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no more cracked plastic bottles, engine runs a little cooler.

how many miles and has the rad ever been changed?

Thanks for the info...I was wondering what was growling down there when I used the door. Tried lubing the slider to no avail. Going to have to get inside the door and lube the spring before it explodes.

Coolant is 1/2 inch off the floor cold right now, I like to keep it around 1 inch last checked approx 90 days ago. Thats about a 1/5 of the tanks capacity so lots of room for expansion.

Thats probably the best and most economical route to take considering the price of the Macs. I must admit I'm getting a bit of coolant squeezing past the 15 lb rad cap when the ambient temperature is above 30C (86F) as I have the overflow blocked. I think an overflow bottle is in my future too.

The original from Lyon France lasted 20 years, replaced with OEM crown that lasted 5 years. Now running a Macs aluminum in a closed system, going on 5 years and no problems. This one should last till the end of my jeep life...

great belt 4061025

According to http://www.car-part.com/ looks like theres a used one in Campbell River...

The original french surge bottle (Lyon, France) lasted 20 years, then I replaced it with a Dorman bottle copy of the original; it only lasted 5 years...chinese junk but cheap. Finally broke down and bought a Mac's Radiator aluminum surge tank... pricey but probably the best thing out there. This tank will probably outlast the jeep and me. http://macsradiatorshop.com/surge-overflow-tanks/replacment-jeep-radiator-fill-tanks-366.html

Dayco 89012...got mine from amazon

Thanks cruiser for all your help...you are well appreciated by all the jeep nutz

I'm running Amsoil 75w90 in both my BA10/5s...nice and smooth and shifts well in the cold of winter.

What triggers the useless upshift indicator on the renix as it seems to be related to engine RPM?

According to the 87 specs the 4.0 required power steering even though it was considered an option.

I use Amsoil gear lube in both my 10/5s and my pumpkins: 75/90 with a GL2 to GL5 rating. Works nice and smooth especially in the winter where regular dino turns almost solid.

7mm allen on the amc stuff. http://comancheclub.com/topic/22520-brake-caliper-bolt-size/

Cold weather package includes the 105 amp alternator. Cool up here today -24C with a -33C wind chill.

My kitchen knives and tools are Cutco...high carbon stainless steel. Have been using them for 20+ years and they are still as sharp as when I bought them. They were expensive but well worth it, lifetime warranty and made in the USA.

Have been running Bosch Platinums also in one of my 4.0 litres...100,000 K now...running like a clock. My other 4 litre runs oem champions also running nice and smooth. Time to change out the Bosch, have some NGK platinums to test. I think the big thing with platinum is the duration, they last twice + as long as copper although some people or engines seem to have problems with them.

Nice...will add this to my library...thanks!

I wonder how many were made...shortbox...longbox? Pictures would be nice. The larger fuel tank seems to be an oddity. Probably collectable/restorable depending on shape and how many are running around.

I like to use fluid film underneath and all those hard to reach places :thumbsup: http://www.fluid-film.com/

My 88 MJ ones are grey, same as the interior and my 87 XJ ones are black with the same medium blue interior as yours...

new here...just getting started 88 jeep MJ eliminator 2X4 4.0 litre SWB door sticker reads GVWR 2050 Kg = 4519.476 lbs