Recent content by cklaus

my 2000 did the same thing, It was the sending unit.

okay, so did anyone notice the clear shield it has in front of the headlights/front turn signals. I have seen it before on pics of another european xj.

did the right thing. Man, the way that story started, i thought you were gonna say your mother-in-law was looking at those sites... in which case, you may have needed some counseling :)

did you guys notice how detailed the accesories are? kinda expensive though. http://www.scaleoffroad.de/pageID_4152898.html

put a candle down there. might manage to burn away some of it. its not gonna work super quick as the flame is tiny but it prob will help over a few hours.

http://www.scaleoffroad.de/ and heres the link to the site

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj0SV2pCHaA Stumbled on this and hadn't seen a link posted yet. Enjoy

Carb Cleaner will cut through carbon and oil deposits pretty easily.

Don't forget some latex/vinyl gloves to protect yourself if you are working on someone else who's bleeding. You don't wanna get hepatitis or aids from being a good samaritan (they don't always know they have it so they may honestly think they are clean). I second the stitches but if you don't...

any ideas? the cylinder lock still only comes out half way and seems to be catching on something.

okay, now for part 2. I pulled the cylinder half way out but then it gets stuck. am i doing something wrong. the positions aren't labeled but i figure the "on" position is where the electronics come on but you haven't started the motor. Whats keeping the cylinder stuck in?

You are a brilliant genius. I had been hitting the assembly with the back end of a screwdriver but didn't leave the key in. I now did it with the key in and it worked on the first try. I had already sprayed liquid wrench this morn. You are my new best friend!

Okay, i have searched but i only find people with problems on Renix's. My ignition cylinder lock is frozen/seized in the locked position. The steering wheel is now also locked (thanks wife). It had been doing this occasionally over the coldest days over the winter but it would always free up...

http://jeephorizons.com/tech/xj_hook.html www.sonicjay.com/jeep/97up-xj-hooks.pdf

what color interior (cloth or leather)? Overhead console?