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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 02:40 AM
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For the CB you will need to run a hot and a ground, what I did was grounded it to a body screw and ran the hot to the radio fuse, or run the wire to the battery. As for the antenna you can pick them up at RadioShack, depends on where or how you want to mount it, with that said, depending where you mount the antenna you might need to get a longer coax cable, screw the cable to the back of the cb and youre done! If there is a shop around who deals with them, they can tune it for you or help you out to get the most power out of your setup
do you need to "tune" the antenna? what happens if i don;t "tune" it?
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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 12:52 PM
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You tune the radio for optimal output for the antenna, basically gettin the most range
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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 06:36 PM
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gotcha, thank you. no more questions as of right now, thanks everyone.
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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 07:17 PM
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gotcha, thank you. no more questions as of right now, thanks everyone.
what, seriously, aw, come on there must be something! hey buddy, just giving ya a hard time lol.
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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 08:14 PM
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http://bc4x4.com/tech/2010/jeep-neut...ty-switch-nss/

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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 08:46 PM
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nice writeup
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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 08:58 PM
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thank you very much df!
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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 08:05 AM
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I have a new question! when i use my windshield wipers there should be three setting right? well the first should be the speed i choose, well i turn the **** and it doesn;t even feel like i'm turning anything, but the **** does turn, and the wipers go at the slow speed that the second one does and the third one goes fast so i have slow and fast, i can;t choose the speed i want, also the pump in not working, is there a guide to how to get to it? and any idea how much a new pump would cost?
(and by the pump, i mean the windshield wiper pump)

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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 11:12 AM
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Sometimes when i put my jeep in reverse, the lights won't come on for a little bit maybe like 10 seconds then they turn on, sometimes i'd have to wiggle the gear shifter a little bit and they come on, any ideas? 1997 jeep cherokee automatic 4.0.
Are the lights you are referring to the backup lights? If that is the problem you are asking about, there should be a backup micro switch that can sometimes get out of adjustment or starts sticking.
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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 11:44 AM
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yes, the back up lights.
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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 04:32 PM
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anyone?
also another question, does anyone have a video of a complete tear down on a 4.0 i6 engine?

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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 04:44 PM
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hating the rain right now -.- got my drivers side brakes done then as soon as i get the passenger wheel off it decides to rain -.- annoyed, so i took that time to bunker down in my jeep and mess with my cb radio and see where i could hook it up, i saw on someone's build that they just hooked it up to their cigarete lighter, i;d love to do that but i have no idea how, i'd like to just attach my wires to the fuse panel box i have on the right passenger side of the jeep, however i can;t seem to be able to get the fuse back into the slot with the red wire connected, and i can;t seem to find a ground, any ideas?
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Cearl
hating the rain right now -.- got my drivers side brakes done then as soon as i get the passenger wheel off it decides to rain -.- annoyed, so i took that time to bunker down in my jeep and mess with my cb radio and see where i could hook it up, i saw on someone's build that they just hooked it up to their cigarete lighter, i;d love to do that but i have no idea how, i'd like to just attach my wires to the fuse panel box i have on the right passenger side of the jeep, however i can;t seem to be able to get the fuse back into the slot with the red wire connected, and i can;t seem to find a ground, any ideas?
Strip the red wire mor so you can wrap it around one side of the blade, run the ground to a body screw, or touch something metal till you find a good ground
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Cearl
Also another question i'm looking into getting a welder to weld in some sheet metal on my floor since i went over a pretty big puddle the other day and have a nice lump sticking up in my carpet now, so would you gys say that this welder would be ok?
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...1249_200441249
If you weld outside where there is wind, fluxcore is the way to go. Gas will get blown away unless you provide a wind barrier. If you weld painted, rusty, oily, or crappy metal fluxcore is a good choice. If you weld indoors on clean metal where structural integrity is paramount and carbon inclusions cannot be tolerated, go gas. My recommendation would be buy the cheap fluxcore for your floors, for practice, and as your backup welder when you eventually switch to a gas Miller or other premium quality welder to weld suspension, frame, and other critical components. Practice pieces are usually rusty, crappy, freebie pieces and fluxcore is cheaper than gas.
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 07:23 PM
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thank you both for the answers, i'll probably mees with the floor boards eventually. I got my cb hooked up! ^_^ happy day, thanks elevol for the advice, now all i need to do is tune the antenna -.-, i have A LOT of static and feed back even when i play with the *****, i heard one guy loud and clear for like four seconds then that was all, so there's a lot of feedback, ran outta day light, anyone have any suggestions on how to tune it? btw i don't have an swr meter.
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