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Well not a good post. Jeep took a dump the other day. Not fully sure what happened but it either threw a rocker arm or valve seat dropped. Having it towed back to the guy that rebuilt it and see what he says. I did pick up some of these https://rockerlocks.com/index.html Guess we will see what happens.

Hahaha, yeah. I'm sitting in my office right now looking at it and I'm just like you know what...that's a damn cool truck. Then I look at it more and like well it could use some paint, bigger tires, 1 piece windows......and now I'm on CC looking at builds.

Well for now. Not selling the MJ. It's going back to Denver for a bit while I sort out the dilemma with the WJ. At the point right now of just going and buying some boring @$$ honda so I don't have to wonder what car feels like working today. MJ is on daily duty this week so go fire it up and gas line is leaking FML.....

I had the MJ parked at my dad's for a while with the move. He sells cars and people always ask about it. Funny thing is when you actually start taking cash people disappear. Like they just want me to give it to them.

Never overheated, cooling system was replaced with all new stuff and the gauges is always under 205 (have a traildash hooked to see) I know overheating its mist time the cause but......as for the rocker. I've thought that is what it might be. Just pissed off having to deal with it. Especially since it was all just redone.

Well tinkered with it this am. Now it's worse. Pretty sure a valve seat dropped or a rocker fell off. Battery connection was loose so I tightened it up and swapped one of the "good" coils over to another side that was saying it was bad. Started it up and was still running rough but not as bad, no CEL. Went on a drive still wasnt feeling right but not as bad as it was then.....just died. Coasted to a side street and went to start it. Took two tries to turn over finally did but now it has a nasty clunking sound from the top passenger side head. Pretty fn pissed. Luckily wasnt far from home so just got it back and parked it. Now I need to figure how to get it down to the guy that did the rebuild and have him fix it.

Had thought about the CPS my dad had it happen to him on the 4.0 WJ, but his was a crank no start. Mine will start and drive, but not well.

Misfire issues p0353, p0300 and p030x So trying to figure out what is going with the WJ. here's the breakdown 4.7HO full rebuilt under 10k, new TB, new plugs and some other things. Has been driving fine up until the other night. Parked it to run into costco came out and first it just idled super rough then dies and wouldnt crank over. Limped back home and got a code reader. First go around was p0300 and misfire on cyl 1 and 3. So replaced the coils still ran like crap went and read codes again. Now it was p0353, p0300 and misfire and 2 and 7. It's running really rich just smells like gas. From what I've been looking at it could be a short somewhere, low fuel pressure or 10 other things. Any got some insight?

Thanks! Eventually I want to out the HP44 and 9 I have in it. Log arms and locked, but thatbwont be for a while. Right now just trying to keep it rolling. It's got a bad misfire I'm trying to figure out. As for forums theres a few. Mallcrawlin is good and more geared to serious builds. Jeepforum is probably the most active but there's some DUMB stuff that gets out on there. Last one was NAGCA but no one really on there.

So to answer a few things. - I have bench seats so no car seat in the middle. Plus the wife isn't fond of me having her in the car since no airbags. - Can't sell the WJ, I just spent a good chunk of change to build it. Has a brand new motor, lift, suspension, etc. Hindsight should have passed on the WJ, but I still love it. - I can only effectively store 2 cars right now. I have a spare spot on the side of my house I can eventually park, but need to remove a tree there. That can't happen until spring. - I know how to wrench on stuff bit it would be nice not to all the time. Was part of the reason we ditched my wife's KJ and got her a GX460. Yes it's more but no way was going to pick up a newer jeep and deal with the fiat junk. -Id rather not have another "beater". I do have a clean 99 XJ that I was planning to flip but may just swap the MJ and the XJ for a bit till I can get the WJ squared away. Damn cars are a labor of love and a fn money pit.

