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Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Currently in Wales U.K
Year: 1994 & 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 2.5L & 4.0L
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Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 3
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From: Currently in Wales U.K
Year: 1994 & 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 2.5L & 4.0L
Thank you.
Indeed, totally agree with you. Unfortunately I can't do that because my car was at my home-town.
My car is a petrol engine and she has a standard exhaust piping. If you said so then i could proceed using that measurement. What result if I've got the wrong diameter?
Hi im in the midst of putting my xj back togather and i started it just fine when the serp belt was off but when i putt a new belt all it wont crank all the way over. Im getting this hard and loud thud when its trying to start please please any kind of help would be great thanks so much i miss driving my jeep!! Thanks again u an pm me or just post here
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Year: 1988 limited
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 litre
Hi im in the midst of putting my xj back togather and i started it just fine when the serp belt was off but when i putt a new belt all it wont crank all the way over. Im getting this hard and loud thud when its trying to start please please any kind of help would be great thanks so much i miss driving my jeep!! Thanks again u an pm me or just post here
Remove the serpentine belt and turn all the pulleys by hand, until you find which one is locking.
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Year: 1988 limited
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 litre
diesel? could be everything... at that speed it's prolly a worn shock absorber but i'm guessing. Is it associated to a vibration?
Nothing of major importance but I used 4wd the other day while doing my oil change, Just used it to get up the ramps a bit easier. Since then (about 3-4 days) my 4wd light stays on. I know it is not in 4wd or anything. I have tried backing up, driving it normally, putting it in and out of 4wd several times and jiggling the 4wd handle. Still the light stays on.
Again no major issue as its pretty easy to tell when 4wd is actually on. Just wondering if there is some other easy fix for this. My next move will to just put electrical tape over the 4wd indicator lol.
Oh and yeah I would remove the neg bat cable if I could get the dumb thing off. The Previous owner felt it necessary to crank the clamp on so tight that the battery post and clamp might as well be one solid chunk. Planning on cutting it off and replacing it at some point, just have not gotten around to it yet.
Oh... also. What are the most common causes for belt squeak. The belt I have looks fairly new. I don't see any cracks, or anything that looks out of the ordinary. There does not appear to be any grease or oil on it or anything. Would it be an ok idea to take a rag and run some degreaser over the surface of the belt just to be sure it's clean.
Or do they typically stretch out after some use and need adjusted. Never really messed with belts before aside from having them just plain break and needed to replace them.
It pretty much squeals constantly now but it started by only squealing while dry, If a little water got on it it would quit.
thanks for any help.
Again no major issue as its pretty easy to tell when 4wd is actually on. Just wondering if there is some other easy fix for this. My next move will to just put electrical tape over the 4wd indicator lol.
Oh and yeah I would remove the neg bat cable if I could get the dumb thing off. The Previous owner felt it necessary to crank the clamp on so tight that the battery post and clamp might as well be one solid chunk. Planning on cutting it off and replacing it at some point, just have not gotten around to it yet.
Oh... also. What are the most common causes for belt squeak. The belt I have looks fairly new. I don't see any cracks, or anything that looks out of the ordinary. There does not appear to be any grease or oil on it or anything. Would it be an ok idea to take a rag and run some degreaser over the surface of the belt just to be sure it's clean.
Or do they typically stretch out after some use and need adjusted. Never really messed with belts before aside from having them just plain break and needed to replace them.
It pretty much squeals constantly now but it started by only squealing while dry, If a little water got on it it would quit.
thanks for any help.
Last edited by NewXJaddict; Jul 20, 2010 at 12:58 AM.
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Joined: Jun 2009
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Year: 1988 limited
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 litre
Nothing of major importance but I used 4wd the other day while doing my oil change, Just used it to get up the ramps a bit easier. Since then (about 3-4 days) my 4wd light stays on. I know it is not in 4wd or anything. I have tried backing up, driving it normally, putting it in and out of 4wd several times and jiggling the 4wd handle. Still the light stays on.
Again no major issue as its pretty easy to tell when 4wd is actually on. Just wondering if there is some other easy fix for this. My next move will to just put electrical tape over the 4wd indicator lol.
Oh and yeah I would remove the neg bat cable if I could get the dumb thing off. The Previous owner felt it necessary to crank the clamp on so tight that the battery post and clamp might as well be one solid chunk. Planning on cutting it off and replacing it at some point, just have not gotten around to it yet.
Oh... also. What are the most common causes for belt squeak. The belt I have looks fairly new. I don't see any cracks, or anything that looks out of the ordinary. There does not appear to be any grease or oil on it or anything. Would it be an ok idea to take a rag and run some degreaser over the surface of the belt just to be sure it's clean.
Or do they typically stretch out after some use and need adjusted. Never really messed with belts before aside from having them just plain break and needed to replace them.
It pretty much squeals constantly now but it started by only squealing while dry, If a little water got on it it would quit.
thanks for any help.
Again no major issue as its pretty easy to tell when 4wd is actually on. Just wondering if there is some other easy fix for this. My next move will to just put electrical tape over the 4wd indicator lol.
Oh and yeah I would remove the neg bat cable if I could get the dumb thing off. The Previous owner felt it necessary to crank the clamp on so tight that the battery post and clamp might as well be one solid chunk. Planning on cutting it off and replacing it at some point, just have not gotten around to it yet.
Oh... also. What are the most common causes for belt squeak. The belt I have looks fairly new. I don't see any cracks, or anything that looks out of the ordinary. There does not appear to be any grease or oil on it or anything. Would it be an ok idea to take a rag and run some degreaser over the surface of the belt just to be sure it's clean.
Or do they typically stretch out after some use and need adjusted. Never really messed with belts before aside from having them just plain break and needed to replace them.
It pretty much squeals constantly now but it started by only squealing while dry, If a little water got on it it would quit.
thanks for any help.
Let me consult the manuals...
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Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Grenada, West Indies
Year: 1987
Model: Wagoneer
Engine: 4.0L FI 6cyl [still king of the hill ]
hey guys i have got gear oil leaking from the front driver side of my diferential; i want to repair this but i don't know what to get.
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From: Kentucky
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
The front one is a pain, you will need to move other parts out of the way or get creative with a flex extension on your ratchet.
I used this: http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=526665_0_0__
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