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That’s the plan for tomorrow.

Thank you!

I plan to dive into the TPS voltage tomorrow after I validate the MAP and vacuum to MAP. My guess is the vacuum was jacked up after removing it from the throttle body but I’ll do one at a time. Is there any way to validate the MAP with a volt meter etc?

Yeah I am digging into the vac line tomorrow. The PO spliced it. There isn’t a screw on the throttle body to hold it in. It’s just pushed in the rubber grommet. I’m planning to tap it and add a barbed fitting to make a good seal on the vac line. I will run a new line to the MAP.

Well today didn’t go as planned. Cleaned the throttle body and put everything together. The good news, I fixed the low idle issue when coming to a stop and the high idle of 1100 RPM. Bad news I gained a running rich at idle issue where it will smoke from the exhaust lol. It’s always something. IMG_7328.MOV

Haven’t checked map sensor but that what I’m thinking. As far as I can tell no vac leaks. What’s the rubber connection to the throttle body? The vac line that runs in the side?

Ok. I’ve had a slightly high idle that I’ve been fighting. I replaced the IAC yesterday and it helped a little. Truck still idled at ~1100 RPM. It also randomly would idle low when the clutch was pushed coming to a stop. It wouldn’t do this everytime but would still do it. IAC didn’t really help much so today I pulled the throttle body and cleaned it. It definitely needed it. I used a soft brass brush to get the build up out with TB cleaner. Put everything back together with a new gasket and now I get an extremely rich idle that’s somewhat rough ish. Video showing start up and idle / smoke from the tail pipe. Before this it would idle high but over all ran good. It still runs great at speed and it no longer gets a low idle when hitting the clutch. I unplugged the TPS and got a high idle. Plugged it in and it went back down to what you see in the video. Any suggestions of what to test from here? TIA

Spent the day finishing the rear speaker upgrade and while I was in there figured I would knock out new door seals. Not difficult at all but you do need to remove some panels to help with installation. All and all it wasn’t a bad day! 70 degrees in December is never a bad thing!

That is low beams. Trust me you will never go back. I caught these on a Black Friday sale for $65 I believe. Can’t speak for how long they will hold up yet but they are worth every penny so far. These have a day time running light I just noticed which I’m fine with. 1 Pair 105W Rectangular 5x7/ 6x7 Inch Led Headlight High Low Beam Headlamp Compatible with Jeep Wrangler YJ Cherokee XJ Kenworth T300 1997-2010 Replacement H6054 H5054 H6054LL 69822 6052 6053 (2 pcs) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074LT5B1M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_JZR45CW672MGH4SDJ1G6?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Yep. I run name brand lights in my CJ and JK on 40’s. specifically the heated truck lights on the JK for that reason. I try to do a lot of snow wheeling when I get the chance and I had to make the switch lol. Never even thought about that problem until I was deep in the Appalachian Mountains one night and I had to keep getting out to scrap the lights.

Replaced the door speakers today. I’ll finish out the rear speaker this weekend. What a difference they make lol. Also grabbed a pic of the led headlights on the road. These were worth every penny.

I’m leaving it like that just to drive people crazy Seriously though. It’s not at the top of my priority list because I have to cut the wires the PO ran to the fog lights to flip it lol. I’ll get to it when I pull the front bumper to freshen it up. I’ve got new door seals and windshield wipers switches to install before I get to that portion of the list

Haha. No kidding. I remembered them being noticeable but this thing could land planes. Fits the style of the jeep well though.

Finished refreshing light in the dash earlier this evening. Replaced the bad right flasher bulb and the HVAC controls light. While I was in there I threw in the quartz clock from @eaglescout526 thanks again it’s a really nice upgrade from my dim factory one. Got my speaker upgrades in tol but I’ll tackle those another day

I will hope in line for one as well when you make some more

Long shot but the PO's nephew decided to paint the new to me truck with undercoating. I am slowly removing it but the hood has seen better days. I plan to paint the truck next year sometime but in the meantime if someone had a hood of they same color laying around, I may be interested in it

2 gallons of mineral spirits later most of the under coating the PO’s nephew sprayed over very clean looking paint is removed. What a pain lol. Need to go over it one more time and then wax it.

