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    Engine swap info on 83 CJ-7

    641000 Sounds Sweet JBurd! You may also check with : http://advanceadapters.com/ They have a .DOC avail online which will guide you through with a parts list, ect.
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    '76 CJ5 RearEnd, Suspension

    692000 I have a 77' 7. The 44 axle is a good tough axle...$1500 is quite a bit to swallow, but currie is known for strong axles. Leon Rossiter Jeep web page had a link sometime ago to a guy who did a frame off resto on a '78 '7. He did a fine job, took about a year and he spent about...
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    Electric Fans

    717000 I'd be reluctant to replace the mechanical fan with an electric because.... You're 40 miles offpavement working a tough hard rock trail banging about here N there. It's 98 degrees and your engine temp is running abit high as your making about 4 mph and then..... The electric lets out a...
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    Oil? Synth or reg

    735000 Yes, the biggest benefit of synth oils are longer service periods = less cost. EXCEPT... Our jeeps are offroad machines and are subject to excessive dirt, dust, water & other bad stuff. One of the prime jobs of an oil, after lubricating & cooling is to suspend dirt particles. Thats...
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    CJ7...Which year to get?

    869000 Dnorton is right, The CJ7 is the Jeep of choice. The '5 is 10" shorter and was the Jeep that had the rollover problems some years ago. That extra 10" gave the Jeep much more stability and 10" of welcome storage behind the rear seat. When me N my family load up for a trailride we are...
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    rubicon

    1040171 Burton, The Wrangler Rubicon is reportedly going on sale summer '02. How much is anybody's guess. someone said $30K...I'm hoping he was guessing. I have a quote from CARSDIRECT.com for a '02 SPORT with all the goodies for $23 700. I can imagine the Rubicon will cost more, but, $7k...
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    Transmission BIG TIME trouble...99 Wrangler Automatic, 4.0 H

    1040172 SWEET !!! Now with your new box, you need to take steps to insure the same does not happen again. Auto trans die due to : 1>HEAT 2>DIRT You need to go to your favorite auto parts house and get a auto tranz temp gauge. Install it on the OUTBOUND cooling line. That is, the oil cooling...
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    rookie needs help

    1040194 The Jeep engineers have worked hard and long to develop the current Wrangler suspension. This suspension gives excellent articulation on trails as well as probably the smoothest on road ride on the planet. I doubt there is another suspension system which can do as good. All lift kits...
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    How fast will a CJ with a 258 go.

    1040219 Ryan, Check a couple of things : 1> look and make sure you don't have something under the go pedal like a scrunched up carpet or mat OR lots of sand & rocks OR a dead badger, ect... 2>verify the throttle is in fact going to full throttle. Get a pretty girl to sit in the captains...
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    1961 CJ-5 brake upgrade

    1040220 Clint, Call the guys at Archer Bros Jeep 1-800-600-JEEP (5337) There ain't nuthin' these guys don't know about Jeeps. Any year and any model. I'm sure they know just which vehicles to salvage brake pieces off of in the wrecking yard which will bolt right onto your '61 '5. Archer...
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    Death Valley

    1058862 Hey Y'All, Easter week I'm loading up the RV & hitching up our CJ and dragging it down south to spend a week of camping & wheelin in Death Valley. Can someone recommend a good guide book which describes what & where and most importantly show maps in particular those great 4X4 trails...
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    Rubber or Steel ?

    1060022 OK you turkeys, I just ordered 5 new Goodyear Wrangler MT/R's 32X11.50X15's They're shipping them out of the Goodyear regional warehouse in Reno. The Question is : What's the best valve stem ? Rubber will bend if I hit a rock. It may also cut if the rock is sharp. Steel won't cut...
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    Headers

    359000 Hey Y'all, I've looked & looked & looked & looked and can't seem to find anybody what still sells FENDERWELL headers for me old '77 '7 with the 304V8. I live in California so to make it interesting they have to have the air injection ports and be approved by our beloved California Air...
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    Quadratrac shifter

    360000 My '7 used the bulletproof Borg Warner Full Time Quatra-Trac transfer case. Well, it was full time. I installed a part time kit in it some years ago and the kit utilized the vacuum shifter the QT originally used to lock front & rear drivelines together to engage & disengage 4X. SWEET...
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    Jeep Pickups

    822000 All, Just some reminiscence of the old Full sized Jeep Pickups. Of all the big trucks they ever was, the Jeep trucks had the greatest name : - GLADIATOR - Before Chrysler got the US gov to co sign that loan which bailed Chryler out of Bankrupcy in the '70's, The GLADIATOR was the...
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    \'03 Wrangler Rubicon

    1040182 This summer, Jeep will offer the '03 Wrangler Rubicon for sale. Has any anyone seen any magazine articles trail testing the new Rubicon yet ? Seems the 4X magazine community would be all over a new Wrangler model, but all is eerily silent at the newstands... Was I not paying...
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