Wrenchin' party this weekend?

[YELLAHEEP]

Yeah that fitting....... but I only have one hose and one hose outlet on the compressor. Better just limber up your wrists......

BTW, dunno if you grasped it, but this is just a '00 to '00 swap, not the MJ update project......

This will be about as straight forward as it gets - just unplug, remove, plug in and play! :thumbup:

If we get to that point, you could tear down the bad engine just for fun to see what went south. It's really an odd noise - like there's a bad valve and a hole in the piston, but there's no air pressure building up in the crank case, nor is there any air or oil in the coolant. A dealership told the previous owner that there was a hole in the "thin side" of the #2 cylinder wall....... I'd think I could feel that by removing the oil cap and holding my hand over the filler hole.... but I get nothing.

:dunno:

 

[xj-grin]

I'll likely pop in on Sunday and drop off your tracbar brace, but not sure if the schedule will allow much wrenching...

 

[jdogg4]

So is this a fix and sell rig or are you going to keep it and swap over the lift from your current DD xj?

Nice find I love me those silver XJ's.

 

[xjnco]

PM me your address and I will try and make it Sat afternoon
I'm a good extra hand sometimes.
How late will you have the shop open on Saturday evening?
What more is gonna be needed?
Mike

 

[YELLAHEEP]

So is this a fix and sell rig or are you going to keep it and swap over the lift from your current DD xj?

Nice find I love me those silver XJ's.

Fix and flip. I no longer have a DD XJ.

I'd definitely consider keeping this one, but it's got way too much undercoating and gooey stuff sprayed into the seams, panels and whatnot. There's plenty of clean Colorado rigs out there - I'll find me a keeper soon enough - that is IF I don't end up keeping the MJ once it's built up......

 

[jdogg4]

What happend to that black XJ?

 

[YELLAHEEP]

What happend to that black XJ?

Went to it's new owner in Wheat Ridge back in November.

My wife had been unemployed since this past October, I sold it and my GTO to stay on top of our bills until she could find work. She just started her new job this week........ so yeah, we spent pretty much all of what I had invested in those two cars...... oh well, ya do what you gotta do right?

 

[dotcom]

So what time are you planning on getting started so I can swing by and grab all those parts from you?

Or will you be around today?

 

[jdogg4]

I hear ya I sold one of my old muscel cars to stay afflote on bills when I got laid off from the wonderfull world of IT.

68 ElCameno Ya it wasn't the coolest car of my fleet but it was fast and fun and could haul parts in it.

 

[YELLAHEEP]

Ok, so I'm not a huge fan of the changes under the hood that are found on '00 XJ's..........

Primarilly the AC system, fuel evap system and exhaust. I fought rusty nuts/bolts all afternoon on the donor rig's exhaust. The entire system is bolt-together. Lots of flanges! Stripped 2 nuts and one bolt.....

Then I went to test the AC system in the donor to see if it was still charged - briefly pressed on the schrader valve on the line near the compressor - pin fell straight in - nothing in the system. Obviously the schrader valve went bad...... ok, that can happen I suppose. Made it easy to tear everything apart anyway without the system needing evacuated.

Then went to the other '00. Pressed the schrader valve and yeah, there was plenty of R134a in the system...... and the damn schrader valve stuck down! I tried to bring it back up and closed with a needle nose pliers...... no dice, something came apart in the seal. So...... I now have TWO evacuated AC systems.......

And lastly..... the retarded fuel evap system. Jeep moved the canister from the engine bay to under the XJ just ahead of the fuel tank. Ok, whatever. But what the hell is it with running the vent tube all the way back up the frame rail on the driver's side, then up the firewall near the intake, then crossing DIRECTLY OVER THE BELLHOUSING TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FIREWALL! That fawkin' 1" diameter breather tube covers what little access there is to those DAMN Torx head bolts on the top of the bellhousing! :smsoap: Who the fawk designed that evap system?!?!?!? Why does it have to cross over the bell housing!

Sheesh.

 

[YELLAHEEP]

Oh and thanks for all the help Crimzon! :thumbup:

Where the fawk were you Jacobs?

 

[Hypoid]

So you got-r-done?

 

[ColoradoRaptor]

No pics? We need to see the carnage!!:gee:

 

[Kiefer316]

yup ill most likely be there tomorrow to give a hand again and hope we cant get it all done... still fun but im sore from it for some reason... not all the way done yet

 

[YELLAHEEP]

Nope. These newer XJ's just don't cooperate like the older ones......

I still need to pull the engine out of the silver one - Keifer got a good start at getting it disconnected/parts pulled from it, we'll just need to finish disconnecting the harness, exhaust, bellhousing bolts, etc.

Hell, I'm out of garage space what with all the parts pulled and layin' around.... I'm probably gonna have to roll the blue one out of the garage and piss off the neighbors for a day or two just so I have some room to work.....

Realistically - this project will likely continue into next weekend. These cold temps really slow me down!

 

[ColoradoRaptor]

Realistically - this project will likely continue into next Year. These newer XJ's really slow me down!

There fixed............:laugh:

 

[JJacobs]

My shoulder continues to give me crap.. I hate getting old.

 

[Timmy2XJS]

im doing a swap right now and i cant get the top bolts out of the bell housing any workds of advice? i searched to no results

 

[YELLAHEEP]

im doing a swap right now and i cant get the top bolts out of the bell housing any workds of advice? i searched to no results

You're using the Torx head socket for those right?

The best way to get at those is from under the XJ. I usually remove the front drive shaft to allow more access, then use the longest extensions you can get your hands on and a universal joint at the end with the socket on it. Maneuver that long extension up along the bell housing and fit it onto the bolt head and bust it loose.

 

[Kittrell]

Carnies....