Pete M

I'm trying to replace everything corroded with cleaner stuff from my parts stash. for example I swapped the gauges into a clean housing and am swapping out the gas pedal for a nice one. no sense in keeping something that might cause a problem later.

oh, what an age to be alive! Key Parts for the WIN!! also the euramtec side lights arrived (which I'm also super excited about, but they kinda got overshadowed by the sheetmetal

every single XJ 97+ has the valve removed, whether with or without AC. Jeep themselves eventually got sick of it

don't know the details, but I swear I read that Lowes rents trucks with unlimited miles

you can get the flushing benefit if you simply turn the heat on now and again. especially first thing when you fire up the truck so you're not baking yourself in the summertime

this lil guy? https://www.partsgeek.com/l2wggl7-jeep-cherokee-heater-valve.html

most importantly it eliminates the complicated, failure-prone valve setup. also means coolant is always flowing through the heater core which reduces the chance of sludge buildup.

done

the fan speed switch's end of that harness, so right under the radio.

all the same criteria needs to be met. big file sizes, permissions from each owner, someone to volunteer to do all the work, etc...

popped up for sale near me and couldn't resist needs some minor work, but I feel like I needed to own one

scratch that. when I look at both yours and mine they go back to the beginning for each account. 2018 for you.

my guess is that particular search feature only goes back a year?

Jeepers helping Jeepers spend their money

use the truck to tow the car that can't possibly go wrong.

nice!

what an odd sounding thing. is it some sort of... competition?

keep in mind that only 2dr XJ buckets lean forward. with some minor mods (usually using 1x1 tubing to adapt your floor brackets to the seat base), most any junkyard bucket can be made to work. 2dr cars with generally lean forward. be prepared to fight with unbolting your seat from the floor. I recently had to slice through all the brackets to get a bench out. fortunately Brandon makes replacement brackets

this was the hvac plug in the XJ at the 'yard.

damn. it. was really hoping I wouldn't have to deal with this spot again. sigh...

hvac is out! maximum grossness. but it's trash anyway so I don't care. plenty of rust on the floor, but I don't see the streaks of rust coming from multiple places like with the last truck. found out how they got in. the previous owner's solution was some foil tape over the hole

mmmm... tasty. radiator fluid was pretty nasty. hoses/t-stat/etc will be replaced, but I think the radiator is usable. we'll see what the inside looks like when I do the t-stat. might pull the pump just to check condition. another fun surprise. some of the fan blades are bent at the tips.

on ebay

the junkyard was good to me also got a radio and vacuum canister. and snagged an Expedition hitch to go with the Scar-fab brackets that just showed up. also got Brandon's seat brackets. the Expedition is one of the few rigs out there that has a hitch that's wide enough to use the center bit on an MJ. everything seems to mount their hitches to the inner part of the frames and so they are too short.

personally I dislike the tape-on versions. to the point that I'm going to be paying out the nose for some in-channel versions for my pt cruiser because they are all located overseas. (as soon as I have some extra cash)