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Could be the wrong part for the vehicle. Could also be that one of the two terminals broke off. It's hard to see in the picture.

It's a temperature sender. It should ground to the thermostat housing into the engine. Hook up an ohm meter between the pin and the housing. It should have a resistance that changes with heat. Or if it's an idiot light sender, it will switch on/off when you hit the right temp.

Just a good overall album.

What's the difference between a 4x4 and a rental car? The rental car *will* make it over that obstacle.

On the advice of counsel I decline to answer because I feel my answer could tend to incriminate me.

That's nothing compared to some of the stuff we did when we were kids.

I'm not quite 78 but I'm "over 30" by a bit. I was driving when the Comanche was introduced. And we certainly didn't have Comanche Club, much less the entire internet back then. Which is good because there's no evidence of me being a dumb kid from back then. I like being able to share the few things that I know when I can and I like learning new stuff as much as I can. There's always something new to learn no matter how old you are.

Yep. You'll want a 21 spline.

What year/engine is yours and what year/engine is the donor. That should be a good indication.

Double check the input spline counts. Both cases can come in 21 and 23 spline inputs. As long as they're the same, they're fine. Bolt pattern is the same. The shift gate is different as was mentioned. It's a good time to upgrade to a Novak shifter for several reasons. The speedometer sender should be the same. Make sure though because I think they changed it around 1996. It works the same but may have a different plug. Also check the tooth count of the gear and make sure it matches (easy and cheap to get another if it doesn't). The plug for the 4wd indicator switch adds an extra pin. Easy enough to deal with though. I don't know if the slip yokes are the same between the two but it would be a good idea to make sure. The 242 hangs a bit lower than the 231 which will affect any skid plate you have for the transfer case, if you have one.

I still have all of my cassettes from the 80s and early 90s. And that includes all of my mix tapes. I don't have a working walkman any more but I have 3 working cassette players at home.

Yeah, kids are stupid. Always were. Always will be. The internet just let you triple dog dare a lot more people at once.

The 33s fir better when you put an SOS 8.8 under the rear.

Unfortunately no. We're in the middle of an 8.8 swap on the MJ right now. It's a matter of getting piles of parts out of the way so we can do some other stuff. And getting a TJ Rubicon ready for EJS is on the burner too.

www.jeepstrokers.com has tons of info. Are you replacing the engine in your 86 or was it already swapped to a 4.0? There are some issues with the 4.0 swap with known fixes.

"Fine craftsmanship"...

I'm having difficulty motivating myself to do all the sanding I need to do so progress has slowed on my basement unfortunately. Your kitchen looks great though.

It's light enough for one out of shape old fart like me to move around by hand. Lifting it up and stabbing it in place by hand might be possible. But not by me with the Jeep near the ground. Getting the leverage to safely move it around is tricky and I don't like the idea of being under it directly. Two people can maneuver it much easier. If the Jeep was up on a lift where I could maneuver it easier I might try doing it by hand. But I have a transmission jack for a reason so that's what I use.

Another round of snow. Just took this picture with the night sight setting on my phone. Turned out pretty good.

When I was a kid our house number was 668. We were the neighbor of the beast.

It's not easy to predict the future. Still, there comes a point when you need to realize and admit you guessed wrong. Trouble is, far too many people take the attitude "don't bother me with facts, I've made up my mind" so they refuse to admit that they should change course. So they continue to drive the company into the ground rather than admit that they were wrong.

It's like Sears. They had a perfect business model to move the Sears Catalog to a website and use their stores as a distribution chain. All of the infrastructure was there. But the management was focused on protecting the retail outlets so they dropped the ball entirely.

I used to like going to the store and grabbing what I want when I needed it. But the quality of retail stores has gone way down overall. In a lot of stores, the employees are less than helpful. The lack of inventory meant that I had to special order a lot of stuff. And the things they stocked tended to be less than high quality. And the prices of everything is so much higher. I remember going in to the parts store and the guy behind the counter didn't have to look in a computer and ask you about whether it's 2wd or 4wd to find the light bulb or wiper blades. And the parts you got at the local store actually lasted. Given all that, it's cheaper and easier for me to just buy things online more often than not.

I fully expected a brick and mortar store like theirs to fall victim to the changing retail landscape, given that they didn't chase the online market like they should have. I shopped there back when I lived in California for a bit. It appears that Covid shutdowns just made the inevitable happen that much faster. It's too bad. They could have competed with places like New Egg if they had gotten their stuff together back in the 90's. https://www.frys.com/