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I agree. Life has this way of slowing these things down.

I also have a 5.5mm socket but what size are the actual threads?

There is such a thing called 5.5mm. I have a snap on socket from back in the day. You have to have one for old gm stuff.

I fit (and got running) an Ecotec LHU (Turbo 2.0L 260hp rated) that fit pretty well but there was definitely oil pan concerns and I never took it out on the street. Sold the truck and lost contact with the new owner on that one. I have done several SBCs to LS motors on random vehicles. Worked in an auto lab swapping random motors into test stands all of the time for 7 years and worked for Perkins as an applications engineer for an additional year. Engine swaps should not be taken lightly. If the conversion kit does not exist and you are anything less than completely confident with a plasma cutter, grinder, and welder along with a multimeter and a very good knowledge of electrical diagrams, I would not attempt it.

Depends on the application. If you already have an iPhone than Airpod Pro's 100%. I don't have an iPhone I use Pixel Buds and they are fine. I have some Jabra noise cancelling ones from work that are complete trash. If you are using them for PC use, consider over-ears in which case I highly recommend the Sony XM4s. They are generally regarded as better than the XM5s and the noise cancelling is multiple times better than the best buds out there.

Current fluid temps are exactly room temp and, unfortunately, will be remaining that way for a long time. You are correct on the "regulating" effect, though, the primary reason I bothered to do this was to add volume. Plus, it's right there next to the steering box... This is on the "cold" (outlet) side of the cooler and, aside from the O-rings, the fitting is steel. I considered an AN or JIC fitting, but I wanted to avoid the bulk and am not convinced there's much to be gained.

Ok losing it. Trying to put radiator isolators on new radiator. Drivers side took m5 nut. However the m5 seems to? be too small on passenger side but m6 is too large. Is there a size in between? Am I missing something

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I’ve got a set of AirPods. They are great for school work because they can cancel out noise or let noise through, depending on the mode. The mic is also pretty darn good. The case does have some magnetic bits, so I wouldn’t recommend having the case in your pocket when doing metal work otherwise you’ll have metal shavings and rust stains on the case.

Klipsch - Both Wireless Earbuds and ANC Headphones...can't go wrong!

who's rockin' a pair? opinions on them? I need a set with a mic, but I kinda assume they all have that. mostly for my evening walks. android phone.

Tempting, just not sure how those would go with my notch flares.

I will put a shorter hose on.

Out of curiosity, do you know what your PS fluid temps are now? Keep in mind that the radiator tranny “cooler” is more of a temp “regulator” bringing up the temps during cold days by transferring engine coolant heat. Most oem towing package rigs use an additional external “cooler” plumbed in series. So are you wanting to warm up your fluid for cold weather or actually cool down a system that is currently overheating? The fuel rail fitting you used may not stand up to those higher temps. Switching to AN or JIC fittings would be a much better alternative. This guy has a nice write up on the sizes and part numbers needed for the swap: https://there4.io/2019/07/17/Jeep-XJ-Transmission-Cooler-Line-Ugrade/

It’s good to see a bunch of progress on this truck again.

I think I have found a solution for the cooler outlet. Out of the box, Dorman 800-121 doesn't engage because the barb on the radiator-side is too long. Against my typical preference, I elected to shorten the barb. I would have greatly preferred replacing the fitting in the radiator, unfortunately, it's soldered onto the cooler. My only remaining concerns are 1. The possibility that I cut off more length than necessary, leaving only one of the o-rings left to seal 2. That the o-ring material may not be compatible with power steering fluid.

Although not local Pete offered to help so I'm going to just ship them out to him. I've got 10 heading his way. Thank you for the offered assistance though!

I failed to mention that I'm repurposing the cooler in the radiator for use on the power steering return - pressure shouldn't be a concern here. I would have greatly preferred replacing the fitting in the radiator, but, unfortunately, it's soldered onto the cooler. My only remaining concerns is the possibility that I cut off more length than necessary, leaving only one of the o-rings left to seal OR that the o-ring material may not be compatible with power steering fluid.

If this doesn’t happen before August I can throw a battery in my 88 for testing, but I haven’t run that one for a couple years. I’m outside of Worcester.

Could be just the photo, but hose looks too long, needs trimming. Could be pinched or kinked. Aeration.

I've looked at this a couple times. If the right MJ came along, I'd try and do a BMW S52 or S54 swap, which are the engines from the 96-99 M3 or 01-06 M3 respectively. The later being an 8000+ rpm screamer with great torque across the rev range. The adapter plate to an AX-15 is available in Europe. Those BMW engines are pretty easy to swap due to the electronics packages being well self contained, maybe a speed sensor would be the challenging part. The Supra engine is also tempting as if I remember correctly the transmission used in those cars are closely related to the AX-15. In general the challenging part to most exotic engine swaps are the ECU and controls. Swapping the ECU is easiest if you can get all inputs satisfied. Doing a custom stand alone ECU is a science project all it's own.

Grab a tape measure and a buddy and head down to the local Jeep dealer.

I'm not sure you want to use that type of fuel line connector for your transmission lines? I'd probably replace the actual adapter at the radiator with something that has a barb end to it and use rubber hose, or if you want to get real fancy, make your own AN lines.

Hmmm. Maybe inspect the ends where the clamps are.

Yeah they are. Although when I first pulled the pump, I noticed there was some fuel residue on each end of the hose.