First real wheeling trip in the XJ w/ pics
04-22-2012, 08:02 PM
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First real wheeling trip in the XJ w/ pics
Silver Lake dunes 
I ran her real real hard. I'm on stock gears with 32" tires and a powertrax locker. 3rd in 4Lo was the ticket, slapping in down to 2nd at the top of big hills. She did great, just a tad short on grunt. Got a little hot a couple times... any tips on keepin her cool on the cheap? Hood vents?
I ran her real real hard. I'm on stock gears with 32" tires and a powertrax locker. 3rd in 4Lo was the ticket, slapping in down to 2nd at the top of big hills. She did great, just a tad short on grunt. Got a little hot a couple times... any tips on keepin her cool on the cheap? Hood vents?
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04-22-2012, 08:25 PM
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wow now thats hot! been there many times and never got that hot before but i have it so i can turn my electric fan on all the time. must have something going on with your cooling system. i would flush and fill and see how it cools then.
04-22-2012, 08:54 PM
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04-22-2012, 09:10 PM
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run a cooler for the transmission and power steering. wire your ac fan to a switch so you can turn it on sooner.
run an aftermarket thermostat so it opens sooner.
maybe a new water pump and flush
run an aftermarket thermostat so it opens sooner.
maybe a new water pump and flush
04-22-2012, 09:17 PM
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Silver Lake dunes I ran her real real hard. I'm on stock gears with 32" tires and a powertrax locker. 3rd in 4Lo was the ticket, slapping in down to 2nd at the top of big hills. She did great, just a tad short on grunt. Got a little hot a couple times... any tips on keepin her cool on the cheap? Hood vents?
I ran her real real hard. I'm on stock gears with 32" tires and a powertrax locker. 3rd in 4Lo was the ticket, slapping in down to 2nd at the top of big hills. She did great, just a tad short on grunt. Got a little hot a couple times... any tips on keepin her cool on the cheap? Hood vents?Trending Topics
04-22-2012, 09:31 PM
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They work great. I always ran at 220 or higher on trails, now I barely hit 210 when running it hard off road.
They work great. I always ran at 220 or higher on trails, now I barely hit 210 when running it hard off road.
04-23-2012, 07:35 AM
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thats what my temp is constantly up there. gauge didnt work when i bought it but then put new sensors in and thats what it reads..so hopeing gauge is wrong. but anyway nice xj looks like u had fun and your oil pressure seems pretty low
04-23-2012, 03:00 PM
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Sweet pics, dude. Till that last one lol, Crazy!!
I'd be poopin my pants if my oil pressure was that low and my temps were that high. Anything over 210 scares it right outa me.
I'd be poopin my pants if my oil pressure was that low and my temps were that high. Anything over 210 scares it right outa me.
04-23-2012, 08:18 PM
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I'm looking into cooling options, and it's got 10W30 in it, I might try some JD15W40.
04-23-2012, 11:44 PM
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I already pooped my pants just from seeing a pic of the low oil pres. and high temp. holy christ-a-saurus rex. I guess she was running a little warm. definitely do a flush and waterpump might be ****in the bed
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I'm hard on s**t Oil pressure doesn't bother me unless it idles under 10psi. I was still getting 40 with some RPM's Definitely got warm tho!
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