Recent content by Flyer58

Contact the seller. If you take it apart you may stop any chance of a refund.

That's often a sign of carbon building up on the pistons. I've tried the SeaFoam treatment several times and it does clean out carbon deposits. Slooooowly pouring it into the intake at 2000 rpm. Then shut off the engine and let it sit for a while before starting. Enjoy the smoke screen.

Best of luck. That's a low spot of the frame where water sits and metal rusts from the inside.

Maybe, but it's a big maybe. Here's a few pics of my AX5 when I had it apart. 5th gear sits by itself to the rear of the center plate and all other gears are forward of the plate. Next to that you'll see the gear selector rods ends which actually move the synchros depending on how you move...

There's also a reverse lock-out pin which prevents you from going into reverse from 5th gear. My guess is the 5th gear fork is stuck in the engaged position and preventing you from selecting reverse.

Can you switch wheels for the test and then switch back after or will it need to go through another inspection. If that works it sounds like a good sideline business to help others by renting out smaller wheels for the day.

I finally got around to ordering remanufactured EV6 4 port injectors from K Suspension. Lifetime warranty, matched flow rate for the YJ 2.5L application. One hour installation time and very pleased with the results. Starts right away either hot or cold, smooth idle, much more low end torque...

Main battery and ground cable can corrode down to powder inside the insulation and cause this same thing to happen. Maybe a grounding lug got loose or needs cleaning. I just installed the Big7 Cable kit and it does make a difference on starting power .

Does your YJ have the wire harness upgrade with a relay? The headlight switch is also a circuit breaker and can overheat and fail. OEM incandescent headlights draw a lot of power through that switch and wires. When you turn off the lights there may be something funny going on inside the...

Great news. Thanks for the update.

I see in your profile you have the 2.5L and switched from fuel injection to a carb. The fuel return line should connect to the fuel filter. At one end of the filter is the line from the fuel pump and the other end of the filter are two lines, one above the other. The top line is the return...

I found the parts I needed from deadjeeps and ordered them a month ago. They took my money but the items haven't shipped yet. They said they need a few more employees to get the parts out. Others seem to have had good luck with them.

Great news! Thanks for the update.

Looks like there's a group of Jeep owners out there, Valley Jeepsters Look them up and give them a call or message.

I'll say that pitting is definitely caused by the bearing overheating, most likely due to lack of lubrication. The surface got really hot causing microscopic particles to break away which gets progressively worse until you get what you see there. You can have both pitting and a build up of...