Forum: Jeep
September 4th 06, 05:37 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Forum: Jeep
September 4th 06, 05:18 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 21
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87 YJ 4.2 -> 4.0 swap questions
thanks alot - i get it now... i'll have to take a tape measure along to
decide whether this is a good idea.
i suppose $500 is reasonable for a low mileage 4.0 engine + computer
etc etc - yes?
in...
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Forum: Jeep
September 4th 06, 12:21 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 21
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87 YJ 4.2 -> 4.0 swap questions
thanks all.
Earl - can i ask you to clarify some things?
1st off - i am clueless as to the nature of the 'Selectrac' and
'Quadratrac' so what l do i need to look for to detemine their
presence? 2nd -...
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Forum: Jeep
September 3rd 06, 11:10 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 21
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87 YJ 4.2 -> 4.0 swap questions
thanks earl - a few questions then:
can i take the fuel pump out of the cherokee and install it into the
YJ? and what if i was to swap out my entire engine/TC/trans with the
one from the...
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Forum: Jeep
September 3rd 06, 08:44 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 21
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87 YJ 4.2 -> 4.0 swap questions
also - one more question - the suspension on my YJ is pretty well shot
as well - esp the front leafs which are bent with frozen bushings - can
one use the front springs from a cherokee on a YJ? how...
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Forum: Jeep
September 3rd 06, 08:19 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 21
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87 YJ 4.2 -> 4.0 swap questions
have an opportunity to pick up a 4.0 engine with under 50k for $500 -
it comes out of an 88 cherokee and comes w/electronics, transfer case,
AT, wheels, tires, etc etc basically everything minus the...
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Forum: Jeep
August 29th 06, 05:11 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 16
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serpentine belt ('87 YJ)
thanks for the links bill - however mine doesnt have an idler pully -
just the alt, the ac, the crank. the water pump, and the PS... so its a
slightly different set up.
i did crawl around underneath...
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Forum: Jeep
August 29th 06, 01:30 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 16
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serpentine belt ('87 YJ)
ok - just went and had a look and now i am seriously confused... i dont
see any adjuster bolt on the power steering pump bracket... just two
bolts on a bracket to attach to water pump, and then two...
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Forum: Jeep
August 29th 06, 12:58 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 16
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serpentine belt ('87 YJ)
hmmmm... ok i'm going out to look at it now.
and hey there kevin - yeah i looked under the hood but no love on the
emissions data... cant find the sticker. there is some insulation under
my hood so...
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Forum: Jeep
August 28th 06, 10:21 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 16
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serpentine belt ('87 YJ)
thanks mike - havent had the chance to do it today. i'll know
tomorrow... thanks to you and everyone else i can probably actually get
it done! i thought this whole procedure was going to take me...
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Forum: Jeep
August 28th 06, 09:41 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 16
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serpentine belt ('87 YJ)
thanks all - as usual i appreciate the help. bill - i looked at your
diagram but i think my set up is a bit different - i'm sure i dont have
two idler pullys - possibly one... i have to look...
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Forum: Jeep
August 28th 06, 12:40 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 16
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serpentine belt ('87 YJ)
hey all - '87 YJ w/PS and AC (non-working)... water pump been going bad
for a few weeks and is now on its last legs - went to replace it today
with the less than helpful Haynes manual as a general...
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Forum: Jeep
August 14th 06, 04:09 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 23
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fuel mileage drop problem solved!
hey thanks mike - had to work today so probably not getting to it till
tomorrow.
sorry to hear about that accident - if it makes ya feel any better i
really think you help alot of people on this list...
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Forum: Jeep
August 13th 06, 11:31 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,233
no ported vacuum off carb...
Canada is the new California.
just ask anyone who works in the movie industry. ;)
or rather :( since i do - and i dont live there.
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bennett
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Forum: Jeep
August 13th 06, 06:26 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 23
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fuel mileage drop problem solved!
ahhh - i see... yes that makes sense. any advice on how to find the
proper position if there is no indication on the stepper motor shaft? i
dont think the thing will even move if i was to hook up the...
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Forum: Jeep
August 12th 06, 09:43 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 15
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no ported vacuum off carb...
kevin - sorry to hear it brother, i am - rather reluctantly - in
Minnesota. however, there is a rumor that my beast started out in
California so i *might* have a legible emmissions sticker i could...
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Forum: Jeep
August 12th 06, 09:35 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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fuel mileage drop problem solved!
thanks mike - you are the master of these 258/BBD setups as far as i
can tell.
thanks to everyone else as well - i'll be tearing the carb off tomorrow
and will report back after.
BTW mike - STILL no...
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Forum: Jeep
August 12th 06, 05:40 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 23
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fuel mileage drop problem solved!
umm... appears i set off a little bit of a firestorm here...
anyway, yes mike the screws are still blanked off - until sunday at
least when i will be pulling the carb to change out the...
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Forum: Jeep
August 10th 06, 07:48 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 23
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fuel mileage drop problem solved!
just an update on the recent radical drop in fuel mileage i experienced
after doing a rebuild on my Carter BBD (87 YJ 4.2L) from about 17-18mpg
to something like 5-7mpg! there were no obvious signs...
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Forum: Jeep
August 7th 06, 05:43 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 15
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no ported vacuum off carb...
mike! good to see you still live on this list! actually i used an old
post of yours where you discussed bypassing the canister - dont have
the reference handy just searched the forum for 'bypass...
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Forum: Jeep
August 7th 06, 04:50 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 15
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no ported vacuum off carb...
well its always something...
87 YJ 4.2L 258 - carter BBD recently rebuilt by me, i did the "nutter",
and have bypassed most of the emissions stuff - including the charcoal
canister, the O2 sensor,...
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Forum: Jeep
August 7th 06, 04:08 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 12
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looking for 4.0L engine
thanx all - i'll check around - anyone who comes across anything plz
feel free to email me direct. appreciate all the responses.
cheeers,
bennett
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Forum: Jeep
August 7th 06, 12:24 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 12
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looking for 4.0L engine
thanks all... will try craigslist and the suggested link for
carpart.com.
appreciate the tip on the cherokee - no junkyard wranglers to be had
around here.
cheers,
bennett
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Forum: Jeep
August 7th 06, 12:24 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 12
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looking for 4.0L engine
thanks all... will try craigslist and the suggested link for
carpart.com.
appreciate the tip on the cherokee - no junkyard wranglers to be had
around here.
cheers,
bennett
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Forum: Jeep
August 6th 06, 02:32 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
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Replies: 12
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looking for 4.0L engine
havent seen hide nor hair in this area - minneapolis, mn... where are
you? i havent bothered to do a national junkyard search yet (via
internet) as the prices are usually high and quality is...
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