I think it did too.... I'll bet the smell of burning plastic was just lovely too

 

Yeah, I might have caught a new lung cancer that will soon be advertised on T.V. offering cash rewards. LOL

 

LOL sweet!

 

Well, I got my oil pan gasket and new rod bearings. Gonna hope for the best.

 

Knocking SOLVED!

I rolled in a set of new rod bearings today with the engine still in the chassis (super easy with my 6.5-inch lift), and wowwwwwww, cylinder 6 was really worn:



Cylinder 3 was also pretty bad, as was cylinder 5, but the others were alright. I replaced all 6 rod bearings just to be safe.

I feel much better without any knocking. The crankshaft looked great, pistons looked great, no wrist pin movement. I'm happy!

 

Great news man!!! Glad to hear it wasn't worse!

 

Just hope it doesn't come back :/

 

Picked this up at Advance today since my old steering wheel cover was wearing out:

 

I managed to find a four-switch bezel from a police package XJ, so I'm using that for my dual fog light LED light bar switches now:



That means... my custom made bezel is for sale now. I just don't know how much yet.

 

What's the vin code for the police package,
and did it come on the early Renix XJ's?

 

Uh, I don't know. It's basically a modified upcountry package with better gearing, extended idle, and a few other bells and whistles.

 

I did a little photo shoot for my Instagram today. They're just pretty shots. Nothing special.

 

Hey man, mind if I post one of these on my IG page? Four Door Jeep Mafia

 

Go for it man .

@BouchardAnthony on Instagram, by the way!

 

looks good man!