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  1. J

    Cat back exhaust

    When my factory muffler started rusting through I took a chance and cheaped out with a Cherry Bomb Turbo muffler followed by a 12" Glasspack. I was not disappointed. Sounds like what I would consider a factory performance exhaust, no drone during normal driving (flooring it produces some drone...
  2. J

    42RLE, Dead?? Or just a bloody wound?

    Ok, so I've been out of the game for over a year. My trans died (maybe) and I needed new wheels asap. So, in the planning of major work to be done on my Infiniti, I'm looking at getting the KJ running again. So for starters I'm dropping in here to figure out the best course of action. So, it all...
  3. J

    Hard shift, then tranny codes

    does it shift hard on the 3-4 shift, or was it just the 1 time on the 4-3 shift? Also, how does it behave on the 1-2 and 2-1 shifts? Mine randomly started shifting hard on 1-2 and 3-4 shifts and then about 3 days later gave me a bunch more neutral gears. If you're going to drop the pan and valve...
  4. J

    4.7 swap

    currently working a 5.3L LS for mine, easier now that the factory trans died and I have a different vehicle to drive. Won't have to worry about SFA since it's RWD. Won't be able to do much work on it due to minimal garage space, though i should have the engine rebuild done by spring, possibly...
  5. J

    Heater Core Revisited.

    Very odd, typically the problem I hear is that it's blowing cold while idle and warm to hot while driving, which indicates low coolant. I'd have to look at a proper system diagram to know for sure, but I'm going to guess that it's a thermostat problem.
  6. J

    RIP to my RLE

    192219 miles. The engine swap details are in my profile signature. Was originally planning to get everything built up and ready to install before getting another vehicle to drive while performing the work. This changes the plans a little bit, easier on the build aspect, tougher on the budget.
  7. J

    RIP to my RLE

    So last night it finally happened, the inevitable instance that is the death of a 42RLE. Was about 15 miles from the house, heading up north for opening weekend of gun deer season here in Wisconsin. I was turning onto the last road before the interstate and on the 1-2 shift she had enough...
  8. J

    Milky Oil Cap

    Yep, as LibertyTC said, PCV valve. I started getting the milky crap on my cap a while back. My drives to work take about an hour for 32 miles, engine gets plenty warm, so I replaced the PCV valve and about 6k later it hasn't returned.
  9. J

    Cooling Fan Stays On

    Mine always rotated with the engine. It's got a noticeable speed difference between "engaged" and "disengaged". I'm not sure if they fail in the engaged or disengaged position, so that may be part of the problem. I removed mine after my water pump went out since it damaged all the blades and I...
  10. J

    Very concerning knocking/clunk noise! PLEASE HELP!

    Yep, that ball joint on the top craps out and it starts clunking around. Mine does it at the 2-3 shift only right now, and only under light acceleration. If I'm on the gas good it doesn't make any noise at all. Part of my suspension work this winter will be replacing the whole boomerang and ball...
  11. J

    Road Trip?

    Has the water pump failed yet? Mine failed around 108k, luckily I was close to home. Last time you changed spark plug? Oil change. Any CEL's pop up recently? Regular maintenance received? How do the lower ball joints look up front?
  12. J

    Good deal?

    Part-out was my thoughts as well. I mean, I paid $200 just for a rear axle assembly for my '05.
  13. J

    What did you do to your jeep today?

    Wait......What? I don't have a CRD, so maybe that's why this went completely over my head.
  14. J

    Weird movement

    It felt like the whole vehicle rocked a little bit, there didn't seem to be a change in speed or driveline load, just kinda felt like the right front went over a bump. Haven't swapped it in yet, currently rebuilding a full rear axle assembly. Once complete it will get swapped in along with...
  15. J

    Two questions for you all.

    This, for all the fluids (oil, transfer case, trans, diffs)
  16. J

    Two questions for you all.

    I change mine every 7500 miles. Mobil 1 5w-30 High Mileage. Every other change I take a sample and send to Blackstone Labs in Indiana for testing. Losing heat at a red light is indicative of low coolant level. $20 says that if you pop it in neutral and rev the engine you'll get heat for a...
  17. J

    Weird movement

    This morning as i backed out of my driveway (with the wheel turned fully to the left) I felt a weird bump as if I had rolled over something with my right front tire. I pulled to the side of the street to see if there was something there, but nope, nothing. I know sometimes 4WD vehicles do this...
  18. J

    First projects on new Jeep

    This, I dropped these in mine and the get greased bimonthly in summer and monthly in winter. Also installed Spicer greaseable U-Joints when the factory ones went out. Those get greased at the same intervals. I recommend getting the caps for the zerks to keep them clean...
  19. J

    Engine 'Restore' in 3.7L

    My KJ is at 190k, been using Mobil 1 High Mileage since she passed 100k. I add Restore every other oil change (every 7500 miles for me) and the only time I've ever noticed oil loss was when I had a pinched filter gasket. Now, does that mean Restore makes it last longer? No, but it hasn't hurt it...
  20. J

    Bumper, Lens Guards, Deep Water Accy, DONE!

    Any progress on this part? I'd like to do something similar with mine. At the moment all I have is a 1"x6" cut to length and U-Bolted to the roof handles over the back seat. It works for fishing rods, but no way it would work for long guns.

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