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    '99 XJ sat for over a decade - thoughts on restarting

    I didn't think of the wiring and heater box. Thanks! And +1 on the nuts and acorns. I remember cleaning out the frame rails on my old yj - good lord. Gotta get on that too.
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    '99 XJ sat for over a decade - thoughts on restarting

    Every single one of y'all are appreciated. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Going to make a run to the u-pull it this weekend and get a new front seat (the fella had something (?) stored on the driver seat and it leaked through), and while I'm at it, pull an old distributor for my new 'priming...
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    '99 XJ sat for over a decade - thoughts on restarting

    That is absolutely brilliant, I never thought of that, but a long flat-blade screwdriver shank, and an electric drill, may do the job nicely. Putting that on my list, for sure. Thank you! (as an aside, love the nickname 'scope creep')
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    '99 XJ sat for over a decade - thoughts on restarting

    Hey, all. Just picked up a 4.0 '99 XJ from my neighbor, was sitting in their garage for over a decade (I think 11 years). Body is beautiful, but before I start it up, I want to run the prep process by y'all. Please let me know if I'm missing anything, or if I should do anything differently...
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    Everything you ever wanted to know about the AW4

    Thank you, all - I know that the preferred option would be to do a tailcone/sensor swap from a '97 (or earlier?) AW4. Good lord I wish I could, but the pickings are slim, here. It's a budget build for sure, especially since the budget is that of a 17yo high schooler, so that adds a level of...
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    Everything you ever wanted to know about the AW4

    This thread is gold - just read every post in a sitting. THANK YOU ALL! Need to verify my approach with y'all on something. I have a '97 XJ 2WD w/ solid body - and a '00 XJ 4WD with a destroyed body. I'd like to swap the 4WD AW4 etc. to the 2WD body. My approach in regards to the AW4, as...
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    4.0 swap '00 in a '97 (help!)

    You guys rock. Thank you soooooo much. Helping out a good kid with tight funds, and it's wholly appreciated!
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    4.0 swap '00 in a '97 (help!)

    Hey y'all, need help on something. Got a '97 with a cracked head (0630 stamp) and a ton of coolant in the oil. I'd be risking it with the bottom end bearings, for sure, without doing a replacement of these, too. Also have a '00 with a good engine. Would like to just swap the engines. '00...
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    New cherry XJ for the kid

    The old The Wreck-J by pencilrunner, on Flickr The new Here! by pencilrunner, on Flickr
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    New cherry XJ for the kid

    Got a '97 with a blown head gasket for about $600 the other day to replace a rusted out '00 the kid bent up on a trail. 17yo, Billy Badass, etc :). '97 has the 4.0 with a 8.25 rear. It's a 2WD, with zero rust (it was some lady's mall crawler, and garage kept). The '00 was a straight up...
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