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Ummm ... no. Oil pressure should be 13 psi minimum at idle, and 37 to 75 psi above 1600 RPM. That's per the factory service manual.

What's wrong with that? He DID get conked when the overhead compartments opened up -- it's entirely possible he got a brain contusion. Who was the famous female who hit her head skiing this winter and died a few hours later? Could be the same thing.

The 30" tires will be fine on it. They are hardly any bigger than 235/75s, just a fraction of an inch wider. I agree on ditching the lift, though. Should be easy to remove -- probably four coil spacers. My guess is it's a 93. The 93 didn't have flip-up glass in the tailgate, and this one doesn't seem to have hinges on the top of the rear glass.

This is the second or third time you've made reference to the 4.7L while indicating you can't or won't be buying a WJ. The 4.7L engine was first introduced in 1999 in the WJ. You cannot get a ZJ with a 4.7L -- it's a 4.0L I-6, or a 5.2L or 5.9L V8. That's it -- no other choices.

No, but my good friend and Jeep buddy had to sell his when they had their second child. They now have a third and have bought a mini-van.

If you had the pickup tube out and just stuck it back in, you don't have a seal.

There is no "may" about it. Adding another leaf WILL give you more capacity. A stock MJ spring has four leaves, so adding another leaf of the same thickness will add 20 percent to the capacity. The whole point of using an XJ leaf is to increase the capacity without adding lift.

The 5.9L ZJ has awesome performance, but it'll barely make it from one gas station to the next on a full tank. It is NOT recommended for a family cruiser. My '99 WJ was the 4.7L. Highway mileage was around 20 if I stayed within the speed limit, but it dropped like a rock if you push it faster than 65 MPH. Setting the cruise control for 60 rather than 65 was good for an extra 2 MG ... I guess aerodynamics mean something. But ... although the 4.7L ran well at speed, it is a passenger car engine, not a Jeep engine. It had NO low-end torque. Disregard the numbers. I had one of those light-duty Harbor Freight folding utility trailers that I used to tow behind it. With a gross trailer weight of 1,000 pounds or less, I felt like I was hauling a freight train. My then 12-year old 4.0L XJ 5-speed pulled it better. The 5.2L ZJ V8 IMHO is a much better engine than the 4.7L. Not as modern, but a better engine in the ways that matter to me. Whatever you do, DO NOT buy a 1999 Grand Cherokee. They had innumerable problems. Many were resolved by the 2000 model year but, if I were to ever buy another (highly unlikely) I would look for a 2001.

I don't see how the 4.3 could possibly work out better for cooling. It's a bigger engine ... both in displacement and physical size. It is, in fact, a small-block V8 with two cylinders lopped off. For the cost and work of the conversion you might as well do the V8. The 3.4L GM V6 is the same 60-gegree block as the 2.8L and is a MUCH easier and more reasonable conversion. [EDIT]Sorry -- disregard first sentence. Just re-read Dirty's post.

^^^^ :agree: Remember, the ZJ was originally intended to be the replacement for the XJ. If an XJ is too small for you, a ZJ is too small for you. Having (briefly) owned a WJ, I don't think it's significantly bigger inside, either. Yeah, some of the spec numbers look bigger ... but not by enough that it'll be great where an XJ isn't big enough. And, frankly, the WJ was a disaster. I owned it for less than a year, Chrysler bought it back to prevent my filing a lemon law case, and I replaced it with another XJ.

Does it pop the fuse instantly? If so, I would try removing (or just unplugging) the cluster and try again. If it still pops the fuse with the cluster unplugged, your problem isn't in the cluster, it's in the wiring. If it doesn't pop the fuse until you plug the cluster in -- the problem is in the cluster.

All my used vehicles come with the same standard warranty: Five minutes, five miles, or out the driveway -- whichever comes first. As to the douchebag -- it's obvious that he wasted your time a lot more than you wasted his time. I hate people like that, but they are everywhere. Does Craigslist have feedback or reputation points or anything like that? I've never even looked at it. If he trashed your rep, do you get to report him as a ****ty buyer?

You have to wheel VERY hard to bend those drop brackets. I had the Trailmaster drop kit on the '88 MJ and a friend has them on his XJ. Never had a hint of bending. In fact, my friend ripped one out of the XJ on the Mohawk Trail in Massachusetts. Found a local welder with a mobile rig who came to the campsite and patched everything up. The brackets themselves were undamaged. In my case, I removed them because I just didn't like the 4" lift. Everything about it was wrong for my use of the truck, and I'm much happier at stock height. As to the ZJ springs -- I doubt you'll get 2" out of them. The 2000 XJ Up Country front coils are the same part number as ZJ V8 front coils. The Up Country rides 1" higher than a stock XJ.

