Recent content by ThePnsh3r

differential fluid looks fine. Still looks clean and no visible metallic particles.. As for the movement - I did notice that the yoke moves up and down too during acceleration, but I figured that some of it would be normal due to siting on leaf springs. I am not sure how much of the axial...

Have you made sure that there is no trapped air in your cooling system? I've had something similar happen once and after I burped it then temps came down. Another common issue is collapsed coolant hose. Those are more likely to manifest themselves when temps come up as the rubber gets softer...

Are you losing coolant by any chance?

Sounds like the courtesy light relay might be shorted out or staying energized for some reason.... there should be a triangle connector looking relay under the dash, drivers side above pedals.

Good find! Intermittent issues are the worst to track down... I was going to recommend checking all the grounding terminals too. On old cars like that surface between the terminal lug and body gets oxidized and you get all sorts of weird electrical gremlins as a result. I would clean those up...

Thanks for the ideas. I was doing it by myself so didn't have a chance to feel for vibration - but, will try again tomorrow and see if that helps me narrow it down. I was unsure at first (by hearing the noise from inside of the car) if it was transfer case, drive shaft or the diff - but, I...

I've been a long time lurker here, and read quiet a few threads in bringing my "craigs list special" XJ back to life. Ive done a complete overhaul of everything under the hood, and interior and now am stuck with one last problem to resolve (at least for now lol) So, original symptoms are that...