Nice write up. Fuel lines are on my list soon. Working on brake line’s now.
1995 Sahara project
- Thread starter Plastic Fury
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Did you find the fuel lines that go from the fuel rails to the frame. If so do you have part numbers and where they can be bought. My went south lost all most a haft tank of gas when it blew. I just not having any luck finding or is there a way to repair or replace the crimp on rubber line that give flex between the frame and engine. Any help will definitely be appreciated.
Glad to see they worked! I’ll grab some if mine ever start to look bad. 82K miles and still seem solid but I haven’t really looked close. Probably should.
Yeah, that is what I replaced in my last post. All those photos are those lines, from the fuel rail to the hard lines down on the frame. The rubber was in very bad shape and I was worried about a pressurized leak spraying fuel on the exhaust header and causing a fire.
You can buy the OEM style from Inline Tube.
Main fuel line;
1991-95 Jeep Wrangler YJ, 4.0L Only, 5/16
1991-95 Jeep Wrangler YJ, 4.0L Only, 5/16" Main Fuel Lines 3pc, Stainless
www.inlinetube.com
The return line;
1991-95 Jeep Wrangler YJ, 4.0L Only, 5/16
1991-95 Jeep Wrangler YJ, 4.0L Only, 5/16" Fuel Return Lines 2pc, Stainless
www.inlinetube.com
Yeah, worked pretty well. Easy job overall, just a pain getting the bracket back in place with the new lines. Happy to finally get this one off the list and not be worried about the Jeep burning down from those old lines.
PlasticFury - would you say that SEM Trim paint is a flat finish or a satin finish. I am trying to paint some factory side molding steps to match the new replacement front and rear fender trim.
Yeah, it's closer to a matte/satin finish. I spray a matte clear after just to help protect it, which winds up with about the same sheen.
jpjeep26uk
YJ Enthusiast
Wow, I've always wanted to take my manifold off and see what the block holes look like after 35 years. Probably like yours with a big carbon deposit around them! Does the engine breathe better or feel/run better once you've cleaned them and opened the holes up to original sizes?
I can't say honestly, I only test drove it around the property and then on to the trailer and off the trailer into my garage before I started tearing it apart. I can say it runs awesome currently after I went through everything and rebuilt it. The intake manifold was a real mess of caked oil and crap. The ports weren't much better and I cleaned them out as well. Worth the effort for sure as it looked like it hadn't had any real maintenance in a very long time.
jpjeep26uk
YJ Enthusiast
I bet that's what mine will resemble if I pulled it apart. Curiosity will kill me and eventually I'll get around to checking the ports. Even if it runs the same I'll feel better just knowing they are as oem as possible. Cheers.
jpjeep26uk
YJ Enthusiast
Dumb question time but am i right in assuming if the ports and inlets are partially clogged or caked in oil and carbon build up, then scraping all that out and cleaning them up will allow the ole jeep to -'breathe' better and perhaps run a little better? I do t mean incredible performance improvements but perhaps a smoother more efficient run?
Cleaning out the intake and the intake ports would certainly not hurt anything. As I was going through everything, I was cleaning out everything I could. I also cleaned and polished the throttle body. If you are having issues, it's probably in another area but if you are planning to do some deep diving on maintenance, it would be good to do. The throttle on mine was very oily and nasty so I knew it was a mess in the intake. I also replaced the pcv valve, grommets and the tubing. Not to mention all of the other maintenance I did while tearing it all apart, to include the K-suspension 4 hole fuel injectors.
Another small project I have been wanting to do but kept forgetting about. I have had the hard bikini top (half hard top) on the Jeep since I put it back on the road back in April. I have four of the mounting bolts in the back on the tub holding it in place. The front has just been resting on the windshield frame. Since the rear is cut out, I haven't been too concerned about it. I didn't want to just use the self tappers and screw it into the windshield frame.
On Sunday I had her up to 70 when I noticed the hard top moving a bit and I decided it was time to get it clamped down.
I ordered a pair of adjustable draw latches from McMaster-Carr (1864A15) and figured I'd give them a shot.
Pretty straight forward, just drill holes where the latches line up. I opted to go with rivets instead of screws to hold them in place.
I like these latches, they have a second safety catch on them so they would only be released deliberately. Easy install and happy with how they look. I only ordered two to see if I liked them. I will be ordering two more to add them on each end, just to give me piece of mind that the top isn't going anywhere.
I'm happy with the finished result and that the top is securely mounted.
On Sunday I had her up to 70 when I noticed the hard top moving a bit and I decided it was time to get it clamped down.
I ordered a pair of adjustable draw latches from McMaster-Carr (1864A15) and figured I'd give them a shot.
Pretty straight forward, just drill holes where the latches line up. I opted to go with rivets instead of screws to hold them in place.
I like these latches, they have a second safety catch on them so they would only be released deliberately. Easy install and happy with how they look. I only ordered two to see if I liked them. I will be ordering two more to add them on each end, just to give me piece of mind that the top isn't going anywhere.
I'm happy with the finished result and that the top is securely mounted.
jpjeep26uk
YJ Enthusiast
Nice one. OK. I'll plan on doing that. To be fair my TB is spotless, really clean so perhaps the intakes are not too bad but I'll be looking at them anyway when I replace the intake manifold gasket which certainly looks like its seen much better days!
Definitely. If you are planning to replace the gasket anyway, then why not check it all out. See how clean your intake is, it could just be oily or it could be really caked up with oil like mine was. The back of the TB was really nasty as well. If you are going to have it all off anyway, that is the best time lol.
jpjeep26uk
YJ Enthusiast
Yeah, it's going to happen. The Jeep is still at the 3rd mechanic. He's trying everything he knows to get it running again. If he does and it can be trusted to keep running, then over winter I'll be whipping the manifold off and changing that gasket and I'll be scraping and polishing the ports as recommended! I'll be taking pictures as I go along for any other 2.5 TBI 1989 owners whom like me are having to teach themselves everything about these old timers!
I assume you mean cleaning when you say polish, no need to polish any of the ports, it's basically a farm tractor engine lol. Just clean them up as best as you can and make sure if you are not removing the head that you put something in the ports to stop debris from getting down into the cylinders. A good tooth brush and some cleaner will work well. On the intake, I pressure washed it first, into all the ports and on the outside. Then a little degreaser and a brush to get what I missed.
jpjeep26uk
YJ Enthusiast
Yeah, just a turn of phrase, won't be polishing them haha. I'll be doing what you've done. Just a good clean up and degrease. They may not need much but ive seen vids where the ports are half the size they should be due to build up/clogging etc.