The Mud Pit > Wrenching
XJ Refurb
kirksjeep:
So the past two weeks have made me re-think the idea of buying a $1500 Jeep. First I would be driving and all the sudden the volt meter would spike to 19+ volts. I would shift into N, cut the engine and drift over to the side of the road, re-start the engine and back to normal. It got to the point where I could only drive 4-5 miles before it would do it. After some research I replaced the Alternator, which turned out to be slightly larger and required the bracket to be modified, and turned an hour job into a 2 hour job and all on a day where I had to drive back here to NH. :-[
I thought my electrical problems were fixed but then my battery would be dead after 2-3 days of not driving the Jeep. My first though was that my Alternator fried the Battery with the High Volts. After Autozone tested the battery and I found out they are all idiots there( differnt story) I eventually took my battery back home and did some trouble shooting for a short. I read about pulling the negative cable off and placing a test light between the negative terminal of the battery and the negative cable, if the light it bright there is a short. Sure enough I had a short. I jumped inside the Jeep, shut the door, and started pulling fuses until the light went out. Turns out it was the fuse for the power locks. I remebered pluging in the connections for the passenger side door a few weeks ago. I pulled the door pannel off, and disconnected the wires for the lock, and the it also made the light go off. So I found my short, my power locks still don't work, but I found my short ;)
calvynandhobbs:
Sounds like you've been busy troubleshooting the XJ. I don't envy that kind of work at all. I hate electrical gemlins.
kirksjeep:
When I was down in MD for the weekend I hit up my favorite place, the Pick-N-Pull. I picked up the interior panel for the rear hatch with handle (mine never had one), the rear hatch sill plate (mine was cracked), rubber stoppers for the rear hatch (mine were shot), rear ash tray (never had one), fuse panel door with replacement fuses (never had one), and a drivers door door check (mine was shot) all for $30. When I called around for the rear hatch panel the cheapest I could find was $50.
The new rubber stops keep the hatch from rattling and the new interior panel has a lot of insulation which has cut the road noise in half!!!! For my long drives the XJ is much nicer.
I also changed the oil/ tranny fluid and swapped out the two main ground wires for 4 gauge wires to match the stock + wires. I have no idea why Jeep used 4 gauge for the + cables, and 6 gauge for the - cables???? The headlights are a little brighter and it seems to start a little easier so I would guess it makes a difference :).
xjjeeper:
dude my 88 xj had 30 inch hankook mts stock no problem rear hit off road but i had flat leafs my new xj fits 30s to i might through some on untill i get my lift.
kirksjeep:
--- Quote from: xjjeeper on November 04, 2009, 03:59:35 AM ---dude my 88 xj had 30 inch hankook mts stock no problem rear hit off road but i had flat leafs my new xj fits 30s to i might through some on untill i get my lift.
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I have 30x9.50 Goodyear GSA's on TJ 15x8 alloys and they work fine for on road use. The GSA's are a fairly rounded tire compared to a BFG. I am still planning to lift it and throw on the 31 MT's I have waiting in the garage, but the XJ is simply a Mall Crawler.
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