Recent content by alopeks

Welp... Haven't completely opened the case yet, but it's the T-case. Checked the fluid & it's chock FULL of metal fragments. Seems like the chain jumped the sprocket(s) just enough to start stripping teeth off. Yay. Dropped it off at my local shop, who (sadly) became part of a chain a few...

I didn't try to shift it for fear of making things worse.

The Jeep: 1999 XJ AW4 (reman 10/24, ~12K miles) 4.0 (reman 11/19, ~80K miles) NP 242, stock, ~288K miles Mild lift/larger tires (~2.5-3 inches, 31's all around) Stock 3.55s in the HP D30 & 8.25 Daily driven To my knowledge, the T-Case has never been opened. Couple nights ago I heard a loud pop...

Speed limit there is 50, and I was going about that. The denting over the wheel well combined with the bumper cap being wedged upward makes it look worse in the photos. I haven't seen any cracks/wrinkling of the uniframe. Now I just have to figure out how to get it back to the house. I...

Thanks for the input, y'all. It was never really a question of keeping her so long as the unibody/frame were okay. (I can't afford anything else anyway!) But I GREATLY appreciate the outside perspectives. I spoke with the tech again this morning, and he basically said that off the record, he...

Alright, I'll link to the dashcam & pics below, but long story short I got hit the other day, with the rear passenger tire & axle taking the brunt of the impact. Twisted both leaf springs, both shackles, & likely damaged both shocks. Towed to my local trusted shop, where they said it doesn't...

Alright, probably (hopefully) the last update for a bit. Wiring harness has some damage under the hood that explained some of the parasitic draw, but still didn't account for everything. A full, thorough inspection revealed a perfect combination of old wiring beginning to crack & break and...

Alright, here's the update: Pulled the battery & alternator and had them both bench tested. Battery is lower than it was on CCA, but otherwise fine. Alternator is fine. Battery issue is likely the result of the repeated draining lately. Ran through all the voltage checks and nothing seemed...

Okay, here we go... '99 XJ, 4.0, Auto, NP242, 280K miles, big battery & ground cables, but mostly stock with a mild lift & 31s. Reman AW4 a couple months ago, which by the end involved a new battery as well, after a weird grounding issue killed the Red Top I had before. Engine is a reman 4.0...

Long story short, just put in a reman AW4, and a week later the CEL came on first thing in the morning. Was running fine, tried to pull codes with my Amazon special OBDII scanner, no codes found, tried to erase them anyway, CEL stayed on. Fast forward a couple days, and idle gets really rough...

The only code it's ever thrown is P0740, and the only symptom I've ever noticed from it is slightly higher rpm on the highway. I've never seen any other codes, and that one hasn't been present for the stalling issues. I don't know if/when the cat has been replaced. Does that sound plausible...

Where do I begin?? '99 XJ, 4.0 (reman, installed 11/19) AW4, NP242, stock gears, 3" lift, 31s. 246K on the body/trans, about 37K on the motor. Three times now, all a week or two apart, the engine has stalled within 30-90 seconds after seeming to start normally. First time, 4 weeks ago, was...

Had a hard time getting any consistent readings from the alternator last night, but decided I should at least try replacing it since I was running out of suspects. Wouldn't you know, that seems to have been the problem. Swapped in a reman from O'Reilly's, and even with all accessories...

I went with AER, because they're local and my mechanic had used them before. I think they produce Ford engines, but obviously they have the 4.0. I've liked it so far, though it took a while to get it working. My shop actually had to warranty out the 1st one before I even took delivery. They...

Just the standard handheld battery/alternator check tool at O'Reilly's. Which is part of why I'm not sure how accurate the results were... Where would I find the field circuit wiring? I can't seem to get a conclusive answer, unless this is also the fusible link, in which case I've replaced...