJs have "3in lifts" Both I bought with the lifts installed. (one is a RE and the other is a Rough Country) But my most recent buy, the 88, sits alot lower. When i first got my...
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    Leaking axel tube?

    I swaped on a newer set of tires today and found the inside of the drivers front wheel was sticky. And everything behind the roater is covered in oil. Im assuming my axel shaft outer seal is broke. Yes? No? Pointers before i go tearing into it? ;) Ed
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    Fuel Pump always on??

    Ive been having issues with my fuel pump not getting power for alittle over a year. People here have tried and tried to help me trouble shoot this. I have replaced everything BUT the wireing. I have since said FU to that jeep and got a "new" one. But now that its finished and off raod ready, I...
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    DOs and DONTs for head gaskets on a 4L

    Hay all - about to start the head gasket replacement for my 88 RENIX 4 L - Before I go ripping things off, especially since this will be my first "solo" run at a head gasket. I've helped others but never tackled it on my own. What are some things I need to watch out for or some helpful tips from...
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    Can some please explain this :)

    N00b question - or maybe not. I have an 88 and 89 XJs with the closed cooling systems. Found a post http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=920779 that took an easy eay to convert the closed to an open system and then took it a little further. But i cannot for hte life of me wrap my head...
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    Headgasket help

    Hay all - finally tracked down the BS with my cragslist Jeep... headgasket :puke: And its just bad enough that i cant try that Blue Devil stuff - going to take it back and just get the kit. I looked up waht i need online and found...
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    Blue Devil?

    Anyone have experience with it? I know there is no magic potion or cheap/easy fix for a blown head gasket, yet everyone i have talked to thats used it, it worked jsut fine. So im asking on here if anyone has had experience with it? good or bad. I know there is no substitute for doing thigns...
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    Overheating issues

    So i got a sweet deal on anoter XJ on craigslist. 88 4L Runs good, decent power, dana 44, towpackage for 300 bucks - I get it about 5 miles down the road and i blow the lower rad hose bursts... not a big deal its a 88 and original hose. Fixed that - start it up, builds pressure and the little...
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    No start help

    Hay guys :) Posted up on the OEM forum but no one really knows whats up and i need to get this fixed before work on monday.... So here is whats going on... The last month or so ive been trying to track down an issue where my fuel pump takes 2-3 min to start up and actually get fuel to the...
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    89 4.0 - Tack spinning and not starting

    Hay all, New issues came up yesterday and i cant seem to nail it down. I dont really even know where to start... When i try and start it, the tack insted of bouncing from 0 to 500 rpms like normal it bounces all over, 0 1500 5000 sometimes it would spin all the way around and back the other...
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    Frozen Jeep!!!!

    Ok, so this morning i go out to start the jeep, and for the last few days its been snowing and in the 20s. I goto start it and the starter is having a real hard time turning it over. I open the hood check my water bottle (I have an 89 4.0 btw) and its just one block of ice, felt the upper...
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    Fuel Pump Electrical Help

    Ok so ive replaced my fuel pump twice and each time it works for about a month then starts giving me issues again. Kinda sounds like the pump is starting up but takes awhile to start... and JUST before it starts i really hear the pump kick in and it starts. So it still starts but sometimes takes...
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    Cold Start issues?

    Item #203 on the to be fixed list.... On top of the leaking injector I seen the other day, my 89 4.0l is taking longer and longer to start. It turns over, but takes a while to catch. I havent had my xj a full year yet so i dont know how their mannors in the cold weather are. I did reinstall...
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    2.5L axle questions

    Ok, I did a search and even the google one and didnt find much, so here goes. Found a few unmolested 2.6L XJs in the local yard, from what I know they come stock with 4.10 gears. Its looking like my front end is going out, I feel more and more vibrations from diffrent parts every time i drive...
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    Leaking Injector

    So, i was looking at what I can replace these with. I'm pretty sure the fuel is comming from the body where the plastic meets the metal and not from the O-ring itself, So its going to need replaced not just re-ringed. I know alot of people goto the 4.6/5.0L mustang 19lb injectors. Not only are...
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    Smooth Vibrations

    So it was raining last night, and I have a 242 tcase, has the off road only 4w part time and the normal driving 4w full time 4wd. according to the book I can drive in 4wd on the pavement in full time and be just fine. So I thought what the hell why not, a few miles wouldn't hurt. So I pop it...
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    Crooked Steering Wheel after ZJ steering updrade

    Finally got around to putting in the ZJ drag link and tie rods in my 89 XJ. Did the alignment, everything seems to work well... except for 2 things. The most important, but might be because of the second, is that when I turn the wheel all the way to the right, I bottom out my dampener...
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    quick ZJ Tierod question

    I dont have the funds for both the tierod and the newer draglink. I just want to be clear weather the new zj tierod bolt up to my 89s draglink? Or since mine didnt come with the newer draglink, Do i need to replace it as well to make this switch. The draglink will get replaced shortly, but I...
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    Clunk in front end while breaking.

    Not sure if it just started or im just noticing it now that I can hear it after replacing my missing window. But when i break hard or I come up to a stock sign and do a rolling stop, when i hit the gas to go there is a clunk on the passnager side. I'm going to go through all the bolts under...
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