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I was about to respond but left for work. Anywho, the aftermarket ones are complete garbage and I swear that anyone running the 2.5L should stay away if at all possible. Highly recommend the original valve cover as it is a very hard plastic one over the aftermarket being some sort of cheap rubber like plastic. If ya can’t find an original plastic one, metal is the next best thing to swap to.

I thought advanced auto revived the brand? All I can say is Mopar doesn’t offer group 56 or 34 in AGM.

Yeah pretty much just scrapping it. It takes a little bit of effort. I’m sure there’s some chemical to help but you probably wouldn’t want it raining down on you. I probably spent hours on mine as well.

*Q7 Seat - Cloth Low-Back Bucket -SA Charcoal 3LX AGD APA MONOTONE PAINT PACKAGE BCQ Battery Maintenance Free CAC BUCKET SEAT - LO BK CGW CKA CARPETS - CLASS I SHORT PILE 8 - 12 OZ DDJ 5SPD MANUAL TRANS ERB ENGINE - 4.0L I6 MPI GAS GAC ALL WINDOWS - TINTED GLASS GSC MIRROR - RIGHT BLACK HAA AIR CONDITIONING - FRONT JFH TACHOMETER - MECH JGB Clock - Digital JHA WINDSHIELD WIPERS - DELUXE JJA CIGAR LIGHTER - FRT COMP K60 BODY SIDE MOLDINGS - VINYL LAP FUEL ECONOMY SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT LMA HALOGEN HEADLAMPS LNJ DUAL ROAD LAMPS - FRONT MBJ Bumper - Front, Black MCA FRONT BUMPER GUARDS MCB MDA FRT LICENSE PLATE ATTACH REQUIRED MWB SPORT BAR NAA ESA W/CATALYST (EXC CALIF SYSTEM) NHQ Transmission Heater PE4 Colorado Red QE4 Colorado Red RAF Radio - AM/FM Cassette SBA POWER STEERING SCE STRG WHL - EURO/SPORT TYPE SUA TILT STEERING COLUMN TBG SPARE TIRE - COMPACT WJH 15X7 Aluminum Wheels Build date 3/28/88 Body code TS61 Sold by ALEXANDER DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP, FRANKLIN TN

*Q7 Cloth Low-Back Bucket Seats -SA Charcoal 171 Zone 71-Los Angeles 1AA U.S. Dealer Retail 4AF 5AS Dodge City Tracking 5KR Midland Corporation ADA Light Group ADB Protection Group ALR Interior Package APA Monotone Paint BA1 100 AMP ALTERNATOR BCY BATTERY, 58-475 CC BGA Power Front Disc/Rear Drum Brakes BJA STD DUTY FRT DISC BRAKES BKP 10x2.5 Rear Drum Brakes CAC Low Back Bucket Seats CDB Reclining Front Seats CKA Carpets - Floor and Cargo Area CLA Front Floor Mats CSR Passenger Assist Handles CUF Full Length Floor Console DBB All Manual Transmissions DDX 5-Speed HD Manual Transmission DMM 3.07 Rear Axle Ratio DRK Dana 44/226MM Rear Axle DSA Anti-Spin Differential Rear Axle EAA All Engines EAF ALL FUEL INJECTED ENGINES-GAS ERB ENGINE - 4.0L I6 MPI GAS GAC Tinted Glass Windows GBB Tinted Windshield Glass GCB Front Door Tinted Glass GEC Front Left Side Sliding Window GFD Rear Sliding Window GNA Rear View Day/Night Mirror GNB Driver Side Illuminated Sun Visor GRZ Left Remote Mirror GSZ Right Remote Control Mirror GTZ Manual Remote Mirrors HAA Air Conditioning JAA Instrument Panel JAY DO NOT USE - See JP, KA classes JBD BEZEL-I/PANEL CLUSTER - BRIGHT JCA 85 MPH Primary Speedometer JGB Digital Clock JHA Var Intermittent Windshield Wipers JJA Cigar Lighter JKB K2B STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING/COLOR K3D STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING/COLOR KLH LAF Seat Belt Alert-Driver Seat only LAJ Headlamps On Warning Chimes LAP Shift Indicator Warning Lamp LBB Courtesy Lamps LBC Glove Box Lamp LBD Ash Tray Lamp LBE Ambient Light LCJ DOME/READING LAMP B-PILLAR LDH U/Hood, Removable/Rechargeable Lamp LHD Headlamp Off Time Delay LMA Halogen Headlamps LNJ Front Fog Lamps LPE Cargo Lamp MB1 Black Front Bumper MBJ Black Bumper MCA MDA Front License Plate Bracket MFK Body Color Grille MHA Black Windshield Moldings MMC Rear Door Solid Window Insert MMG Belt Moldings MMK Lower Grille Surround-Painted Silver MMP MOLDING - DOOR EDGE GUARDS NAE California Emissions NBA LIGHT DUTY CYCLE NBK EVAP Control System NDA Catalytic Converter NF2 18.5 Gallon Fuel Tank PS3 GREY PRIMARY PAINT QS3 RAA All Radio Equipped Vehicles RAF AM/FM Cassette Radio RCD 4 Speakers SBA Power Steering SCG Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel SFA Standard Duty Shock Absorbers SGA Rear Shock Absorbers SUA Tilt Steering Column TAA All Tires TBB Full Size Spare Tire TBM Tire Carrier Winch TMR Tires WJH 15X7 Aluminum Wheels XBS Pickup Box XFA -35F Protection Anti-Freeze YAA Build To U.S. Mkt. Specifications YGB 1 Additional Gallons of Gas YGG 9 Additional Gallons of Gas Z01 Rear Spring Group I Z1A GVW/Payload Rating Z59 Left Front Spring Group Ix Z78 Right Front Spring Group VIII Build date 10/21/88 Body code TS61 Sold by DON-A-VEE JEEP-EAGLE, BELLFLOWER CA

