Recent content by Anak

I have the same question. And I have placed a query to Boostwerks but have not received a reply (it has been months). It appears there are enough wires running through the Boostwerks unit to accomodate even the '96 sending unit (two separate rheostats on the '96). The next issue would be the...

If you haven't been down the CPS path, here is a head start: How to Slot the CPS

What you really need is enough extensions to change your CPS. That seems to work out to be about 36". If you have that you have what it will take to reach the bellhousing bolts.

I don't know the distance, but access improves if you put a jack under the transmission, remove the crossmember and then lower the transmission a bit.

Mine is a '96, but if your '99 has an AX-15 (I can't recall when they switched to the NV3500) this should all be about the same: AX-15 Shifter Overhaul

I would say you have covered those bases well enough to move on and look elsewhere. I don't know where else to look...

Good advice. Especially good for those running D44s for which backing plates are virtually unobtanium.

Doesn't sound like you wiped out a cam. That is good news. A random lean condition is definitely something you want to figure out. You will wipe out pistons if that persists unchecked. I had a lean condition which took me months to resolve. It turned out to be injectors. The injectors were...

I have not had overheating issues, and I have a manual. I have seen others post suspicions that the automatic transmission is part of the overheating issue. Putting in a separate tranny cooler and capping off the in-radiator cooler might be worth testing.

I put Felpro in both my '96 and the '97 VarmintMobile. No issues. And no points of comparison. I would be curious what Victor Reinz has. IIRC the Felpro required an anaerobic sealant between the two halves. That was something I had to order. A brass punch is a tool you want to have on...

Could it be a driveline issue? Remove the front driveshaft and see if that changes anything.

My vote is to definitely re-gear to at least 3.73, if not 4.10. I had the 3.07 gears. Absolutely miserable offroad (and that was with 235/75r15s). I went to 4.10s. I am running a 265/70r16 tire (30.6" dia) on TJ Moabs. I am happy with this combination. Like yours, mine is my daily driver...

Take off your oil filter, cut it open and see if it has metal in it. Small cost to get an idea of the scope of your problem.

Ouch. I can still find the occasional XJ in my local junkyards. If you get it apart and can post up good pics I can keep an eye out for parts.

I think the idea would be too much cranking without oil pressure on a camshaft that needs to be going through its break-in procedure.