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After getting it dug out, and finding it completely dead, I put the charger on it for several hours. Got it to fire up, so I moved it, so I could dig out it's parking place. Dug out the factory radio/tape player, which hadn't seen the light of day since 2002, and put it back in.
NASCAR? NASCAR is dead and gone! This crap aint real racing. All the cars have to exactly the same and the drivers can only drive a certain way. Its all about advertising.
End rant.
Sorry no offense intended mentioning NASCAR. Worked on Asphalt and Dirt track cars a number of years and still like the sound of racing engines. I agree it ain't the same. Happy Jeepin'
TexasTaz38 Eagle Scout "1975"
1986 xj 2 door, Monster 2.5 liter, 4 speed
a work in progress
So I installed the Putco wiring harness for the headlights yesterday, (I'm posting it here because there is no "What did you do to your Cherokee yesterday" thread), and I don't see why everyone raves about these things, I see almost no difference what so ever. It's hooked up to Sylvania Silverstar's...........which suck by the way, their light is scattered, very uneven although they do put out more light than the stock lights.
unidentifiedbomb;3369131]I have the same setup and no complaints. But the harness is designed more to keep from the headlight switch receiving all the power and melting.[/QUOTE]
^^ same here. In fact on lo beam I get side to side coverage on a two lane road including both berms.
i added apx 1/2 pint when hot and drove 3 miles. let it cool 4 hours.
started and it actually sounds quieter, silent when hot. will check level and may add more. no change in oil pressure from the heavy stuff..
piston slap...
OK, undid my stupid mistake on the bastard pack. Pulled the leaf springs back out, removed the apparent overload/helper spring. Put it all back together and WahLaaa.
3-1/4" rear lift. Perfect. Thanks fellow xj'ers. I should have paid closer attention to the details.
I think my harmonic balancer is shot. Jeep has had a persistent belt chirp ever since I changed the PS pump, and the belt is squeaking on the water pump pulley I think on the side where it routes to the harmonic balancer.
Going to check out the harmonic balancer puller tool tomorrow to see if I can get it out without pulling the radiator or having to open up the cooling system :-(
re-did my upper rad hose, changed it from 2 90* intercooler elbows to a saturn upper rubber hose, got the evap system 100% finished, tested continuity to all the trans wires from pcm to trans connector, all tested good so ill pull the pan tommorow and test the internal harness, got most of the harness loomed up, switched to a smaller less ugly air filter and freed up some space, will likely be used up by an air compressor.
I feel like a slacker because today all I did was to drill holes along the rear edge of the plastic bumper and screw it down to the new header panel.
(the metal bumper underneath the plastic bumper has what appears to be a chain-towing kink in it - so the plastic bumper won't quite go back far enough to mate up the push-pin holes with each other)
I also removed the bungie cords that had been holding the plastic bumper on and then screwed on the chrome plastic grille.
I think my harmonic balancer is shot. Jeep has had a persistent belt chirp ever since I changed the PS pump, and the belt is squeaking on the water pump pulley I think on the side where it routes to the harmonic balancer.
Going to check out the harmonic balancer puller tool tomorrow to see if I can get it out without pulling the radiator or having to open up the cooling system :-(
I did mine with out removing anything! Get the puller from advance auto. I dont have a stock front bumper though.
03-12-2017, 05:11 PM
This crap aint real racing. All the cars have to exactly the same and the drivers can only drive a certain way. Its all about advertising. 
I agree it ain't the same. Happy Jeepin'
