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From: Frisco, Tx
Year: 1994
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by lycanthropis
Okay here goes. I just bought an 87 Jeep Cherokee from a guy who had it sitting in his back yard/field for the last 9 months. I cleaned out the mice and the bad gas, got it started and it runs pretty good. My problem is, the heat doesn't work. At all....I try the switch in all positions, theres nothing. Where do I start in trying to get my heat working?
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From: Dayton, Ohio
Year: 1992
Model: Comanche
Engine: 4.0
Okay here goes. I just bought an 87 Jeep Cherokee from a guy who had it sitting in his back yard/field for the last 9 months. I cleaned out the mice and the bad gas, got it started and it runs pretty good. My problem is, the heat doesn't work. At all....I try the switch in all positions, theres nothing. Where do I start in trying to get my heat working?
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From: fallon, nv
Year: 1988
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
ok so here is my issue, i bought a 91 xj with a complete drivetrain out of a 96, now the other day my battery died and i tried jumping it but the security system got activated somehow, i tried the whole locking and unlocking from both driver and passenger door to no avail, so what i need to know is how the hell do i disconnect the security sytem cuz all it does now is flash the lights and blink security in the warning light area... and im stranded without my jeep so please help.
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From: Frederick, MD from Cleveland, OH
Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
Engine: 4.0 I6
Originally Posted by 19kiloxj
ok so here is my issue, i bought a 91 xj with a complete drivetrain out of a 96, now the other day my battery died and i tried jumping it but the security system got activated somehow, i tried the whole locking and unlocking from both driver and passenger door to no avail, so what i need to know is how the hell do i disconnect the security sytem cuz all it does now is flash the lights and blink security in the warning light area... and im stranded without my jeep so please help.
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From: fallon, nv
Year: 1988
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
i already tried all that, problem is my door locks are messed up, os i just wanna know where the security box is so i can dissable it
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From: Aberdeen, MD
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L HO I-6, 703 Injectors, Brown Dog Super Engine Mounts
ok so here is my issue, i bought a 91 xj with a complete drivetrain out of a 96, now the other day my battery died and i tried jumping it but the security system got activated somehow, i tried the whole locking and unlocking from both driver and passenger door to no avail, so what i need to know is how the hell do i disconnect the security sytem cuz all it does now is flash the lights and blink security in the warning light area... and im stranded without my jeep so please help.
To reset the system, disconnect the negative ground.
Leave it disconnected at least 5 minutes.
Reconnect the battery.
Shut and lock all doors to include hood and rear hatch.
The security light will come on and go off when the system has reset.
Open the drivers door with the key.
The alarm/ horn will sound.
You should be able to start the vehicle.
This is only for factory security systems.
The security system (SS) relearns after the battery has been disconnected
Leave it disconnected at least 5 minutes.
Reconnect the battery.
Shut and lock all doors to include hood and rear hatch.
The security light will come on and go off when the system has reset.
Open the drivers door with the key.
The alarm/ horn will sound.
You should be able to start the vehicle.
This is only for factory security systems.
The security system (SS) relearns after the battery has been disconnected
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From: Summerville, South Carolina
Year: 99
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Help ne out guys, 
So my brakes were bad and you had to press really hard to stop. Well I checked the fluid and it was TERRIBLE so I flushed the lines and changed the fluid. I did it all the right way and my brakes are just as bad if not a little worse. You have to almost slam to come to a slow stop. It's so dangerous I can't drive, what's wrong??
So my brakes were bad and you had to press really hard to stop. Well I checked the fluid and it was TERRIBLE so I flushed the lines and changed the fluid. I did it all the right way and my brakes are just as bad if not a little worse. You have to almost slam to come to a slow stop. It's so dangerous I can't drive, what's wrong??
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From: Frederick, MD from Cleveland, OH
Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
Engine: 4.0 I6
Originally Posted by zombie jeep101
Help ne out guys,
So my brakes were bad and you had to press really hard to stop. Well I checked the fluid and it was TERRIBLE so I flushed the lines and changed the fluid. I did it all the right way and my brakes are just as bad if not a little worse. You have to almost slam to come to a slow stop. It's so dangerous I can't drive, what's wrong??
So my brakes were bad and you had to press really hard to stop. Well I checked the fluid and it was TERRIBLE so I flushed the lines and changed the fluid. I did it all the right way and my brakes are just as bad if not a little worse. You have to almost slam to come to a slow stop. It's so dangerous I can't drive, what's wrong??
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From: Rockford illinois
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: h.o. 4.0
so im going to either regear or swap axles in my new comanche, my question is all i have to do swap the axles with matching ratios and ill be good to go? or do i need to change anything else?
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From: Rockford illinois
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: h.o. 4.0
so im going to either regear or swap axles in my new comanche, my question is all i have to do swap the axles with matching ratios and ill be good to go? or do i need to change anything else? thanks guys
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From: Frederick, MD from Cleveland, OH
Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
Engine: 4.0 I6
Originally Posted by bruni86xj
so im going to either regear or swap axles in my new comanche, my question is all i have to do swap the axles with matching ratios and ill be good to go? or do i need to change anything else? thanks guys
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From: Rockford illinois
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: h.o. 4.0
alright well if i do swap axles i will get them both from the same jeep, i was thinking out of a wrangler 4cyl for the 4.10s if that would work"?