Pete M

I don't know about that. I beat a kid off the light while towing a trailer full of stuff in the CRD Liberty. :D In his defense, his car was full of his friends. Just too many people for that little engine to overcome. I could see his friends raggin' on him, at the next light (more traffic there so we couldn't go again). Long live TORQUE!!

That's a very good question. After skimming through the various dealership brochures, I'd say it's about on par with the Pioneer, but with a different exterior look.

No, they aren't going to create a black hole that'll swallow up the earth. On a completely unrelated note, I think I might hit the bars tonite. :D :cheers:

Maybe. This might just be me, but I think that "ricer" is more a mindset than anything else. Small cars pimped out on plenty of showy parts that don't help the driving experience (unless you regularly go 200 mph). I think of ricer meaning "poser with a little car". Sometimes it's hard to easily tell the posers from the guys that actually spend tons of money on engine hop-ups, brakes and suspensions parts that would keep up with a Vette. And that's where I think the derogatory part of "ricer" comes in. Kids with cheap cars spending money to look good, rather than perform good. But there are people like that in all classes of vehicular pastimes. Guys who jack up their truck 10 inches and never touch the dirt come to mind. Posers who want to look cool and look like they actually take part in cool activities (whether it be mudding or racing). On the other hand, I feel a bit sorry for the ricers. Stuck with small pocket books, it almost seems like they're doing the best they can to stand out from the crowd. So here's to you mister Ricer man! We may all be pointing and laughing at you, but if your goal was to get noticed, it worked. More power to ya. :cheers:

I do actually, as well as my truck's accomplishments (still blows my mind that it's in a freaking book). Although it isn't because of the "management" aspect of the site. It's way down at the bottom of the page with my other hobbies and pastimes (like the fact that I repair all my own and friends/families vehicles). My last 2 big jobs were handed to me because of my hands-on experience with repairs and tackling mechanical-minded problems. Who knew that being able to install an alternator would result in me fixing robotic laser-cutting stations. :dunno: I'd really like to get into the offroad parts field, but we'll see (I'd also like to be close to family too).

For a quick and varied response, tech questions should really go in the tech forum. Not everyone checks the projects forums every day. :cheers:

My Dakota was made in Michigan (about a half-hour north of me) and my Jeeps were made in Ohio (about a half-hour south of me). Apparently I like vehicles built close to home (really really close to home). :dunno:

99% of those guys never get to do anything. If they all got through I'd be overwhelmed with deleting their posts. So instead, I have to approve everyone before they can post. Keeps 99% of them out, but every once in a while one of them is actually smart about the name and bio they put in and I approve them just in case they are real. Then it's to the spam-trap for them! And yes, I know I'm way behind with deleting their entries. It's not quite as easy/fast as I'd like and some days we get pummeled with 30 or more bots. :roll:

Too bad neither of them can get last post on the super-ultra-secret forum. :D It's viewable only to mods and admin. I made it out of the old spammer forum so I can quickly throw spam-bot posts into it and then deal with them at my convenience (tracking IP #s etc.) without them disturbing anyone.

Oh, and check the condition of the connector in the rear wire harness. It's located right behind the rear drivers side tire. Corrosion can build up in there.

People have gotten used to the way the forums are set upand I'm sure you'll get more responses if you post where they expect it to be. The Tech section is for owners asking questions about MJs (either theirs or just in general). The Projects section is more for people asking questions about your MJ and for you to post updates on its progress. Not everyone looks in the Projects forum on a regular basis so if you're looking for a radiator tank, you should post that up in the classifieds. If you're looking for input on what to do, I'd post that up in the Tech forum (and they'll want to know what you plan to do with the truck; muddin or trail rides or street and 2-track only, etc and also your level of mechanical skills so be prepared). Oh, and car-part.com may be able to help you find a rad tank from an 86 MJ or 84-86 XJ (I don't know if the tank changed in 87 so after that might even work). Don't look for a tank though, look for 2.5L-specific parts like the engine or transmission and then call the junkyard to see if they still have the Jeep there.

I'd look for a root cause that's been killing your pumps. How are the grounds? Specifically the one behind the drivers side taillight? If the tank has crud in it I'd clean it, or failing that, replace it.

Just wait til you find a third. :brows:

Yup. And no matter what I do, hotmail still thinks that they are all spam. :roll:

I was hoping that their internal program would automatically adapt the photo so as to keep the address. But oh well. :roll:

Don't know yet. Now that the truck is finally out of the garage, I've been cleaning it. Still have to re-bleed the brakes before an all out test drive.

You might want to ask that question in the tech forum. You'll get more responses I'm sure. :cheers:

Amen to that! I've got more rust on my steering wheel than that whole truck. :drool:

At least your players were playing Wahoo. :roll:

Regular ol' copper plugs work great in the Jeep engines.

I'm in! I just gotta fix this dang teleporter. So far it only sends things down the street. Hmmm, maybe I should work on fixing the time machine instead and use it to gain more time to fix the teleporter. 8) You might want to Email Rick to make sure he sees that you're going.

I'll trade ya QBs... :brows:

Collective Soul. At this exact moment the song is "Better Now".

Lotta hidden expense there. He'd need a new trans, find the right bellhousing, all the parts that go with the bellhousing, new trans mount, and best of all, a new t-case to match the 23 spline output of the AX-15. It was worth it to me when my Peugeot self-destructed, but it may not be worth it to a guy with a blow slave cylinder unless he can find a sweet deal on parts.

Difference between the TJ yoke on the left and the MJ yoke on the right. Found my location, drilled the holes and installed the shock bracket. Up top I drilled out space in the bedliner for the washer. It goes, washer, nut (tightened down) then lock washer and another nut. I don't want them backing out under any circumstance. Shocks bolted in up top. Notice the squared corners on the bracket. After everything was said and done, I had to take it all apart and round them off after it was discovered that they hit the shocks. :roll: Shocks fully installed. Everything worked out perfect on them. The YJ mounts on the axle were in the right place and the shock length turned out perfect. Not bad for not being the plan when I ordered the shocks way back when. Front shocks are installed. For anyone that didn't know, the Ford shock mounts on the radius arm are in a perfect location for MJ/JXs. But all wasn't perfect up front. Turns out that the shock designed for an MJ/XJ with a 3" lift (which I thought would match the 3" coils) don't allow for full compression on my rig. But it's close. Looks like I should be able to get away with adding an inch of bumpstop (aka, a hockey puck) material in the coil bucket.