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Is the rubber front portion made still?

“If you’re not having fun, you’re doing it wrong” -Low Buck Garage.

Ok whew. So it seems like the TPS is working or at least sweeping voltages right. Definitely gonna have to do the adjustment for that.

I really enjoyed seeing my fleet lined up and making the most 80’s lot before the AMC show. I also picked up some eagle literature from the show too. Meanwhile I felt like I was fighting a bucket of issues. Mostly overheating. Started with the thermostat Ran evaporust through the block. Came out pretty damn dark Then replaced the heater control valve. Then the lower radiator hose and all no dice. Not a lot of change. Then I found the fan clutch wasn’t really releasing turns out that was helping keep it cool before it overheats. So that got replaced along with the fan with a 7 blade from a 2.8L XJ. Which I also learned is a little smaller in size when compared to the 5 blade of the XJ and the 5 blade of the eagle The eagle is the bigger fan. Learned alot of fan science too while figuring out the overheating. But it turns out it was the timing. After lots of thinking as to what it was, I thought back to timing as it cooled properly prior to me changing the timing set. It was too retarded in the timing to keep cool and so I dialed it back to where it needed to and all has been good and cool! Plus replaced a few parts along the way for good measure. Now I should be able to charge the AC and have a comfy AMC to drive in the summer or if the wife would like to drive it too. Now for a new tie rod and a suspension rebuild in the future.

The audacity!

That is the best part about you logging this car. Great reference for what feels like my basket case despite being mostly untouched.

Wait? 12v at the TPS? Are you testing it plugged into 12v supply or are you testing it in the MJ still connected to the ECU? Not much to really test on the fuel pump. Other than yank it out and run it for a bit and see if it keeps pumping but that probably won’t show real world issue.

I hate being broke enough to not work on mine but being driven to want to work on it when I see your dads.

I think we can almost agree it was a factory thing depending on what day the Jeep was built and who was slapping grills on. That being said. Those flare are gigantic but I do like how they cover the massive opening needed for the wheels which that opening always looks goofy when people cut them for bigger wheels. The rock protectors is a neat touch to replace or cover the molding that’s there and blend with the flares.

Can confirm. AMC used SAE threads up until probably 86 when they changed. I thought all the 2.5s were the same until I went to change my oil filter on my 84 and it was a different size. So 86-90 use the Renix Metric size. I’ve had my TPS do the same thing except not totally drop out but just stop keeping up and then come right back and be fine for a little bit. I’ve had fuel pump be fine until it gets warm and it basically won’t be able to keep supplying fuel until it stops and you have to reprime the pump to be fine again until it repeats. Issue sounds fuel related but luckily all the sensors can be tested with a VOM.

56002688 This should be it. Looked it up on crown autos website and it shows that part number.

I wonder if the Renix one would work. Those can surprisingly be had new.

Found these REALLY cool little pamphlets

Yup! We invited the discontinued Mopars too. Great show this year!

Yeah next year you’ll be car 34!

What a great show so far!! Even @Eagle_SX4 joined the party! The eagles are definitely getting attention.

This is good to know. At least Mexico can appreciate the finer qualities of good old fashioned American shopping and tools. If they were still around here in the states I’d be there more than I would be at Home Depot or harbor freight.

Just venting an aggravation here, but what’s bugs me is the one who did all the stuff for us and keeping us up to date didn’t exactly pass the torch for us to stay going. I mean yeah we’re doing good, we can be out of date and still have the webpage running but it’s just something that bugs me.

It’s an 84 with 80k!? I dont know what’s more impressive now. My 84 with 300k+ or the fact they found an absolutely clean low mile 40 year old XJ.

Oooo I did this recently. So I did the single piece on my MJ years ago. I didn’t have an issue but it’s leaking at the timing cover now which I kind of expected. I just did the multi piece on my XJ a few weeks ago and found it a little more easy to deal with so long you put a little bit of gasket maker on to keep the pieces in place. If I was to do such again, I would do the single piece especially on the 6 cyl with some gasket maker to help keep it in place when installing. Though the only thing I don’t like about the single piece is the front timing cover portion but it does cup the lower cover really well.

Nope. That’s pretty much it.

Ok so yeah that is probably the ash tray light like I’m thinking. The only thing I can think of that uses that metri pack connector in the last pic is the vanity mirror on the visor. But I’m pretty sure that’s a pink wire and not orange.

White is clock. Does that one in your hand have an orange wire? Probably ash tray light The elbow is the power of the lighter the flat spade is ground and the orange is for the light for the green ring around the lighter. Radio harness. Do not plug those into each other or you’ll destroy stuff Where is this one at?

I know the Haynes or chiltons aren’t all that great but it’s a good starting point. I was beginning to wonder with all your problems and questions that if you had a manual or not. Not that there’s anything wrong with asking questions on here but if you didn’t have one I was gonna see if you wanted one to have and guide ya. But I’m glad you have one!

Tom. Do you have an FSM by chance? Or even a chiltons or Haynes manual?