Recent content by srmitchell

Wow! Those are amazing!

I’m in south lake, I’ll be up there ASAP in the morning in my blue POS.

I’ll be there with my dad. We’ll be rolling into Loon Lake trailhead around 830-9. Don’t leave without us! Haha. Staying in South Lake Tahoe tonight.

We’re also looking for suggestions for the hotel. Mike, I will submit payment later today, I just renewed my NAXJA membership after a year of being a black letter. For the two of us, (me and my dad) do we have to pay for two registrations? Or is this per vehicle? Their is a chance that my...

I think xj's are just too square, and the 4.0 is too old school to get good mileage. And since we all do so much in the way of armor, drivetrain and body mods to make them good wheelers... That they end up becoming super heavy, even less aerodynamic and more fuel thirsty. A comparison- My...

Hey all! I still have my xj... (The blue one.) It has had a lot of maintenance done to it lately, but no trails. I'm mostly rocking my grey wj now, but both are in the garage because I daily drive a crappy little jetta now. ($700 DD) Teaching autoshop and US History at Eureka High School...

For what its worth- Ive had 3 wjs. All 04's. Never had any major engine or trans issues. My latest is a 2004 Overland, with 102K. I love it. Simple iron rock 3 inch lift, 32 inch KO2's, and it just works. I like the Overland because of the interior, sliders, and the HO motor. Also, all...

Pulled my rocker cover today, in order to measure valve movement. Observations- 1) In the two suspect cylinders, (1+4) the valve movement/pushrod lift was identical to the other cylinders. Good news! It means my cam is fine. 2) My rocker arms/pushrods do not look like they have 200k. Even the...

Thanks for the info old_man! BG44K is good stuff. Once I burn through the seafoam, I'll consider buying some. I can get it from my former job. Plugs look good. And they're the correct NGK plugs for the 2001 coil rail motor. I do intend on trying a different gauge. If it was even marginally...

Man I need to go. Once I get my engine issues handled I need to make the trip from Humboldt.

Minor update- Did the steam cleaning. 12oz of water, ran terribly, but once it sat for a little bit and baked residual moisture off, its running well. Still burning through a can on seafoam. Grabbed a factory air box lower to replace my snorkel setup. I actually don't use the snorkel as...

Wow. Great info. Maybe I'll swing by the dealer and grab a can of that stuff. Obviously I don't have that tool so I can't do the first part yet. Just another thing I am pondering- My timing chain almost certainly needs to be replaced. With enough slack, it too can cause low compression...

Great advice. Thanks. Worth noting, oil pressure in the motor is fantastic. Runs smooth, quiet and it's incredibly reliable. Just under powered.

I have pre-cats, which are stock. But the downstream cat was just replaced with a full custom exhaust from Ray's Old Town in Eureka. Are you still around here Ivan? I'd love to compare my power to yours.

I know. I almost can't believe it. Just did a steam clean with a slow introduction of water into the intake. Dropped a can of seafoam in too. I'm going to burn through this next 2/3rds of a tank, and then I might test it again. I'm wondering if the head has lots of valve deposits which might...