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In the parts diagram, are you referring to part number 12, the "valve"? So I would shim between #22 and #12?

This is something I would like to pursue for my older MJs and the '88 XJ -- which I still have. I never knew there was a simple way to do it. What is this regulator of which you speak? I thought the boost pressure was controlled by the spool valve in the steering box. Where is this regulator and where do you put the shim?

Omega, you have an '88. That was still an AMC vehicle, regardless of whether yours happened to have been built before or after the Chrysler take-over. And AMC was always notorious for over-boosting their power steering. They always had zero road feel. You don't need to modify the system at all, you just need a steering box with a different spool valve in it. There's a world of difference in the steering feedback between my '88 XJ and MJ compared to my 2000 XJ. See if you can pick up a late ZJ box and put that in. (Just remember that the ZJ used a dropped pitman arms, so you'll have to swap your pitman arm onto the "new" box.)

Yeah, I think Arizona is the only place I've encountered those emergency run-off ramps for stopping big rigs that run out of brakes halfway down ...

With all due respect, I don't think that's an accurate statement. I haven't bypassed it on my '88 Cherokee or on either of my '88 Comanches, and I don't recall reading anyone saying they had bypassed it or eliminated it. We often suggest temporarily bypassing it as a diagnostic measure, but that's not the same as just forgetting that it's there.

Did you set it up to work like an MJ, with the brake lights, turn signals, and hazard flashers all combined, or did you set it up like the XJ and the ranger, with the turns and hazards separate from the brake lights?

That's impossible. If the axles came from a 4-cylinder, they would be 4.10 gears. On 31-inch tires, with 4.10 gears at 65 MPH in 5th gear the RPMs would be 2292. The deepest gearing you can get for the XJ/MJ with a Dana 30 front axle is 4.88. Even if you had 4.88 gearing, the RPMs at 65 MPH would be only 2728 in 5th gear. And it's highly unlikely that you have 4.88 gears. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pHFuhGgj6dQDfzyfFJH5z7NCDLW2KX3ABQgAJr3lBvM/pub?hl=en&hl=en&output=html A related question, since you're running larger than stock tires AND replacement axles -- do you know if your speedometer is accurate? Have you checked it against a GPS? If not, you can download an app for your phone that will use GPS to verify your speed. (Too bad they don't have one to replace the tachometer.)

The resistor only controls the lower speeds. If the resistor pack is blown, the fan should operate with the switch in the high speed position.

Oh, I dunno. I'd say it's a truism that big banks look after big banks.

Agreed. Years ago there used to be a guy around here who specialized in carburetors for race cars. His business was called "Mr. Carburetor." I knew of him through having crewed on a stock car. I took one of those carbs to him for a friend. He worked on it and got it running, but he said they were junk and best used as paperweights.

You call it what the manufacturer called it, and Jeep called it a 1986. Just like my 2000 Cherokee Classic was bought in November of 1999, but Jeep called it a 2000 and it's titled and tagged as a 2000.

I'm familiar with the word "Altruism." Oh, yeah, I know some of the dictionary sites redirect you from "truist" to "altruism." That doesn't mean they're saying the two words are synonymous. That means they think you don't know how to spell "altruism." Some of the also redirect to "trust." Some of them also offer up "truism," which is also a real word.

Good thoughts. I have one child, an adopted daughter who is away at college. I haven't heard from her in two weeks, today is Father's Day, and she hasn't responded to my last three e-mails. You are blessed.

Teach your kids not to chew on windowsills.

According to Merriam-Webster on-line and the Cambridge Dictionary on-line, it's not even a word. God only knows what they think it's supposed to convey ...

The first year for the Comanche was 1986. Are you certain you have a 1985 Jeep Comanche? What engine?

That sounds a lot like a heat pump to me. When was the house built? Just because the most recent paint wasn't lead-based doesn't mean there is no lead paint in the house. Don't get me wrong -- I don't consider lead paint to be a problem unless it's loose, flaking, and peeling. But if you intend to have kids ... kids sometimes chew on woodwork such as window sills. If the original paint was lead-based ... it's still there and a kid could chew through to it. It's just something to be aware of. If the house was built before 1978, it most likely has lead paint.

??? What would that be? Other than a furnace or a boiler, the only "more modern" forms of heat I know of are a heat pump (which is fine in climates where you rarely need heat, but when it gets cold it uses electric resistance heat, which is expensive) and solar. Fumes aren't the issue. The issue is when old lead-based paint flakes, and kids eat the chips.

If it's a 5-speed and the axles hasn't been replaced or regeared, it's 3.08. 55 MPH in 5th gear on stock tires is 1591 RPM, which is well below the torque peak of the engine. That's why it struggles. 5th gear is for cruising on level ground or going downhill. It's completely useless anywhere except on Interstate/limited access highways. If your tires are bigger, it's running at even less RPM. Do you have a tachometer?

A wide open throttle plate only allows high RPM operation, it won't boost performance at low RPM. Think about it -- an engine is basically just an air pump. As each piston goes down on the intake stroke, it sucks air in through the throttle body. At lower RPM you don't need it to be wide open and, in fact, making it open wider than necessary for the amount of air the engine can use doesn't improve performance, it hurts it. It also hurts gas mileage. What's your point about 18-19 MPG? Do you think that's better than it should be, or worse? Lastly, as Dirty Comanche already commented, you don't know anything about how far your throttle is opening. You need to remove the intake hose and look at the position of the throttle plate.

The factory spec for a NEW engine is 13 psi at idle and 37 to 75 psi above 1600 RPM. Just about every new 4.0L engine I've seen ran at 50 to 55 psi (hot) at 55 to 60 MPH. If you're getting 11 psi at idle and 40 psi at highway speed on a 29 year old engine, I think you're okay. Have you installed a decent oil filter yet? What weight oil are you running? For an older engine, I would run 10W40 or even 15W50 if you can find it.

That's correct. The factory CPS connects to the ECU through the main wiring harness. This kit bypasses that long run with two wires that go directly through the firewall to the ECU. You could easily make the upgrade yourself by using a connector off an old CPS and just tapping into the two wires at the ECU.

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Don't forget the fuse panel. It's a two-piece assembly that goes through the firewall.

Amen, Brother! The new "Gladiator" isn't a pickup truck, and it certainly isn't worthy of carrying the Gladiator name badge. It's an expensive toy for people who have more money than brains.