Spent the day going through all the lighting sockets and headlight switch. What a pita that is. Also slapped in some Amazon truck light knock offs. Can you tell with turn signal socket I replaced lol. Could only find one local so I slapped it in. Waiting for the mail to deliver the second one. All and all a good day but I’ll be ok with never touching that headlight switch again.

Well finally brought it back from the shop at my parents house to my place 2 hours away. Little jeep did good running 70+ down the interstate. After an 80 mile drive the needle didn’t really move off full. Curious to see what the gas mileage is. When I measured it before after the new tank and sending unit it was sitting for an hour a day idling while I cleaned the block of corrosion so it wasn’t that great haha. Had to take a pic of my better half who followed me back just in case something happened that pic was taken getting off the exit to my house. I’m glad she followed me because we did lose brake lights 20 miles into the trip. When I put in the new booster and master I looked at the brake switch connector and noticed the 12V wire was frayed and almost broken. Well I finished it off apparently. I had planned to fix it when I got it home anyway I’ll spend this weekend going through all the light sockets and cleaning or replacing them. $42 of light bulbs from rock auto should keep me busy. Oh, and one other little gem I found before the trip home was the driver front brake line. I haven’t finished the front lines just yet due to time. For my pre trip inspection I noticed Teflon tape used to seal the brake hose to hard line I have no clue what the PO nephew did to this truck but that was quite comical. While I was inspecting it I did notice a coil spring leveling kit had been installed along with a new brake hose on the drivers side. I’m guessing the leveling kit installation had something to do with the Teflon tape / new brake hose

Dang right

Haven’t brought the MJ back to my garage yet and then I get this pic from my mom. Apparently my dad kicked her out of the garage lol. She said it’s time to take this thing home haha. At least someone is enjoying it! Had him run it by a family friend that does extremely nice body work. He quoted right at $6k to re paint the truck, bed line the bed etc. a little more than I want to pay right now but I think I’ll pull the trigger next spring on that project. I have a few more mechanical things to knock out before I get to the paint.

A little before and after carpet cleaning pic.

Not a bad day working on the MJ today. Got the core short throw shifter installed, put the pressure washed carpet back in, cleaned up the seats, mounted a new rear view mirror, threw in the rugged ridge mats and took her back out for a good 30 minute drive. Happy to have the interior all back in and the smell of mold and mildew out. Shifter takes some getting used to but overall I’m happy with. The liners fit good but take a little getting used to as well. The sound proofing and insulation are night and day difference. The truck is super quiet now. Pretty impressive what $90 in materials do.

Update, picked up a mostly complete navy blue interior from an awesome member here. Really I just needed the dash as mine is cracked. Need to do some cleaning to it. SEM soap, vinyl spray prep and some SEM shadow blue should work nicely. I’ll probably clean and spray every panel in the jeep so they all match. This will be a winter project though. My goal for now is to get it back together so I can bring it back to my garage. Then I can work on it at night after work etc.

I am in the process of doing the same thing haha. Mine appears to be firewall area. I was thinking windshield or air vent but I have poured gallons of water in those areas with no water coming in. My bad spot is the drivers side. My next guess is that the hood to cowl seal is old and dry allowing water to pour in around the back of the hood and down the fire wall but I have yet to prove that theory. The passenger side has a very small leak somewhere, may be the antenna seal / grommet but I have not had time to check this one out. I am hoping to have most of the interior etc back in Saturday so it can be driven again. After that I will be bringing back to my garage (its currently sitting in my dad's shop) so I can start the trouble shooting process and hopefully put some miles on her