mjeff87

small thread hijack..... Can you wire an e-fan into the stock harness if your MJ didn't come with one originally? I picked one up for my 4.0 swap and was planning to just wire it on a switch (via relay) in-cab, but if I can do it factory style and let the coolant temp control it I would. Jeff

Mine was not driveable (very far, anyway) with similar numbers when I lifted mine. Got 1/3 of the way home from Pat's house and had to stop and drop the front DS before it self destructed. I reset caster to about 6 degrees and it's been fine since. But that was with an AX5, front DS is about 4" shorter than an AX15 or AW4 rig. I might be able to get another degree or two of caster when I get the 4.0/AX15 in place. Jeff

I have a spare crossmember if you need it. You can get it when you come pick up the engine :D

Got the head back from the good ‘ole boys shop yesterday, hot-tanked and broken stud (with a broken drill bit stuck inside of it too) milled out and replaced with a helicoil. Also test-fitted an RE trackbar brace (thanks Pat!) that for the most part all lines up. Not sure if it will be in the way when I go to reinstall the driveline, but it’s so easy to fit in right now with nothing (like an engine) in the way….. Repair: Image Not Found Cleaned up head (pushrods are off soaking in some solvent at the moment): Image Not Found TB brace: Image Not Found Now I can finish bolting the engine back together, and hopefully get the whole driveline back in this weekend. Next weekend is travel to PA for the wifey’s family reunion, so no work on the MJ after this weekend for a couple of weeks :cry: Jeff

phillips head.....at least the ones that are still there :D Jeff

Anyone know offhand what size (wrench size, not thread) the jam nuts are on RE adjustable control arms? Need to pick up a wrench on the way home and want to get the correct size. TIA, Jeff

Time for a weekend wrench party with all your Jeep buddies in the driveway...... :brows: Jeff

4.0 head bolts are TTY (torque to yeild), they can be reused one time. If you reuse them you're supposed to dot them on the tops with a mark to denote they're on their second tour of duty. Jeff

Started working on the 4.0L I got from Pat this weekend. Image Not Found Pulled and painted the oil pan, and put new freeze plugs in it Image Not Found Pulled the head off and took it to the shop to hot-tank it and have the broken exhaust stud fixed. Should have it back tomorrow Image Not Found Image Not Found Installed a new RMS and a Felpro 1 piece pan gasket Image Not Found I’m reusing the headbolts (and will be painting the tops), so I cleaned them up on the bench grinder Image Not Found Image Not Found Started putting things back together. At this point, I have to wait for the head before I can assemble any more Image Not Found Installed an HO compressor bracket and mounted the compressor (for OBA) Image Not Found Where it sits now Image Not Found

I like the added ride height.....I'm short. And yes, they are very comfortable. The real problem I have is the decreased space between the bottom of the steering wheel and the top of the seat. It's kind of an ordeal getting into mine with 6" of lift. I've got to sort of put half my butt on the seat, then slide my right leg under the wheel and pull the rest of me into the seat. That and for the first week or so after I swapped them in, I kept hitting my head off the top of the door frame getting out :oops: Eventually you learn to duck a bit... Jeff

try finding a set of BLACK buckets, it's even worse. Took me over a year scouring 'yards until I finally found a set in a 4 door XJ. Even though they were rockers and non-folding I grabbed them and stashed them away until I could rework my MJ bench brackets and get them in. Yeah, the non-folding backs are a PITA and I still have to pull them back out to cut down the height on the brackets, but at least I finally got black buckets :D Haven't seen another set since, either...... Jeff Image Not Found

X2.... I can help you swap a new TC into your rig for $100 (cost of a JY TC) and a 1/2 case of beer (my labor rate :D ) Jeff

I thought that was your truck......sad to see it go :oops: but at least it went to a good home Wanderin, you shoulda stopped over on your roadtrip and said hi.....I'm about an hour away from where you picked up. Jeff

www.carsinbarns.com :nuts: Jeff

Greg.....it was my pleasure. Glad you had a good time :cheers: Got the underhood wiring harness and vacuum harness pulled out today: Image Not Found Image Not Found Buncha 2.5 stuff: Image Not Found The workshop: Image Not Found

Good weekend…..Greg came down and spent the night, and we got some serious wrenching done (and drank an assload of beers, feasted on some smoked pork shoulder, corn on the cob, and sliced tomatoes). We got the MT springpacks swapped into his MJ, along with a set of V8 ZJ coils and 1-3/4” spacers: Image Not Found Image Not Found And we got the driveline on my MJ pulled :D Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found

:cheers: nothing more to add than what's already been discussed...... all of us on here are screwed up in our own little ways, but in a good way Jeff

yeah Don....it is like working inside a soda can. The adjoining unit is my neighbor's and he's got a few fans in there I'm gonna "borrow" if it gets too bad, but it's actually supposed to cool off here this weekend to the low 80's We'll swill down a few High Life's in your honor, too ;)

Couple shots of the work area: Image Not Found AX15 and 231: Image Not Found 4.0 in process of being rebuilt: Image Not Found All the rest of the crap that needs to be swapped in: Image Not Found

there will be plenty of pics, rest assured......I'll post a few up in the morning of the host facility. Kind of a before-and-after thing, it's all so clean and shiny now. No telling what it'll look like in a month or so :D I've already started the "empty Bud Light Can" memorial, too. Good thing there's a dumpster nearby. Jeff

The ones I go to cost $1 to get in. That $1 goes into an insurance account that they maintain in case someone gets injured. Ask me how I know.......I accidentally dropped a transmission on my hand while trying to remove it by myself one day. I was walking out with one sore hand (and the tranny) and casually mentioned my stupidity to the cashier. They MADE me fill out a bunch of paperwork and sent me to the ER for x-rays and evaluation.....on their dime, not mine. Thankfully, no worse than a bunch of swelling and a bit of blood (I had gloves on luckily). Jeff

If anyone's around this weekend and wants to wrench a bit, or just come hang out and drink beer, project 4.0 swap is getting underway. Also, WahooSteeler is (hopefully) coming down with his MJ to do some work on. I bit the bullet and finally rented a 20X30 storage facility for the next couple months I might toss a pork shoulder on the grill/smoker early AM for dinner, and pick up some local corn too. Jeff

Yeah, you don't HAVE to drop the driveshaft, but doing so gives you alot more room to fiddle, especially when trying to reinstall the unit. And because the metal lines tend to crack where they enter the unit, I prefer to disconnect the soft lines up toward the front of the bed where they reattach to the hard lines versus trying to pull them directly off the sender (if you plan on working on the unit on the bench). Some models of replacement pumps now contain a flat ring instead of the rounded-type OEM one. They are a bit more of a pain to keep centered than the old style, but do work. When reinstalling the lock ring, make sure all three metal tabs are engaged under the "ears" on the tank before you start tapping the ring to tighten. Those lock rings are pretty thin, and can bend easily. Jeff

my pump howled for about 3 years, then one day I started it up, it ran for about 3 seconds and then died. Had to put it in 1st gear and crawl it with the starter for about 100 ft to get it to a safe place to work on it. Moral of the story......replace pump. Jeff

yeah, like I said, it's a good price for what it is. I have a HF gun, not sure what model it is but it was cheap.....I've used it for some light/medium duty stuff and the impact mechanism is getting sloppy. For what I paid for it it's not worth trying to refurbish. I figure the Craftsman model will get a bit longer life. Jeff