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So I did a thing and that thing is this: and that resulted into this: I like it. Course there is only four of them to see but I did paint all six.

I feel if Steven Spielberg put an MJ into the First Jurassic Park, it would most likely look like that! Maybe with a sport bar too. Looks great!

Well said.

I agree, it is a great find. Shame the owner spray painted over the factory color.

Looks like this

Have you tested the fuel pump our of the tank at all? Or has it been replaced recently?

Welcome. This manual is from '87, noid lights probably did not exist back then and so an ordinary test lamp was used. Then again it could be the same idea. ive never used or heard of a noid light till now. Crap shoot. Did you try a new relay by any chance?

Chrysler calls the CPS the Speed Sensor. Give these a shot

I have a crown that I've been using for a year and its doing great. that being said, I do agree with Jeep Driver. Most CPS are crap out of the box since the French company Siemens is not making them anymore to my knowledge. But he is getting spark and right now its not the CPS but it sounds like a fuel delivery issue he is having.

Commandtrac is the type of Four Wheel Drive system it has.

I just replaced all of the bushings on my suspension and I got a nice smooth ride out of it. Don’t go polyurethane if the truck is your daily....unless you like a good massage on the road. I recommend replacing the bushing that sits on top of the coil springs if it has never been replaced in its lifetime. That’s my suggestion.

That Wagoneer just looks awesome! Even in its current state! Nonetheless it is cool from the grill to the back "Wagoneer" nameplate above the license plate mount. Does it have the system sentry that tells you about all your fluids?

I had no idea this existed but this is nonetheless awesome!! Also nice to know there is a few vault dwellers around.

I decided to go with the plastic liner.....boy is the new tailgate dented inward. I got the plastic liner to fit but to slide the chrome wrap-around on was a pain. But now it looks nice, with some warping at the bottom but that's expected on a pushed in tailgate. I also replaced the air box lid and received a new valve cover. It is still the hard plastic cover from Chrysler but I did preventative failure fix on the new one by JBWelding the plastic knobs on the inside. I also decided to paint the stripes on it and add a little touch that Chrysler deleted I spray painted the lines sliver then came back and painted the whole thing black, I think it came out pretty good, toughest bit was the AMC emblem. Lastly I finally replaced the manual mirror for a remote one and the door checks. I went with a used factory mirror and not an aftermarket as the aftermarket holes on any mirror are not threaded. At least any I have ordered were not threaded and did not secure tightly to the door. Apparently these were broken and I had no idea till I started removing them. If your door(s) flies(y) open, this is probably why.

Now I didn’t know Don at all on here, he asked me on question on my truck and it was why my spare was in the bed. If he was still around he probably would be happy to see I made a new winch and stuffed it under Little Red. I do feel the impact of his passing despite not knowing him. But as an aged out Boy Scout and Eagle, I will do my best to fulfill your requests Pete. I’ll admit, I’m terrible about posting on here except to update “Little Red” but am always on here looking at tech and everyone’s projects but have nothing to say unless I know I can chime in and say something. Now I know nothing about the 4.0Litre but I have a love and passion for the pre Chrysler AMC 2.5’s. I love knowing what makes that little engine tick and I have two official pieces of AMC dealer literature about the engine and the Renix system and a factory manual. I’ll definitly do my best to help out with all the 2.5Litre owners.

You are most welcome.

No it does not. It’s similar to a plastic cover. Would be cool if it did. Actually that gives me an idea to use the plastic one as it has a chrome piece that sits on top of the tailgate It’s a factory bed mat I found on eBay. Don’t know who makes it. I wish Chrysler had a complete archive of who they and AMC used for their accessories. Tonneau cover is an idea I have thought of but I also have been tossing around the idea of a bed shell

Well the bed mat came sooner than expected and all I have to say is I really really love it. It needs a cleaning, maybe a pressure wash but it’s awesome. I can’t decide if I want to put the rubber tailgate cover on or the plastic cover. Any opinions are welcome.

Well now that the holidays are over, it’s time to finish some stuff. I finally found a broken MJ tire winch and tore it apart for the brackets to adapt it to fit a GM winch. Ended up working pretty well I think it turned out well. Actually works well too. I need to take it out and paint it so it won’t rust but that will happen with a tire rotation. I also replaced the bushings that hold the coil springs in place for a smoother ride and all I can say is wow what a difference those bushing make. Take that thirty year old rubber. Lastly I found a Jeep fuel injection nameplate that I have been looking for for a while now and all I can say is that it’s really cool to have. I’d like to actually remake a lot of these nameplates out of aluminum. Sadly I lack the experience and tools to do such. Next up, factory bed mat on the way and possibly replacing the door checks.