Talk me off the cliff..... So thinking about letting the comanche go and picking up something more family friendly as my second car. I LOVE the MJ but in this past year it really hasn't gotten to be driven and isn't really effective as a second car. Issue is being only able to carry two asses and we got three. My daughter isn't old enough the really ride in it shes 3. She loves to sit in it and say shes driving but most times thats about the most action the MJ gets. The MJ isn't my daily anymore as the WJ has picked up that. I'd rather drive the MJ sometimes but can't because I need to drop the kid off at daycare. Reason this all came up is the WJ got a really bad misfire and I had to limp it home after dropping off my daughter and now it's out of commission until I can get some time. Now rationally having a second car I would have just taken that but.......MJ doesnt work. The plans I had for the MJ where to do a restomod one day but I just don't see that day happening soon. I'd hate to let it go a regret it but also don't want to just have it around because. Only vehicle I ever regretted selling was my old k5. It was fully restored and just awesome. The vehicle I'd like to get is my old benz back it was a 09 c350. Figure if I'm going to have a garage queen might as well be nice. So thoughts?

Thing is pretty awesome, but the rear end has a terrible departure angle. Should have stretched that WB but in any case would be awesome to roam around in.

Never heard of Azzys before today. know about boostwerks and people like it. Look about the same other than the azzy's look prettier but also cost more.

I mean if the XJ wasn't already a chick magnet.....this just bumps you up to a new level.

I would just swap one in and keep on going. Most people have issues with the rebuilds on them versus swapping them out. Fluid and filter is a good start. You can also check the relays to make sure it's not one of those.

I can appreciate that. Was just throwing it out for those looking at something not "factory".

No need to reinvent the wheel....... http://www.boostwerksengineering.com/BWE-Comp-Mount_p_14.html

Rear window are non existent. No one makes the sliders any more and you're at the mercy of JY or second hand.

It's going to be impossible to fix right......you're better just selling it for cheap and moving on.... All joking aside killer find. I know the Dakota swap is an option but I honestly don't know enough about it to give you a great answer.

It would t be the worst idea to put front stiffeners all the way around to plating more of the unibody. Obviously will have to work around the crok kit but will be the best route.

Probably because music these days sucks @$$.......They've changed their sound but I love the self titled album. Gotta love those old crusty bastards still jamming anot not charging a fortune to see them or by a crappy shirt for $50 bucks.

Dig the ST I'm not crazy, institutionYou're the one who's crazy, institutionYou're driving me crazy, institution

That is what ended up killing my XJ..... You can put this on https://www.c-rok4x4.com/c-rok-online-store/C-ROK-Cherokee-XJ-Front-Frame-Stiffiners-p38115469

I'll share my insight on becoming a paper jockey. I started as a delivery driver in healthcare back in my early 20's. I can say when I was younger I liked being able to get out in the truck but more likely to get injured and dealing with weather and traffic sucks. I had to transition to a desk job mid way through college because of my school schedule. Truthfully wasn't that bad. I was able to take my breaks and lunches and always used them to just go walk; even in bad weather. Now I've been in a desk job for 14 years. Depending on where you are at within your career path will dictate how much "free time" you get to be up and about. Since I'm in upper management now I rarely get to go out from my office but in large part because I enjoy what I do and where I work. I still can do as want with in reason, but most days I'm eating lunch in my office and occasionally I will go take a walk around the parking lot. My advice would be....... 1- Find a company that has a good culture YOU enjoy. Took me years to figure this out and is a MAJOR factor for enjoying being at your desk. Not saying you need to have ping pong in the break room and catered lunch daily, but since you're spending most of your day plugging away on a computer sitting on your @$$ make it enjoyable as much as you can. Seriously search for a company not a job. Glassdoor is a great resource. 2- Music is a saving grace. First thing I do when I get in is open Pandora. It keeps me sane and helps the day go by. 3- Not all manual labor jobs transition to a desk job in the same way so explore your options within what you like. I was a delivery driver to start and went to verify insurance when I transitioned. Same industry but WAY different. At first it really did suck but I found a niche within my company and ended up enjoying it. 4-Depending where you are in life, kids, wife, etc. Benefits are something to consider and small companies most times have crap benefits. I've worked for a ton of different places and people by far one of the worst was small company and for nothing else than I didn't have benefits (plus the owner ended up being one of the biggest dbags ever). Yes they where flexible, great place to work and I could work from home and have beer at lunch. I made more than the big corporate job I left, but once I factored in benefits I actually made less. Not knocking small companies by any means but something to consider. When I took that job I didn't have a kid when I did have a kid it was eye opening just how bad our "benefits" were.

Zj or aftermarket solid tierod would be fine. No need to do anything else really. WJ setup will be the best all around upgrade but depends on your budget.