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Wait. So you’ll set it where it needs to be, recheck it and find it off? Does it run when you find it off?

Sadly they do visual inspections to to make sure we’re not “defeating” the system. I know cause I had a couple plugged lines on Chunk and they failed me because of that. Now if I moved to Prescott that wouldn’t be an issue at all for me.

Usually is a bad ground and power wires. I cleaned the hell out of all of mine and I get accurate reading at my voltage gauge.

Oh and I know we all want more pictures and to see what we got, I’m hanging on until we get everything officially ours. Probably will do a video of it too. But honestly, this car is mostly stock with a couple questionable things that I will dive into.

More I’m digging into emissions stuff, the more I’m finding that’s either weird from the factory that contradicts the diagram on the firewall and finding stuff that the POs removed to just get the car running and driving. Luckily the stuff I’m missing, the PO of Chunk kept all of it when he simplified the emissions, those parts will be used here in this build/resto. So now I’ve gotta dig out the big ole box of carb stuff to start throwing parts at the Eagle and get the emissions stuff right so we can get it registered. Hoping it passes emissions.

I can safely say that 84-86’s are not for a beginner. Those years kinda require a bit more knowledge and some dealer manuals. Yeah 86 is TBI for the 2.5L but even it is full of one off oddities.

Perfect! No rush there.

That reminds me, I’m looking for where the cruise control vacuum line goes and the HVAC from the firewall.

No problem!

I will definitely keep that in mind. I think I’ve got it figured. I learned last night that I was missing the solvac or idle stop solenoid, I found it on the original carb with the car and I saw why it wasn’t put back on, it’s broken in both the vacuum port and wire. What sucks is I can’t separate the two, otherwise I’d use the one I have from Chunks old set up that the PO yanked off. I found new ones on eBay I’ll probably snag to make this just a stock build. I appreciate that!! Interesting enough 86 did away with some of the stuff making emissions more simple like the air pump stuff. I’ll let you know if I run into something that im missing and can’t get new.

The black one looks like it’s for cruise control to the servo. The blue one should be a atmosphere vent for the vacuum to the 4wd. I think.

Emissions is making me despise living in the valley. Doing all the lines that the previous owners deleted just to get the car running.

I believe it!

While goofing around, exploring and doing some more test driving I decided to address the rear cargo area. It one time had the cover. Decided to try an XJ cargo cover and found out that it fits perfectly!

Looks like an 8. It has a curve vs being straight

Decided to address the nameplate issue. My goal is to not really touch this car until I get both Jeeps assessed like Chunk and the leaf spring bushings and shackle. Little Red and the track bar. But I have a list going of what needs to be fixed on this car. Im wondering what I got myself into haha.

If it’s still stock for the drive train, it should have an NP207. Unless it was swapped.

It kinda varies on how tucked into the main harness it is. Best way I can say to locate it without going to my Jeep while im working is there’s a slot labeled “ign” on the fuse block itself. Should have a brown connector plugged into it that will be a black and white wire that should travel a short distance to a inline fuse connector with a fuse that should be pink in color.

Underside of my hitch. Honestly this is the nicest survivor I have. Now chunk is by far the most luxurious vehicle I own and that’s how I like it.

It is! And I got the wife in on it too!

Thanks! i can get pictures for ya on the flaps. It looks factory. @89 MJ might know better. Yeah I noticed that….I get to join the hunt for a wiper arm that works.

Yeah! Previous owner knew what he had. He was bummed to sell it but couldn’t take it with him to California. The mud flaps are definitely a nice score. I joked that I more or less bought it for the mud flaps haha.

Far less of a headache to install then bleed. You’d have to get the master in and route the first hardline down and then you’d have to finagle the hardline that goes up and over the transmission with the slave cylinder and get the slave cylinder in place. And you might have to lower the transmission to get some room to do all that. Yeah just piece it together down there unless the transmission is out right now. Then I supposed you could do it as an all in one of the transmission is out.

So the fuse is connected to a white with black tracer in the fuse block. Follow it and it should have a 3 or 4 amp fuse in it. I can see LEDs being an issue.