Eagle_SX4

At PICK-n-PULL in Lynnwood, Washington.

I will let you know, when and if I can find a medium blue wheel.

Still looking. I managed to find a nice navy blue 3 spoke wheel and will trade straight across for a nice medium blue wheel.

I don't think it would be worth the effort of pulling the oxygen sensor. It will take longer to fill the exhaust through the tailpipe, but you can check the entire exhaust for leaks not just the manifold.

No. If you want to find exhaust leaks put the smoke machine up the tailpipe. The intake and exhaust valves are never open at the same time. Meaning there is no open air path to get the smoke into the exhaust manifold.

It doesn't compare to a commercial unit like the one I use at work. However it is a great tool to have and is a great option for occasional use. The one I have uses a diamond wheel which is courser than I would prefer, but it still get the job done.

I don't know anything about the wiring for those later steering columns hopefully someone else can help.

That looks to be a newer steering column. Can you post a pic of your steering wheel?

That will be lots of fun. What transmission are you going with?

These are what you are looking for. One bolts to the dash which houses the switches if so equiped. The other is fused the the cluster trim bezel and is a block off plate.

Timing is not something that changes suddenly unless there was a failure of the distributor or cam shaft. I remember you saying you wiggled the distributor rotor with the cap off and it didn't move much so I don't think you have an issue there.

As I understand it the timing is not adjustable on the 4.0. It is either good or bad. The distributor needs to be indexed properly and the computer will take care of the rest. It is easy enough to check if you distributor is indexed properly.

Make a plug for the brake booster port on the intake manifold like the other one you made and see if your engine runs better. It could be that the brake booster diaphragm ruptured and is causing a vacuum leak. Vacuum is more dependant on throttle position than RPM. An open throttle will have a lower vacuum on the manifold than a closed throttle at the same RPM. Example, driving up a hill at 2,500 RPM the throttle will be open and will result in a vacuum loss in the intake manifold. Driving down the same hill at 2,500 RPM the throttle will be closed while coasting, the manifold will see a lot more vacuum as the engine tries to pull air through every hole it can.

I know the Cherokees and Comanches share transmission cross members. So the mount should be the same between them. Rockauto has different mounts listed for the automatic Cherokee. Anchor 2625 should be the correct part number. It is listed under the 89 Comanche automatic transmission, but it is strange rockauto does not list an automatic transmission for 90-92 on the Comanche.

Probably due to unknown rust issues that may be found upon removal of the windshield. Most glass shops won't have the resources or capabilities to repair rust.