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Also, when you source the shifter bits for the TC, make sure you get AX-15 parts. In particular, 3 specific pieces. The actual shift handle that bolts into the trans tunnel is universal, but the bracket that attaches to the trans, the bracket that attaches to the underside of the trans tunnel, and the rod that connects the shift mechanism (the one that adjusts by loosening the setscrew) are all specific to the AX-15. If you want to stay factory, you need very specific parts......or you can go with an aftermarket shifter assembly (Novak, etc.) and eliminate all of the failure-prone factory stuff and not have to worry about it.

I know you say your new crossmember is bent, but......try unbolting it and flipping it around 180 degrees and see if the bolt holes line up better. Been there, done that. It may look symmetrical but it is NOT. For my clutch line, I used a braided SS line (with fittings already pressed on) from Advance Adapters. They have (or had at the time) 2 different lengths. I don't remember the exact sizes but I chose the longer one which gave me extra line to route it away from the downpipe.

You win the understatement of the year award for that one, LOL Every time I'm stopped in traffic with my KJ it feels like the engine is missing spark on random cylinders. It also has the "air hammer" when the rear windows are down but the front ones are up. I've mitigated that some by installing vent shades, but it still does it. Cracking the passenger side window makes it go away.

I'm thinking that, yes. Not so much an issue with a 2.5 like 'Scout says.....but definitely a problem with a 4.0.

It's for clearance....there's not enough room on the inboard side of the framerail for a regular nut to fit. I don't remember exactly what it is, but there is something right there in the way.

My wife has an aunt/uncle combo almost equidistant on both sides from Morgantown. One set lives right outside of Lancaster, the other right outside of Valley Forge/King of Prussia. We've driven past the turnpike exit for that place many, many times. We'll be up to visit the Valley Forge aunt/uncle over Easter. If you're around, we can meet up there

4WD leaf packs will put your 2WD about an inch higher in the rear right from the start.

Earlier models (all MJ's) were aluminum. Later model XJ's (96+) are stamped steel. The steel ones are preferable if your tired old 4.0 has a lot of blowby....the CCV baffle is at the top of the cover inside and oil is less apt to get sucked out and into your airbox. The aluminum ones have baffle towers that sit much closer to the valve train and pick up oil/vapors much more readily. Its an easy swap, but you will need a new gasket and have to change up the CCV hoses and fittings.

My wife and I honeymooned in Ireland (many years ago). I was shocked to see that most (all?) of the pubs there did not have refrigerators. All the canned/bottled beers were kept on a shelf or in a cabinet, right around 50-55 degrees.

I'm down in FL now visiting friends with my wife for the week. We were at a Mexican place yesterday in st. Augustine and Pacificos were $3 each. Needless to say, they had to reorder them for today's crowd after we left there Later on, we ended up at an Irish place (I'm Irish on my maternal side, we honeymooned in Ireland even). They had Smithwicks and Harp on tap (and the obligatory Guiness which I'm not a huge fan of....). I had more than a few Smithwicks, a Harp, and a local pilsner. Good times. Later on in the day, we found a shop that specialized in international beers (bottles and/or ans) and I had a couple Presidentes, which is the national beer of the Dominican Republic. One of my favorite beers ever....it is made with corn grits.

Jeep Driver, Good to know. Thanks.

Like I said....Si Vis Pacem, para bellum. Since HB961 was tabled, I was fortunate enough to find the guy I sold all my stuff to and was able to buy it all back. We'll see where it all goes from here.

Appreciate your point of view, but did you really need to post this?

Not a connisuir by any means, but I know my way around a beer menu or three. My EDC is what I call "grass cutting" beers, basically any light commercial beer. Virtually no taste or body, just cold fizzy stuff that you can drink 37 of and not feel any difference. Step up to a bit higher ABV (6-8%) if I'm out for a nicer dinner, 1-2 of them and I'm fine. Not a huge fan of overly-hopped IPA's, but Troeg's Perpetual IPA is highly quaffable in this arena and I can put them down like it was my job. Next step is the heavy beers, 10-12% ABV and +80-90 IBU 's, maybe 1-2 of those in a proper glass and temperature and I'm good to go, usually sitting at home on my couch. Chimay white or blue label is my favorite in that arena

Yeah, it's supposed to only be in the 40's here late Thursday and Friday. Interior/central NC is progged to get a snowstorm (5-8") on Friday even, lol. It will actually be better weather back up in VA than down here come the weekend.

