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If I purchased a 20-30 year old jeep for use as a daily driver and light trails, I would do exactly what i did with mine: basically nothing. 30-31” tires 2.5” lift on stock shackles SYE/ DC driveshaft only if needed Stock gears if 4.10 Restore interior and exterior as needed. Rust mitigation...

I ordered parts on RockAuto: $8 resistor and a $12 blower motor on closeout. I dropped the heater box leaving the dash in place. Had to transfer the fan to the new motor, and splice the wiring, and it all worked. Those resistors are delicate; I mushed one putting it in the duct (the thermal...

I’m planning to replace the motor and hopefully replace the thermal fuse and not buy another resistor assembly.

My heater blower motor is acting up again. A while back it wasn’t working at all and was blowing fuses. After a long chase it turned out to be a failed diode in a parallel part of the circuit. But for the past month or so I’ve had only hi speed; lo and med are dead. I figured it was the resistor...

Anyplace there’s rubber it can wear out and clunk. Definitely replace those sway bar bushings, but it could also be the sway bar links, tie rod ends, drag link, track bar, any of the 11 body mounts, ball joints at the steering knuckles, loose bolts on the shackles or axle U-bolts, broken exhaust...

It was much easier to remove the upper half that had been in there for ~2 months that the original one. I sprayed brake cleaner in the block groove over the crank and cleaned everything well. At a suggestion from the TJ forum, I jacked up the back of the jeep to keep draining oil away from the...

RMS Attempt #2: I drained the oil last week and remove the oil pan. I ordered the victor-reinz seal and the Crown version. Since the fel-pro seal apparently didn’t work, I wanted to try a different brand. I looked closely at the old seal and the two new options and decided the victor-reinz...

Is it a “whistle” or a “squeal?” Belt squeal is pretty distinctive and recognizable to anyone who grew up in the 80’s. Whistle is air moving rapidly over a small gap; e.g. throttle body, intake leak. Could also be a bad bearing on one of the belt pulleys, usually the idler. Post a short...

Carburetor cleaner is a stronger solvent than brake cleaner. I’d give it a try with a plastic/nylon scraper

I noticed the oil pressure on the dash has been a bit high. The needle gets up to 45-50 quickly, and will stay 60-65 while driving. That wouldn’t cause an RMS leak right? There’s no oil pressure in the pan? Maybe I dislodged some sludge with the first RMS job (there was some on the screen...

Mine’s dripping as bad as before I got in there. It’ll leave a few drops on the garage every time I park. I’m tired of parking over cardboard, so I’m definitely going to give it another try. Hopefully I can re-use the oil pan gasket. I found some good tips on the TJ forum, including cleaning...

After a couple weeks the RMS leak came back. I foolishly thought I got it right the first time. I tightened the oil pan bolts a bit more but to no avail. I guess I’ll try again in a few weeks when I have the time. I also installed the JeepCables Daylight wiring harness. The turn signal...

I think you could get a vehicle for “weekend fun in the Arizona desert” near your budget, but you’d have to live with some major compromises. You can save major $ if you are willing to not have factory doors or a complete top. Likewise if you can accept moderate dents in the body, and worn out...

I’m definitely wanting a premadeKit/harness (with instructions if possible). I hadn’t heard of putco but it looks good to me.

I have H4’s on the LJ and I think I might get them for the YJ too. It has some basic LED headlamps that are ok, but I like a stock glass look better. The main issue is I’m going through turn signal flashers about one per year. The first one flashed very slowly then died completely. The second...