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Now now....don't criticize our furry little balls of (mostly) fat, they are hard at work holding down the carpets ;) We are gradually switching his and the other two's food over to a high protein/low carb type. He's lost a little bit of weight but only consistent with his age, so that never really worried us, but his gradual change in behavior is what tipped us off. You get used to how a pet acts when you've had them as long as we've had 'Bump (just like you do a person). We had another cat in addition to the current three, and she made it to the ripe old age of 22. We had her put down, although amazingly her heart and lungs were fine and all of her blood values were normal.....her body just plain ran out of steam. Probably the hardest thing I've ever had to do. Right now he's only on one unit (.1 cc) of insulin 2X per day, but I have to drop him off Wednesday morning at the vet and they're gonna run a full glucose profile on him so we can adjust the dosage to a daily management level. Might need to up it to as much as 2.5 to 3 units, but I've got a feeling probably less judging by the positive reaction he's already had to the small shots we've given him. Normal feline glucose is 70-120, much like humans. You can do a blood glucose check at home on cats (some meters are more accurate than others) but you have to get the sample from the ear. I'm not sure he's gonna be too thrilled for us to try that, so we may leave the blood tests to the vet. We'll probably monitor the urine with the strips inbetween blood tests. Thanks for all of the encouragement guys, it really means alot to us :cheers: Jeff

Seriously. Diagnosis confirmed Friday afternoon, sugar was 586 :ack: He's getting on in years (about 16 as near as we can figure, we rescued him from an abandoned building when he was a kitten), but hasn't had any real health problems at all. But, about three weeks or so ago we noticed a subtle change in his behavior, a little lethargic, drinking more water than normal and urinating like a cow on a flatrock. So we took him into the vet. I'm needle-phobic (I nearly pass out when I get shots or have to give blood) and never thought I could stick my cat, but it turns out to not be bad at all. Hell, I think I could stab myself with an insulin needle (and I probably will by accident......) if I had to. He gets two doses a day, at 6AM and 6PM. Here's our new sugar cat (Speedbump, for those that don't know him) the black and white lump on the left: Image Not Found Anyone else have a diabetic pet? Jeff

ouchie...... I feel ya on sutures in the nailbed, not fun. When I chopped my toe off a couple months ago the ER doc stitched it back on and put 4 sutures into the nailbed. He gave me two rounds of novicane (4 shots each X2) at the base of the toe to block the nerve, and then 2 more shots directly into the toe at the chop point and it was all I could do to not rip the side of the gurney off. My wife tried to hold my hand but quickly realized that was a bad idea :yes: Keep those wounds CLEAN, especially if you got down to the bone. You don't want an infection to set in. Did they give you a teatnus shot too? I got one right after he put the stitches in, and it hurt like hades too. And for the next two days.... Jeff

you can use a BJ press, but you'll need the adapter kit along with it to do it properly.....rent the whole sheebang from your local Autismzone, or similar. Or, you can be butch, and redneck them out/in with a BFH as described above :roll: Jeff

agreed....it is alot of work, but it's not alot of technical/fabrication work. Nearly 100% of the parts bolt in, but it's getting all of the little pieces/parts correctly that's a chore. I swapped a 4.0 into mine, but I spent the better part of a year gathering parts a piece at a time as I found them, and then took the better part of two months working on weekends doing the swap (although I did alot more than was absolutely necessary to get it up and running, but I'm a stickler for details like that..... :D ) End result is something that I built from ground up and am confident in running, and a happier person for doing so. Jeff edit: welcome to the club, from a 'burgher now transplanted to VA :cheers:

Thanks Marcel....I'm retiring a set of BFG AT's that I bought used and still got 40K road miles on, and were about the best tire I've ever driven on in snow before. I was gonna get the treadwright BFG knockoffs (Warden) to replace them (buddy of mine is running them on his f/s pickup and loves them) but for $10 per tire I think I'm gonna go with the Gaurd Dog MT/s. I don't see my TJ being a DD for much longer, prolly gonna try to find a later model XJ for that duty, and maybe start having a bit more fun with the TJ (well, as much as can be expected....it's a 2.5L gutless wonder on the highway :D ) Jeff

it's located at about 11:00 on the bellhousing. Look for a large squarish weatherpack connector toward the driverside rear of the engine at the firewall. Unplug and replug and see if it starts. If yes, replace the sensor. Also, check the fuel pump ground for intermittent contact. It's behind the driverside taillight assembly. Clean/tighten as necessary. Jeff

