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XJ Refurb
kirksjeep:
--- Quote from: PaulW on August 11, 2009, 01:20:29 PM ---
The intake swap is going on the yj?
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I have an intake from a 99 XJ that is the newer design. There are a lot of write ups about it, and if you search the wrenching section from a while back you'll find the links I posted. It was dyno tested on a ZJ to give 15 rear wheel HP. Thats a pretty good gain for the $$. I picked up the intake manifold and power steering pump from a pick-n-pull back in MD, but the bracket had a slight bend in it so I passed. So far I only have $65 into it, and all I need is the intake manifold gasket, throttle body gasket and a new belt. So for under $100 I can gain 15 RWHP, not bad.
kirksjeep:
I've been chasing some electrical gremlins in my Instrument Cluster since I bought my XJ. After lots of reading I cleaned the connections for the cluster several times and every time it would work for a few days and then the cluster would stop working again. Last week I bought a new connector that is recommended in Jeep's TSB 08-15-99. I spliced in the 10 wire connector just like the TSB called for, and it still didn't work. I posted some stuff up on Jeep Forum and all indications led to a bad instrument cluster cuircuit board, which is what I was thinking. Anyway, I bought one off of Ebay from a 99 with unknown mileage ( it was less then 1/2 the price of all the rest). It showed up today, and after a few screws it was in, and I now have gauges again!!! It has 130K on it, so I wrote down the mileage of my old cluster and the exact mileage of this one, in the event I ever sell the XJ. The gas and volt meter needles are a little sun faded, the low washer fluid light came on which is not on the 00-01 models so I pulled the bulb, and I lost the back hatch open warning which was only on the 00-01 models. Some of the warning lights are in a little different location, but no big deal. I'm just excited to have working gauges again.
BlacXJeep:
--- Quote from: kirksjeep on August 22, 2009, 11:09:17 PM ---I've been chasing some electrical gremlins in my Instrument Cluster since I bought my XJ. After lots of reading I cleaned the connections for the cluster several times and every time it would work for a few days and then the cluster would stop working again. Last week I bought a new connector that is recommended in Jeep's TSB 08-15-99. I spliced in the 10 wire connector just like the TSB called for, and it still didn't work. I posted some stuff up on Jeep Forum and all indications led to a bad instrument cluster cuircuit board, which is what I was thinking. Anyway, I bought one off of Ebay from a 99 with unknown mileage ( it was less then 1/2 the price of all the rest). It showed up today, and after a few screws it was in, and I now have gauges again!!! It has 130K on it, so I wrote down the mileage of my old cluster and the exact mileage of this one, in the event I ever sell the XJ. The gas and volt meter needles are a little sun faded, the low washer fluid light came on which is not on the 00-01 models so I pulled the bulb, and I lost the back hatch open warning which was only on the 00-01 models. Some of the warning lights are in a little different location, but no big deal. I'm just excited to have working gauges again.
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Kirk, your windshield washer fluid is low :P
kirksjeep:
--- Quote from: PaulW on August 23, 2009, 01:57:16 PM ---
--- Quote from: BlacXJeep on August 23, 2009, 04:16:55 AM ---
Kirk, your windshield washer fluid is low :P
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better check the blinker fluid also.
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Every time I see Andy's Jeep I remind him his windshield washer fluid is low since his dummy light is permanently on.
kirksjeep:
It has been a while since I did any work to the XJ, but I finally won a passenger side mirror on ebay for $22 shipped. While swapping out the mirror I noticed that the electrical connection for the passenger side window and door lock weren't even connected. Since I know my passenger side door ( and the whole side of the Jeep) was re-painted, I am guessing that when the work was done they never re-connected the electrical stuff. So now I have a good mirror and it works, and the passenger side window goes down. The door locks still don't work, but I can work on that some other time.
I also didn't have passenger side running lights. I thought it was just the front, so I tore apart the front end and dash before I decided the check the rear :P and noticed that that rear light didn't work either. It turns out in some other electrical trouble shooting I placed fuse 23 ( right side lights) in fuse 24 spot (spare). :P So now the lights work too. I adjusted the head lights too, and wow what a difference at night.
The last thing I did was add OBA in the form of a $7 electric compressor on clearance at Walmart ;). It is small, but should work in an emergency.
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