99SJ_Ex
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- Location
- La Crosse, WI
Frame for a 1950/60s CJ5 that I'm building for Bec...
99SJ 'Hardly afford one, building a second' Ex
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- Thread starter bshaw
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Frame for a 1950/60s CJ5 that I'm building for Bec...
99SJ 'Hardly afford one, building a second' Ex
philagony94xj
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Schererville, Indiana
Sitting at home, flipping between the Blackhawks and River Monsters on A.P.
- Location
- bourbonnais IL
Went to menards,spent money.now I have work to do around the house. 
- Location
- NE Indiana
It had to have happened with a mile or two of my buddies house...it was a hose that runs from the coolant reservoir to the water pump...these trucks have a cooling system with a degas bottle in them like renix xjs. We only had to add about a gallon of fluid (think the system holds maybe 4 gallons) and the truck had not gotten hot at all. I guess there's something to be said for driving the truck every once in a while...and not just towing the trailer...well I was towing a trailer...
mac 'just a Sunday drive' gyvr
w_howey
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- Location
- The Mudwest
Zombie Strippers FTW!!!
That or any Stone Cold Steve Austin movie on Net Flix... They used to have a bunch of them.
OutkastBoss
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Saint louis
The girls and i just got back from a tae kwon do tournament.
The Ole' Lady got 1st place in forms , I got 1st in board breaking and 2nd in sparring.
Our little girl got 1st place in sparring.
Im feeling old and battered , i took a clean kick right across my jaw .
Was fun though
The Ole' Lady got 1st place in forms , I got 1st in board breaking and 2nd in sparring.
Our little girl got 1st place in sparring.
Im feeling old and battered , i took a clean kick right across my jaw .
Was fun though
kmanxj5050
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Reed City Michigan
be careful what you put on the internet Kman...
LOL
Don't be jealous!
DrMoab
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- The Utah Backwater
Do they have a warning system or a shutdown if they get too low on coolant like the big trucks do ?
- Location
- NE Indiana
I don't know. Never saw anything. The motor didn't even get hot.
mac 'lucked out i think' gyvr
DrMoab
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- The Utah Backwater
Never could figure out why small diesels don't. My semi will automatically shut down if it gets low on water or oil. It doesn't have to get hot. Just low. Seems like such a simple feature to add and with a new motor being close to $20k to replace it makes sense.
- Location
- Bourbonnais IL.
good morning jeepers
- Location
- Sheboygan, WI
1.9L and 2.5L Diesels here.
Mainly a safety issue, if you shutdown when the person is using it in a dangerous situation then it could be bad. My engines are set-up to only derate power, amber check engine, red stop light and alarm.
for some customers we are re-working the software so they will shutdown for low oil pressure, low coolant, hot coolant.
- Location
- NE Indiana
My tuner will detune the truck back to factory when the parameters are reached that are set for it make is pissed off. It will beep and tell me. For instance, cooling, is set at 220. For reference the factory fan doesn't come on until 230. So it kind of over protects things. At least for temps. I've only seen the coolant get that hot pulling the hill out of Harlan in 100 degree heat and pulling the hill out of Albuquerque, NM from almost a dead stop. Both with the 48 foot latched on and loaded down.
The pyro is set at 1450 and will detune. I've seen that a few times.
mac 'the hill out of Harlan is a mofo and you have to do it from a dead stop' gyvr
The pyro is set at 1450 and will detune. I've seen that a few times.
mac 'the hill out of Harlan is a mofo and you have to do it from a dead stop' gyvr
- Location
- Lafayette, IN
New tow rig... 98 Suburban, 454, 4x4.
Babied it home and got 13MPG, good enough for something I'll drive <5000 miles a year.
GoSlow 'Duramax and camper for sale soon' GetStuck
Babied it home and got 13MPG, good enough for something I'll drive <5000 miles a year.
GoSlow 'Duramax and camper for sale soon' GetStuck
*89Laredo*
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- Location
- Sheffield, IA
Duramax to suburban?
Holy downgrade, batman!
Holy downgrade, batman!
XJosh95
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- Location
- Green Bay, WI
Good lookin', Brad!
- Location
- NE Indiana
New tow rig... 98 Suburban, 454, 4x4.
Babied it home and got 13MPG, good enough for something I'll drive <5000 miles a year.
GoSlow 'Duramax and camper for sale soon' GetStuck
You...have a problem.
mac '2 years with same tow rig...getting close to an all time record for me' gyvr
shortxjdoug
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Chattanooga tn
Yeah but the payment downgrade is always welcome....
My cushy burb costs less than my electric bill every month
- Location
- Lafayette, IN
Now there's the reaction I expected
Sure it is, but downgrading from a $19,000 vehicle to a $4,000 one will allow me to downgrade from $400/mo to $0/mo.The Duramax is a powerhouse and a blast to drive, but... I need to pull 6000 pounds of trailer around and I need a place to sleep. There's no way I can justify the cost of the Duramax for what I'm using it for.
Feeling good, Josh!
Yea I know... I need help! I know you tried a lot of different combinations trying to find what worked best for you, and you have an awesome setup now that you're happy with. Here lately my big push is cutting expenses and saving money, which meant the payment needed to go.
Well.... as much as it might appear to be a downgrade, maybe it's not. If the Suburban will move the load *AND* he needs the bigger enclosed compartment, it's more of an upgrade.
Now, a Suburban with a DirtyMax........
