Just turn it over and shake it for lunch money and sockets?

 

I bet if you could shake my XJ, you would hear probably 10 sockets, a wrench or two, a screw driver, some extensions, wiggle joints, ect...

I have butter fingers...

 

So, I was going for a drive tonight in a pretty hilly area and I noticed the Jeep behaving a little oddly.
I was driving down a hill, and I let off the gas completely because I was speeding and then I noticed the RPMs immediate drop to 1,000... almost like I had touched the brake pedal. Then, the RPMs slowly climbed back up to 1,500 (the speed at which the RPMs climbed back up seemed to be dependent on wheel speed) and then as soon as they hit 1,500 the RPMs immediately dropped back down to 1,000. Not a slow drop at all. Dropped like a rock.

1996 4.0. 2wd. AW4 of course.

 

What valving for a DD with FOA shocks?
They don't use the number system.

 

OK so on a 89 Cherokee what would cause it to blow a fuse when the radio is on and you turn on the AC

 

But really though, is there a different way to cut and fold a 97+. I just looked at it seems the same minus the crap that builds up there.

 

I just picked up the fan controllers last night and it has a wiring diagram shows power wires going to the battery and the ignition, the ignition power wire turns the controller on and the fans are powered from the battery through its on board relay. So i guess thats the way im gonna run it. also about the tstat, ive been runming a 180 for while now is their really any benefit to running a 190? Ive heard the only reason they had it set that high from the factory is to lower emissions and where I live that is not a concern

 

No not really. You can to a cut and new? Lol I had a pile of rot so I hacked off everything below the brackets.

If you want, I guess heat soak isn't an issue on '90 like other years.

emissions are part of the reason, but realistically the entire system is designed around running in the 195-215 range. Other people who install 180 thermostats don't have any issues but I don't see what the point is. Seems like you're screwing with it for no reason.

 

I've owned a few vehicles with rear window washers/wipers, but never an XJ. The others I had were set-up with a separate fluid reservoir for the rear. I'm assuming the Cherokee does too but it's not obvious to me where you refill the fluid. I certainly didn't find a fill cap where I expected. Anyone care to answer my stupid question?

 

Shares the front reservoir.

 

About the tstat I really only got the 180 because I was in a hurry to replace it and went I went to the parts store they said they have two different ones 180 and a 190 so I was thinking cooler is better and just went with it, withouI doing any research, but I have had good results so far.

What exactly were you talking about when you mentioned heat soak? Ive heard of heat soak in regards to the cluch fan but im removing that were you talking about the probes for my controllers getting jeat soaked?

 

Don't bother messing with it if it's working then!

Nope, anything under the hood. Once the engine gets shut off the cooling system isn't removing heat and fuel stops flowing. All manner of sensors heat up and in extreme cases fuel boils in the lines and injectors. It's prevalent in XJs with the mini cats in the exhaust manifold but if you do a lot of wheeling with a slushbox in 4L in the summer or towing it can be an issue. This is mostly due to a lack of airflow.

 

Ahh I never thought about heat soak in that sort of way, are you thinking I should wire the controllers up so they are independent of the ignition switch so that if I shut the jeep off while the fans are on they will stay on till the temperature they are reading goes down below the cut on temperature?

 

Yeah that's an option. Some cars have "turbo timers" that work on the same idea.

 

Question/Opinion

Should I take off the moldings along the doors on my 97 sport? Do they serve a "purpose" or they just there to be faded and to start coming off on their own?