The one in the photo has wheels, does it not? Looks like it from here ...

I don't have any problem with a $500 fine for parking in a handicapped space when you're not handicapped. I think $1,000 is not unreasonable. Remember, we (most of us, anyway) are the class of citizens known as the "temporarily able-bodied." You never know when an accident might put you behind one of those handicapped decals. At that time, you would curse the healthy, ego-invested clowns who think they have a "right" to park in handicapped spaces.

LOL!! That is hilarious! :clapping: Willy Why do you find that amusing? She was nominated for Emmys three times and had several highly acclaimed roles. Farrah was NOT a typical, air-head blond. She was a serious and accomplished actress with a lot of talent. You just stopped looking when you got to the smile and knockers. Shame on you.

In a word ... yes. He is supposed to be a professional. Professional glass guys replace windshields on old cars as well as new. You are assuming, of course, that he caused the cracks by simple hand pressure rather than sloppy use of the tools (I don't agree ... I think it's obvious the damage was done by the tool). Even if that's true ... he as a professional has a responsibility to protect the rest of the vehicle around what he was working on.

I like the whole truck. They set their trucks up on HUGE rubber in Iceland because they go riding on the glaciers and the snow is deep and soft.

First, there is no excuse for using a Sawzall to remove a windshield in the first place. Second, the installer is supposed to be a professional. HE should know that a 20-year old vinyl dash cover will be brittle and HE should work more carefully to allow for that. The dashboard wasn't cracked before he started work. It was badly damaged when he finished. He owns it. No excuses allowed for horrendously poor workmanship. The damage he created was ENTIRELY avoidable if he had any skills whatsoever at what he was doing.

If it had NO cracks in it ... how do you figure it was junk already? That's like my doctor telling me I'm 65 years old, so it's no problem if he doesn't give the right medicine because I was going to get sicker anyway. You're not being "honest" with an approach like that -- you're being a sucker.

ZJ V8 coils will give you approximately 1" of lift. The XJ "Up Country" front coils are the same part number as ZJ V8 coils. But coils will not help you with rubbing. Where tires larger than 31s rub on the front of an XJ or MJ is the lower control arms. Replace those with the LCAs from a WJ Grand Cherokee, and the problem goes away. The WJ LCAs have a bend t clear the tires. And run OEM Jeep rims. They allow the 31s to stuff up inside the flares. Aftermarket wheels all have less backspacing (stick out farther), resulting in the tires hitting the flares and the sheet metal. On OEM rims, 31x10.50s will cycle through the full range of suspension movement without hitting. The LCA rub is on sharp turns, not "articulation."

Diode? Are you thinking of a 1991 or 1992? The OP has an '89. I'm not aware of any diode in the aux fan wiring for a Renix MJ.

http://my.att.net/s/editorial.dll?pnum= ... &ck=&ch=ne This story is ridiculous. I'ce seen Jeeps drive through ponds so deep the driver had to sit on the back of the seat and push the accelerator with a stick, and I've forded lakes wide enough that the exhaust was under water for at five or ten minutes without interruption. If the engine can breathe, it'll exhaust just fine with the pipe under water. If it can't exhaust ... the engine stops running. Somethin' ain't right ...

I'm on the third windshield in my '88 Cherokee and I had the cracked windshield in the '88 Comanche replaced when I first put it on the road. All were done by a guy from a local glass shop and he came to the house and did it in my driveway. There was no damage to the dashboard, and no suggestion that any damage even might be possible. I watched him work -- I can't even imagine how the putz could have done that, except that he must be an incredible putz who simply has NO pride in his work whatsoever, and doesn't give a rat's patootie about his customers vehicles. This would be like your wife calling Triple A to change a flat tire, the guy puts the jack under the gas tank and makes a hole in it, then drives off and says "Sorry. S**t happens."

I agree. They are windshield installers, not dashboard installers. The entire dash has to come out and be replaced as an assembly. There are a LOT of wires and vacuum controls and various "thingies" that can get messed up under there. "Sorry" is not an acceptable answer. They damaged it, they pay to repair it. But you should have it repaired by a shop that knows how to do it -- which means a dealer, in this case, and if that costs their insurance company a few bucks, too bad for them. Their premiums will go up, but that's the price they pay for being stupid. If they balk, report them to your state's Motor Vehicle Department and Department of Consumer Protection. If they mess things up under the dash, you'll be chasing gremlins for months if not years. Don't mess around -- play hardball.