Regular cheap wires. I think they are Xacts

 

I used the Napa wires which were well made but they had the same "play" you described. No issues with em.

 

Well, DUH. I know this, that wasn't my question, now was it? Why spend $8-10 on a spit of glue, I already have the glue.

Can't spoil a rotten egg. If it doesn't work, my son can spend the $$$ for mirror glue, if he cares about fixing it. Probably wait for way warmer weather tho.

 

Woah.. Did you explicitly say I want to try super glue instead of doing it the correct way once and be done with it? No you didn't... I gave you the best option for exactly what you are doing.. Take it or leave it..

 

You've now given two good answers in a row

 

Anyone ever cut there springs? I'm sitting too high and don't know how much to cut off.

 

You COULD have a faulty coil.

 

Coils or leafs?

 

First Post!

Anyway, just bought myself a 96 Jeep Cherokee with 200,000 under the dash for $900. It's mechanically sound, but has some problems that any 20 year old vehicle at that price point. Namely, it seemed to be leaking fuel. I removed the sheet metal that the previous owner had put down to patch a large hole in the body directly over the gas tank. Turns out, the Dumba** had attached the sheet metal directly to the tank, resulting in about four 1/4" holes in the top of the tank. I have since pulled out the tank, and am deciding whether to patch the somewhat rusty metal tank or to replace it, ideally with a plastic tank. Which brings me to my question:

What are some good replacement tanks for my jeep? As this is my first jeep and I am on a budget, would it be more efficient to patch the original tank or would that be inviting more problems down the road?

 

I don't know of any aftermarket plastic tanks for the XJ. From 97 the XJ came with a plastic tank from the factory, and according to this thread that tank will bolt up to the older models but I've never tried it. The pumps assemblies are incompatible so that would also need to be swapped, and there are a lot of fuel delivery issues to work through (pressure regulator, sender, etc). I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work, but its early and I'm still having my first coffee.

 

97+ cherokees have plastic tanks. Not sure if it ll be a direct bolt on it it's something to think about

 

Thanks, knowing that I may just fix the one I have now. Anyone have any experience with patching gas tanks? What would be the best method?

 

Congratulations on your XJ! Too bad about the ******* repair lol. Pretty much what ehall said.

First, though, even though it's a 1996 model year, there are really three versions of the '96.

This is what "most" use:



Note the supply and return fuel lines with bolted on doohickey at the front... that's the fuel pressure regulator.

Late-build 1996s use the newer style fuel delivery system:



Note the single hose. The fuel pressure regulator is part of the pump in these types.

If you have the newer type, pump and tank from a newer model SHOULD be a straight swap.

 

After a quick inspection it turns out my jeep has the newer fuel delivery system. I have yet to pull out the fuel pump as it is currently -20F outside, but depending on the condition of that I may go for the swap of tank and pump. Thanks for the extremely helpful posts!

While I am thinking of it, occasionally the jeep won't start, and the starter needs to be tapped on once or twice for it to turn over. I'm planning on replacing the starter, but I may as well check to see if anyone here has any ideas on a short (or long) term repair.

 

clean all grounds and connections and inspect the terminals on the posts on the battery.