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    Favorite Jeep parts retailer?

    910000 Can't forget about "Specialty Jeeps" in Belmont CA. (650)592-2130 ANYTHING stock, they'll have. Real good about getting it to you quick too. I've called in for parts in the morning, and had them the NEXT DAY! (Course I'm in CA only a few hrs away.) Other is Four Wheel Drive Hardware...
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    Buying a used jeep...

    1040018 Look closley at the mounting plates for the steering box! I've not seen ONE that isn't cracked!! You'll need to look closley at the mounting bolts, clean the area good. I was lucky with mine. I had made a trail repair (weld) on one bolt hole that was easy to see. I thought that...
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    cj-7 Headlight Troubles

    1040019 YEP, wiring issue. The head light plug has 3 contacts in it. GND, Low and HI beam. Try cleaning all 3 contacts with something that'll get inside the plug. (tiny jewlers screwdriver ect...) [addsig]
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    Power Steering Fluid Change

    1040020 Nope!. You can always get a "turkey Baster" and suck the fluid out. [addsig]
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    Electric Fans

    1040021 Sounds like the issue has been solved. My story goes; Been there done that. I tried running my CJ-5 with only an electric fan (18"huge) motor heated up right quick in a hurry! Nixxed that idea. Next, mounted a flex fan. It's still in and working fine. My whole cooling issure...
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    jeep chic with drive shaft problem

    1040022 CV joints! or double-cardian joints. [addsig]
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    Radiator Help, please...

    1040023 Well, there's always the "trail fix" Go get yer long nose pliers, reconnect the tubes with them long nosed pliers, take some solder and glue them shut again. Don't laugh, what are you gonna do when your 25 miles out in the rocks when a branch desides to squewer your radiator? Or...
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    rpm gages??

    1040111 Hi, sorry this has nothing to do with tach.s, I'm wondering, where you live? It has to be a state with little or no smog to allow a 77 V8 in a later model CJ. Your lucky! Out here California, that can never happen!. V8 swapps can occure, but the V8 has to be newer than the vehicle...
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    overhaul 4.2 motor

    1040112 I rebuilt my 82' in Sept 01. I completly removed it and took it to a shop. I would have loved to do the work my self, but the mobilhome park I live in kinda frowns on automotive work being done in it. (Although I removed the motor, and reinstalled it with new transmission, all under...
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    Please......Some Carb Help

    1040114 Carb's. A thing of the past for me!. Anyone owning a CJ with the 6cyl should think about fuel injection! Start saving those greenbacks! Go ahead rebuild the carb, get to so it'll drive until you have the coin for the kit. I realize the average joe can't outright afford fuel...
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    jeep engine swaps

    1040115 The 4.0L motor is a YJ motor(242ci). The 4.2L (258ci) came in the CJ series. There may be issues with trying to mount it in a YJ, I don't anymore. You can contact Advanced Adapters for info. (sorry I don't have a number handy. (at work) [addsig]
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    Transmission BIG TIME trouble...99 Wrangler Automatic, 4.0 H

    1040116 What the hell's their problem! Everything that guy typed sure as hell didn't deserve that kind of reply! The guy's jeep has a problem! You attacking him doesn't help!! Jeezeeeeee Not all of us that post here will resopnd like they did. Maybe they have those broke down "volksfagen"...
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    Help on 4.3L in CJ-5 install.

    1040139 I haven't done the conversion, but someone in my 4x4 club has done something simular. He droped a Vortec 4.3L V6 in his CJ-7, along with a R700R4 auto transmission. That thing can wheel! Have you considered replacing the T176 transmission? When I rebuilt my 5, I put in a T-18 with...
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    anyone out there have a small block chevy in there CJ7

    1040140 I too have the M.O.R.E boomproof motor munts, Don't hav ehte 327 though. Just the 264 (258 bored over) Gota say, those motor mounts are SWEET! Anyone having problems with their stock motor mounts continually breaking (has something worng to start with) should consider getting a pair...
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    Please......Some Carb Help

    1040152 SBjeepseter CJ = Civilian Jeep. How much money do you have? That answere will determin how big a motor you'll be able to squeeze into a CJ tub. Chevy 350's fit nicely, LT1's fit nicely, Dodge 360's have been squished in, AMC offered the 390, and 401. (maybe not in that year though)...
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    need some help....

    1040161 My only suggestion for you is to weather proof the speakers!. By the time I thought about it, it was too late for mine. I had Jensen 2-way's (5") in the dash which sounded good, until they got rained on. Just didn't sound right after that. (this was 15yrs ago now) I always wanted to...
  17. J

    Winches (Whatcha got?)

    1047184 Da venerable WARN 8274! [addsig]
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    transmission- gears grinding

    1047188 Do "we" know for sure,that the clutch is fully disengaging? [addsig]
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    Best Jeep EVER!!!

    1047560 Best jeep ever? Well mine of course! [addsig]
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    None of you have front lockers??

    1051962 Not true! I have a Power-lok limited slip in my D30. I stink either will perform well. Are you planning to install it yourself or have a shop do it? [addsig]
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