Recent content by Rusty XJ

Any idea on where I could get a new ECU for the '93... also, anybody got any definite data on the spline counts for the different year models? Thanks again

Just wondering if anyone can tell me if there any differences in the electronics that would effect different year models of the XJ... looking to do a tranny swap from an '88 into a '93. Thanks for the info Josh

If you still need one... I can hook you up. PM ME if interested.

ETG, This picture doesn't do this climb justice. Of course, we're used to seeing you make the difficult look easy in that thing. Next time I'll try to portray some of the challenge in the photo. Oh yeah... and I reset my Time/Date stamp for ya'... :) Later

Okay, I know it's been forever... but I've been working a lot and my wife went out of town... Anyway... the overheating problem was caused by a crack in my thermostat housing. I replaced it, the coolant bottle, flushed the radiator/coolant system and everything is fine. The whistling noise was...

Hoping to get this thing flushed today... Anyone else have any thoughts or suggestions?

Funny... I was just having that SAME convo with my friend this morning. I just wanna fix it! :)

I've read writeups on this before and the model # I listed is the one that's been used many times before... it's a reverse rotation pump from Auto-Zone...

Thanks for the information... I've considered replacing to a 3 core anyway... I just think it's awful fishy that it started doing this AND making that strange whining sound the same time I replaced my water pump. Of course then again, we all know Jeeps need no rhyme or reason to do most things...

Well, I have considered it... although, I know a lot of guys running the OEM setup with no problems... Nevertheless, there are plenty of write-ups on this line of questioning already, so we don't need to start another one. :) And even though I appreciate your input, my question remains the same...

(88XJ automatic w/ 4.0) Within the last couple of weeks I've replaced my water-pump (auto-zone part # BWP-724), thermostat and overflow coolant bottle. #1 strange issue: When the Jeep is first warming up for the day, when it gets to operating temperature it makes a whining/whistling sound for...

I've done this a few times, done complete swaps front and rear and have NEVER needed anything other than a little elbow grease... Put that thing back on the jack, raise it up to the bottom of the springs and just wiggle it a little and that center pin will fall right in the hole... Stop...

If the axle is far enough off that you need a come-a-long to move it back into position... there's something seriously wrong. I don't think the U-Bolts even being extremely loose would allow it to move THAT far out of position. Just check the center pin. Go from there.

Something similar happened to me a few months ago on my '88... somehow, my center pin sheared off and caused the axle to shift backward on one side... You need to check that center pin in the middle of your leaf packs and make sure that it's not sheared off, bent, out of its pocket, etc...

1988 w/ 168,355...