I am taking off time around the 4th to wrench on the WJ, here's hoping. We have been twice to Moab, and I am more than ready to go again. Still get hard time from wife about driving Hells Revenge...
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I am taking off time around the 4th to wrench on the WJ, here's hoping. We have been twice to Moab, and I am more than ready to go again. Still get hard time from wife about driving Hells Revenge...
Good luck with this. It's funny how that a possible kick-start to my WJ "minor build" arrived recently, and the wife mentioned Moab today. I can't see how at the moment, but it would be awesome to...
Looks like there are several campgrounds in Nags Head or Kitty Hawk, which are nearby, and have better choices of stores for supplies.
I recall seeing something about campgrounds, but the area is not so $$ in the off-season. We got an ocean-front room for $70/night in Nags Head, which is just a few miles away.
Sadly, I am still sifting through the over 3K pictures we took during our trip, and I was hoping to present it in an organized fashion. That may take awhile.
I had last been to the Outer Banks as...
Did this recently, and still working on the pics for the trip report.
But here's a link to some more info. https://www.outerbanks.com/carova.html
It was very cool adventure for a couple, so...
So I finally got the WJ back on the road...brakes are bled, and the pedal is better, but still a little spongy.
Given I have to do bearing and seals in the rear axle, going to look at replacing...
So back to the brakes....Going to try Steve's suggestion, along with getting all 4 wheels of the ground so I have good access, and soaking the bleeder screws with Kroil.
The suggestion of a little...
With some digging, you can match the units...
http://www.harborfreight.com/obd-ii-can-professional-scan-tool-60694.html
http://www.autel.com/autelcms/Code%20Readers&Code%20Scanners/360.jhtml
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Don't rule that out, I have two family friends that are long-haul truckers that are often in California every few months, and I have never called in any favors at this point.
But first things...
Thanks, I may need it. I'll be glad to pay for it and the shipping, of course.
During the course of this silliness with brakes tonight, I found the D35 in the back of this WJ has a leaking oil...
Worth a shot, I am going to invest in a pressure bleeder, as this is a major pain at the moment.
I have the parts for the ABS delete in the XJ, including the proportioning valve, but this WJ is...
Well, I hate ABS....when it comes to bleeding brakes.
Right now, the WJ effectively has no brakes....the piston in the new rear caliper does not move....even though brake fluid drips from the...
I had the HO 6 bulb units installed when I was acting Facility Manager at another employer, you are right that they throw a ton of light, and replaced a bunch of the high pressure high bay lights.
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Well, this is getting better by the minute...looks like the only thing that will activate the ABS is a stealership scan tool....I can't be the only one that has battled this, and there has to be some...
Answered my question in a few minutes after stepping away from the problem and clearing my head....staring at the blasted ABS unit and rusty lines and forgot I needed to use a scan tool to activate...
I'll be honest, feeling very beat at this point...it's been quite the automotive minefield here for the past several months, with a perfect storm of failures starting with the wife's 2003 Explorer....
Well, replaced the master cylinder today, the included bench bleeding kit was a joke.
Going to pick up better kit to keep around.
At this point, no idea if that solved the spongy brake pedal,...
You are right, but as I found when I was hammering out the front end sheet metal :fighting0061:, the bumper cover is really just that....a cover....
Still looking for a recovery point solution for the front...
This guy has a couple of clean solutions....
http://www.hkoffroad.com/
This drew my attention first....
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http://www.wjjeeps.com/
Solid resource with a lot of data, down to the panel clips needed to attach the door panels to the doors.
Noticed that as well, and so many of these WJ's got second lives as SUV's for the teenagers, the engines got ruined...
"I never look at those dash things, I don't know what any of that means..."
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Found a few pics that might be nostalgic to some, from the Jocassee Gorges region with the Auger Hole/Chesnut Mt. trail I mentioned above, when we still used quadrangles to figure out where the...
Figured I would add some more "meanderings" to this thread, I meant to post these pics but life got in the way.
Back in September, in the Jocassee Gorges area, some of the forest roads are opened...
There are a few places left, but you have to look a lot, and prepare to be disappointed if its gated just a few yards in. Our hobby gets blamed for so much, it makes me nuts when people throw trash...