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What rear axle? If it's got the 5 leaves and the AMC 20, you've got yourself a MT. I know there were several different MT leaf packs made though, and not everything with the beefier rear (AMC 20/D44) was a MT.

Might be hard to reference with the boot, but this is what the XJ's got.

Where's your grease boot?

Just an FYI, 4.10 IS a stock ratio. If you're lucky enough to find an MJ/XJ with a 2.5 and a 5 speed, it should be 4.10. (NOT a 2.5/4 speed, those got 3.55.)

What size tires do you have? Have you considered just finding, say, a matched front and rear in 4.10?

Setting up gears is incredibly meticulous and time consuming. It requires several expensive tools and a lot of patience, and practice. It is going to be 100 times easier to find a different front axle with the gearing you want than to buy new gears, and have them put in.

Most people hate those rims, and get rid of them fairly quickly. Most of them also aren't in any kind of decent shape.

I take my dog everywhere so I'd expect nothing less from you. :) Yup, that puppy was even present during my nuptials.

Have you considered these? http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_pa ... frdlsjoeg6

Really wish I could make it. Hope you guys have a good time.

I'd say you've got yourself a predicament.

Both your trucks the same bed length/rear axle?

This is my first new CPS, so I can't say. I bet if I tested my old CPS, it would ohm out just fine. When it did work, it drove fine. Then it would just either not start or die. I'm going to keep my old one in the truck as a last-resort spare, now that I know I can change it out fairly easily on the side of the road if I were to need to.

Is the AW-4 a 4wd AW-4? If it is, the 231 from the pukey should bolt up just fine. If it's a 2wd AW-4, no, it will not. You will need a 4wd trans. Have you considered finding another pukey to just throw in until you find an AX-15? Swapping to an automatic is a little more work than just changing transmissions.

Picked up a new CPS today, and actually had the sucker changed out in 10 minutes on a hot motor. I guess that's another plus to the 99+ intakes. It started, idled, and revved just fine. Now I just gotta wait a few days of driving around to make sure all is well and good again, then get another trailer on Tuesday and finish moving.

That's just part of the crankcase ventilation system. I would start looking elsewhere.

The thermostat housing is 91+ only. A Renix will not have come with a sensor in the thermostat housing. Renix ones had three sensors. The small one in the driver's side back of the head for the cluster, one in the bottom driver's side of the block for the ECU, and one in the radiator if equipped with an aux fan. The sensor for the gauge simply replaces the one for the dummy light. Be very careful when removing and installing these, as they can twist off with no warning.

Didn't think to stop at O'reillys and check. At that point, my main concern was getting it home. I can run up to one quick tomorrow and check, but come to think of it, the CEL did come on today.

Would soaking one injector cause it to shut off fuel and spark completely? It wasn't even coughing or sputtering when I would try to start it... just spin, like they do when you unplug the CPS. I know a 4.0 will idle on 2 cylinders, I imagine the stupid thing would at least try to start on 5. I'm sure there's a Jeep dealership somewhere in this city, I'll grab one of those. I'll also go out and check the CPS with my ohmmeter for the hell of it.

This is what they got

It's incredibly hot here right now, but I didn't have much choice to do the bulk of my moving today. Got up, picked up the help, grabbed an enclosed 5'x8' U-haul trailer, and went out to the house. Had no problems on the way there, or the way to the self storage place (~35 miles one way with a 45 minute break in the middle to load the trailer. We got to the storage place, unloaded, and the truck wouldn't start. Just cranked and cranked, acting like it wasn't getting spark. Let it sit an extra 10 minutes, unplugged the CPS and plugged it back in, and it fired up. We to the new place about 1/2 mile away, unloaded the rest, and left to get the second load. The truck died in the middle of one of the busiest roads in Springfield right at the start of rush hour. Pushed it into a parking lot, let it sit about 15 minutes, unplugged the CPS and plugged it back in, and coaxed it back to starting. Instead of making the second trip, I dropped off the trailer and the help, and went home. According to my temp gauge, the truck never overheated. However, my fingers got a little scortched when I popped the hood. Heatsoaked CPS? Bad CPS? Overheating when the gauge said it was fine? Edit: forgot to mention this is the XJ, 99 4.0HO/AW-4 Rockauto's showing CPSs ranging from $38 to $166. Should I even bother with the cheaper one?

Rockauto has O2 sensors for an 87 2.5 for $15-$50...

Shortbeds are obviously a lie.

Given the bad clutch point I'm leaning away from low tranny fluid level, but a clutch problem. Check your fluid level, if it's still full, bleed, and be thankful you have an external slave. At least if you have to replace any of the hydraulic components, you won't need to yank the trans.