89 MJ Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 I got an idea for a future mod! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 honestly I'm just curious as to how they routed the exhaust to exit on the drivers side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdog Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Maybe fake pipes to match passenger side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 the KJ behaved today. 91* on the return trip from the junkyard and the engine temp needle stayed put and she never went into limp mode. guess it really was time for a new fan clutch. the AC still doesn't work when , but one thing at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 been thinking about adding some decals to spice it up a bit. maybe a military look with black star decal on the hood. like this, except flat black on dark green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Well, yours is the right color for military insignia. I say go for it. I spent the better part of yesterday afternoon showing mine some love. The paint on it is in good shape (no rust anywhere) but it really needs to be clay-barred and refinished. I like doing that about as much as going shoe shopping with my wife, which means I've never done anything to it except wash it. I pulled it in the garage and waxed the whole thing while watching football and drinking beer. 4 hours later, it looks alot better, but I need to take it someplace and have someone detail it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 shinier than mine will ever be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 I instantly added front/rear lockers, 37's and a crawl box to the KJ over the weekend, courtesy of the junkyard. LOL. Had to get a new head unit to replace my (failing) one, and the KJ I got it from had one of these on the fender. Can't wait to see how much better it does on the trail now...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 stick on hp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 but it only produces extra HP if you take it on a trail as for CRD news, I picked up a transmission skidplate off a junkyard crd on this latest trip north. gotta clean it (had like an inch of sludge on it) and bend the one tab a bit, but it's rust free. I wasn't even the first to find it in the yard, but I was the first to show up with a grinder to cut that last bolt that was spinning 'round and 'round. battery powered grinder for the win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 i love my grinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 this new generation of battery powered tools is an absolute game changer. make that life changer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Newp...she's a pavement queen. In fact, I haven't even pulled it out of the garage since I waxed it last week, lol. I was gonna take it to work today but it was raining all day, so I just ran the Focus. I still need to get under it and measure for the TC skid plate. I'll probably do that tomorrow while I drain the trans pan and add new fluid (ala redneck transmission fluid flush). My buddy down in the Tidewater area needs my help fixing a 96 XJ that has a vacuum leak...I need to roadtrip down there Sunday to fix that. Its his son's vehicle who got into a fender bender and munched up the front end. My guess is the vac canister behind the bumper got munched. I'm gonna grab a new one from the junkyard and head down there with my tool bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Small change of plans on the XJ. I might end up buying it from my buddy for $500 I'm gonna run down on Wednesday to check it out. His kid is looking at a Durango now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Do you have any future major mods planned for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 On 9/1/2020 at 7:55 PM, Pete M said: the AC still doesn't work If you ever make it back up to TN, we can work on that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jtslick89 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Interesting situation with my '04 KJ recently. Had a no start issue, assumed it was the battery, jump did not help. Terminals clean and no wiring issues that I had seen. One click, no crank, no start. I thought maybe no oil (engine burns a lot). Normal oil level. Original starter and alternator, you figure one of these, right? Battery was fully charged and CCA was normal (only 15 month old battery). Battery test came out GOOD for battery. So after much investigation and swearing, I realized that my AC was no longer working and decided to take the serp belt off. The car immediately cranked and started, no problem! Eureka! I had NO IDEA a seized AC clutch/compressor could lead to a no crank, no start. Maybe I'm dumb but I didn't realize that. Lesson learned/lesson shared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 It's not something that happens very often, so it's not a usual suspect that anyone would think of. but glad you found it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jtslick89 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 10 hours ago, Pete M said: It's not something that happens very often, so it's not a usual suspect that anyone would think of. but glad you found it! Thanks, just figured I'd share, hoping it would help someone else out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 This thing would be perfect with a solid axle in the front and an AX-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 20 hours ago, Jtslick89 said: Interesting situation with my '04 KJ recently. Had a no start issue, assumed it was the battery, jump did not help. Terminals clean and no wiring issues that I had seen. One click, no crank, no start. I thought maybe no oil (engine burns a lot). Normal oil level. Original starter and alternator, you figure one of these, right? Battery was fully charged and CCA was normal (only 15 month old battery). Battery test came out GOOD for battery. So after much investigation and swearing, I realized that my AC was no longer working and decided to take the serp belt off. The car immediately cranked and started, no problem! Eureka! I had NO IDEA a seized AC clutch/compressor could lead to a no crank, no start. Maybe I'm dumb but I didn't realize that. Lesson learned/lesson shared. Here's another weird one, just in case it happens to you one day. Mine threw a CEL awhile back for unknown reason. I don't have a scanner (yet), but you can flash the codes on the odometer with the ignition-key-cycle routine so you can diagnose. Mine came up with a code for the aux fan relay (which is weird because mine only has one electric fan, no engine driven one like with the HD package, so it's not really an auxiliary fan...). Fan circuit was fine, relay box checked out ok. It turns out that my alternator crapped the bed. Apparently, if that fan relay doesn't see 13.8V or whatever, it throws that code. New alternator fixed it in a quick, but I thought that's a really weird way to display a bad alternator. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jtslick89 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 On 10/28/2020 at 1:43 PM, mjeff87 said: Here's another weird one, just in case it happens to you one day. Mine threw a CEL awhile back for unknown reason. I don't have a scanner (yet), but you can flash the codes on the odometer with the ignition-key-cycle routine so you can diagnose. Mine came up with a code for the aux fan relay (which is weird because mine only has one electric fan, no engine driven one like with the HD package, so it's not really an auxiliary fan...). Fan circuit was fine, relay box checked out ok. It turns out that my alternator crapped the bed. Apparently, if that fan relay doesn't see 13.8V or whatever, it throws that code. New alternator fixed it in a quick, but I thought that's a really weird way to display a bad alternator. LOL. That is interesting, yeah I like the ability to flash the codes with the 3 on/off quick cycles. Yeah it seems like the engine codes don't necessarily correspond to what is actually wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 so my sniffer narrowed down the weird electrical burning smell to the alternator. 20 minutes and the alt from my spare motor is on now and sure enough, not only is the burning smell gone, but the squeak is gone too! I'd say 2 birds, one stone, but it was the same bird causing both problems. sooooo glad I didn't try to drive the Libby to the junkyards today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 amazing how the sniffer works so well after years of "wtf is that smell?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Pete, your Liberty has made me no longer hate Libertys. This thread also kinda seems like it should be titled "The KJs of CC" not that there is anything wrong with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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