Pete M

of course it's the weekend I'm in michigan helping my cousin install a new furnace. got my flight and everything. oh well, promises are promises I guess...

have someone wiggle the steering wheel back and forth while you crawl underneath and see what's moving and what's not. just keep in mind that it's a solid axle with a Y linkage and old-school steering box. it'll never be as crisp as a modern IFS rank-n-pinion car.

hitch has been sliced and diced.

loading up for a scrap run. turns out they were closed all week for the 4th so it sits until monday.

me too, I love this one! can't wait to see it with the SC!

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...