Chaz El

Whoa! Cruiser54, I just checked the Ohms from terminal 'B' to the negative battery post and it read 13.5! It fluctuated when I wiggled the firewall harness, but remained solid on the valve cover harness. I hear those connectors on the driver's side of the firewall are pretty problematic, so I guess I'll start there with the cleaning then work my way down to the ground point...

Sorry I've not replied. It's been raining here (Atlanta), so I haven't popped the hood in a few. ParadiseMJ: I will check all the vacuum a fourth time. The line is definitely on the heater valve, but the valve does tick every now and again when I cut the engine. cruiser54: Thanks for that. I've seen you post that before, so I've slapped myself on the wrist for not following that procedure. I'll do that this afternoon. To be honest, mvusse I don't know when it was last replaced. Pretty sure it's been done in the 12 years I've owned it. Thanks for these tips. I'll run through them all today and report back. I'm missing out on some pretty cool gigs by not having my dependable old DD!

Thanks for the replies! It's from the moment it starts. Cold or hot, makes no difference. It doesn't. I was very sleepy when I wrote that... I've triple checked them! So here's the new twist: I replaced the MAP sensor -- no difference. I removed and cleaned the IAC and it's socket -- No difference. Replaced the fuel filter -- No difference. I checked the TPS and it was a little out of range; reading 4.1 volts at WOT instead of the required 4.6 - 4.7. Dialed it in spot on, now it's idling at around 4000 rpm! I'd almost consider this a victory, but it's still un drivable!

Hello! Long time lurker (so yes, I do know how to use the search function ;) ), but infrequent poster. The heater core gave up the ghost in my '88 (4.0, 2wd, Asin auto), so I thought while I was replacing it (no fun!), I would take the opportunity to upgrade the cooling system to an open one. I used this guy's guidelines: http://www.olypen.com/craigh/rad.htm The only thing I touched aside from the cooling system was the EVAP canister, the hoses to which were rotted to the point of uselessness. So, I replaced them. A couple of days after I got it all buttoned up -- and thought she was running right nicely -- it started stalling on me. Power loss like she was starving. I got her home and then she wouldn't start, although I can now get her to run for about 10 minutes or so before she starts to idle rough then quit. My first thought was the EVAP canister, so I pulled it. It's not gunked up and air flows through it freely -- man, that thing tastes like crap! Obviously the hoses are new and no kinks. I checked the vapor line from the tank and it appears to be in fine shape and gunk free as well. The line to the air intake is fine too. So, basically I'm asking: A) Did I goof something up? I took my time and tried to be as careful as possible. But if I left some air in the cooling system, could this cause the stalling? B) Could the re-introduction of the EVAP canister back into the system have caused some kind of vacuum imbalance to an engine that got used to not having one? She does have a soul, you know... C) Is this more likely an unrelated and poorly timed issue? D) It's the purge valve solenoid, isn't it? Please tell me it's the purge valve solenoid... ;) A few other things: Fuel pump is only a few years old. Plugs, wires, distributor have less than 10k on them. Auxiliary fan is hard wired to run full time. I know, none of this means anything, but I thought it worth a mention... Thanks in advance for any and all help. She's my Daily Driver, and if she doesn't work neither do I! She's also a movie star and I've rented her out to 5 different movies, so she's a breadwinner around here as well. I've owned her for 12 years (I got her from my Father-In-Law -- after much pestering -- who bought her new) and she's been the most reliable thing I've ever owned. This forum has gone a long way to keeping her that way, so thanks for that as well!

I guess like everyone else here, I've always got my squinties peeled for another. However, I think if I did bring another one home, I'd probably get served with divorce papers before I could even get the new plates on it. My Lovely Wife says if I bring home another truck it had better be able to haul either all the dogs or a horse trailer. Of course, I'll never, ever get rid of The Ouch Truck (as my MJ is known here in the neighborhood). Yep. That's probably the greatest truth told in this thread! I'm such a cheap bastid, if a new Jeep truck were to come along, I'd most likely wait to pick one up used and let some other sucker take the depreciation. (Don't tell that to the folks at Chrysler!) You guys are gonna give me a swollen head! And it's already freakishly large to begin with! C. ---------------- Now playing: Ray Wylie Hubbard - Drunken Poet's Dream via FoxyTunes

Hi guys! That's my video! I'm glad you're having fun with it. I've been a member for a year and a half or so, although I'm pretty much just a lurker. Lurked for a while before I signed up, too. You guys have helped me iron out quite a few issues over the years! Many, many thanks for that! Let me clear up a few things: Actually, I do live in Atlanta. The PA plate you see in the one video was a fake. My truck was used in a promotional trailer for a book and that book was set in rural PA. I played the town arsonist. By the way, if you're ever in Atlanta, I know where there's beer! @ Sterling: Nope, not all long-hairs are hippies. I usually refer to myself as white trash, being that I have more parts falling off of my house than my truck. @ Automan2164: I look like a stoner, but I'm not (too busy drinking beer, see above). I'm just very, very tired. All the time. I very much hope that someone high up at Chrysler sees it, although I'm obviously not their target customer. My Comanche is my DD, but I'd love to give it some well-deserved rest and wrenching. They need to build us some new trucks! Chaz

@ FxRacing282: Actually, it only looks like a lawn ornament! It's my daily driver and has been for almost 8 years. Luckily my commute is a short one, although lately I've been making excuses to drive it because I've got the engine purring like a kitten right now... @ JeepcoMJ: Thanks for the more detailed breakdown! I think the only thing I can say is, "Yikes!" I knew I was gonna have to get into the dash, but that's a whole lotta dash! 20 minutes for you sounds like a weekend for me. I think that with the mild Atlanta winters, Eagle's temporary workaround might be the way to go until I can line up some other projects (like swapping out the gauge cluster) I've been meaning to get to. If anyone has any heater core horror stories to share as cautionary tales, I'm listening... er, reading... :popcorn:

Nope, not the Peugeot, it was hard enough getting someone to work on the Aisin! When I took it to my first choice of shops, a nice little Mom & Pop that's been there for decades, Pop took one look and said there was no way he'd touch that "Jap Tranny."

It's looking like an enormous, stinging, pain in the arse. However, the estimated cost at a shop as figured by Repair Pal is somewhere between $500 and $900. Being that I just shelled out for a transmission rebuild, it's a job I'll have to tackle myself-- well, with a little help from a mechanically inclined drinking buddy... I just hate, hate, hate draining coolant, what with the three dogs. I may just have to warn passengers to watch their shoes for a while...

Looks like my Sunday is planned... Thanks for the replies!

Long time lurker, first time poster... I was out sneaking a smoke in the only place on the property my wife will not go-- the cab of my '88 MJ-- and I noticed a small squirt of coolant on the passenger side floor mat. Poking around, I found that the housing covering the vacuum motor et al had a fine film of the stuff. I couldn't spot any leaks under the hood and the coolant tank is pretty much full... I was hoping for a pointer as to what the 'most likely' cause might be before I start tearing stuff up. I'm sure this is pretty common, but I couldn't find any threads that covered this particular problem. Any help is appreciated, and I should thank everyone for all the problems you guys have helped me solve in my lurking!