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  1. jnaut

    Riddle me this...

    Which is a good general rule, until you get on a surface with "stuff" all over the trail. Then the skill of the driver (and his spotter) is calculating all the undulations in the path and carefully balancing his tire(s) on the right football sized rocks in an attempt to clear the other 10,000...
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    Riddle me this...

    You'll usually hit something else before you hit your rear diff. For instance, something will ram that crossmember on the front of the vehicle before your rear diff takes a single nick.
  3. jnaut

    Moving across Country

    Where ya movin' to? And shouldn't that dog... be... in a carseat or something?
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    newbie needs help

    Believe there's a how-to up in here somewhere. But no. A procedure so easy even Jnaut could do it without pulling something and winding up in traction with a body cast. Quick tips: After removing the coilpacks, but before pulling out the plugs, blast the orifice out with some compressed...
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    Yet Another Air Conditioning Question

    Nice find. Oh, and irony on the receipt? I'm never sure.
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    The Official "My Gas Mileage Sucks" Thread

    Jeep is 6 years old. Getting 14.5-16 in town, and I still pull 20-21 on an all highway trip. Just did a trip to Panorama BC from Seattle and clocked 23 mpg. I'm not sure if there was an error there, IE the pump quit prematurely making me believe that maybe it was a false reading. However...
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    Awesome! my radiator has a new cooling technique!!

    Hmm, I don't get it, Big Dan. My bottle of Zerex G-05 sitting in my garage has mixing instructions: 70%/30% Zerex/Water- Freeze -84/Boilover 276 60%/40% Zerex/Water- Freeze -62/Boilover 270 50%/50% Zerex/Water- Freeze -34/Boilover 265
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    Trobow is now Lima.Charlie!

    Charlie don't surf!
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    Malfunction Indicator Light :(

    I'm in the IT business. Spent one career as a software developer, am in the middle of another one as a Network administrator. The last time I picked up an "owners manual" was probably 1979. What's your excuse? (popcorn)
  10. jnaut

    Malfunction Indicator Light :(

    Wow. Who knew? I mean, besides George and AlexKj...
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    Malfunction Indicator Light :(

    There's actually a light labeled "Malfunction"?
  12. jnaut

    Case of the missing oil ?

    2.5 quarts and it wasn't measuring on the dipstick? Wow, ok, I would have thought you'd still have a small amount, maybe 1/4- 3/4" on the stick...
  13. jnaut

    Victor Heavy-Duty Tire Inflator

    Yeah, for the young college kids on a budget, it's not a cheap solution. Especially if you don't already have any of these things in the garage. I already had the air compressor, so there was no outlay of funds for that. I was looking to upgrade my inverter anyway, so that was already in the...
  14. jnaut

    Victor Heavy-Duty Tire Inflator

    *shrug* I can only report the performance I get from my 2 gallon shop compressor. As I say, it won't fill as fast as a bottle of compressed gas at many 100's of lbs of pressure. It is, however, an order of magnitude better than any 12v lighter based compresser I've ever used. Ever. Took...
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    Victor Heavy-Duty Tire Inflator

    Breakdown: Cobra CPI 1575 1500 watt/3000 peak inverter: $98 from Amazon. Heavy duty cables for inverter -> battery connection: $24 (Amazon again) 2-3 Gallon Shop 115 vac Tank shop compressor with hose and assorted fittings: $65-$100 depending on brand and quality. I purchased mine a few...
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    ScanGauge II

    If you get that ScanXL Pro, let us know how that works for you. It looks awesome.
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    CEL with code P0700

    That's actually not bad. I thought anything on the repair bill with the word "transmission" in it started at around $1,500.
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    CEL with code P0700

    Ugh, sorry to hear it Hyedipin. All things 'transmission' give me the willies. Let us know how it goes.
  19. jnaut

    Victor Heavy-Duty Tire Inflator

    I'm agreeing with above that even if it works fine, it will probably take a long time to fill a tire. Not enough CFM. I don't carry a tire inflator with me all the time-- only when offroading. Now that I have my 1500 watt inverter, I just carry my 2 gallon 115v AC shop compressor and call...
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