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wiggle it, and smack it with a small hammer at the same time.. usually works

capper is south african for cop :rotf: j/k..... mine was from a ranger, and it doesn't exactly fit against the back wall cuz it's slanted.. doesn't really matter to me tho, as it was dirt cheap and i only use it twice a year... you want one what a flat back wall, if it's angled any it will rub the roof right above the rear window gasket..

sorry to hear about the mj woes.... if you do decide to go back to the dark side :rotf: , the old school pathfinders are pretty decent save for the ever present frame rot.. the vq30 is a really stout motor.. theyre cheap to lift to if you're on a budget.. crank the torsion bars and put dodge ram air shocks out back

i ordered mine on ebay.. think they were about 7 dollars apiece

thanks man, but i have that one already... i need the one for '90 cause a good portion of the wiring is different

not sure about the horn button contacts, but the key switch can be obtained at autozone, advance, et al.....

anyone have a link to the 1990 FSM?

:rotf: those cars are like elephants.. i like to look at 'em but i wouldn't want to own one.. good luck with it, they can be really fun when everything is workin right

i did mine last week, luckily the engine was on a stand tho... i did the screwdriver and hammer thing and straightened the lip back out after we got it off the motor

meh.... how about a jet-engined bike that does 227? :rotf: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTT_Turbine_Superbike if you've seen the movie torque it's the bike from the last chase scene

realized i don't have a build thread yet :dunno: :rotf: , so i'll put this here for now... i was very busy last week.... the reinvention of my '88 from 2.5/stick/rwd to 4.0/auto/4x4 is about 80% finished now.... all of it done in 4&1/2 days. (thanks jim (maddzz1) and mike (comanche87) for all the help!) so here's how things sit: the motor, trans, tcase and front axle are in. most of the wiring is hooked up, and the engine computer and transmission computer are installed. i still have to get the other half of the wiring harness, as it turns out '90 wiring isn't compatible with the rest of the renix years. d'oh! all of the 80 skillion vacuum lines are run. the auto trans shifter and the t-case shift lever are installed, the tcase linkage is mounted and hooked up. the new instrument panel with the tach and gauges is in. i installed the power/comfort switch for the transmission. i did the rear main seal, oil pan and valve cover gaskets on the motor while it was out. i hooked up the cherokee underdash courtesy lights and the headlight sentry module. i threw in a daystar poly tranny mount for good measure. also some V8 Grand Cherokee front coils...and that's where i'm at. so that brings us to whats left, which is: install the starter. run the tranny cooler lines. splice in the 4.0 fuel lines. install the 4.0 fuel pump. install the coolant surge tank, new heater blend valve and heater core hoses. install the front driveshaft. hang the exhaust. run the trans shifter cable thru the firewall. replace the oil filter housing o-ring (had to take the housing off to get the motor in). get new power steering hoses. get the rear driveshaft cut to length. get a new speedo cable. get the other half of the '90 wiring harness. and fix the flintstone floors. don't have a lot of pics but i have some... next time i'm at the garage ill take a couple more..so here they are. 2.5 and ax-4 out empty engine bay 4.0 ready to drop in 4.0 in Auto trans shifter and t-case shift lever installed new gauge cluster with tach and actual gauges (old one just had idiot lights and no tach) power/comfort mode switch for transmission poly tranny mount floor rot (FML, i hate rust repair)

congrats! very clean mj

wow man that's a long haul... longest i've done was rhode island to ohio in 9 hours (670-something miles)

this one connects to the dash harness at the firewall..... it wraps down the side of the left fender, thru a hole in the radiator support, wraps around to the right side, and goes back thru the support and runs over to where all the relays and the diag. connectors are, and has 3 or 4 plugs at the other end.. the plugs for the transmission are in the other harness, which wraps around the firewall, and meets and plugs into the harness i'm looking for where all the relays and diag. connectors are...

i don't think it matters.... i don't need the harness with the transmission plugs in it, i need the other one.. the one that plugs in under the brake booster and wraps around the front to the other side where all the relays are...

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i need the wiring harness that bolts to the backside of the fuseblock and runs around the front out of a 90... anyone have one? shipping would be to zip 02864.. thanks!

just took mine out yesterday.... it's a 6.5mm.... kind of an odd size, i happened to have one cuz it came with a super cheap chinese socket set i got :rotf:

got the 2.5 and ax4 out! did the RMS, oil pan and valve cover gaskets on the 4.0, unfortunately i broke a valve cover bolt off in the head! D'oh! and broke the knock sensor trying to knock a broken manifold stud out! doube D'oh! and i also found out that 87 and 90 wiring harnesses will NOT work with each other.. so now i gotta find a 90 somewhere to strip a harness out of.. other than that the swap is going well, motor and trans will hopefully be in tomorrow then it's just a matter of finishing the little stuff

looks pretty good... i just got my 2.5 out yesterday, gettin the 4.0 ready for install

yeah that steering wheel is ugly in that color, i have the same one but in black and it looks wayyy better... i think it's worth it... he's probably got about that into the drivetrain alone, and it doesn't looked hacked together...

2.5 or 4.0? each one has a different blend valve... i have one for a 2.5...

:agree: Delco FTW! :rotf:

hey hey! :no: mine actually looks halfway decent :rotf: yeah with 4 trucks moving shouldn't be too bad... maybe rent a 6x12 uhell box trailer as well..

well, i'm on vacation from work from 6-28 till july 4th, so what better time to get my @ss in gear and finally start wrenching on the mj? i'll be working on the drivetrain swap pretty much all week... jim (maddzz1) and mike (comanche87) have both offered their services when they can help, so if anyone else is gonna be around providence and wants to stop by and lend a hand or shoot the breeze, feel free.. shoot me a pm and ill send you the address and/or directions..