Blarg

[bigalpha]

two things:

1. I hope KP et al is having more luck than I
2. Replacing the CPS on my 88 Manche is pissin' me off! Off to the store to buy a flex head 7/16 wrachet.

 

[bigalpha]

I'm going to attempt to get the new one installed.

 

[thechief86]

i gotta replace the cps on mine tooo..... it's a real pain in the nutz. i'm iguana wait till it's warmer to mess with mine. i'm ready for sunny flip flop and shorts weather!

 

[bigalpha]

I bought a set stubby flex ratcheting wrenches. That really made the removal process so much easier. I'm not particularly excited about trying to thread the bolts back in.

 

[Wwildman]

This is why I am a mechanic . It's a big perk to use a shop with a lift and heat

 

[bigalpha]

That makes me pretty jealous. I have no shop, no heat, no lift and no concrete.

 

[wingnutooa]

it might be easier to get to if you stick a floor jack under the back of the tranny and take the four bolts out of the crossmemmememember


let it down a little and you may be able to reach it better from the top and bottom.

its kind of like a choose your own adventure...

 

[thechief86]

i don't like takin my crossmember bolts out, because it seems like everytime i do, i hafta put BIGGER ones in! they strip out pretty easy....

 

[bigalpha]

I just gotta rant a little bit.

So I replaced the CPS, and the hunk o junk ran; roughly, but it ran.

Two days later (today), I got it started but it sounded like it was running only half the cylinders or something. I mean, it was barely idling. Every time I touched the gas, it immediately died. Third time of it running, something weird happened and the truck died.

Now it won't start at all. Grrrrr. Sometimes, I wish I bought one that was already nice. Stupid POS.

 

[PacificEd]

Sorry. I should never have told you about it.

 

[bigalpha]

Not your fault.

Part of the irritation is that it was running then in the middle of it idling it died and now it's not running at all.

 

[KPTHEMP]

... Stupid POS.

... Mine is stupid.

you have to love your jeep, if you kept calling me names i wouldnt start either

 

[bigalpha]

I tried that already and it didn't work.