Comanche County

Mine is doing the same thing right now. At start up it revs to 2.5K-3K rpms. I'm thinking its the TPS. I've got lots of extra renix sensors pulled from JY jeeps, but the one I'm lacking is a manual renix TPS.

Here's another good link....about to use this one. http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/77503-How-to-make-a-cheap-isolated-dual-battery-setup-for-50

Don't mind Rob, not his stuff, no one could be that crazy, he found all those pics on the interweb. :cheers: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Another quote proving Sam Clemens as a mediocre mind at best who simply capitalized on the open market of lackluster literature of the time in America. The Stephen King and Oprah book club author of his day. Obama would be proud.

Only MJ bling I have is a few sets of tail lights and a nice chrome Fey rear bumper stuffed away in my attic.

Okay, I briefly perused the severely lacking digital FSMs I have on file and could not locate the proper name of the offending item so I'll just show you a picture instead....and how I remedied the problem. This is not much of DIY improvement but just in case anyone else ran into the same problem I figured in my slightly alcoholic elevated state that I should snap a few pics and perhaps save someone a few moments of head scratching. I have manual windows. The window mechanism uses a long spiral wound cable to crank the window up and down, kinda like a long linear gear. Someone who isn't consuming alcohol at the moment and knows more than I on the subject should feel free to interject with the proper name of said item to be pictured below. Oh,,,I should mention the problem. I found it strange that the radio would work perfectly when the passenger window was down. But when it was 2/3rds the way up or all the way up, the radio would work (all buttons and lights) but would not put out any sound. Yes, I'm using a stock radio. Anyway, after running the radio for a week or two and maneuvering the window up and down to keep sound coming out, it finally shorted and blew the 7.5 amp fuse on the back of the radio but also did some sort of internal damage and the radio refused to produce a sound output after replacing the fuse....in short,,,the radio was "shorted". After a few days of head scratching I removed the door panel and found that there is plastic tube that this cable should run through as the window is cranked up and down. The root of the problem is the cable is grounded and when the window is cranked up (and the cable pushed down) it runs right up against the speaker....thus causing a short. Here it is: You can see the cable in this position when the window is cranked all the way up and the plastic tube that it is supposed to run through when/if the tube is still in its correct position. When the window is rolled all the way down, this cable is completely drawn back up into the regulator. This plastic tube runs inside the door approximately in the way I am holding it as pictured below. The problem is that after 20 years or so, the tube hardens and can be pushed off the regulator inside the door. If you look closely at the end by my hand you'll see a bulge about 1.5" from the end. That is formed from very sharp lip on the tube that if fits over which is inside the door and only accessible through the speaker hole. That lip is what keeps it secure....but it failed over time. In this pic, you can see where the cable runs when the window is only cranked about 1/3 of the way down. You can see that if the plastic tube is pushed off, the cable is cranked right down on the speaker. This is what caused my short. So I had to get the tube back onto the lip on the regulator....its rather a sharp lip and due to the hardness of the plastic tube it simply would not fit back on. So I heated it briefly with a propane torch to make it malleable again and fit it over the tube on the regulator....sorry my iphone could not get a good pic of that. Anyway, as I cranked the window, the cable simply pushed the tube off the regulator again. So I came up with this solution... I cut the tube to where the lip had formed the bulge in it...then heated it briefly again and fit it over the tube. Then used a small worm clamp and snugged it down so the cable would correctly run through the tube and down the bottom of the door without running up against the speaker and causing another short.....problem solved!!! Note...you gotta use a small 1/4" ratchet with an 8mm socket to tighten the clamp. Forget about using a flat tip inside the door. You'll never get it tight enough. Anyway,,,,, no more shorts on the radio anymore. FWIW.... :cheers:

Slant sixes were good engines btw!

Yeah, I loved that old lady...she was a "humdinger". I can clearly recall many of hot Texas road trips riding curled up on the back dash above the rear seat baking in the sun on a long highway road trip.

For some reason that car reminds me of the many mopor wagons my grandmother used to haul me around when I was a just a wee kid. Although she favored the old giant buick wagons. She never let me wear a seatbelt because she thought they would trap you in a car if there was an accident. :hmm:

LJ prices are redicredulous. Yes I spelled it that way.

If you've got a pressure washer you may be able to save the carpet. Took mine to a truck stop wash and it did wonders to it.

I have a handicap sticker that I rarely use, only on occasions when I can't find a spot. Its like a parking trump card.

People who use "dude" and the f-bomb in every sentence are evidence that there are plenty of ditch diggers, street sweepers, license plate stampers, and sewage pipe cleaners in the world.

Bad Shocks? Sometimes they like to clank even though they seem good.

:agree: Maybe the ballast resistor.

that looks fairly clean, but without hearing the engine run, I'd say the AX15 is the only jewel of the lot. I think if you're patient you could find a complete donor for that much. Then be able to scrap the body and have a drivetrain for pennies. Either way, if you get it, Id bring at least a compression tester and see what compression the engine has before laying down any dough.

Watch your tongue sir, they are still America's Team. :fs1:

Sorry, the cracked windshield is an MOT/inspection failure. :D

Oh yeah, btw, happy thanksgiving everybody!

Don't get me started...haven't watched a Cowboys game this year. I'm not a fair weather fan, I used to cherish the annual Thanksgiving Cowboys game but they are simply too painful to watch anymore. Like a struggling single mother seeing her only son locked away in prison. Its just too much to bare. Consistency is the key word. They've spent all the money they could on the best talent. But each game they fall apart and collapse each game like a bunch of drunk people playing twister. Romo puts up hall of fame stats (nevermind the massive amount of interceptions), but there is some kind of disconnect with the team. They're like a great team struggling up a giant mountain slope of melting ice cream. As they are, they will never get to the top. Watching them is too much of a heartache, I long for the days of Too Tall Jones,,,,for now I'd rather clip my toenails.

To post photos from PB, click the "share to other services" button in the top right of the PB pic, then click "links", then click on the direct link. Then back on CC click the picture icon under the smiley face and paste the link in the pop up window. Hit enter and it will show as below.

I used F350 shocks once, I forgot the year. I just combed through the big Napa shock book and found a longer set with the appropriate ends for an MJ. Some here...although this is for an XJ, MJ rear shocks are longer. http://www.lunghd.com/Tech_Articles/Suspension_Steering_Axles_and_Brakes/Budget_Lift.htm

Probably wouldn't hurt to try it, but I think I'd just ensure your fan clutch is working and add an electric fan if yours doesn't have one. Also add vents or hood spacers to let the heat out from under the hood.

Welcome to the club! Nice find for $500. What kind of radio is that? I think I'd put some dark tint on that sunroof before the summer comes around.

Correctional training with a young man who needed an attitude recalibration.