Thats right and agreed. Its the only thing that keeps me from going back to Vista or 7.

No they really weren’t trying at all. That American pickers episode that was at that dealer, those guys seemed very hesitant to sell anything. I’m more curious if they have any good NOS Jeep goodies.

Read that article. Good read and nice to know that they have always been selling but the chain link fence to me speaks “stay the hell out”. Doesn’t strike to me as friendly and come buy an AMC

Without doing the above idea, just basically taking a good look around to see what you find. Is the smoke blueish? If it is it’s oil burning from a leaking gasket. If it’s another color it could be anything then. I’ll have to take a pic of a cracked 2.5L exhaust manifold I have. I think those manifolds rarely crack. Unless someone else has more experience.

Definitely give ‘em a clean and see if there’s any improvement.

I honestly have no clue about the screw actually. Screw doesn’t show to be serviceable in the catalog at all so it is unknown to me. All I can say is it’s a fine thread screw with a domed hex head on it for the throttle plate. Crown has new ISAs but I’m not sure if their screw is the same as the original. But yeah that screw keeps the throttle plate open slightly to allow a nice smooth idle. Have you cleaned the actual positive cables? Just because grounds have been cleaned doesn’t mean the power side is corrosion free.

Yeah not seeing that idle screw in the ISA doesn’t help the idle much. If anything that makes the throttle very much if not closed all the way.

Your ISA is missing it’s adjustment screw. Miracle it’s even idling. I hear a vacuum leak, big one actually. And you’re battery light is on lol.

Yeah they’re hard to trust but as long as you have a part number to reference, you should be good to go.

So that front valve is correct. PN is J8132309 -> 33001239. Only 86 uses that set up so we’re in for 86 oddities.

Holy smokes man!? So when was the C64 retired? Lol.

Ahhhh sweeeet! That’s hell of a jump. There’s a program I use to make the start menu like XP. I forget what it’s called at the moment.

No problem. Look forward to any updates.

Sounds like a blast. I’m here to help as I think I took up being the resident 2.5L expert haha. I always ask everyone about the coolant as I’ve had similar issues and if a head gasket hasn’t been done since the MJ left the factory, it will buck and stall to the point where you probably can’t drive any more.

Is it the exhaust cooling off perhaps that you hear? I usually hear a hollo ping after stopping the engine. What color is the coolant?

Hmm 2.5L as well. I’m curious about some of the other things about it.

What’s weird is even if there’s three of them in one spot, we didn’t even get a single person to come talk about them.

Closed down, Bob and Julie scrapped damn near everything except a few things including an MJ bed and the building became another shops within a week of AMC closing. ‘‘Twas a sad day.

Removing the seat actually does wonders for laying in the MJ and working on the fuse block.

I swear I’ve seen a few NOS blue speedos on eBay.