Eagle_SX4 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Cool no headrests. Heard that was an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 2 hours ago, Eagle_SX4 said: Cool no headrests. Heard that was an option. It was actually. Looking at one of my accessory catalogs, there’s a section on headrests for the XJ, you can get a kit of headrests without material on them and then you could buy the material as a kit, which explains the one headrest kit I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 How in the hell do y’all do transmission work with the t-case still attached!? Haha. i had to replace the front bearing gasket on the transmission and that was a fun 5 1/2 hours of labor to just change a gasket. But bright side, no leaks and all systems normal on the system sentry! Hopefully I shouldn’t have gear oil leaking again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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eaglescout526 Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 Discovered this gem today Yeah! 6 month old clutch disc just broken. Not sure how or why but just broke. Not even from China either. Looks like it was made in Brazil. Guess I put the old one in and run it for a little while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 I do hate it when brand new stuff breaks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 Chunk got ducked. Wife was incredibly excited. I am still shocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffK Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 On 2/12/2025 at 8:38 PM, eaglescout526 said: Scored this awesome dealer poster! Very cool. I saw this one on Car-Part.com this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 1 hour ago, JeffK said: Very cool. I saw this one on Car-Part.com this week. love a good copper 84 XJ. Killer 2 door with nutmeg interior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 1 hour ago, JeffK said: Very cool. I saw this one on Car-Part.com this week. No headrests either. That’s very rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 like a mobile AMC museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 4 hours ago, eaglescout526 said: Aww yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Scored these today: I also found one of those 4x4 of the year for 1988 XJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 12 hours ago, eaglescout526 said: Scoured these today: I also found one of those 4x4 of the year for 1988 XJ. Majorly Jelly Nice find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 2 hours ago, Salvagedcircuit said: Majorly Jelly Nice find Haha Thanks! I also fixed my power locks....I had them working right before I put the interior together. My guess is the power seats being in circuit probably dragged down the voltage. Anywho! Locks work wickedly fast thanks to a step up converter and now the hatch solenoid now locks the hatch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 Well ran into fuel pump problems again. Threw a NOS one at the unit and its been fine. Then the gauge rheostat gave up. Addressed it on sunday. Turned out it was a dirty terminal and the were crud built up on the float arm contact. That was weird to see. Got that fixed and now the gauge is right. Also had to move my roommates journey, used the XJ to tow it into the yard for a moment and man that 2wd low, best mod haha. Now I wouldnt do it over a long distance nor want to do it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted May 24 Author Share Posted May 24 Got the AC dialed in finally! After rigorous research, consulting my manuals and a weird tip to treat RB-276 as R12, I was finally able to get it to produce 40* air. Woot!! Couple factors, you cant clear the sight glass with 276 to get good performance which thankfully I didnt do....yet. And hooking a manifold up was able to help me dial in the adjustable expansion valve. Its the little things, but this one feels major for out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 that must be nice in AZ!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted May 24 Author Share Posted May 24 12 minutes ago, Pete M said: that must be nice in AZ!!! Almost a need for survival. Took him for a drive, got constant 40* out the vent. I was also literally able to pull the condenser out and blow all the dust and remnants of Washington out of it, thanks to the flexible hoses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchamakalit Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Does 276 cool as well as r12? Not that it matters since I have a stashed away can of r12 waiting in the wings..... Guess I'm just curious. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted May 25 Author Share Posted May 25 4 hours ago, watchamakalit said: Does 276 cool as well as r12? Not that it matters since I have a stashed away can of r12 waiting in the wings..... Guess I'm just curious. Lol Lol. I say yes it does do a pretty good job. I only got to experience the R12 for a little bit before it all leaked out and they’re pretty similar in performance. I think the only issue is gonna be cooling the condenser probably which might result in my putting a e-fan on it to help force air though. We will see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted Saturday at 09:41 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 09:41 PM Yeahhhh....it was time to change them. Took my wife to say that the squealing of the belts for me to change them out. I am glad I did too cause the WP, AC and crank belt is missing teeth! Yikes. PS, WP and crank looks fine and the small one is cracking. Typical with age. I wish I knew how old these belts are. I am guessing maybe 20 years cause I know I didnt change them when I first got Chunk. Interesting enough, he sounds like he runs better and sounds better with the new belts. I will have to observe that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted Saturday at 11:51 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 11:51 PM Hey guess what! I am back at it today. So many years ago I pulled this fan from a 2.8L Wagoneer XJ I pulled it thinking I could use it on Little Red. Well I couldnt and still cant due to the blades orientation...I was gonna get rid of it today till I started looking at it some more and dug into the 86-87 parts book to see what it is. Well the book kinda helped. So I said what the hell lets put it on anyways. I got the old fan off and started comparing the two. Blades are oriented the same exact way. Hell yeah! This is now an upgrade for the cooling! Installed. Tested. Approved! Love a good free upgrade that is now gonna pay for itself from buying it years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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