There is only one Mopar high altitude sensor left and it’s at a dealer in Nebraska. One could pop up on eBay but chances are slim. There’s also eleven of the repair kit you are talking about left in the US. Part number for the repair kit is 4443965. Thats what Chrysler is showing me.

Its only been a month and I've done a couple things. First the drum brakes got replaced, learned that it helps to have the right spring for the emergency break. Second I finally found the full gauge cluster that I have always wanted that has been labeled as the "rare one". Yep, that's an 87 full gauge cluster. Not an 86 with the old speedo cable, but an 87+ speedo setup. The tachometer was set up for a six cylinder and since I did not have another tachometer or a scan tool, I just adjusted it to my best interpterion of the RPM's to my four cyl. That's all for now. Hopefully soon my R.E.M. tool will come in by January so I can properly adjust the tachometer.

A few weekends ago I installed the driving lights to the factory harness, sure enough they work as intended. I have been replacing steering components over the course of time since the last post. One more piece to replace and that's it, just had to buy a MoPar steering dampener with hardware to replace the hardware I damaged. I also did a little detailing to the air box and I'm surprised it turned out well. All I did was repaint the silver stripes. As she sits now, I like the look of these lights, but the backs of them sit too close to the grille but that's fine. I also got a new to me tailgate and the color matches but is less aged than my old one. This new one closes all the way as opposed to one side latching and the other bulging outward. currently working on restoring the handle. I replaced the handle on this one with my old one and I think this tailgate is bowed on the inside as the handle scrapes the top of where it moves. Lastly I went and bought a factory radio from AMC salvage....and of course the one I pick is a RX-141 after returning to work and looking up what the model is. I have not decided if I want to make an adapter or something to swap my new radio and this factory radio around yet. But I get bored and I know ill come up with something

Now that all the goodies have arrived, new passenger side taillight, cargo light, jeep mud flaps, front wiring harness and driving lights. Cleaned up and polished the taillight and replaced it. next is to do the cargo light when I get the chance. The mud flaps will be a later install as well as the driving lights. Now on to what I actually did this weekend. I just replaced the old bumper on Little Red and gave her a new old stock bumper with bumper guards and new end caps. Prior to the install I prepped the bumper with some clear coat just to protect the paint. Now removing the old bumper was not terribly hard, it was mostly pretty straight forward. I learned that I need to replace a mounting bracket as it is somehow warped yet held on to the old bumper just fine. So installing the new bumper was more of a challenge then what it should have been. So now I need to replace the bracket and work on installing the lights. Now my idea was to find some terminals that matched the ones to the headlight harness, my search came up with nothing so far, I was going to buy new terminals and just add the wire to the harness to use the factory switch. I then just gave up and bought a harness and am going to use the terminals from the other harness to install the lights. Now for the pictures I ended up welding some weak points on this bracket until I replace it, that was fun to do. But they came out pretty good once they cleaned up. I am really loving what I have done over this weekend. I did forget to mention I found and new old stock vacuum ball and replaced my old one as the mounting screws and holes were gone. Also used new old stock end cap brackets I found on ebay due to only having one end cap having a bracket and the other side not having it. Mud flaps are right there by the cargo light, they just say Jeep on them and are for the Comanche. Here are the pins incase if any one was curious as to what they look like without the connector Next up: The driving lights

I believe not much has changed from 86-88 for the vacuum lines on the 2.5L. I actually bought one of those hose harness for the 4.0 before but that was to make some causal repairs to my vacuum lines. It’s a great source to have if you need to connect two rubber hose ends together. As far as using that part as a replacement for the 2.5, don't. It won’t work, I don’t think anyone makes such a harness for us 2.5L owners. Odd seeing how the YJ used this engine and TBI set up until 91

Two weekends ago I had ordered a new leaf spring for the drivers side, one of the leafs on the spring was broke and I was driving her around like that for three years. It was time to replace. I wanted to do the metric ton leafs but that would have cost a fortune, so I just replaced the broken one. got that leaf installed, while I was there I replaced the old poly bushing on the other leaf and boy the rear is smooth to drive with. When I was replacing the leaf, I had learned that the alignment pin for the new leaf was just too big for the hole. So I removed the old leaf pin and replaced it. Course this was discovered after fighting with aligning the axle for thirty minutes. I also managed to snag a drivers side tail light off of ebay and its more complete and in better shape than the original one despite the crack in the reverse lens. Lastly I replaced the last original dome light I had for another euramtec light as the original just finally gave up and broke. I would post a pic but we know what the euramtec light looks like installed. I feel the new lamp is more complete with less chips and is more red than the old one. I'll sacrifice the crack for the look In the mean time, I've got a few goodies coming and an idea.