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My son posted an ad on Minneapolis craigslist. He had ten responses in a couple hours. He sold it to the first person to see it for $1000.

Thanks; I will get some photos and post an ad. New parts in the last year: battery, alternator, water pump, fan clutch, thermostat, A/C compressor. 2 years ago: radiator and hoses.

The Liberty belongs to my son, and he has decided to part ways with it. Besides the engine issue, it has a semi-functional sky-slider roof, and is in need of a set of tires. If anyone is interested in such a project, please contact me. Else, I will go the craigslist or eBay route. I am...

The shop where it is at swapped in a set of plugs, which did not fix it. They think the timing chain may have jumped or that the timing chain tensioner failed. Seems plausible. The problem came on suddenly and quickly worsened to the point that it does not start; sounds bad when cranking. It...

Thanks; I will give it a look. I have change many plugs, but plugs with coil packs are new to me.

Shops says that spark plugs are shot. Including diagnostics, parts, and labor, they want $450. Assuming they spent an hour on diagnostics (they pulled two plugs), it sounds like about two additional hours. Is there anything particularly difficult about swapping out the plugs?

Thanks. I didn't have my code reader in the Liberty when it died. It was detecting low coolant temperature (P128) in my 2010 Patriot. The Minneapolis polar vortex in February killed one or both thermostats on the 2.4 VVT engine.

About 170K miles. No tune-up since I have owned it (18 months). Check engine light did come on. I have not been able to scan; I had to get it towed to service garage. The issue came on quite suddenly.

My 2008 Liberty (3.7L) suddenly began to run rough, like a timing or ignition issue might present. Now it won’t start at all, and sounds strange while cranking - popping noises, starts and barely runs, then stalls. Anyone had a similar experience with their KK Liberty? Thanks

2008 Liberty with no lift.

It is time to replace worn tires, and I would like to know the possibilities. The tires on the Jeep are 235/60-R18. What other sizes will fit? Thanks!

That core contained some serious sludge, likely stop-leak from a previous owner. Using a funnel and an old brass hose nozzle on the outlet, I blasted the core, forcing coolant and large black chunks out of the inlet pump and into a plastic bottle. She blows hot air now. Good to have, as...

The AC Compressor Bearing Seized and burned, taking the serpentine belt with it. I replaced the AC compressor with a remanufactured unit. Now, I want to recharge it. Can I recharge it with an outdoor (the only place I have to work on it) temperature of 40 degrees F?

We purchased a remanufactured pump on eBay; $80 with free shipping and no sales tax. Now, we need to borrow the vacuum pump from Autozone to evacuate the cooling system.

Apparently, that black junk that we back-flushed out of the heater core had it blocked. The heater and defroster are back in action, just in time for winter. We used a funnel and an old brass hose nozzle to supply water to the outlet and caught most of the back wash in a plastic bottle.