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What did you do to your Cherokee today?

Old Jan 28, 2015 | 03:14 PM
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Passed emissions today!!!
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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by kuzican
Passed emissions today!!!
I passed some emissions today myself. What a relief.
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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 03:16 PM
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finished plastidipping the passenger side of my jeep's fenders/plastics. picked up a can of silver `dip and re-did the factory raised lettering too.
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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 03:20 PM
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Little late..but I went on a little road trip Saturday and got 21mpg with me jeep...hahahaha
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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by cruiser54

Eliminate it.

Here's why.

One thing you may want to consider, is removing/eliminating the heater control valve, if you haven't already. '96 down have the HCV, '97 up the Factory eliminated it.

During the warm months, with a HCV, (temp lever/**** never moved off cold) coolant sits and stagnates inside the heater core.....There's no fresh coolant/corrosion protection circulation through the heater core.

With the HCV removed/eliminated, coolant/corrosion protection flows through the heater core constantly when the motor is running, regardless of where the temp lever/**** is set.

Also, you don't have to remember to turn/slide the heat lever/**** when flushing/re-filling the cooling system because coolant is flowing to/through the heater core when the motor is running and the HCV is absent.

Be sure to plug/cap the small vacuum hose when eliminating the HCV.
But won't that make the a.c. blow warmer? And in the winter, the heat will be on full bore won't it?
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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Basslicks

But won't that make the a.c. blow warmer? And in the winter, the heat will be on full bore won't it?
Nope. Air is mixed from the blend door not the hcv valve. About the only thing the hcv does is not work and leak.
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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
But won't that make the a.c. blow warmer? And in the winter, the heat will be on full bore won't it?
Trust the guy from Arizona with 3 Jeeps of his own that he has done this to.
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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 03:59 PM
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Picking up a 231 case for it tonight.
Gonna 're build it, throw a new chain on it, and put a sye on. Then wheel the **** out of it
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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 05:22 PM
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How do you guys feel about the dayco poly rib belts? I settled for that because no one in town had gator backs in stock
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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by loganmccool
How do you guys feel about the dayco poly rib belts? I settled for that because no one in town had gator backs in stock
I haven't had a problem with them in the past
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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by loganmccool
How do you guys feel about the dayco poly rib belts? I settled for that because no one in town had gator backs in stock
Italian belt?
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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 05:34 PM
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got it stuck in this hole:



doesnt look like much but it turned out to be a lot deeper than I thought. Dug right into the powder.
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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
Italian belt?
What did you do to your Cherokee today?-image-980331432.jpg

No idea brother
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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by loganmccool
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No idea brother
LOL. Kids today.
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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 05:39 PM
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it was 70 here in Kansas today. Took advantage of it and changed the oil/filter, air filter, front differential fluid, and washed it.
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