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34 year old spare looks like it’s never seen the pavement. Will be listing it and the spare tire carrier/winch in classifieds.

Delved into the starting on starter fluid only issues again today. Jumped the fuel pump relay and WOW. The good: Pump is running wide open. The bad: fuel going everywhere, leaking from fuel pressure regulator, feed line (looked like a sun with the hatch open while at depth). Thanks to RockAuto I have new relay connectors, fuel pressure regulator and fuel line repair kit on the way. I’ll also be cleaning up those wires that have seen better days.

Got the MTS sending unit, CPS, TPS all installed today. The CPS was a pain in the a$$ to say the least. CPS was definitely needed as you can see from the pic the lead wire was rubbing against the exhaust manifold. Also put the new RedRock running boards/steps on the JKU. The factory ones may find their way onto the MJ. It will take some work to make them fit but I’ve got some ideas. If I can get them to work I’ll post a write up in the mods section. Would be nice to have a step to access the front of the bed.

Dewalt and Bauer. Pretty impressed with the Bauer, small impact driver and circular saw. Dewalt impact driver is about 8 years old and still kicking on original battery.

See above post, forgot to quote you.

Question on door jamb switches ante the both the same? Went to replace them today and the old passenger side one only had one electrical connector tab. Is this correct? The new ones I ordered have two tabs on them.

So new issue I discovered today. Noticed I didn’t have any brake lights last night. While troubleshooting today I had the left blinker on and both the blinker and tail/brake light were blinking. Tried the hazards and sure enough same on both sides. Still no brake lights. Any thoughts from the experts? TIA!

Checked with meter and constant 12v with door open.

May be, I was also thinking could be connector for floor board lights. Found the same wires on the 86 with a connector cover.

Doing some work under the drivers side of the dash and found these two wire connections. Any ideas what they are for?

So got a few more things done on the truck over the past few days. Had All the interior back together but the kick panels. Then decided to pull the gauges to see if I could fix the gear indicator and see if I could find any reason the dash lights don’t work. No luck with the lights and found out I have a broken Speedo cable. I did get the gear indicator working and adjusted correctly. Also installed the euromatic lights (they work) may need to rewire once I get door switches installed though. Assembled and reinstalled the new header panel and grill. All the exterior lights are working now, but I don’t have any brake lights when pushing the brake (that I can tell). I did find a couple wires under the dash that I can’t identify as to where they should go. (Pic 1). Also added an extra ground under the dash near the parking brake mount. Have the new fuel sender and pump from MTS, new CPS, new IAC, new windshield washer pump and waiting on new TPS. Still dealing with a no start issue so hopefully I’ll get that and the dash and brake light issues sorted out. Thinking I may have to call in a professional for the no start at this point if the new sensors don’t help. Here are a few pics of the interior and the front end minus the bumper (waiting on the BadDad hidden winch mount before re-installing).

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I’ve verified the fuel pump is good by direct wiring to 12v source. After thinking this through I believe I have a bad fuel pump relay along with a couple others. I am going to replace all four of the relays for piece of mind.

Well take a look at this tomorrow, actually just picked up a voltmeter.

Got the new Bosch injectors installed today. Then spent most of the rest of the day trying to figure out why I am not getting fuel (have yet to hear the fuel pump run unless I power it directly off battery terminals). I have checked and rechecked everything I can think of and still once I button up the pump in the tank and connect the wiring no fuel. I can add fuel directly to the throttle body and she will fire up for a second. So I know she will run. I also added the additional ground as per cruisers tips. After getting frustrated I decide to work on my exterior lights. Success on that front and now I have all the lights working but the back-up lights (need new bulbs). Still no dash lights yet, but that’s a project for another day.

Pics make the Boot Leather Brown look a little red tinted, but it’s actually a good match for the colors in the cloth parts of the seats. Just a little darker than the honey.

It been a few days since I’ve updated the thread. Over the past week or so I’ve pulled the 34 year old injectors, cleaned the ports and the fuel rail along with the throttle body. Replaced the power steering pump & pulley. Found both power steering hoses were not much more than finger tight. No photos of these things as they are pretty normal maintenance. Spent some time working on the interior while waiting on the new Bosch injectors to arrive. All the plastic interior pieces and lower parts of the dash have been painted with Krylon Boot Leather Brown. Installed the carpet, headliner, interior trim, center console and the bucket seats. Also received the weather stripping/seals kit I ordered almost a month ago. Put in the new door seals.

Thanks! I guess it’s time to buy a voltmeter/tester.

So when I bought my 87 4.0 auto 4x4 we had to use starter fluid to start it. It actually ran pretty good on the drive home. Since then I have not been able to get it to start again. I have done all cruisers ground tips and a few others (cleaning electrical connections) still no joy. Turns over really good, tries to start with starter fluid or gas added to throttle body, but no luck. I’ve changed out all the plugs, new fuel pump along with filter and cleaned the throttle body really well. I also made sure all the vacuum lines are connected, but of course some are brittle. I have a new set just haven’t had a chance to replace them yet. Anyone have any suggestions or tricks up their sleeves.

Not much progress today other than getting a new fuel filter and fuel pump installed. Still have to remount the tank since I had to pull it to get the fuel pump out. No pics since most of you have done this more than once.

I am going to try and repair one that I have. Bought one of the repoduction ones from rock auto. Fit is not perfect but I think it will do for one of my trucks.

Was able to get a little work done on the truck today. Replaced the old header panel and put the headlight buckets in along with the new headlights. Also took off the front bumper and put in the new left front fender liner. Need to work on the header/fender/hood alinement a bit. Just stuck the Jeep letters on with out the clip nuts so I don’t misplace them.

I haven’t measured mine.

I like the honey on the seats too. Plastics and dash will be a little different, going with SEM palomino vinyl paint/dye to recondition them. Also have a light brown carpet and some close match to the carpet vinyl wrap for the dash and waiting on samples for headliner to pick that color. Exterior color is going to change to white with maroon accents and pioneer hockey stick stripes.

Looking for a oem jack and spare tire rod/key that would be used to raid and lower spare from under bed.