Yep. Good thing I like driving it.Originally Posted by BPTactical
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Yep. Good thing I like driving it.
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Micheal HoffHard times make strong men
Strong men create good times
Good times create weak men
Weak men create hard times
Nice work on replacing all of that stuff. Keep up the good work!
Been a fun couple of days...NOT.
Got around to the front axle. Seals and bearings were good but the spindle joints were non existent. Some caps had no needle bearings left and non had any grease. Rusted into the shafts too. Good times.
The new joints have cured the 50mph death wobble.
Of course, the front brakes were toast. The driver side rivets were digging into the disks. Both sides had no pad of disk left.
Today was motor mounts and rear axle. The pic says it all for the MMs. Other than the lube, the rear axle looks pretty good.
Looks like the big stuff is done. Now those little annoying things are next.
Micheal HoffHard times make strong men
Strong men create good times
Good times create weak men
Weak men create hard times
I'm thinking its getting time to start scoping out a rebuilt engine for my XJ.
Sayonara
Oh joy. At least there should be a lot to choose from.
Micheal HoffHard times make strong men
Strong men create good times
Good times create weak men
Weak men create hard times
1800 miles in a week. Averaged 17.0 mpg. Best mpg was 19.9! All-in-all it did a great job from Denver to Knoxville.
No problems but a leaking radiator.Need to replace it before the trip home. NAPA carries Spectra radiators. Any word on their quality? Working on a 4.0L/5 speed. I found a thread (different site) about radiators being better quality than others but can't find it back.
Bonus points for where I am.
Micheal HoffHard times make strong men
Strong men create good times
Good times create weak men
Weak men create hard times
Chester, IL?
"There are no finger prints under water."
Sturving's got the big brain.
Micheal HoffHard times make strong men
Strong men create good times
Good times create weak men
Weak men create hard times
Been a while since the last post.
The last two months:
Started overheating when under load.
Figured it was the head gasket.
Picked up a FelPro head gasket kit and some aftermarket Bosch injectors (thanks for the tip, Scully!).
Tore down the top of the engine and replaced gaskets and injectors.
Ran better but still overheated.
Injectors were a big improvement in power.
Replaced thermostat and a second water pump.
Better but not fixed.
Stopped by local muffler shop and found out most of catalytic converter was in the muffler. What was left was clogging the exhaust.
A cat. and muffler later, the overheating has gone away and the XJ runs much better.
All that and this is the only pic I have.
Micheal HoffHard times make strong men
Strong men create good times
Good times create weak men
Weak men create hard times
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