Anyone here running treadwrights (formerly Hi-tec retreads) on their rigs? I'm a big fan of 'treads and don't want to discuss the pro/cons of them here....just want any input on dealing with treadwright to finalize my decision and drop the $$$ on a set of 31's for the TJ. Couple local guys are running treadwrights and have had noting but good stuff to say about them, FWIW. TIA, Jeff

WBKrazy is spot on with his advice, here's somewhat of a writeup on my swap with some pics of what he's talking about... viewtopic.php?f=7&t=11205 Jeff

leave a couple of the top cover bolts (or at least the center top one) loosely threaded into the axle, and have a large drain pan placed underneath. Use a stiff bladed putty knife or similar tool and pry the cover loose from the side.....when the old sealant breaks free, the bolt(s) will keep the cover from falling off and sending the old gear oil everywhere but into the drain pan. Gear oil has a unique odor, and you either love it or hate it. Use rags you don't plan on reusing if you hate the smell, it lingers ;) Jeff

^^^ I tried to fab that linkage up on my AX15/231 and it didn't work. The geometry between the end of the shifter and the linkage tab on the range shaft on the TC was uncooperative (they were too close together). I think the OP was running an AW4 and had more space inbetween the two. Jeff

Cool.....we gotsta party now :cheers: Jeff

I put the same booster in my MJ (or it may have come from a 96, can't quite remember) and have the same difference in pedal height. Other than it being a bit aesthetically unappealing, it functions correctly. This was probably the best mod I've ever done to mine, and I've done ALOT of mods...... :D I ended up grinding off too much of the back of the booster rod and couldn't get the brake switch to function correctly, so I ended up swapping in the entire pedal assembly from the donor XJ I got the booster out of, and used the newer style contact switch. That was a bit of a PITA working by myself, but the overall booster swap was very easy. Jeff

My MJ has stranded me exactly two times....the first when the alternator went and took the battery with it while I was on a roadtrip and about 60 miles into the middle of nowhere, and the second when the fuel pump died a couple of miles from my house. The pump had been notoriously loud for at least three years (so loud that people "commented" on it when the heard it) but always ran faithfully. One day, I drove it from the house down to the storage facility I rent, pulled up outside the unit and shut it off. Unloaded the bed, got back in, and had no fuel pump, at all. Took me until the next day to source another pump and replace it. Moral of the story....it's not a question of "if" the pump is gonna die, but rather "when". Luckily for me I was only a couple miles from home. YMMV :D Jeff

almost....... you'll have to splice in the MJ sub-harness for the rear lights, XJ's are different. The other 99.95% of the harnesses are the same. Jeff

Black interiors were an AMC-era thing only, '87 being the last year :fs1: Jeff

on the 4.56's comments......they were only available (factory) from 87 to 89, and only behind an AW4. And yes, they did put them in 2WD's. Jeff

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My wife and I were in Las Vegas last week, and I got the chance to catch the opening of the Barrett Jackson auction at Mandalay Bay on Friday (was live on SPEED if you saw it). If anyone ever gets the chance to go to one, I strongly recommend you stop whatever it is you are doing and go, you will not be disappointed. Here’s a few pics of some of what I got to see: Lots of big displacement engines: Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found

YJ lines in front, $30: Image Not Found Image Not Found Dakota line, rear, $15, but I don't have a good pic of mine ;) Jeff

Canadian soldiers strip a Jeep to the frame and reassemble in four minutes...... :yes: Jeff http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2dc_1284230512

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=11205 Jeff

I'm strictly a BL guy.....I detest Iron City (sacreilgeous, I know) but I can swill down an IC Light or five if necessary. My father (RIP) was a Schmidt's guy thru-and-thru. I used to get beers for him out of the fridge, and always delivered them open to him. That's how I started drinking beer :brows: His brother (my uncle) was strictly a PBR guy, and my granddfather only drank Old Milwaulkee. As far as "s" beers go, they don't pass my lips anymore. Stroh's, Schlitz, Shaffer, Straub, Schmidt's, Stoney's.....not for me. Jeff

Although I don't drink ANY beer that begins with the letter "s" (for exactly the reason you all may be thinking), this is so true and funny: http://returntomanliness.com/2008/08/10 ... yard-beer/ (apologies to Don in advance :yes: ) Jeff