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    High mileage club

    High mileage?!? Haven't logged in for a long while....210,00 miles on my '02 liberty. Engine died @ 147K, got a "low mileage" replacement. Replaced rack @ PS pump, new suspension (coil springs, bushings, ball joints) ,radiator. Gibson cat-back exhaust, performance chip. It still runs pretty...
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    Tranny trouble and mysterious rattling

    5 speed problems.... Hope you can find out what's causing that problem. I have a 5 speed also, and I'm not looking forward to replacing a tranny anytime soon. I've already incurred quite an expense to keep my KJ on the road.(Now have 161K mi.) I'm currently on my second engine, and just...
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    How to adjust tension of the parkingbrake

    Just adjusted mine today. The star wheel inside the brake is the adjustment. I thought old school cable adjustment, but no. Adjust as stated by CzarKJ. You need to bring wheel off ground to spin and check the amount of friction caused by adjustment...too much, and you'll burn up your brakes...
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    General overall maintenance

    What is Techron? :shrug:
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    I've increased MPG's a bit.

    Well, don't forget that biker69 stated that he has a CRD...that's a diesel four-banger! No wonder his mileage is higher, chip or no chip!
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    Leak underneath Alternator

    Good luck. The water pump is easy in comparison to the power steering issue. The PS system is high pressure, and the hoses are special items- meaning you just can't get them at an auto parts store, Jeep items. I went through this recently. I had to bring it to a mechanic, being that I don't have...
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    I've increased MPG's a bit.

    Wow, that sux! If I do the same from full to fumes, I get 350 miles-combined city/ hwy.
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    Riding with rear hatch open

    Pop the rear glass Found that the glass hatch will deploy when the KJ is not rolling. That's all! I was in gear, clutched, at a light. Hit the button on the remote and- viola!
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    GForce Chip

    Well, I have no problem at either end of the RPM range, I find it easier to 'hypermile' with a manual tranny. Cruising through the boroughs at 30 MPH in 5th gear @ 1k RPMs is much more controllable, and the mileage at that point is great. 'Blowing it out' is much more fun with a stick than an...
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    GForce Chip

    I am noticing an increase in mileage and performance. More giddyup in mid-range RPMs, seems like the engine is running better overall. More power at speed going uphill, with the ability to accelerate.
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    Tailgate handle

    Only the early KJs had three lock cylinders, plus an ashtray/cig lighter and cloth upper door panels.
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    GForce Chip

    Sorry, TJKJ- I don't want to singe any butt hairs on this deal....I was really looking for something to add any MPGs, if that's possible!
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    Hard shifting in and out of drive...help!

    Does this only occur when the engine is cold? Maybe the choke, as it does bring the RPMs up a little; then you'd experience that thunk noise. Mine did it, but for a different reason. The upper axle support ('V' shaped) center pivot was faulty, and I had this noise until a mechanic took it for a...
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    Metal noise kj

    This happened to me when my '02 had under 20k mi. Went wheeling with a group in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. In 4-lo blasted into a clay-pit and spun around, doing donuts a couple of times. By the time I crawled out of the pit, I heard that noise....had to drive home like that (approx. 120mi.). It was...
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    how hard is this to fix?

    Had a similar situation. Found the offending coil, and just swapped it around to the next cylinder to see if problem cleared, which it did....sometimes just re-seating the plugs will clear issues.
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    GForce Chip

    Well, I installed a G-Force chip over the weekend. Will report findings after the 100 mile 'learning curve' the ECU has to perform. Hoping for the best....something's gotta give me some extra 'oomph'.
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    How long will a typical Jeep Liberty engine last?

    I reached 148K mi. on mine before it gave up the ghost. It seemed that the engine 'consumed' antifreeze without smoking out the tailpipe. One day the temp needle was way over the mid-point, and that's when the beginning of the end started. I was able to nurse it for a couple months more, and...
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    Dang window dropped AGAIN. 6th time!!! What's the record?

    Wow, this is crazy, never heard of this problem before. There was a recall on this? When did it occur? Have had my KJ for 11 yrs now, and I just now had an issue with passenger front window. The drive cable 'snaked' up, I took the door apart and found the outer plastic sheath broken in half. Is...
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    dash speaker blown

    I did a pretty good job of blowing out my Infinity speakers while listening to The White Stripes at high volume. It took about a month's worth of abuse before they started to rattle. The tweeter speakers in the dash are tough to get to, the whole upper strip has to come out to reach them. Was...
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    New 07 Liberty for me!

    That's 'Patriot Blue'(same color as mine), James, and welcome aboard. You'll really appreciate that tall stance, once you start treading water....these have a 20" height clearance for the intake, although I went through a 24" deep mud-puddle....still have the water-line mark to prove it!
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