Recent content by hollysprings

Gasoline weighs about 6.2 pounds per gallon, so a full 20 gallon tank adds 124 pounds versus an empty one, or 62 pounds versus one that's half-full - not much difference there, in the overall scheme of things.

The 48 fits much better inside. If you get the 60 look for an outside mount to save yourself some trouble.

I feel like this is a dumb question, but here goes - what bad things? As long as the key is off, what harm would come from rotating the engine the wrong way a couple times? Doesn't everything move the same? I realize wear patterns are laid down for forward motion, and I can see that maybe the...

So how does she fix it? New clutch plate? What other symptoms should she be experiencing as a result of the problem, if diagnosis is correct?

On the rolling thing, for every car I've ever had or heard of, being engaged in any gear with the ignition off means that the engine and wheels are directly linked, i.e., the engine must turn for the wheels to turn. Since there is internal resistance, this tends to keep the car from moving on...

No, not in soft sand you can't. But you can move across it until you find a harder patch where you can park and fish. With a little practice, you can learn how to judge the sand by how it looks and how it feels when you're driving on it. However, you can expect to get stuck a few more times...

Are you sure about this? I looked it up in the FSM this afternoon and, although it's a little confusing in parts, it seems to be saying pretty clearly that it's on top of the gas tank now instead of inside at the bottom. BTW, mine is an 06 - maybe this has changed with the year models...

Anybody know where the fuel pump is on the KJ? I just recently bought mine and so am still learning this stuff, but on the Jeep XJ model, the fuel pump is in the gas tank and it uses the gas to help keep it cool. Thus, while it's okay to run the gas low in the XJ on rare occasions, it's better...

Prolly expensive at the dealer; should be cheap at a junkyard but going in for just a little part like that sometimes makes them unreasonable. If you need anything else at the junkyard, go buy that now and get a couple fasteners as an afterthought. Or - open up the panel again and try to make...

Yeah, making them yourself is the only way to go. The way to get the most out of a given amount of space is to have all your stuff fit exactly. And if you build it yourself you can keep revising it after getting experience using it. May we ask what your purpose is? Do you need the barrier for...

LOL, good catch about the missing front DS. Still, I wouldn't make fun of it until I knew more about it. For all we know, he might have busted his last drive shaft on a big obstacle and be waiting for the replacement to come in. All I can tell from the picture is that if you gave it to me, I...

Wow, never thought I’d hear THIS from Jeep (from my owners manual): "WARNING! Unapproved modifications or service procedures to the front passenger seat assembly, its related components, or seat cover may inadvertently change the airbag deployment in case of a frontal crash. This could result...

Yeah, it's hard to see the benefits, especially assuming you already have a cell phone and a GPS. About the only thing is if you get in an accident and are unconscious for a long time and nobody saw it - all 3 seems unlikely.

Yeah, that's just love marks, paint it a different color to prevent the rust and be proud of it. And if ice did that, now you know a little how the Titanic felt.

Hmmm, I was kinda afraid of that. My XJ was a 92, which was still mostly before the explosion of Big Brother circuits everywhere keeping tabs on everything. That's partly why I kept it so long. I guess I'll tape down all the wires and make sure all the connectors are taped onto side walls up...