Posts by WILLYN

Mine looked like that until I had Aldermans do the heads. My valve seals were old and toasted. Pretty much once the heads are off it would be crazy not to do the valves and seals.
Or just change the plugs and "let it eat!"

My work van now has a reconstructed title. It rear ended a stopped car and bent the fender, bumper, and some grille stuff, and set off the airbags. The replacement cost of the airbags and seatbelt pretensioners and computer is real high so they totaled it. With the insurance money we bought it back and fixed it for way less than a shop would charge. The frame wasn't even bent, drives great now even ten years later. We had to take it to state police and show receipts for all the replacement parts to get the reconstructed title. They don't want to certify it if you rebuild with chop shop parts!
That's all I know.

I'm thinking primer! And what's wrong with the rivets?

How much to make this shine?

I don't know, but he's trolling on a jeep website! Not sure what that means...

Go CJ2A! A true winner!

Hello Tacklemom!
I don't want to tell you how to do things, but most people wouldn't put their phone number out on a public forum. And if some unknown number texts asking for your address it sounds like you are going to send it to them. I think the people in the club are pretty legit, but the whole world can read this. Most people use a PM for that.

I just added a trans cooler to my tow rig. I put it after the in-radiator heat exchanger on the way back to the trans. Before, my transmission pan read 195 degrees, same as my coolant temp. That makes sense, there is no way it could be any cooler than the water temp.
Now it runs cooler than the water temp. It is of course very subjective but the first time I checked after some towing the trans pan read 116 degrees. All I can say is it now runs cooler than the design value. I haven't checked it yet towing when it is hot, but I might need a thermostat on that setup.

I'm not sure about the transmission diagnosis. Was it slipping big time? That's what causes them to overheat.
To me it sounds more like a bad catalytic converter. Excess fuel can damage and plug it up. They are known to glow cherry red at times when damaged. They also kill engine power if clogged. If the core becomes loose it can move around causing plugged or unplugged conditions. Put a broomstick against it and your ear and see if it is rattling, that's a sure sign. If you have not replaced it since the last stuck needle valve incident it is the most likely culprit.

Ok. Some early Pentastar engines around 2012 had a bad head. Chrysler replaced the one on my wife's town and country free of charge. They actually extended the warranty on certain vehicles.
That's all I know.

Quote from Bonkers

You mean the dealership that once told me that they only
allow the test driving of Grand Cherokees to people who
could "actually afford to buy one?"

Granted that was over 10 years ago, but i would still rather
stay hopelessly unknown than offer that dealership any
promotional fodder...

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DOH! What goes around comes around!

Looks like you are pretty hardcore Will!
I got out on Raystown Lake in PA on the last day of February.
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I've been using tool bags for a while now. They seem to pack more easily than anything solid. I have at least three different ones with different gear in my locking storage box at all times.

I've taken all my machine work to Aldermans for a long time. Paul Alderman runs the shop and has always been easy to deal with. His head Machinist John has been there for a long time, and I've never had a problem with any work they have done. I have other friends who would all agree.

Welcome! Sorry you had to get one with shiny new paint, but I guess that's how they make them. Be careful who you follow on trail rides, some of these guys are very optimistic.

That is a bummer. After all these years you would think some engineer would have thought of some way to drain water from a frame, like maybe holes or something.
I hope the HOA doesn't get wind of this and bust you for having a junk vehicle on the premises!

Treehuggers! What do treehuggers eat? Where do they live? Do they drive? Use electric? Gas? Oil?
I've always wondered.
If I jetboated past some rednecks barbequeing on the river I would give a smile and thumbs up! Hope you caught some fish or something!

That's a drag for sure! If you want some help to fab up a heavier pivot let me know,I'd be happy to do it. I'm pretty sure the link rods can be straightened also, and probably beefed up a bit as well.
The ones on my old 5 gave up one night going over some mountain between WVU and Wheeling in a snowstorm (one of those stupid college things), and I had to finish the trip with a hand scraper out the window.

Photobucket sucks. The only "plan" they have which allows third party hosting will now cost you $400.00 a year!
Pretty much wiped out a couple years worth of my thread on Pirate4x4. I refuse to pay that after it was totally free for so long.

Last year snow wheeling!