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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 02:05 PM
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New valve cover gasket, and oil breather filter. looks *****in' to me.
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 08:12 PM
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Nice build! Does running the extra radiator fan help out!?
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 08:33 AM
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you mean on the front? yeah, it pushes air, it helped when I was going really slow. I was in a washout with rocks and stuff. it was a blast.
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 09:12 AM
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hooking back up the tube from the valve cover to the cold air intake tube needsto be put back so crankcase pressure can be released when at cruising speeds ( less oil leak issues)
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 09:24 AM
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ive been plahhing on a extra fan set up also was going to but these and install behind the grill for slow triling extra coolinghttp://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/7-BLU...item1e669553e3
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 05:25 PM
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Thanks for the advice, I hadno idea. People seem to do this all the time. Yeah, I'm going dual fan when I have extra cash.
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 05:54 PM
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i have the mechanical fan and upgraded to the newer style xj auxilary fan made a big difference just looking for extra if needed it get hot here when trailing at 5 or 10 mph also upgradeing to the open cooling radiator system will help alot in cooling issues

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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 07:10 PM
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yeah, i'd love to do that. I need to find a donor xj from a junk yard though. most xj's in the yards out here are 90's. not anything new than 92. which i believe is when the HO came out.
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 04:11 PM
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Ho started in 91
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 04:52 PM
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oh, sorry, I'm such an idiot. If only i was more like you, all knowing "xjshake". I just thought that they started in 92, because I hear that sometimes, but I have heard of 91's as well. I thought it they were converted completely to the H.O. in 92. I don't know much about the H.O. I like my renix. =D I also hear that the RENIX can take more modification than the H.O.
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Old Sep 13, 2011 | 02:20 PM
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Also, I hear of people switching to that zj fan clutch. I'm probably gonna get a really good aux fan going on.
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Old Sep 22, 2011 | 05:30 PM
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I swapped my pressurized system out for a newer OPEN system a few days ago. It works so much better, and my heater works fa-nominal compared to how it used to. i haven't decided where to mount that over flow tank, i'm probably going to use a monster BFC can just for fun, and because I love those monsters h so very very much. =) also, I saw this brand new grand cherokee that i want SOOO bad. just as a daily driver, maybe a tow rig for the xj when it gets taken too far.
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 12:52 PM
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So, I painted some eye lids. I LOVE them. tell me what you think.
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 01:01 PM
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Looks good
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 01:22 PM
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Thanks. When are we gonna go wheeling?
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