ride172

I have the autopals from eBay... they have a great light pattern and cutoff on dim and are very bright... the bulbs that came with are great and still working after several years .. I have them on my xj and mj. I also have the e-autoworks light harness on both as well. I whole heartedly endorse the autopals. Glass housings and great pattern.

I found out the AW4 pumps fluid while in park and the mj ran smooth. It wasn't all sunshine and roses though. I went to put on the crank pulley and couldn't find the longer bolt that I had bought 2 years ago to install it. Went and got a new one and started the pulley on and it only went halfway and stopped. Thankful that I bought the puller instead of renting one, I removed it and noticed the key came unseated and was pretty thrashed. I had to trash my new seal to get the key out and then file the key down because I couldn't find the new one I know I have. I did have a new seal in my second gasket kit though. The pulley went on smooth the second time. Of course I skinned some knuckles and threw stuff. I actually got blood on the crank. Just left it there.

I have the cover on and will put the crank pulley on too. I am hoping I don't see any oil.

I hope everyone had a merry Christmas. So I ended up using the SA Gear set. It had right at 1/8" of deflection. My next question is this. Can I start and run the engine for 10-15 seconds without a water pump and no coolant in the block? I want to make sure everything is right before I start reassembling but I don't want to crack something from heat.

Sometimes the o rings in the assortment packs aren't made for fuel and will start leaking a couple days later .... Ask me how I know ...

I went and looked at the other cloyes set and it was packaged the same and had the same chain. I drove accross the street to advanced auto and got a sa gear set. I'm going to try it and see what happens.

From what I've been reading it should be tighter than it is. Also I may have an engine that has had some machine work done to it. If the other set I get today looks the same I'm going to try a Napa set and if it isn't tight I don't know what to do. I'm mad I wasted the $11 gasket set plus all the gas in my Ford running around. I should have just left it alone. It ran good but had a hard cold start problem and 15-16 MPG. I was hoping the new set would help a little. I'll go get the other cloyes set after the Broncos game.

Also thinking of trying Napa brand instead if cloyes....

Thanks for the link. I read it and am now thinking of taking the chain off and trying a new one. The weird thing is the chain had no numbers or marks on it. I'm going to have oriellys get another set in and see if it is what I got the first time. If it has that much slack now I'm thinking after it runs for a week it will stretch the new chain and make it the same as the one I pulled out.

Yep, I lined em up and slid the new one on. Just moved cam gear to 3 o'clock counted 15 pins. Think I'm good. Sadly this new chain has just over 3/8 inch movement. I'm going to leave it as it is better than the old ..

It makes me feel better knowing your set was packaged similar. Thanks. I just didn't want to install something that was returned or mismatched

Also one more question. When I picked up my timing set the sprockets and chain were just in a box together. They were not packaged in plastic and were just all three loose in the box. Is this how they normally come? I asked the counter guy and he said that all cloyes sets come like this. The sprockets don't look used.

So I had a small coolant leak and a power steering leak and decided to tear into it. I pulled the header panel, radiator, water pump, power steering pump and bracket, AC/pulley bracket, thermostat housing, and the crank pulley. I figured I would check the timing chain since I was in dismantle mode. It had about 3/4 of an inch movement of the chain on the bottom side. I got a cloyes timing set and a felpro gasket set with the crank seal included and plan on doing the chain today. I read up on the process and know the basic steps of lining the dots on the sprockets and counting the pins when done. Is there anything I need to know before I start? Any tricks to save me time and hassle? Anything else I should replace/check while it is torn down? This is on my 88 mj 4.0, aw4, np231.

I'm sure the border collie looking dog is friendly but the kid in the kennel with the door shut just makes me feel anxious and uneasy ...

Concert tickets to a group or musician that they like. Gift certificates to a clothing store they like. Electronics like nice headphones or mp3 players. I would give the concert tickets. It will be a fun time and they will always remember.

Whenever there is a cold snap coming I always check my coolant. A tester is cheaper than a soda at the gas station and way cheaper than a radiator or head or block. I always buy the full strength and dilute it myself. You get twice as much and it only cost a dollar or two more. Either way you buy it, a tester is cheap insurance.

Sorry for your loss. Whenever someone I know loses an elderly loved one I always say we should celebrate that they made it to the end. I also feel that if you talk about the person daily and do good things in their name, they are still with you. Thank you for the reminder. It can never be said too much. I cherish every day with my daughter.

My guess would be to check the map sensor. A cold front would lower the air pressure. Also maybe the engine temp sender as it could be telling the computer that it is still cold and needs more fuel.

Now that you mention it, Cruiser is the reason I own a multi-meter.

Cruiser you are well respected on almost every Jeep forum I have looked at.. You have helped me and many other... Thank you..

Holy comma overload Patman

Don and Pat can't figure out the difference between warranty and recall ..

Is it turning over?

Thank you to all who served and those currently serving.

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/11/01/quick-spin-2014-jeep-cherokee/ Here is a review of the Cherokee... I posted it because of the last line of the article.