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From: Chickamauga Ga.
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by jajao555
What if I just plugged the hose? I can't find a space big enough for it.
mine pluged but everyone says it will make your cruise and stuff not work, but mine still does.
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From: Aberdeen, MD
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L HO I-6, 703 Injectors, Brown Dog Super Engine Mounts
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From: Frederick, MD from Cleveland, OH
Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
Engine: 4.0 I6
Originally Posted by jajao555
Never mind sorry just found out its for the vacuum system I'll remount it. Still don't know about the horn things on both sides?
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From: Apple Valley, MN
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0L
Originally Posted by jajao555
I just took out the black plastic wheel well liners in front and I was going to bed liner it and caulk up some of the holes. On the front passenger there is a sort of egg shaped black capsule thing in the bumper any one know what it is? There are also horn looking things on both sides. I was wondering in I should re locate them or shield them some how. I kept the plastic liners so I can cut pieces and mount it if I need to.
As for the horns, definitely relocate. Speaking from experience, if you don't they get wet and muddy while wheeling and will go it relatively quickly (week and a half for me)
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From: Delaware
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
The egg thing is a vacuum ball, it helps with cruise control and heater control IIRC, you can relocate to the empty space next to the battery with a few zipties
As for the horns, definitely relocate. Speaking from experience, if you don't they get wet and muddy while wheeling and will go it relatively quickly (week and a half for me)
As for the horns, definitely relocate. Speaking from experience, if you don't they get wet and muddy while wheeling and will go it relatively quickly (week and a half for me)
Thanks guys I'll try plugging the hose and see what happens. Where did you mount your horns? Isn't there a horn in the engine compartment also? Why 2 small ones down there?
i just bought a 1996 Lorado 4X4, my engine idle goes up and down sometimes when I'm at a stop or if I'm going down hill without throttling the engine I noticed it on the tach. the AIC got changed right before I purchased it. note: when the engine is running it very smooth until the idle wants to change.
I hope someone can help me out.
pesnemesis
I hope someone can help me out.
pesnemesis
Last edited by pesnemesis; May 30, 2012 at 10:40 AM.
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From: upstate, New York
Year: 1988
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 1991 I6 4.0 HO
and since the cars sit with no wheels in the yard I think i will pass on the used parts Yards..
http://www.quadratec.com/products/56010_11.htm
Did you try google? The standard duty packs are 75 each.
Did you try google? The standard duty packs are 75 each.
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From: Chickamauga Ga.
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by Danny74
Thank you Both for the Price point. .. I am thinking that junk yard is not the way to go, since i called and offered them 75 for a pair and they told me its not woth it for them to even touch the car for that little and that if i wanted to pull them off myself they would let me for 125 a pair ..
and since the cars sit with no wheels in the yard I think i will pass on the used parts Yards..
Thank you both for that.. I guess there is no way to do an inexpensive fix on this spare car that hardly gets a thousand miles a year put on it .. and incidentally .. That gets me thinking, how often should I change the Oil then on this ? it cant be the normal 3000 miles can it?
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From: upstate, New York
Year: 1988
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 1991 I6 4.0 HO
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From: Apple Valley, MN
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0L
Originally Posted by jajao555
Thanks guys I'll try plugging the hose and see what happens. Where did you mount your horns? Isn't there a horn in the engine compartment also? Why 2 small ones down there?
You can see it, it's the black thing hanging there, although I wouldn't mount it in the same place as mine without at least a shield or something. One of mine doesn't work now because it got mud in it. I recommend relocating to somewhere out of the way of the tires, probably under the hood, somewhere more protective
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From: Chickamauga Ga.
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by Danny74
So you meant to say NO its every 3000 miles or every one year.. lol
I understood what you meant anyway, thanks
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From: Apple Valley, MN
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0L
Originally Posted by Danny74
So you meant to say NO its every 3000 miles or every one year.. lol
I understood what you meant anyway, thanks
the answer is yes bhennessee1 is correct
i have a 98 cherokee xj noticed one of my tail lights was out about a week or two ago so i replaced the bulb. this did not work so i checked all of my fuses they were all fine. a friend of mine suggested to hardwire my working running light over to the bad one. this resulted in a burnt fuse so i put a slightly larger fuse in which made all of my running lights go out along with my gauge lights. from other threads on here i found that it was probably a bad headlight switch. so i replaced that. flipped it on still didnt work. found a burnt fuse in the panel near the battery so i replaced that. i am completely stumped now and i absolutely hate electrical problems. any suggestions/help would be great. thanks




