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Thank you for looking out, guys! I'm sure I'll be back on here in a year or so in the member project forum for it. I don't mind putting some work into it if it means I can show her the ins and outs.

That's my only complaint with my 88. Almost every part needs to be ordered in from somewhere. I have to be much more preventative with keeping spare parts than I'd like. Good to know about the HO era, I figure that'll be best of both worlds between the Renix and 97+. Thank you.

In about a year or so, my fiancée and I will be purchasing and moving into our first house. She doesn't have a car anymore (ran her car out of oil and seized the motor without my knowledge :p), so when we get all settled in we're going to start looking for another car. She would be very happy with an XJ, especially to compliment my MJ. I wanted to get y'alls thoughts on what era XJ would be best to look for? I am most familiar with Renix 4.0s of course, but I want something that would be easy for her to learn, work on, and diagnose, even if it means I need to learn about a different era. So, is there an XJ (pre-renix, renix, HO, facelift, etc.) that are considered the most reliable or simple for a beginner? She knows very little but is willing to learn. I am leaning more towards a 97+ just for the creature comforts in the interior and part availability, but I'm not sure about if there's any electrical gremlins that would be a PITA, and issues with that era 4.0 in general.

Great MJ and an even greater owner! Your input is always very helpful for my silly questions. Congrats on MJOTM!

I must’ve gotten unlucky with my parts. That new black cap instantly started leaking from all around when it got pressurized.. Reusing the brown one made it airtight again.

Looking forward to it. Looks great

I wish I had an REM. My heart says yes but my wallet says no Maybe if somebody on here has a used unit

I figured as much. It’s just strange that my highway MPGs have taken a hit too. I frequently do a 180 mile round trip and even late at night with no traffic, I haven’t been able to replicate that 17.5MPG

Stock gearing and 30x9.5s. I put those tires on within a week of getting the truck

Interior pics?

Very nice! I love that bed cover. How's the fitment on it?

For the entire time of driving my MJ, I've consistently gotten between 10-11MPG in the city and 13-14 highway. At the end of June, my fuel filter began to leak, so I replaced it, and my MPG for the next few tanks shot up to 13.5/17.5. I had that MPG for about a month before it came back down to my usual 10-11. I'm wondering if it is purely external factors/driving habits that have caused this I drive pretty conservatively, not a lead foot but not like a grandma. Always have the trans switch on Comfort. It's not running rich, spark plugs confirm that. No major vacuum leaks. I don't run AC or vent air at all. Air filter is new and in good condition. I haven't taken them off to confirm, but the current injectors are yellow so I think they're the Volvo 746's. I do live in a college town, so the timing of the MPG drop also coincided with the 'back-to-school crowd'; since August I've been in a lot more stop-and-go traffic. The heat also turned on for the summer around this time because of all that rain June-July. I am also in the process of replacing all of my steering components (outer tie rods done, still have track bar and inner ends to install), so the alignment is eyeballed good enough to drive, but not professionally set. My alignment has never been correct since I've bought it since the steering components were so worn, but I figure it plays a role regardless. I just wanted to see if I'm missing something. I've seen the long thread of the guy getting the best MPG possible, but I don't have the money or patience to fire off the parts cannon tuning up and optimizing. I know what it's capable of, but didn't want to assume external factors were to blame without some two cents from y'all.

Thank you!!! This worked flawlessly

This thread was very conveniently timed because my expansion tank just busted. Good to hear that the Dorman tank and cap do OK. Going to keep the original style cap as a spare just in case.

Hmmm. I wonder if the guy in the thread I linked mentioned it anecdotally.

Awesome. I'll definitely check out the ZJs next time I'm at the junkyard. Thank you!

"The cruise control in these vehicles will NOT work if you have changed your brake lights to LED." Found at least one of the causes.

https://naxja.org/threads/how-to-test-repair-renix-era-cruise-control.1160060/ Putting this here for myself and future viewers.

Awesome. Thank you so much! May be a dumb question but where would I find that inline fuse? I know of one for sure in the engine bay but making sure that's the right one. I think it's right next to the battery.

How are these taillights doing for you nowadays? I've been considering pulling the trigger but wanted some longer-term owner opinions.

Howdy again everybody! For a good few years, my cruise control hasn't worked. It worked fine when I first got the truck, and randomly stopped working at some point. I'm curious on where to start. The vacuum to the actual CC module is hooked up, although maybe the routing on the vacuum canister itself is messed up? I imagine it could be the turn signal switch, but I do have a brand new one in there. A mechanic installed it back in 2022 so he may have made an error, but I hadn't had CC since before I replaced that part. I at least know he hooked something up wrong because I don't have high beams so it may be worth my time to take the wheel off and check it out regardless.

I’d like to hear more about this HD clutch and 7 blade fan? Where may one procure that? Rockauto only has standard duty clutches sadly

I was doing some thinking and I bet the style of worm clamp pliers with the long flexible line would be perfect for reconnecting the ball end to the ball so space isn’t as much of an issue. Food for thought for any future viewers of this thread.

Very interesting. Another win for Renix

That’s great to know. I used your guidance to tighten up those bolts but didn’t know if there was enough clearance with that shield on there to remove the manifold itself. I was not looking forward to having to mess with the fuel rail. I figure when replacing the gasket itself it’s not too hard to get it set up from below as well?