Surgery on Jeep starts tomorrow

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It has been a long time coming since I got my Jeep, but it has some much needed repairs coming its way. I am getting 2 new tires, rear main seal is getting fixed, valve cover gasket, all 4 shocks, header panel, headlights, driver mirror, headlight switch, and a fan shroud. All things have needed to be replaced/fixed/installed since the time I got it in February. Next step over winter is to get a nicer looking front bumper and hood, maybe get a paint job if I want to be brave and dump the money into it.

 

[flatie46]

It has been a long time coming since I got my Jeep, but it has some much needed repairs coming its way. I am getting 2 new tires, rear main seal is getting fixed, valve cover gasket, all 4 shocks, header panel, headlights, driver mirror, headlight switch, and a fan shroud. All things have needed to be replaced/fixed/installed since the time I got it in February. Next step over winter is to get a nicer looking front bumper and hood, maybe get a paint job if I want to be brave and dump the money into it.

Glad to hear your makin progress. You mentioned the valve cover gasket. I bought a Cherokee in '04 and it had a remanufactured engine in it. After driving it awhile I noticed it smelled like burnt oil. I looked under the hood and saw oil had been running down the back of the block from the valve cover, I thought wow that didnt last long. Then I noticed one cover bolt was gone and all the rest were finger tight or less. I guess they didn't tighten em down when they put it on.

 

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wow sounds like a bunch of idiots. Mine is from 200k miles, and an abusive previous owner. It sucks I can't afford to get a budget lift for it right now, but maybe if I keep it another couple years if it doesn't die one me.

 

[superj]

look in the scratch and dent section on terra flex's site. i got some of their 2" spacers for 2 bucks a block one time.

 

[flatie46]

Hang in there man, better times are comming. That thing will be there for ya if you change the oil and give it some grease every now and then.

 

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Thursday I am doing the shocks and replacing the serpentine belt, Discount Tire ordered my tires out of Michigan and they should be here Friday, and I drop it off at school for the Automotive program to do the rear main seal and alignment. Then when it is done, I should have the rest of the parts here to put them on.

 

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Had it diagnosed at school today, and it is leaking at the rear main seal and on the oil filter housing where it turns 90*. To have my rear main done at school it would cost about $550 and they would have to have it for about 2 months. Instead I'm gonna wait and take it to the dealership and have it done right after Christmas for $100 more in about a day, maybe 2.