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Feb 19, 2015 | 09:34 PM

#69556

kuzican

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From: Forest Hill, Maryland

Year: 1998

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0L

Put on the AC bypass pulley today. No more AC compressor for me!

Feb 19, 2015 | 09:35 PM

#69557

NewKindOfClown

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From: Frederick, MD from Cleveland, OH

Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler

Engine: 4.0 I6

Why a bypass instead of OBA? Just curious, cause I assume you considered it

Feb 19, 2015 | 10:31 PM

#69558

kuzican

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From: Forest Hill, Maryland

Year: 1998

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0L

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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown

Why a bypass instead of OBA? Just curious, cause I assume you considered it

Onboard air? Well for reasons.

Feb 20, 2015 | 01:21 AM

#69559

93_xjcherokee

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From: tucson

Year: 1992

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Bought 4 new tires. General grabber red letters for $888 out the door with road hazard warranty and all

Feb 20, 2015 | 03:40 AM

#69560

Justjoshnya

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Model: Cherokee

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Originally Posted by 93_xjcherokee

Bought 4 new tires. General grabber red letters for $888 out the door with road hazard warranty and all

May I ask what size?

Feb 20, 2015 | 04:29 AM

#69561

Ian96XJ

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From: San Diego, CA

Year: 1996

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 HO

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Originally Posted by Ian96XJ

New engine is in, but now we're going into Week 2 of the motor not catching! It cranks, but won't start. Good fuel pressure, got spark, no codes thrown. CPS changed, fuses & relays good. All wire connections and grounds look good. Having a company come in to completely read the ECU. Hope to find out where the problem is. Frustrating!

It appears to have been the distributer. The inside plate was cracked/damaged and there was an issue with the shaft. Damn. It was some special whoopdie-doo distributor I got from Summit a couple of years ago. Dropped in a new regular distributor and it seems to be running smoother. Gonna let it run and let the ECU do its thing and smooth it out even more before we officially call this "done".

Feb 20, 2015 | 07:10 AM

#69562

kuzican

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From: Forest Hill, Maryland

Year: 1998

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0L

Also moved the vacuum ball to in between the fuse box and battery

Feb 20, 2015 | 07:13 AM

#69563

cruiser54

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From: Prescott, Az

Year: 1990

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.0

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Originally Posted by Ian96XJ

Hard to beat the stock ignition system on these Jeeps.

Glad to see you got it fixed.

Feb 20, 2015 | 07:14 AM

#69564

cruiser54

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From: Prescott, Az

Year: 1990

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.0

Quote:

Originally Posted by kuzican

Also moved the vacuum ball to in between the fuse box and battery

Always worthwhile.

Feb 20, 2015 | 07:41 AM

#69565

Hardkor

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From: DE

Year: 1998

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Quote:

Originally Posted by kuzican

Put on the AC bypass pulley today. No more AC compressor for me!

Did the same thing last year. My clutch was shot and didn't feel like fooling with OBA. Once the entire a/c system was out I was glad I did it. Freed up a lot of room on that side of the engine.

Feb 20, 2015 | 07:42 AM

#69566

kcdt58

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From: Hickory, NC

Year: 2000

Model: Cherokee(XJ)

Engine: 4.0 L

Finished up the radiator install. Twisted the upper transmission cooler line that mounts to the radiator and it leaked, of course. Got the new one in and installed last night and now it's good to go!

Feb 20, 2015 | 08:57 AM

#69567

93_xjcherokee

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From: tucson

Year: 1992

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

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Originally Posted by Justjoshnya

May I ask what size?

265/75/16. Normally $244 each at sears. Went online and they were $161 each. The store matches their online price so nobody in town could beat it

Feb 20, 2015 | 09:05 AM

#69568

Justjoshnya

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Model: Cherokee

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Originally Posted by 93_xjcherokee

265/75/16. Normally $244 each at sears. Went online and they were $161 each. The store matches their online price so nobody in town could beat it

Nice.

Feb 20, 2015 | 12:10 PM

#69569

kuzican

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From: Forest Hill, Maryland

Year: 1998

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0L

Quote:

Originally Posted by cruiser54

Always worthwhile.

Indeed. Mines been hanging down for almost 2 years. I broke yhe tube taking it up. Luckily it fit into the fitting and actually fit better than before.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hardkor

Did the same thing last year. My clutch was shot and didn't feel like fooling with OBA. Once the entire a/c system was out I was glad I did it. Freed up a lot of room on that side of the engine.

Oh yeah. I need to replace that motor mount with the other brown dog mount I have laying around somewhere.

Feb 20, 2015 | 05:22 PM

#69570

Bluelight

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From: Alaska

Year: 1999

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0L I-6

Picked up some hoses and a rad cap from the dealer yesterday. When I was there, I met a buddy of mine who had just traded his old truck in for a new Ram 2500. Since they didn't give him anything for it, he sold me his 50" LED light bar cheap on the spot. Great deal, except I got it home and discovered that it blocked both turn signals when sitting on top of the front bumper.