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This is the only pic I could find. Found it on some Russian website.

Now that is true recycling. Or maybe it's called re-purposing. Outstanding! :cheers:

Anyone know the background of this gorgeous creature? It's kind of growing on me........

Normally the 5-blade aux fans used in the Renix pull a max on 20A on startup, but that's for a fairly new fan. A 20+ year old fan with rusty bearings and questionable wiring can easily pull 10A more. The newer 10-blade fans on the 97 and up XJs normally pull about 10A more than the Renix fans, but they move more CFMs of air too.

Both my daughters both went to UA (as in 'Bama) so you know who I'm for. I think whoever wins the Iron Bowl tomorrow will be the next BCS champ. And since the Tide has been doing such a great job in those games lately, I see no reason for the Tide not to keep rolling. Auburn will be very tough at home, but who's left after them? The SEC championship game will probably be against Missouri, then the BCS maybe Ohio State? No worries with either one of them. :yes:

Enjoy it more too. :thumbsup:

The front hose on the valve cover goes to the air cleaner; the rear one with the metered orifice goes to a fitting on the intake manifold. A CCV system with good suck and blow = a clean engine bay. Well, it helps anyhow............

Yes, you can use the original hold-down bar. Even tho I've seen this so many times I still can't get over how clean it is under there ^^ Old pic. It's much cleaner now. :yes: Too bad I don't keep the rest of my stuff clean, like the yard, the man cave, the garage, the deck, etc etc.

What year is the XJ? 1993 was the seat design change year, so anything newer will not be an easy PnP swap.

What oil filter are you using? Did you change it along with the oil?

Yes, you can use the original hold-down bar.

They are a U. of Alabama farm team. You must be a fan of the Terps women's field hockey team now since the Ravens suck this year. :yes:

Sorry Pat. But the Pack had a good excuse. Rodgers was hurt and couldn't play.

The two most consistent occurrences you can always count on every Thanksgiving are a great turkey dinner, and the Detroit Lions will lose. Not only did Detroit break this tradition today, they annihilated Green Bay 40-10. They truly played like Lions this year, not turkeys. :banana:

Similar parking brake recall for Wranglers: http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=R&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=02V041000 The solution: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1976-1995-JEEP-WRANGLER-CJ-YJ-PARK-EMERGENCY-BRAKE-LEVER-PEDAL-ASSEMBLY-NEW-/251390747369 When this futility exercise finally dies, as it will, adapt the Wrangler unit to your MJ. I'd be surprised if there is much difference between the two.

The only tap-dancing being done here is by you. I don't see how the terms of the wager can be any more clear. You quoted JeepcoMJ and agreed, calling it an "amusing" "exercise in futility" when he said: "... and realize the fact that NO ONE honors a recall on a 22-23 year old vehicle." I wager that a safety recall will be honored, regardless of how much time has passed. That as plain as I can make it. You hold that makers are free of such responsibility if a vehicle is too old. The only thing left to agree upon are the stakes. Since this is over the Internet and I don't see any way for the winner to collect tangible assets, it seems we should agree on something that can be accomplished here on this forum. What would you suggest? Interesting night last. An elderly neighbor lady called my wife around midnight complaining of chest pains and we took her to the hospital. Turned out to be a false alarm, and she's fine, but had to stay overnight. Back to the subject below. ... and realize the fact that NO ONE honors a recall on a 22-23 year old vehicle." The terms of this bet are way too vague and need to be quantified. As stated above, Oyaji-san could drag up a recall that was honored decades after the vehicle's manufactured date that pertained to anything. For example a recall the Stanley Steamer company issued for replacement of possibly defective boiler pressure relief valves on the car's boiler. We are betting on the outcome of this specific recall, a potential failure of the parking brake mechanism in an 86 Jeep Comanche, nothing else. Honoring is defined as Chrysler repairing or replacing the assembly, or offering a mutually agreed upon cash settlement to all claimants of this specific recall, as in a class action suit. I'd love to see someone get "honored" to their satisfaction for this specific recall, but Chrysler has a difficult time keeping up with their current recalls, let alone one from 27 years ago. I'm done with this now........

Pat, this guy doesn't even have an MJ. Everything else you said is spot on. After they get over laughing, Chrysler will require documented maintenance records for the full history of the reported vehicle pertaining to the parking brake assembly and all associated components as per the FSM for every person making a recall claim. Can anyone provide those? Maybe a meticulous original owner; that's it. As far as the bet, this guy will never define the terms of his bet. Until he does, no bet. I'll pony up if and when he does, but it will never happen. The endless tap dancing will continue. Guys like this come and go on the forum all the time. While Oyaji-san provides some interesting information occasionally, I see very little practical value.

More tap dancing, smoke and mirrors, etc. ad nauseaum. Since you called out a bet Oyaji-san, and you state "I am certain they will honor the recall by some means, which may go well beyond simple replacement of the defective pawl", I'll bet they won't do squat. Make the bet easy on yourself. Meanwhile, as you are thinking of another semi-clever repartee, here is some listening enjoyment just for you. One of my all time favorites:

Put money on what? Lay out the details of what you expect to accomplish. I'll always bet on a sure thing.

Agree, an exercise in futility. Rather amusing too.

Proper drum brake and cable tension adjustment is important, but more important is the condition of the brake cables themselves. After years of ramming the e-brake pedal trying to drag the rusted out stretched out inner cables through the rusted out cable sheath takes it's toll on the parking brake mechanism every time you try to use it. I bought my MJ over 11 years ago, and had a hard time getting the e-barke to engage and hold at first. The easy immediate fix was to use a motorcycle cable lubricator tool to force the lube through the inner cable until it ran out the distant end. Lubing the single front cable and the two rear cables freed them up nicely so that minimal foot pressure was required. The e-brake worked great after that, and lasted many years with that single lube until I replaced all the e-brake cables when I switched over to rear disks. It's working great now, and will always work great as long as you take care of the cables. BTW, the rear left and right replacement e-brake cables are the same for all MJs; the front cable for the LWB and SWB trucks are different.

Hey Jim-man! In between buying more MJs did you ever get a chance to do the pressure test? :yes: Or anyone else?

Wonderful.

Make sure the tach mounting screws to the cluster are tight and clean. The PC foil sometimes gets torn, so follow the traces from the tach + and - terminals along the foil to makes sure there are no obvious open circuits. You'll also need to check continuity from the cluster plug cable pins to the tach terminals, but you will need a wiring diagram for that. The gauges, including the tach, seldom go bad. It's most always the PC foil is damaged, or the tach signal isn't getting to the tach from the ICM. You would get some tach movement if there was continuity. Either way, you will need a wiring diagram to trace out continuity.

The blend door is actually controlled by a mechanical cable. It won't move if the cable clamp is loose. You can stick your head down there and watch the door move (or not move) as you slide the the lever.