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Old Feb 20, 2013 | 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by salad

It's sure handy in the winter isn't it? lol Also fun to freak out first-time passengers
Yeah it is I remember the first time my gf rode with me I pulled the keys out and tossed them in her lap

And one day I started it with a spoon but don't tell anyone LOL
Old Feb 20, 2013 | 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by hick92
Yeah it is I remember the first time my gf rode with me I pulled the keys out and tossed them in her lap

And one day I started it with a spoon but don't tell anyone LOL
Haha. My keys pop out sometimes, havnt tried the spoon yet though.
Old Feb 20, 2013 | 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by straightsixjeep

Haha. My keys pop out sometimes, havnt tried the spoon yet though.
It was last resort forgot to lock ignition started it up went to the store and when I shut it off I locked the ignition and had no keys
Old Feb 20, 2013 | 01:59 AM
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Any body ever dealt with a mexican jumping gas gauge, my gauge keeps bouncing around after fill up ? Drops past empty then back to full and sometimes the low fuel light will turn at half a tank is this the sending unit on its way out or a gauge problem
It wont happen all the time but its becoming more of a problem lately.

98 xj 4.0
Old Feb 20, 2013 | 06:01 AM
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Originally Posted by hick92
So I was wondering who else can pull there key out of the ignition while its running
Originally Posted by mattbillytayloexj

This guy
Mine does too. In my 99 and my 91. Both were formerly female owned. I can only assume it's from the 12lbs of keychains ladies require.

Originally Posted by salad

It's sure handy in the winter isn't it? lol Also fun to freak out first-time passengers
Best in the winter. Start up. Turn heat up. Take keys, lock doors.
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I'm gonna say its a Jeep thing I know my buddies old xj was the same way
Yea, must be.

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It was last resort forgot to lock ignition started it up went to the store and when I shut it off I locked the ignition and had no keys
I used this "feature" to warm up the DD the other day. Drove my GF to work and back with no keys in. Got home and couldn't shut it off. I was like wtf is wrong with my ignition? I then realized my keys were on my belt loop. Lol
Old Feb 20, 2013 | 06:12 AM
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Does anyone have a diagram for how the fuel pump, regulator, etc for a 99 xj is setup?
Old Feb 20, 2013 | 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by XJ=mistress
Any body ever dealt with a mexican jumping gas gauge, my gauge keeps bouncing around after fill up ? Drops past empty then back to full and sometimes the low fuel light will turn at half a tank is this the sending unit on its way out or a gauge problem
It wont happen all the time but its becoming more of a problem lately.

98 xj 4.0
Fuel sending unit.
Old Feb 20, 2013 | 06:47 AM
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I'm sure it's been asked before but where is the pop in my steering coming from? Steering box? It's not any of the connections, I crawled update there and it sounds like its coming from something up there
Old Feb 20, 2013 | 06:48 AM
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The track-bar.
Old Feb 20, 2013 | 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by lowrange2
The track-bar.
I swear it's not, I will listen again when it gets bad but it sounded like it was coming from up above my head, she wasn't turning the steering wheel enough to even move anything, just a little past the play,
Old Feb 20, 2013 | 06:56 AM
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There's a spacer between the gear box and the frame. It's known to crack and cause popping.

OR the frame rail is known to crack there and cause popping. Just make sure the gear box isn't moving around.
Old Feb 20, 2013 | 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by lowrange2
There's a spacer between the gear box and the frame. It's known to crack and cause popping.

OR the frame rail is known to crack there and cause popping. Just make sure the gear box isn't moving around.
Thanks man, I will check it out
Old Feb 20, 2013 | 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by theyammieguy

Man, you got me wanting a Comanche.
http://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/cto/3599815888.html
Take a zero off that, and that's what I paid. Mine was stock, though.
Old Feb 20, 2013 | 08:11 AM
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If my o2 sensors were messed up would my check engine light be on? 1994 country
Old Feb 20, 2013 | 08:20 AM
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Not necessarily. There are a few codes for hard faults with them but if the numbers are just whacked then the PCM has no real way of telling. On OBD-I the rear O2 I don't believe is involved in setting fuel trim (unlike OBD-II). If your forward O2 sensor is original, go ahead and get an NTK replacement. They only last about 80k



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