Alexia

At least the 32RE three speed was designed more reliable than the 42RLE. The 42RLE's supposedly optimal fluid operating temperature is 10F lower than fluid failure point. Basically the transmission is always operating in the "Please kill me I want to die" mode. The only way to get around this is to bypass the inadequite stock fluid cooler and put in a quality B&M 70268 stacked plate transmission cooler. Also, the transmission fluid lines run between the super hot mini-catalytic converters and hot engine in a one inch air gap. It is a failure of a design. If you buy one with the 42RLE you just have to spend more on maintenance. More frequent fluid changes at 20,000 mile service intervals and getting an external cooler. After I found that mine was have issues I managed to slam 40,000 miles extra out of it just by changing the fluid more frequently to keep it clean. It was a build to order extra option. I added sentry key to my 2004. The keys where $15 for three of them.(Just search for Jeep Wrangler Strattec keys on eBay and buy those.) I even got fancy and bought the Rock key for $22. This is the issue with swapping the AW4 into the 2004 LJ. The AW4 has its own controller, this is good. The LJ's PCM expects to see the 42RLE transmission, this is bad. This is solved by swapping the PCM out for a manual transmission PCM. Chrysler never produced a 2004 LJ manual transmission PCM. Will one from a TJ work? Probably. The 2005-2006 PCM is an entirely different computer with different connectors. It would have to be a 2003-2004 TJ manual PCM. If you have sentry key installed you will either just have to ditch the feature by leaving the module unhooked or get the costly replacement if you want to keep it since the module is tied to the original PCM. This specific swap has never been done on a 2004 LJ so whoever does it will be doing all of the discoveries and initial cost investment loss.

Swapping an AW4 into a 2004 LJ with sentry key is cost prohibitive if not impossible.

Produced 2004 to 2006.(Three production years) 2004 - 42RLE automatic transmission only. Sport trim package only. 2005 - Rubicon version introduced, manual transmission. 2006 - Same as 2005. 4.0L I6 - Stock, all years. D30 Front, D44 Rear - Stock, all years. 3.73 gearing D44 Front - 2005 to 2006 Rubicon, 4.10 gearing LJ designation - Fan base created, the one that stuck. TJ-L designation - Semiofficial. Various interior panel pieces for the LJ will be labelled TJ and TJ-L. The 42RLE is considered the absolutely worst and weakest transmission ever put in a Wrangler. They plague the 2007 to 2011 JK models as well.

I get the feeling you have no idea how air bags actually work. RockinMJ, here are the part numbers to get the three lines for the front and rear brakes to set it up as non-ABS. I paid less than $30 for these at the dealership. MOPAR 52128170 - This is the small line that goes from the proportioning valve to line that heads to the rear. MOPAR 52128381 - Proportioning valve to front left brake. MOPAR 52127988AC - Proportioning valve to front right brake.

Not a bad spot for it at all. Plenty of room to put it there and save that spot in the engine bay for other stuff.

Thanks, everything I learned I have either figured out or had people who have done it before post it on a forum like this for others to see. :D Always returning the knowledge!

RockAuto.com - 116387CUTPILEMB - About $160 shipped. I do need the bed. Otherwise carrying wood and other items would be difficult. :P

Ehehehehe! The past thirty minutes I have been contemplating taking the bed off, making a rollbar/flat bed, and just all out going truggy with it. Olive drab paint, etcetera.

I just finished priming the oil pump and looking for oil up at the rockers. Time to temporarily rig up the XJ fuel tank and do the engine break in process.

Electric Fans Installed Power Wire Loom - I used heat shrink splices everywhere I could. Grounded Off Electric Fans Power Wiring Neatly Bundled Temperature Sensor Wiring Loom and Relays

Looking really cozy with everything stacked and leaning against it! I moth balled it for a few weeks during the holidays since I was away from home and Creeper Jeep needed the transmission swapped out in the other side of the garage.

It could be made to work with a lot of fiddling, but it would just be easier to get a 1996+ NP242 to swap in place. Drive shafts will just swap in place then and it would be a simple bolt in place procedure. I just put a 1998 NP242 in my 2004 LJ. The only issue is the shift gate is a little short so I need to open it up and adjust the linkage.

Even if I did it would only reduce the SCR to 9.94. The shaved cylinder head from Clearwater/Odessa Cylinder was a frustrating discovery. 1cc of combustion chamber loss is about 0.11 of SCR increase in my setup. When I get the cheap supercharger on there I will be definitely making trips all the way across the city to Kangaroo to get 93 octane. Still, I am managing to be really cheap with all of this.

I tried to keep my costs as low as possible and reuse where I could. The trashed valve seats set me back more than I wanted. Deck lowered 0.020" 4.0 connecting rods - Ground for the KB pistons Bored 0.060 Over - $555(Work for this and above) 258 Short Nose Crankshaft - $100 Keith Black IC944-060 Pistons with molly rings - $500 MOPAR Purple Performance P4529229AD Camshaft - $227 Rebuilt stock head - $310 $1,692 - If my stock head was not trashed this would have been much cheaper. I searched all over for deals. Probably about $2,200 when including gaskets and other items such as intake and exhaust. Deck Clearance: .0015 Combustion Chamber: 55cc Bore: 3.935 Stroke: 3.895 Piston Dish: 21cc 10.03:1 SCR, 8.75:1 DCR at sea level.

It has safety controls like paper slicers. Both controls have to be activated to induce operation.

Items I kept refusing to buy since mine where still fine. I mean, there is a wheel missing from the suit case, but it still drags just fine!

Yeah, I am already $10,000 into my project and not even at the paint phase yet.

Replace woman with aggressive ghey male and the same situation would occur. If they can not handle being in cramped conditions like that then they are not up to the job.

That would be much cheaper than setting up a store here.

I just installed the updated Tapatalk plugin that was released as a recommended security update. If you are having issues with your Tapatalk client you should check for updates for it.

Sorry, I totally missed this. Yes, you can, though I think it might have to be bought under my account.(Not sure if they would let you just buy IP.Nexus separately.) We could do a PayPal transfer for it.

They are also more apt to try things out.

Does not sound like you are for equality at all if you are saying they can not do something. :P Besides, a good woman can do a lot for your moral. ;)

I hate to do this, but this thing is getting some stop leak ran through it followed by several flushes. I have determined I can not get the Pacesetter exhaust manifold off without pulling the engine.