Recent content by warrpath4x4

well the Jetta was in the shop for like a month and a half, almost 2 months with electrical issues, so i was driving the jeep. driving it every day for 100 miles a day just reaffirmed that it needed a lot more work to get it where i wanted it and a guy at work has been offering me money so...

good for you, but im not commuting through the mountains, its rolling hills here. and im at 35PSI

good for you, but im not commuting through the mountains, its rolling hills here.

i tried last week what you were saying, keeping my RPM's around the 2300 range. i got 13.4MPG i think i will just go back to my 1700RPM's

i think we need a pic of your "fix"

my XJ rear was welded when i got it and i am currently driving it 90 miles a day while my daily is in the shop. while i would prefer a detroit in the rear this rear axle doesnt unload in a corner like my detroit did in my 98.

it doesn't feel like it or look like it but i am planning on pulling the console to do some insulation work and will drive it without the console.

since the day i bought the jeep, it wants to pop out of second gear unless you hold it. it was real bad when i first bought it, then i changed out the detent springs for the shift rails and it helped a little bit. i ordered up new detent ball bearings the other week, what a hassle. UPS lost the...

AX15 with 33x12.50x15 and 3.08 gears, i get 17.5 MPG on the freeway and my speedometer is corrected. it has plenty of power to go on up to 85, havent pushed it past 85 yet. the radiator is an ebay special but it is a good quality and fit was good except for having to clearance the upper bracket...

my daily driver is having issues so its a good thing i have this, i hurried Sunday night and hooked up 2 of the electric fans for the radiator and finished putting the front end sheet metal back together. the middle fan is hooked up to ignition power, the driver side fan is hooked up to the...

wasnt working on the jeep but prepping some metal and building a stand for the bead roller. and ya, next time he needs on long pants lol.

goal was to work on the jeep both days this weekend and of course that wasn't happening, Saturday was shot with family issues. Sunday morning was bringing in 4 tons of hay but i did get to work on it some Sunday afternoon. before shot when relocating the alternator, the original upper...

yours has insulation??

so to start off with i figured out that my "extra" wire was the ground wire for the alternator, so i got that fixed. When i got the jeep the mechanical fan and clutch were non existent and while it didn't get hot driving down the road it also was not summer. i picked up an electric fan to...

Got the brackets all ground down last night and bolted together, bolted to the engine and the alternator mounted back up. wrapped some bailing twine around the pulleys to find my belt length, looks like 73" but i have some room to adjust shorter so i am going to try a 72.5" belt tonight. one...