Drahcir495 Posted July 5, 2019 Author Share Posted July 5, 2019 Testing out the look of the rear tire carrier. I spent a lot of money on the Rotopaxs and brackets, and now I think I may have jumped the gun on buying them . They actually scare me because they swell up so much that I can barely get them off . I have never heard of this happening. I think I am doing something wrong? I guess I need to fill them to the point they overflow but in the Florida heat they look like the are going to burst - yikes, not safe near the exhaust. .I don’t know how often I would ever use them anyways and it always smells like gas out back. Here are the two setups -> I am stuck with them now. I think I will use them when I go on the occasional off-road adventure/road trip. They are going to be used for my lawn equipment for a while. Can’t risk the potential catastrophic failure for a “look.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 eek! you can't possibly be the first to experience that. what does teh company say? what about squishing the plastic tanks a bit before capping them? would that make any difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted July 7, 2019 Author Share Posted July 7, 2019 9 hours ago, Pete M said: eek! you can't possibly be the first to experience that. what does the company say? what about squishing the plastic tanks a bit before capping them? would that make any difference? I haven’t called them yet. I want to get a picture of the containers bloated before I call. I think that is a good idea squeezing them a bit before I cap them off. I will let you know what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 Had to use the lockers today to climb the biggest hill in Clearwater -> I was picking up a “therapy” dog for my fiancé. Here is the package I procured lol -> He seemed right at home in the Jeep. Xander is going to flip out when he smells that another dog had been sitting in his chair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share Posted July 27, 2019 After just emptying every pocket into the air conditioning; I am having issues . It doesn’t come on every time I go to use it which is just killing me in this Florida heat. I don’t know how I did without air with the MJ? I could feel the cold air in the vents but the blower was not coming on. It was taking longer and longer for the blower to kick in until last week when it completely stopped. I hoped that it was just the motor that was bad. I picked up a new blower motor from Advanced Auto online and got 25% off by registering with email. Pretty happy about that. Here is the motor -> I removed the the old motor which is held in by only three bolts. I pressed off the the plastic fan cage and installed it on the new motor shaft. I then followed Cruiser54’s tip 28 - improving blower motors performance. I crossed my fingers and turned on the air. Ahh, sweet ice cold air again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 How did the new motor fit? Any problems with the cooling hose on the side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 18 hours ago, Minuit said: How did the new motor fit? Any problems with the cooling hose on the side? I fits exactly as the old one did. Perfect fit I undid the turtle tray to get more room. I had the Bendix 9 brake system in mine, so the tray is much bigger than on my 89 MJ . Very easy install with no interference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 I am getting winded walking to the mailbox, so it’s about time to find a hobby that incorporates exercise. A few of my friends have taken up riding bicycles. Specifically mountain bikes and they are really getting into shape. I don’t want to be the guy in the group that is know as the jolly one. So Bwatsoncj was upgrading his bike rack and offered his old 4 bike one to me . It is pretty stout -> and had already been extended to work on the Cherokee-> all I had to do is take 4” off the back and the last bike holder to clear the spare tire -> I tried out Fuji, Specialized, Trek, and Cannondale bikes. The $900 Cannondale was soo nice but dayeem expensive. Out of all of the others in my budget, the Trek was the best riding for me. So I picked up the Trek Marlin 5 today -> It is raining here now so I haven’t had a chance to take it out for a real test ride yet. Hopefully tomorrow the weather will cooperate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 Well bollocks -> I can’t see out of my backup camera when I am toting my bike around . I have said before that none of the replacement rear view mirrors work on my mounting windshield tab. I just had a great idea 💡. JB Weld up the slots for the old style mount -> I pulled out the cardboard and dremeled off the excess. It worked ! Ta-dah - the complete set up -> I really did miss the mirror. Snugged it down with the set screw and now it’s hindsight 20 spare 20! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 haha, that's a lot of stuff on your windshield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 I agree lol. The back up camera just stopped working, so I think that maybe going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 Karma is coming around again for me in a positive way. Went over my neighbors house today. He says he is trying to simplify his life and offered to give me first dibs on the things he is getting rid of. He has three motorcycles and I asked if he was thinking about getting rid of any. He had an 1983 Honda Nighthawk 650 sitting at the back of his shop. He said you don’t want that one as it is missing 4th gear. He has been trying to get rid of it for over a year. He is an honest guy unlike the one that sold it to him. It would cost way to much to fix it than it was worth. I told him I would like to buy it - I can skip 4th gear. Seriously; how much? He said get the #€%! thing out of here. Really?! Yep, I am over it. I can’t believe it . . . It started right up! -> Just got it home and going to change the fluids and wash/polish it up. Two great things that look great together-> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 can't beat a free bike that runs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Pete M said: can't beat a free bike that runs No you can’t, but I may be over my head on this. I have already killed the battery trying to start it. Good thing I am taking a motorcycle course so I don’t kill myself. Never had a street bike of my own, so I may have a total of 20 minutes of actual wheels to pavement time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsuco Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 6 hours ago, Drahcir495 said: Good thing I am taking a motorcycle course so I don’t kill myself. I'm big fan of those courses! In Illinois, some years they had an advanced class available in addition to the basic course. It's a great way to practice moves you hope you never need to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 Amsuco I will have to look into the advanced course after this. Down here in Florida you are required to take the course before you get your endorsement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted September 25, 2019 Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 I don’t know what all is on my seats, but they look really dirty. I decided to remove the passenger seat to see what I could do to get them cleaned up and looking just a bit nicer. Before -> It took 4 bolts and two nuts to get the seat free -> I sprayed the seat down with Simple Green -> I was pressure washing the driveway, so I put the delicate tip on it and hit the seat. The run off was brown -> It has done an amazing job in getting almost all of the stains off. Just a bit of gold stain on the inner parts of the seat -> The seat went in much easier then coming out after knowing what was involved. Very happy with how it came out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 48 minutes ago, Drahcir495 said: I don’t know what all is on my seats, but they look really dirty. I decided to remove the passenger seat to see what I could do to get them cleaned up and looking just a bit nicer. Before -> It took 4 bolts and two nuts to get the seat free -> I sprayed the seat down with Simple Green -> I was pressure washing the driveway, so I put the delicate tip on it and hit the seat. The run off was brown -> It has done an amazing job in getting almost all of the stains off. Just a bit of gold stain on the inner parts of the seat -> The seat went in much easier then coming out after knowing what was involved. Very happy with how it came out Noted. I can pressure wash my bench if someone ever spills anything on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 7 hours ago, eaglescout526 said: Noted. I can pressure wash my bench if someone ever spills anything on it. Lol yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 My Cherokee looks tiny next to this monster Ford 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 dang that's a big truck. ready for the hurricane flooding I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 9 hours ago, Pete M said: dang that's a big truck. ready for the hurricane flooding I guess. You literally need a step stool to get up in it. At least we do. Haven’t seen how owner does it yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 Just wired up my LED fog lights -> Used an Amazon wiring harness with a relay because they are so inexpensive that it doesn’t make sense to make my own. I wanted to hook the lights up to the factory fog light switch on the dash but the little light stayed on? It did not matter if it was on the off or on position . Posted the issue I was having here on the CC and several members replied. They got it figured out for me. Just a great group of people here. The final wire positioning-> Ta-dah -> Now I just need to adjust them. These suckers are bright! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJXJjeepguy Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 On 9/30/2019 at 9:02 PM, Drahcir495 said: Is that poor scout burned down beside the monster ford? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 Good eye, but it’s actually an old Ford Bronco. The owner had his his daughters and dogs in the car when it caught fire. They all made it out ok, but obviously a total loss. Leak at the carb was the cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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