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i pulled the old champion plugs out of my 2.5 the other day. they were so old and burnt up. the 2.5 had a miss when it was cold. but when it warmed up it ran ok just not a lot of power. well i figured i would put some new plugs in it. i went and got some new ngk plugs. always heard good things about them. well gotem in and took off for a drive. went about 4 miles to a friends house. i sat there talkin for a while. when i started it back up it was missin bad. smelled like it was over loadin with fuel bad. i drove it home spitin and buckin. the next mornin i started it still missin and buckin. i drove it to work it was fine if i held it wide open. when i left work i had to go to town it was still missin. but the more i drove it the better it ran. now it doesnt miss at all.... :grrrr: any ideas on this one? lol maybe i should put some champs back in it :dunno:

yup i just ran out and looked. the wire goin to the a/c is yellow black connector the black goin in to the compressor. I'm interested to find out what this wire goes to now.

i don't think thats a a/c wire. i did a tune up on my 2.5 yesterday and seen the same wire on minethat wasnt hooked to anything and mine has a/c that blows cold..

my mj was doin the same thing. i noticed a small amount of brake fluid on the fuse block. mine was blowin the fuse for the dash/runnin lights and the blower motor fuse. i stuffed a shop rag around the clutch linkage till i could fix the leak. but anouther problem i had was the prongs in the block for thos two fuses were lose. given it a bad connection and meltin fuses i unscrewed the fuse block and pulled the wires out for them two fuses took a pair of pliers and clamped them tight then pushed them back in there location. now my fuses fit snug in there and arent meltin any more. hope this helps!! :cheers: hay if any thing take a clothes hanger and cut a peice off and bend it and stick it in the slot and turns your lights on lol a sure way to see if there is a short. i wouldnt recommend doin this tho. might fry every thing lol

just a thought try to find a hill and slowly run your front passenger tire up it in 4hi and see if you drivers front and passenger back tires spin out. if both back tires keep spinnin when the load comes off the passneger back tire then you know its locked in back. if the front driver tire spins easy then you know its a open diff in front. as for the bindin my ford done that to open diffs front and back. but to my horrer i found out the p.o had swaped the rearend with out checkin the gear ratio. surprise!! i had 4:10 in back and 3somthins in front hope this helps out

thanks for all the info. as for fixin my bil's truck. lol he beat it up pretty good and isnt nearly in as good of shape as mine. but the motor runs like a champ. I'm still tossin around ideas of what to do. i want to keep my truck a two wheel drive but make it fun to drive. hard to do with the 2,5. i could strip the other truck for a lot of things but its still beat up pretty bad. i love to go 4wheelin. but i also love to go fast in a sraight line. oh i put a mild tune up on the pile of 2.5 today. i.e plugs cap rotor. and the danr thing started missin and buckin. :mad: :mad: it seamed to slowly ease off with the spitin as i drove it around. i guess its anouther jeep thing we love so much!! :nuts: nothin a tourch and duck tape won't fix

i was told mine had a ax-5. not sure if theres any other 5 speeds. and his tranny got stuck in rev one day and I'm to tranny doc so it would be easyer to just swap a new one in it when i put the motor in my truck. and his truck has been sittin for a while and is in pretty bad shape but the 4.0 still fires up like its cool.

i have a 89 2.5 swb with a 5 speed. not sure what tranny it is. my brother in law has a mj lwb 4.0 with a bad tranny. i might have a chance to buy his manchie. i was wonderin what all i would have to do to put his 4.0 in my truck. i really can't stand my 2.5. i wanted to put a 327 sbc in there but it sounds like a hassle and i know the 4.0 would push my swb manchie prudy good. and also would my tranny bolt up to that 4.0? any advise or tips would be great thanks

4hi on mjs xjs and some other makes have shift on the fly. just pull it back at any speed. but make sure your back tires arnt spinnin faster then your front tires when u pull it down!!!!. all tires goin the same speed your good for 4hi on the fly :cheers:

ok pete and every one els thanks for the info. now i gotta wait for the rain to stop.

ok thanks guys. I'm gonna go ahead and swing a 8.8 in my mj. future plans of a 327 csb. maybe the 2.5 will like the 4.10s lol till i do the motor swap. gonna be a screamer!!!! gotta sell that hunk of ford in the drive way for funds lol

does any one know what to look for on a 8.8 to tell if it has 4.10s? theres a locol u pull it down the road and i wanna go pickin!!! thanks guys :cheers:

testing testing. 1.2

i got a chev 327.

no I'm gonna keep the 2.5 for now cuz it runs so good. future plans for a 327 swap.

ok thanks man. i know that i can drop a front end out of a xj and bolt it rt up to my mj. and swap trannys and hook up the tranfser case shifter. doesnt sound like to bad of a job to do

so what kinda tranny do i need to swap my 2wheel drive to 4. it has a 2.5 and 5 speed now.

does any one know if the bell housin is the same for a 2.5 and 4.0?

ok thanks man. i just bought a clock but i can't find the plug for it lol

well i got a cluster today. but it came out of a i6 idk if the tach will work rt or not

ok cool thanks man. :cheers:

i have a 89 mj 5 speed. it doesnt have a tilt colum in it and i want to swap one in it. any one know if its pretty easy to do?

lol nope.

i havent received any pms?

no its a stick, and i would like one with a tach. thanks.