onlyinajeep726

Not mine, but a well respected member of CherokeeForum (dukie564).

Yet another MJ with an upside-down grille... Only on craigslist haha.

Yea, where are you thinking? Cause I'm outside of Raleigh and would love to meet some local MJ and Jeep enthusiasts. :yes:

Yea, it helps when turning, but it's only available on 2.5L equipped Jeeps.

Yessir, you're certainly welcome. Let me/us know how it goes.

Henky, Do you know for sure if you are the only one with an MJ over in Holland? I know you said it was never produced there, but do you think anyone else may have imported it? If you are the only one with an MJ there, that is super cool. Rare indeed. :cheers:

I suppose you have a point... sorry, it's been a long day, I don't even know why I'm up haha. Maybe it's locking up? :dunno:

Compressor/clutch going bad? The ECU is supposed to bump the idle up about 200 rpms when the A/C is on to offset the strain of the compressor, but on a good working system, you would never notice that the rpm is higher because of the compressor's strain on the system. At least that's what I'm gathering from information I'm finding about extending the idle in Renix XJ's...

Yes, this is possible and it's called an "Extended Idle Switch". You are correct about police XJ's using it. It was more common on the '97+ XJ's but can be found on some '93 - '96 XJ's as well, though it's rare. Here's some links I was able to pull up: http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/extended-idle-switch-how-simple-easy-like-factory-610688/ http://www.jeepsunlimited.com/forums/showthread.php?t=438625 http://www.highcountryoffroad.org/forum/index.php?topic=149.0 http://www.jeepsunlimited.com/forums/showthread.php?t=423695&highlight=extended+idle

I don't think it's been done... I have a feeling you're going to be the first to explore this unconquered territory. Post lots of pictures!

Read the second to last sentence in his first post.

He's got those expensive TruckLite LED head lights on it too... Man, everything about this truck is sweet.

Got some of the piddly little junk done on the MJ in the recent days, mainly with finalizing the hood latches and so on. Welded in a small strip of metal to give the bottom of the passenger side hood striker something to bolt to since it was just hanging in the headlight opening. The driver side one is on the edge of the headlight opening, but seems to be sturdy, so I may just leave it as is. Also pulled the hood from my donor XJ and got it mounted. Wanted to make sure that everything lines up correctly. Test fitted the front clip and it lines up beautifully as well. Also pulled the dash from my parts XJ as it is not cracked like my former dash... only thing is, it's gray and the rest of the interior is tan. So, either I'm going to spray the dash tan or change all the interior to gray, which I can do mostly with XJ trim. Lastly, I got the drivetrain buttoned together. Went to Lowes to get some new nuts for the transfercase bolt studs. In case anyone is wondering, they're 3/8"-24. I also removed the original ignition cylinder from the steering column as I will be putting it into my donor XJ's column. I wanted to use it because I have the original keys (Jeep AMC logo branded) and that to me is pure awesomeness. Anyway, I am trying to sell the former engine and drivetrain as it is still fully functional. If I can get that sold, I'll buy the various parts needed to finish this swap (clutch kit, external slave, 4.0 fuel pump, etc...).

Dear god that thing is clean... I get it and put it in storage... too nice to drive. Naw, who am I kidding? I'd drive it but it damn sure is nice.

Pictures? :brows:

Pictures? :brows:

Hahaha, yes! This is awesome.

The 2.5 fuel pump will not work with a 4.0 and vice versa. It puts out 14-15 psi vs 39-40 psi for the 4.0. Also, verify the CPS is good by doing cruiser's CPS A/C test. New ones from the big box stores have been known to be bad. The ECU has to have a strong signal for anything to happen. If that checks out, replace that fuel pump and see where that lands you. I just had the same issue on my donor '90 XJ 4.0. Replaced both and she cranked up after almost two years.

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Glad you got it fixed but I'd still advise fixing that start relay supply wire to an equal or great gauge wire.

On a somewhat related note, what the heck is up with this wire (see below)? That should not be butted to a wire of smaller gauge. I'm surprised that this has not started a fire or melted at the very least. You should fix that soon lol.

Got voltage at the starter relay? Everything hooked up correctly?

I don't doubt that this was actually done to a Comanche. If someone took the time to photoshop all of this, then they have no life and plenty of time. Time better spent building an actual extended cab MJ...

You'll have to swap the wiring harness and ECU if going from a 2.5 to the 4.0. There's no way around that, unfortunately. But luckily, everything will fall into place so to speak since the engine bay for a 2.5 and 4.0 is the same.

I totally understand that... :yes: