Recent content by teookie

The thing I don't like about my FM40 is the resonance that has started a buzz somewhere in front of the steering column and destroyed two catalytic converters. You pay a price for all the extra noise: loose parts on your jeep become looser. The sound is allright I guess. I see the...

Ok, so maybe pumping air through the engine is no biggie from a wasted energy standpoint, but you still have the problem of higher than normal amounts of O2 being dumped into the exhaust stream for the O2 sensors to pick up. This would cause the ECU to richen the mixture on the remaining...

The GM system, or any currently produced "displacement managment" system improves highway driving by ~20%. So even if I was able to make my 2$ switch and wire system work as well as the GM versions it would only take my highway fuel economy from 17mpg to 20mpg. That being said, since I have no...

Just found a Wikipedia articale on this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylinder_deactivation

Definetly makes more sense to me (and the others here at my work) to open the valves. I don't think heating will be to big of a deal. The coolant flow should keep everything more or less around the same temp. can't pull every other cylinder due the 4L's firing pattern. To run smooth you...

When I first read your post, I thought, "ah ha! this has got to be it!" But then I read the link posted by XJEEPER and it looks like GM, Chrysler, and Honda are deactivating cylinders by preventing valves from opening (and presumably turning off injectors although it was not mentioned). In...

Are we talking problems in the short term, or after 50,000+ miles?

GM has some vehicles that can shut off a cylinder or two to conserve gas. Earlier today I fired up the jeep, and unpluged injectors 4, 5, and 6 - it ran a little rougher but did not die.... So is this all it takes to improve fuel economy? As long as the jeep still has enough power to cruise...

Just throw on the spacers and you should be set. I have the same skid but I have a 231.

Awe man! I was just going to mention this! You beat me to it!

Your tranny keeps shifting in and out of overdrive. Putting the gear selector in "3" stops this and is for towing trailers and steep grades. I think you will be fine driving in 3, you will probably burn a lot more gas is all. Alternativly you could speed up (or slow down) a bit untill you...

When I pulled my factory stereo it had a wire diagram on the top label. I have a 96 country.

:repair: Whats the trick to getting the transmissin oil pan off? I've removed the bolts but cant seem to work it out between the crossmember and exhaust. I'm wondering if my exhaust has been bent back or something thereby preventing removal. Anyone have experience w/ removing the...

If it were me, I would buy new bolts. Most NAPA's have a selection of grade 8 stuff. Around here you can also get it at True Value Hardware stoors.

for the swaybar bolts, cut the head off the bolt and then tighten the nut (with the sway bar link still installed). Pulls the stud right out...