What did you do to your Cherokee today?
Seasoned Member
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 332
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From: Castle Rock, CO
Year: 91
Model: Cherokee
Engine: '96 4.0
Haven't posted much since my DD has been parked. She lost oil pressure(currently 0-10psi. I think a lifter fell out. I've been waiting for this day for over a year now so I would have a good excuse to do my engine swap.
Now it's time, and it happens to be cold every night right now! Colorado nights during winter are the worst to work outside in. Guess I will just keep using the backup XJ.
Now it's time, and it happens to be cold every night right now! Colorado nights during winter are the worst to work outside in. Guess I will just keep using the backup XJ.
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Joined: May 2010
Posts: 3,405
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From: Fort Collins, CO
Year: 1996
Engine: 4.0L HO
Haven't posted much since my DD has been parked. She lost oil pressure(currently 0-10psi. I think a lifter fell out. I've been waiting for this day for over a year now so I would have a good excuse to do my engine swap.
Now it's time, and it happens to be cold every night right now! Colorado nights during winter are the worst to work outside in. Guess I will just keep using the backup XJ.
Now it's time, and it happens to be cold every night right now! Colorado nights during winter are the worst to work outside in. Guess I will just keep using the backup XJ.
Junior Member
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 90
Likes: 1
From: Newalla
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Originally Posted by WJDave
Installed the front receiver hitch today. Tested by picking it up by the hitch. Dang strong hitch. Tomorrow starts the rod holder and basket.
Seasoned Member
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 388
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From: North, Ga
Year: 1995
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Installed a 40ch cb radio and antenna in her. Also tested the locker I installed yesterday. Works great 
Shes all ready to hit the trails tomorrow with my Jeep club.
Shes all ready to hit the trails tomorrow with my Jeep club.
for the second time in a year and mounted my hi-lift
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Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 4,339
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Model: Cherokee
Haven't posted much since my DD has been parked. She lost oil pressure(currently 0-10psi. I think a lifter fell out. I've been waiting for this day for over a year now so I would have a good excuse to do my engine swap.
Now it's time, and it happens to be cold every night right now! Colorado nights during winter are the worst to work outside in. Guess I will just keep using the backup XJ.
Now it's time, and it happens to be cold every night right now! Colorado nights during winter are the worst to work outside in. Guess I will just keep using the backup XJ.
it was 60 here in denver today tomorrow and sunday will be mid 50's then monday is going to get cold out
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Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,692
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From: Mercer County, NJ
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6 HO
Originally Posted by ZachsXJ
I got it running again after it randomly decided to not start. I haven't had ANY OTHER problems with it starting in the past 10 months.
it rained really hard the other night and I had my first day of "real" work at my new job the next morning, go figure on my first day the Jeep wouldn't start, but would crank.
I diagnosed the problem and came up with no spark, but fuel and compression.
My coil is under warranty so I went to advanced and exchanged what I thought was a bad coil for a brand new one. Put it in and still no start. started to suspect the CPS, but before going through the hassle of replacing that I decided on a whim to check the coil ground to the block. The electrical connection was shoddy at best, so I sanded the mounting bracket to shiny metal, and viola it started. Took about 30 seconds of cranking to burn off the excess fuel in the cylinders though.
Moral of the story: Hood vents + heavy rain = no bueno for electronics. Time to find another hood, do lebaron vents and drip pans.
it rained really hard the other night and I had my first day of "real" work at my new job the next morning, go figure on my first day the Jeep wouldn't start, but would crank.
I diagnosed the problem and came up with no spark, but fuel and compression.
My coil is under warranty so I went to advanced and exchanged what I thought was a bad coil for a brand new one. Put it in and still no start. started to suspect the CPS, but before going through the hassle of replacing that I decided on a whim to check the coil ground to the block. The electrical connection was shoddy at best, so I sanded the mounting bracket to shiny metal, and viola it started. Took about 30 seconds of cranking to burn off the excess fuel in the cylinders though.
Moral of the story: Hood vents + heavy rain = no bueno for electronics. Time to find another hood, do lebaron vents and drip pans.
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Joined: Jul 2010
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From: WNY
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 High Output
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 102
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From: Beaufort, South Carolina
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: Inline 6, 4.0L
Originally Posted by WJDave
Installed the front receiver hitch today. Tested by picking it up by the hitch. Dang strong hitch. Tomorrow starts the rod holder and basket.