It would have been a sumbitch trying to get a luggage tag on it

We were able to upgrade our seats to first class on the way down (American). Flying back on Delta via Hartfield on Friday. If we can upgrade, our checked luggage should be free, lol. Spent the day today in St. Augustine....really cool little town. Weather here has been great the last couple days, but the bottom falls out tomorrow. We're just gonna stay inside and drink/eat all day

:mic drop: /end of discussion (no offense rokinn)

I'm down in northern FL for the week right now, about 4 miles from the FL/GA line. Google says I can be in Macon in about 2 hours.....hmmm..... Can I bring it back with me on my Delta flight this weekend?

Thats a shortened version of our full state motto. It cherry picks the main points, but still gets the main point across.

Please merge this thread into the Hb961 thread, if possible

I think the majority of the country is missing the Bloomberg connection to this whole thing. Solely my opinion, but I think this is how this whole thing is playing out, from a macro-level. Bear with me. Our (VA) governor got caught in the crosshairs with the blackface scandal, which was a HUGE deal here when it happened. Even most of the D party was asking him (and others) to step down. Then, all of a sudden, the whole thing just flat out disappeared. Poof, gone. Several months later, this anti-gun wave blows up here, aided in most part by state elections that give majority control in both the senate ad the house, along with our pathetic, embattled excuse for a governor who had been in exile all the time. Stay with me here, comes now the tie-in. Biden is the party's choice for nomination, but most don't want him as the candidate. Bloomberg suddenly gets huge, despite party rules, and buys his way into the ticket. His campaign ads here in VA are overwhelming, to say the least. He is attempting to buy the nomination, and just might pull it off, and both parties don't approve. His platform is centered around 2A issues and he's whipping up everyone in an attempt to get the nomination. The genesis of his campaign is right here in VA. Why? Because he got our governor out of all the hot water for his racist press with his money, and the quid pro quo for that was for our governor to be the "sacrificial lamb" to blow up all this new 2A legislation here. He (Northam) is the patsy to springboard bloom bergs campaign into the spotlight. A useful idiot, who would otherwise be tried in the court of public opinion (and fact), but is getting cleared by obfuscation and help from the media. In less than a year, you'll never hear the name Ralph Northam ever again, but he will go on to live out his life in a sense of normalcy, thanks to Bloomberg. That same man who has plans and the financial wherewithal to make that all happen, as he buys his way into office. There are things happening in ways that joe six-pack voter/citizen just can't comprehend.

For those following this, HB961 (the weapons ban bill) just got tabled until next season. Yay. Small victory but we'll take it. The hard work now begins to get the whole mess expunged from next years docket.

^^^yeah that. The HVAC fan is still working fine, it's just that you're losing vacuum to the actuators that direct the airflow. When that happens it defaults to defrost. There is a vacuum resivoir behind the front bumper on the passenger side to assist with low vacuum situations, and yours nay be bad, or one of the lines to it may be damaged/missing. It will be either a small black plastic ball about the size of a softball, or a larger, more oval shaped canister. Check the resivoir and all the lines to it, and follow the one line up into the engine bay/firewall to make sure it's still good.

Well, an update on VA politics. The senate judiciary committee voted down the bill related to leaving a firearm accessible to a minor in "a reckless manor" being a felony. Two D senators joined ranks with the R's for the down vote. For those unaware, D's have the majority in both the house and the senate here, after the last elections, thanks to heavy $$$ influence and geographical presence (see my above post), plus a heavy dose of gerrymandering. And we have a D governor. The "assault weapons" (which they cannot specifically define in any logical way) ban is also meeting resistance too. Clear heads may actually be prevailing in some of this mess after all.