hmm. well I apparently forgot to plug the damn IAC back up after I replaced the manifold gasket

also replaced the pvc elbow and grommet as the elbow broke. noticed that all the valve cover bolts were barely hand tight so I pulled it off, rtv'd the gasket surfaces, and tightened it back down. maybe the leak will stop now lol.

its idling around 820ish now and sounds good. hasnt thrown a code yet but I have a feeling the p0171 will come back as I can still smell some richness in the exhaust.

also found out the previous owner was a clown apparently as I have two different brands of spark plugs lol. he never pulled the a/c compressor out of the way to get better access at the #1 plug so he just left the damn thing.

did a compression test and a leakdown test as well since there's little lope in the idle and I wanted to check for burned exhaust valves as there was no exhaust manifold gasket on the truck and it was leaking horribly at #1.

the results make no sense to me:
leakdown: #1-16%, #2-26%, #3-13%, #4-16%
compression: #1-120psi, #2-130psi, #3-110psi, #4-118psi

you'd think the one with the most leakdown would have the lowest compression but its the damn opposite lol.

 

I found this at Wikipedia, it shed a little bit of light on leakdown testing;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leak-down_tester

 

Thanx ill have to give this a try now do i need to replace or can i clean it up? probably should replace it.

 

ok so i have searched and read and found that when doing the hack and tap kit you have to get a fron drive shaft from an automatic xj and use that as a rear right? that is what i did, however what if you have a manual transmission?

i have the ax-15 and did the hack n tap and used the aw-4 front ds and its about 3 inches too short. am i missing something or did i just grab the wrong driveshaft.

my measurement measures to be right about 34.25" from center yoke to center yoke. can someone measure there auto front for me so i can know if i just dont have the right size shaft?

 

will 6.5 inch speakers plug right in or do I need anything besides the speakers to get them working (besides trimming)?

 

cannot be cleaned, must be replaced

 

nope they work the same way. You'll have to cut off the stuck connector and attach the wires manually

 

Anyone got ideas on good ways to search for a wire thats grounding out (Other then visual inspection)?

 

I noticed that my radiator fluid Reservoir was down below "ADD" I topped off the Radiator and filled the Reservior to between "full" and "Add" is that the right procedure? Thanks for the help

 

so i was trying to drive my jeep today and for some reason it was jerkin and it did not wanna move it seemed like it lost power. what could be wrong? thanks --- jeep'n johnny

 

Tps maybe. Does it do that when you accelerate hard?

 

Anyone know the correct operating temp. for a 1996 I-6 xj? My thermostat says 155, sounds low. Gauge or thermostat??

 

Got it. i found some decient sites and have done my research on it, ima give it a wirl in the morning thanks.

 

do you have any suggestions because you are the only one that says that this wont work

 

you got it!