shawn

this fuse box is a total wreck. the fuses are good but the parts that grab them seem to be missing or broken, plus it's just plain grody and corroded. the Q is : is this a plug and play thing ? can i change it out without too much hassel? all my elecrical probs seem to come from there and today it was the heater/wipers/signals and brake lights. they all seem to b on the same fuse !------ on a lighter note , i heard the radio for the first time today - (for a while).

NAPAs waaaaaay higher ------ book time is lower though. where are they 80.????

does this sound reasonable ? (inclding labour) wheel bearings are another expensive item. throwing the budget outta whack.

thank you - this is very valuable info to me.- i knew there was something about counting the revolutions but you have laid it out very clearly. - can't wait to see what I'm dealing with.

thank you - this is very valuable info to me.- i knew there was something about counting the revolutions but you have laid it out very clearly. - can't wait to see what I'm dealing with.

what i have now for diffs is a couple of unknowns. the only thing about them that i do know is that they are a different ratio in each end. - so when this 4 cyl XJ came available i though " hey, good way to make sure i have the right (same) ratio in each end, -cheaply." - the fact that it is most likely 4:10s just looked like a bonus to me.

what i have now for diffs is a couple of unknowns. the only thing about them that i do know is that they are a different ratio in each end. - so when this 4 cyl XJ came available i though " hey, good way to make sure i have the right (same) ratio in each end, -cheaply." - the fact that it is most likely 4:10s just looked like a bonus to me.

Save it !!!

Save it !!!

so either way i will be changing the perches - unless - i get the same ratios some other way.

so either way i will be changing the perches - unless - i get the same ratios some other way.

i have started driving the '91 again and when i got it ,it seems the PO had rebuilt the rear end with a diferent ratio than the front. - so here's what I'm thinking: i have the chance to pick up an XJ ( 4 cyl, 5 spd) cheap. - i think its about an '88. i understand it's likely to have 4:10s and am thinking it might be an idea to stick both front and rear ends into my '91 MJ shortbox. - i would go spring-over and it of course would already be set up this way. - my question is: would that rear-end already fit in regards to perches or is it a different distance. anything else i should be thinking about ?-------I'm trying to be simple and cheap. - but i don't mind paying for a good lift for the front if the spring-over thing works out.

i have started driving the '91 again and when i got it ,it seems the PO had rebuilt the rear end with a diferent ratio than the front. - so here's what I'm thinking: i have the chance to pick up an XJ ( 4 cyl, 5 spd) cheap. - i think its about an '88. i understand it's likely to have 4:10s and am thinking it might be an idea to stick both front and rear ends into my '91 MJ shortbox. - i would go spring-over and it of course would already be set up this way. - my question is: would that rear-end already fit in regards to perches or is it a different distance. anything else i should be thinking about ?-------I'm trying to be simple and cheap. - but i don't mind paying for a good lift for the front if the spring-over thing works out.

A huge thank you to all who replied. the update so far is : i made it to work, back's feeling a little better, and while i was there, a guy from my local wheeling, who ive never met, phoned and went with my wife and pulled it back to civilization with his YJ. apparently he knew a landowner nearby and was able to pull it through his property. i just go in from work and i now have the option of having it towed- which make a huge difference to me. there's some good people out there (and around here too). ya - i guess i was playing alone . - it started with simply taking the dog out for a run, but one trail led to another....... and ended with me and the dog in a taxi home. tomorrow's another day . - thanx again to all.

thanx guys -very much - i got the kind of back pain that floors u (am on way to hosp right now). havnt found a way to get at it yet and as soon as a willing friend turns up i will go out and do what i can. Dirty --- i want to try the stick trick first - just couldnt get under there with this back thing goin on. the weird part is I'm startingt a new job tomorrw morn. and the truck is my driver too--so needless to say I'm having a frustrating eve. best case scenario now seems to b that i can co-ordinate a truck rescue in morn (assuming i can describe where it is, a way to get into it , find someone who will go look at it , and it hasnt been vandalized. ) thanx again all ------sincerely, shawn.

the haynes manual say it requires removal of the fuel tank for '88 and earlier so I'm not sure what to do and am pressed caues i gotta start a new job in the morn and can't just get a tow truck becuse of where its situated.

so thats that. --- heard a whirring noise coming from area of fuel tank. a little while goes by and i stop and shut it off. 15 mins later i get back in. start up and go and right away it dies. and is still dead. its an '89 pioneer 4.0 5 speed 4x4. does this mean the fuel pump is in the tank ? and whats up with getting it going and getting it to a safer place? as a bonus - just before this happened my back went out and am in full spasm as i write this. any help greatly apppreciated if its soon . thanks.

sweet little truck, man. --- now lets see it all cleaned up in some daylight.

very sweet looking little machine! good find,------------if the price was good.

just a couple pics after i trimmed the fenders.

i'm from B.C. and u KNOW i have an opinion. as far as drugs go , we pretty much just do whatever the @#$% we want. they leave us alone for the most part. closest thing to freedom there is in n.america.

it was like watching bad porn ---------impotency and no gratification.

i'm from north of vancouver (on the ferry) , and i do have 2 mj's. it wasn't me though.

looks like a great deal - just the kind (and size, and price) I'm looking for.

this blue truck has no sway bar links. i figure the lift in it is 3" (and I'm thinking of putting in coil spacers). can anyone tell me a cheap sb link that would be appropriate? i have heard that TJ links are about the right size. - any advice appreciated.