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The headlight switch incorporates a built-in circuit breaker. When it goes bad, the headlights create enough draw to trip the breaker. As soon as things cool off, the lights come back on ... until the circuit breaker overheats again. How long will the lights stay on if you just turn on the parking lights? Is the interval shorter using the high beams than it is with the low beams? (High beams draw more current, so if the breaker is weak they'll overheat and trip it faster than the low beams.)

I think Islam is the largest religion in the world even if you DO include those Christians. Without a doubt, Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the world. However, that's a topic for a different discussion, which also doesn't belong on a Jeep forum.

"Mutually exclusive" means if it is one, it cannot be the other. The one excludes the other, and the other excludes the one. If Christianity and Creationism are mutually exclusive, then if you are a Christian you cannot be a creationist, and if you are a creationist you cannot be a Christian. Not sure, but I don't think that's what you meant.

That is the focus, but OCS is mentioned ... briefly. I thought it was of interest in this discussion because it talks about the need for the military (all branches) to bring in more qualified officers, and an attitude like that recruiter's superior has ain't gonna get the job done. In general, if the military is ramping up, there should be an OCS slot available in one of the services.

I thought the woman and the tow truck might be amusing, but SHEESH! I'm on a DSL connection and that thing was taking forevvvvvvvvvvvvvvvver to load. Life's too short.

A forum lives or dies by its capacity for staying on-topic and relevant as well as not irritating significant portions of its membership.

I just found this in the on-line news: http://my.att.net/s/editorial.dll?froms ... h=ne&ch=ne I really REALLY think your friend should report the incident to the people I suggested above. Chances are, that unnamed superior has a track record that will show up loud and clear if anyone starts looking at it. That attitude is not acceptable.

Yep. "OCS" = Officer Candidate School. The way it works is (at least, the way it worked when I enlisted), he enlists as an enlisted soldier, and goes through normal Basic Training and AIT (Advanced Individual Training) as an enlisted man. Following AIT he will be assigned to an OCS unit. When I was in, OCS for the Corps of Engineers was at Fort Belvoir, VA. That lasts six months (unless they've changed the protocol ... which is very possible, considering how long ago I enlisted). If he survives Basic, AIT and OCS, upon completion of OCS his original enlistment is terminated, he is commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, and he starts over with a new commitment as a commissioned officer. I don't think any of the services offer direct commissions any more (other than chaplains and doctors), so regardless of whether he's looking at the Army, the Navy, Uncle Sam's Mountain Climbers or the Air Farce, the basic setup will most likely be about the same. http://usmilitary.about.com/od/armytrng/a/ocs.htm http://www.army.com/enlist/officers06.html http://www.goarmy.com/ocs/

But there isn't free exchange of ideas. I am an ordained, Christian minister. I attended a church-affiliated college and my undergraduate roommate became an Episcopal priest. Other classmates became ordained in a number of other (generally Protestant) denominations. Needless to say, I have strong opinions about the topic. I also recognize that other people have their own strong opinions, which may not agree with mine. Since, ultimately, none of us will ever know the truth until (possibly) after we have died, there is no point in arguing it. I refuse to proselytize, on this topic or any other. But it is VERY difficult when I encounter discussions in which a person holding one view does not simply state his view and leave it, but attempts to persuade others that his view is THE correct view, to shut up and back off. There have been such posts in our "civil, adult" discussion. Out of respect for Pete's decision to let the thread run, I have not responded, nor will I. In fact, I no longer monitor the thread, because I know that if I refute some of the prosletyzing posts, somebody will get their knickers in a twist. So I shut up and stay out of it. That is NOT a free exchange of ideas. There is an old saying, "Don't ask the question if you don't want to hear the answer." It's one thing to ask a loaded question. Having done so, it is (IMHO) unfair to then engage anyone espousing an opinion different from yours in an attempt to convince them they are wrong. If the thread in question were to be a free exchange of everyone's view on the topic, each person should have posted ONCE to state their view ... and then stayed out of it so other people would feel free to state their own views without worrying if they'd be attacked. There is a reason why religion is usually a topic not to be discussed outside of the immediate family or your own church group.

Your friend should report that immediately to his Representative in Washington, then the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, and then the Secretary of Defense. He should then go across the street and talk to the U.S. Army about enlisting for OCS as an Engineer. With a degree in architecture, they should fall all over themselves to sign him up. He should also look at the Navy Seabees.

Don't forget longer brake hoses, front AND rear.

Never underestimate the capability of a young hot-shot to destroy machinery. Some years ago a friend did a "budget" restoration on a 304 c.i. Javelin. A friend of his from the Hudson collectors' club bought it for his grandson. For those not in the know, the 304 was the small edition of AMC's V-8 lineup, and there was never a high-performance-high compression version of it. For about the next three years (until the grandfather died), that car came back almost like clockwork, about every two months. If the doofus didn't blow another rear end (an AMC axle, BTW, the same one used in the 1986 MJ Metric Ton trucks. Same axle AMC used in the 390 and 401 AMX.), he blew another (automatic) tranny. His grandfather just kept throwing money at it. "Boys will be boys," he said. "My grandson is a fine young man. He would not intentionally ruin his car." Yeah, Don. Right. One time when it came in on the hook, the rear tires were showing cords and the insides of the rear wheel wells were solid black with fused-on rubber shreds. CW, you and your nephew need to have a talk ...

Yep, slightly narrower is good. IMHO, although you can run 31x10.50s on a stock MJ (or XJ), I think 30x9.50 is a much more practical size.Anything around that size or between that and a 31x10.50 should be good.

They should be the same. But good luck finding 31x10.50s in a 16" rim configuration. I don't think they exist. You'll have to settle for a metric near-equivalent, I think. Michelin doesn't list any, and neither does the tire selector at Discount Tire's web site.

If the cam sprocket doesn't have broken teeth, go ahead and use it.

I sit corrected. There IS an aftermarket rim with factory backspacing. Nonetheless, it's a 15x8 and factory rims are (mostly) 15x7 (and the rest are 15x5 or 16x7), so those will still stick out an inch farther and may not stuff inside stock sheet metal with 31x10.50s like the OEM rims will.

I don't think so. I was focused on the chain when I first looked, but younger eyes are sharper than mine. In your photo, at about the 8:00 o'clock position, it definitely looks like the tips are broken off several teeth on the cam sprocket.

Either that, or perhaps everyone knows that THE JEEP GODS ARE WATCHING!

I'm sorry, who am I arguing with? For one example: Just remember that all these gradual changes took place over an immense amount of time.

Unfortunately, I cannot not read it. As a moderator, I have a responsibility to read it. And the more unsuited it is for this particular site, the more important it is that I read it to ensure that the discussion remains civil. I remain of the opinion that this discussion does not belong on this site but, since this is Pete's site and he didn't remove it, I have to abide by his decision.

And those twits from Westover Baptist "Church" were nowhere to be seen. A very moving tribute. It's unfortunate that it was necessary.

IIRC the FSM says 1/2" is acceptable. A new chain is tight, with essentially zero slack. Even if yours is technically within spec, it's way stretched compared to a new chain. I'd replace it.

I think this discussion does not belong on this forum, and if it gets AT ALL out of hand it will not BE on this forum. Pete has already posted, so I guess he's not overly alarmed ... yet. I have been on enough other forums to know that such discussions usually end up with one view insulting the opposing view. Let's not have that happen here. As to the original poster -- you asked a question. I respectfully suggest that you now chill out and allow people to answer rather than jumping in to argue with other people's views. There is no more certain way to NOT get your question answered.

Remove seat and seat pedestals. Remove carpet. Patch floor. Install carpet. Install seat. Any local auto upholstery (or boat cushion place if you're near water) can make you one. J C Whitney. Sherman Auto Parts. CertiFit. Check Summit Racing. 5) Is there a good source for headliners? Nope 6)I know how awesome the Dana 35 is, and never could break one on the TJ, so I am prepared to live with it. I'm getting too old to be tearing stuff up and don't plan on running big tires, I got that out of my system with the TJ. My research indicates that the V6/ax-5 combo will most definitely be backed up by 3.55 gears, correct? Almost certainly NOT. Probably 3.73s. Mask them off and apply Herculiner. Not that NP231. Your 207 most likely has a 21-spline input. His '94 has a 23-spline. Yes I think someone posted it recently.

Both Brent and I specified "on stock rims." Were you running those same aftermarket rims when you had the rubbing at stock height? That's the difference. There is NO aftermarket rim that has the same backspacing as the OEM Jeep rims.