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Got my first one about 6-7 months ago. Hated it. I was 76. GF got it for me so she get a hold of me without wandering all over the place looking. The first one 'accidentally' got lost when it 'fell' into the rear of a car going to the crusher. The second one befell a similiar fate when it 'accidentally' fell out of my pocket and into a pile of horse manure I was cleaning out of the barn. At this time she explained how much the d*mn things cost and how useful they could be if someone just wasn't to stubborn to learn how to use it. She then gave me the third one which I still have, and still don't know how to use. As for CB, 20 years ago I got so disgusted at the language and abuse going on over the air and the congestion making it impossible to use, ch 9 or any other channel that I haven't owned one since. Excuse me while I build a fire. Gotta call 911. Hand me that blanket, will ya please?

Click,,,Click,,,,UhOh

Loose, broken wire going from the wiring harness to the plug? Don't think you can reach it from under the dash, may have to pull the cluster a bit. With the ign sw on, wiggle the wiring harness-connector. See what the needle does.

At present I have 14 MJ'S. Never paid over $450 for any of them. 11 complete, running, rust free. 1 complete and running but rusty floor boards. 1 complete but not running. 1 kind of complete and kind of runs, sorta, in a half *ssed way. But it;s got good tires on it. Correction. I did pay $600 for a '89 but the bed and cab was full of parts. Ran good.

He said he replaced the thermostat. Would of been nice if he said with what. Temp rating wise.

Big bang but no flame. Also hard on mufflers. Obviously both stunts were BC. Before Cats.

Removed the input shafts to swap them. Guess what. Different gear cut. OK. I'll go with a 231. Nope. out of a couple dozen drive shafts don't have one that will fit and I don't feel like cutting and welding one. Got the grinder out, ground a little over 3/8 of an inch off the nose of the TC input shaft. Slap everything back together, perfect fit. Made a dozen figure 8'S in the snow and everything seems OK. We'll see. :wrench: I'm gettin to old for this crap.

Toledo is how far from Pueblo?? Always room for a couple more. :D

Just when you think you've seen everything. Nice score.

So what does the spline count have to do with the shaft length? The '93 shaft is 1/2 inch longer than the '97. They're both 23. The twisted spline I'll have to check on.

Any good locksmith can make a key. Either remove the lock cylinder and take it to one or take the truck to one and have him work in the parking. Might want to call a couple and compare prices.

Yesterday I pulled a 249 TC out of a 1993 ZJ. Today I tried to install it into a 1997 ZJ. It wouldn't fit. Both 5.2, auto. A side by side comparison showed the '93 input shaft to be about a 1/2 inch longer. Surprise, surprise. I thought they were all the same. Will a '98 249 direct swap into the '97? Can the TC be disassembled and the shafts swapped? Any help appreciated. Jim

I personally believe that many unmeasurable light years away, far out in the galaxy somewhere there is a laboratory conducting experiments. In the far corner of this lab is a project labeled 'project Earth'. In time they are going to receive word that their funding has been cut and something has to go. Good bye Earth.

:peek: Everybody that was smarter than we are blew themselves up building bigger and better bombs. :peek:

Yep!

If your happy with the truck the way it is, why upgrade? I have a '87 MJ with the 2.5 and 4 speed and I am very satisfied with it's performance. 85 mph and 21 mpg. Just do your routine maintenance and enjoy it. As is. I did upgrade the idiot light cluster for a full gauge and installed a stereo but thats it.

For the young kids that don't know what a flame thrower is, was. Take a spark plug and fit it to the tail pipe (s) of a automobile(Hot rod) Experiment to find the best location but 6-10 inches usually about right. Hook it up to a switch in the drivers compartment attached to the secondary ignition system. When slowing down for a stop light take your foot of the gas and or pull the choke out. Choke explained in next lesson. This fills the exhaust up with unburned fuel. When the light turns green you stomp the gas pedal and flip the switch, igniting the gas collected in the exhaust. I've seen flames shoot out over 60 feet doing this. Hard on plastic grills on the car behind you. Kids. Don't try this with your dad's riding lawn mower.

Obviously a '59 Buick with flame throwers.

Well,,,I did stick myself with a pine needle while decorating the tree. And no, I hadn't been drinking.

A word to the wise should be sufficient. Holiday Awareness Out before the holidays? Be safe always. Please, take care of yourself. A recent joint study conducted by the Department of Health and the Department of Motor Vehicles indicates that 23% of traffic accidents are alcohol related. This means that the remaining 77% are caused by the *ssholes who drink bottled water, Starbucks, soda, juice, energy drinks and chit like that. Therefore, beware of those who do not drink alcohol. They cause three times as many accidents. This message is sent to you by someone who worries about your safety And the safety of those precious few remaining MJ'S El Jimbo :cheers:

Seduce rich widows. :D

Generation gap communication? I always understood the frame horn to be the part of the frame sticking out to the front and the bumper mounts fastened to it. Whatever. Any way i have a set of 88 horn mounts you can have if you want.

Why would you have to change frame horns? They used the same basic frame on all MJ'S.

Find yourself a '87-'90 XJ donor. Swap everything you need, sell whats left. It's a bolt up.