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Thanks for that advice. Can I just buy a 50’ spoil of vacuum hose, or will each piece be application-specific? “Nuts...” Gen. Anthony McAuliffe

Oh! I managed to find a PDF of the shop manual. It’s full of great and very specific info. I think it’s about 1200 pages long. And it’s got great pictures, too “Nuts...” Gen. Anthony McAuliffe

Wow! You’re a wizard! I had to go through the 5-1-5 process 2 or 3 times, but it fired right up, relatively speaking. Nice! I can aid the search for a vacuum leak by spraying starter fluid, right? Thanks yet again “Nuts...” Gen. Anthony McAuliffe

It cranks and cranks, catches and loses it a couple of times... I have to crank for a couple of minutes before it starts cold. It stalls when coming to a stop if I don’t keep my foot on the gas, so to drive it around town I have to put it in neutral and rev up a little to keep her from...

Thanks a bunch! I’ll see if they’ll take what I can offer when money is a bit more abundant. It is a sweet find! I’ve decided that I don’t think she overheats. There’s a bit of light smoke when I start her, but it dies down when she heats up. And she doesn’t leak antifreeze (that I can see)...

Sweet. Thank you! That means it’s hooked up the way it’s supposed to be, but is malfunctioning in some other way. It sure is easier to get around under the hood here than it is on my wife’s ‘13 Hyundai lol “Nuts...” Gen. Anthony McAuliffe

So is the one in the picture the one that should be going to the gauge? “Nuts...” Gen. Anthony McAuliffe

Thank you so much! I’m going to owe you a beer or 20. I wish I would have got Kilroy (the Jeep) 4 months ago. It just began snowing lol. I’ll post some pics of her tomorrow though “Nuts...” Gen. Anthony McAuliffe

Ok. So the trans is ok on my 89 4.2L, but I’m concerned about a real road test due to the fact I can’t read water temp. I pulled the gauges and followed the cable/hose at the back of the water temp gauge to this... I’m no car guru, but this doesn’t seem right... what is this, and where should I...

It’s embarrassing lol. The reason I was stuck in low gear is because it was in 4WD low. In my defense, the Jeep didn’t run when I got it, so when the shop told me the trans needed a rebuild, I assumed they’d tried that. That said, that should have been the first thing I checked. The leakage...

Ok! So, I’ve got the transmission shifting issue sorted out. Turns out that either the people at the shop I took her to in order to find out why she wouldn’t start are morons, and/or I’m a moron too. Anyway, now I need to figure out the overheating and the leak that I think is where the motor...

Thank you! I appreciate the input! I will take it in if I can’t get it figured out. Someone mentioned a “kick down cable” being a possible culprit, but I can’t see one. I was told to look for a frayed or loose hose, but everything down there looks like steel. I can’t see one in my manual...

thanks! I did check, and the level is good. It’s a couple of mm down from “full”, but I don’t think that’s it. Could be though. I’m going to top it off and give it a go

Howdy, lads! I’m new to Jeeps (as will become clear lol). I got one in fair shape cosmetically but it didn’t run. It had say for a couple of years, so I got it for a song. I’ve always wanted a Wrangler and I couldn’t pass this one up. I finally got it running, but it won’t go above 1st gear...