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I may have a spare chrome one. I swear I’ve seen crown reproduce that corner in chrome and as much as I hate crown, it is an option.

Lol. At least paint the one in the handle cup.

Gotta paint them black

I was on vacation but also was actively on here during it hahaha. I’m here almost all the damn time. But yeah it’s been quiet hasn’t it.

The whole damn thing changed. 3 version of the 2.5L exist. Carb fuel feedback 84-85 Renix TBI 86-90 MPFI HO 91-01

https://4wdmechanix.com/moses-ludels-4wd-mechanix-magazine-tuning-and-troubleshooting-the-2-5l-jeep-tbi-four/ My second go to bible for the 2.5L

2.5L Renix has an ISA. It’s different from the 4.0 and later HO set up with the IAC. I love when everyone assumes the 2.5L shares the same set up for 4.0 Renix when they were never the same to begin with. Also grinds my gears too.

Love it!

When did you get those vintage looking rims? And what’s on the covers?

@89 MJ Almost looks like yours but in stock form.

I learned a lot with this swap on my 88. When I was looking at the digital catalog I saw that the bell house was pretty much the same on 86. So it got me thinking. I hunted down all the parts, pressed in the pivot ball on my bell house and put it all together with pleasing results. Oh you also need the transmission bearing retainer plate from an 84-86 as well. It might work without it but I didn’t want to tempt it. On my 84 I had to swap the bell for the fuel injection. There were no more pressed in pivots left and I wasn’t about to hunt that down. 84-85 bells use a detent where a ball bearing sits as the pivot. But I was able to take a later Chrysler screw in style pivot and put it into the bell where the pivot gets pressed in and I honestly haven’t had an issue at all either. But I’m all ears for any questions on the 84-86 external.

That article I feel is stroking an ego that doesn’t exist. We know the MJ wasn’t best selling period. It’s best years we’re 88 and 89. Rest of the article is praising the 4.0L while not being a Cherokee article. That’s just me.

Paint codes have been reused over the years. Double check your firewall tag for the same color code.

Ehhhh. Which engine do you have? Whats the condition of the balancer?

I wonder if I have a couple of gaskets laying around. I’ll have to check Sunday. Or Monday.

Huh. How odd. I ordered one many years ago before finding an OEM bumper and mine was quality.

With the belt off does all the pulleys line up?

OP has a 2.5L, but I’m curious if you’re experience will translate

It’s hard to say what is what but typically the interior isn’t associated with the engine, just the Jeep. What I’m seeing looks like the 4 terminal connector for the vanity mirror Relay for the power antenna Tweeter connector Can’t really tell what the rest is but definitely a higher trim XJ swap.

Yours made a racket? Dang. Mine didn’t make a sound. But sure as hell caused uneven wear on the pads.

Sensor goes in the same spot as the senders for oil and temp. I don’t have a part number at the moment.

All the chrome handles are metal. Black metal handles stopped being made in 87 for the cheaper plastic. Kinda odd. I remember when I put metal door handles on my MJ to just make new ones, I honestly never did and just put the door handles on because I live in the desert where there’s hardly any rain.

You need the sensors for the gauge not sender. Sender is for the lights. tach gets its signal straight from the coil and the Speedo is cable driven. Speedo itself could be busted or the cable is messed up. Or the gear in the transmission and or transfer case could no longer be making contact.

For the gauge, did you get the ‘sensor’ or did you get the one labeled as ‘sender’?