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Guess who is getting rebuilt again! I left her sit for far too long. I am going to finish her this time.

91, 4wd, 5 speed. Alive and daily driven in south GA.

My buddy Jason reached out to me with a Facebook marketplace listing asking if it was a good deal for this truck. Just by looking at the pics I knew it was overpriced. I also knew that the HO MJ is always valuable and a good candidate to save. I talked back and forth with the seller and we agreed on a price that was good for both parties. The plan was set into motion and we went off to save the truck. When we got there I realized it had no brakes and the CTS wiring were in bad shape. Being a HO the CTS is the brains behind the ECU and it would cause all kinds of issues. The PO stated it got hot on him one day while it was idling in the driveway. Fast test was done and it was just a low coolant and air block issue. Easy fix. I then "fixed" the CTS plug enough to make the 2 hour drive home. The brakes were a different story. Popping the master reveals it had no rear brake fluid in it. It has all new wheel cylinders and lines. I looked at the proportioning valve and it was pointed straight to the sky. That explains why they couldn't get the rears to bleed. I wired the valve in place and the rears bleed just as the should. At this point it was dark and time to make the drive home. We made it a few miles and stopped to fill the tank. The new owner said the temp was a bit high. While he was getting gas I popped the cap and let it idle to get the last bit of air out of the system. The rest of the trip was uneventful and it made it home without an issue. I didn't mention that I threw my back out on Monday and it is still sore as hell. The DSL WK2 was so comfortable to drive home with my hurt back. The heated seats were amazing. The 32 mpg helps ease the pain as well. I am so happy I bought this one after the Hemi Trialbird was totaled.

Hey there fellas. I still check these forums every few days. I just haven't had much time to mess with the MJ lately. There will be some progress coming to the truck once I get out of this house and into our new place.

We're in the process of getting the house ready to sell. I have not seen my truck in over 2 years. I hooked the battery up and she fired right up. Once we move and get settled I'll be either 1. swapping in a nused 4.0 to replace the tires one in there truck. 2. Converting the truck back to 2wd and lowering it with a LS. 3. Leaving it 4wd and putting a small VW diesel in it. Time will tell...

The Mega Cab went bye bye to make room for the dually. We were in the market for a 5th wheel and the Mega Cab 2500 didn't have the payload capacity that we needed. The 2017 3500 does great towing and I'll never go back to a single wheel for tow duty. Sent from my moto g power using Tapatalk

She was a big girl! Sent from my moto g power using Tapatalk

Keys, The Ridge wallet, Moto G Power, S&W Shield .40 Sent from my moto g power using Tapatalk

If you consider living paycheck to paycheck and using old stuff to make things run again, I'm rich. Most here have a hell of a lot more disposable income than I do. Sent from my moto g power using Tapatalk

I'm not sure what this means or if it directed at me?

I will never run it in this truck again. I just put 15 gallons of non ethanol in it. I'm my defense I never ran ethanol in this truck. This is from the previous owner. It sat for about 2 years before I got it. I got running then it broke down again. Sent from my moto g power using Tapatalk

In case you were wondering what ethenol will do to your truck if it sits for more than a few months, here's the results. The pump module was nasty. The ethanol ate the supply hose completely through. It also ate the liner out of the tank! I don't recommend using ethanol based gas in anything that will sit for more than a few days.

I got the tank, pump module and gauge sender cleaned. I also added a 89 Camaro 350 TPI correct fuel filter. The wife and I fought the heavy @$$ tank back between the exhaust and frame rails. Only to have to drop it because I had the wires on the pump wrong. It only too us 30 mins to drop it, fix the wires and put it back into place. Then this happened! VID_20201212_174450039.mp4 I took it for a ride around the block and she is running better than it ever has. It had waaaaay to much fuel pump and the fuel filter was for a carburator setup. The pump was bypassing internally and hurting pressure. The filter was slowing flow to the engine. All is good now.

I will leave the TPI for now. It is running good. If it acts up it's going in the trash. I honestly do not like that system.

The J10 shut off and would not restart. I could hear the fuel pump running but had no pressure at the fuel rails. I figured it was out of gas and dumped 10 gallons in it. It still refused to start. While I was messing with it the fuel injection system stopped working all together. I was helping a buddy with his TPI setup and found a blown fuse hidden under my hood. I replaced it and the fuel system came back alive but would not build pressure at the rails. I dropped the tank and discovered the fuel line off the pump had melted and the filter was collapsed. I tossed it together enough to send fuel to the engine and she fired up after a year. VID_20201205_164635342.mp4

It looks like it's been sitting for 6 months, which it has. There is something wrong with the fuel system and I'm too lazy to deal with it and that garbage TPI setup. The plan is to trash the entire TPI setup and wiring. Then install a TBI from AFI and enjoy it. Sent from my moto g power using Tapatalk

This should explain how I feel about that dumb $#!&. I would have thrown it back at her. Sent from my moto g power using Tapatalk

Me too! I have only driven this truck up the road one time. Sent from my moto g power using Tapatalk

No, I bought a billet tilt GM style. The steering wheel, column, joints and shaft cost more than the Explorer! Sent from my moto g power using Tapatalk

I am getting back to the 48 finally. When we left off the cab was off. I got the cab sat on the frame again. Once the cab was back on the frame I chopped up the Explorer radiator support. Then fitted the front end on I then set off to install the brake pedal, booster, gas pedal and throttle cable. It rained for a few days so I started the process of building my firewall harness. When the weather broke I mocked up the running board location. I also got my rear tire size figured out and fit checked. With the truck being all wheel I have to keep the tires the same diameter. I decided to keep it old school and have fat rear and skinny fronts. I also have to keep them fairly tall to keep the trans happy and make it a highway cruiser. 28" tires fit the bill nicely. The rears will be 275/60R15 on 15x8 and the fronts will be 235/70R15 on 15x7. I have most of the parts to install the steering and should be able to get them installed in the next few weeks.

It's not a simple swap. It looks good on paper but is very expensive because of the Hesco crank trigger and new ECM. Sent from my moto g power using Tapatalk

My abused transmission says otherwise. The PO overheated the trans because several times because he didn't know how to use the OD switch. I had the stock cooler fail 8 months ago and this is the third time flushing the trans. Sent from my moto g power using Tapatalk

South Georgia or North Florida hit all your requirements. Sent from my moto g power using Tapatalk

Unless you have abused your body for 25+ years as a Marine and and your knees are shot... Autos are popular for other reasons besides people not knowing how to drive a manual transmission. I had sticks all my life. I don't have the desire to feel my knee grind and pop every time I have to shift. Sent from my moto g power using Tapatalk

Sherptek makes a bed for a truck camper. It is really expensive though. Somewhere around $25k for the bed. I decided against the 4500 when I stumbled on an amazing deal on my 3500. We finally decided on a Eagle Cap 1200. With the current situation campers are bringing a premium and dealers are asking crazy prices for them. Once things get back to normal I'm sure the market will be full on new campers people lost interest in when they can go on vacation again. Sent from my moto g power using Tapatalk