Recent content by MudDawg

Go with the 4.5 kit...the fuel mileage decrease from larger tires is a real concern...but...regearing will cure that...I run 33's and get 18+ MPG...with stock gears it got around 10mpg.

How much the suspension has sagged has a lot to do with it too as well as the actual suspension spec package...go to the tire store and have one trial fitted...that size wouldn't have fit my XJ when i got it due to severe suspension sag...so bad my first lift package (3") lifted it nearly 5...

Don't forget having the tires checked for true...an out of round tire will put you in DW land quick...even if the balance is done properly.

1062615 May be a bit off topic if this convo is about transmission lube...as for engine oil...if your engine leaks or weeps oil with conventional mineral oil in it....it may well leak much worse with synthetic oil...the best conventional oil in my experience is Castrol GTX..never had a lube...

1063466 Still cheaper than a new one!!!!!!!!!!! I bought my old Dawg for $700.00 bucks....have spent about $1,800.00 bucks in 3 months on it...when I'm done I expect to have about 4K in it...but It will be what I want...I dont see the financial sense in spending 20K+ on something that STILL...

1063469 Sounds like a ABS trigger to me to..[addsig]

1059036 The PCV system serves to ventilate the crankcase by using manifold vacuum..In the case of the lnjected motors that use the little skinny tubing, if the engine blow-by rate exceeds the flow rate of the PVC system pressure will build up and find a way out...usually into the...

1059037 Make sure the door isn't hitting the fender...if you even lean on the fender hard right where it meets the door you can bend the flimsy standoffs. if it gets pushed in just a little the door won't clear... both of mine were like that when i bought my project xj. I strenghtened the tabs...

1059041 Nice and even... looks real good to me.. Hmmmm..those I-6's must really be choked up....but then again, the engineer's have to deal with making the intake tract nice and quiet too...while you are doing the cat-back...install a hi-po cat...like one off a big-block ford...they are long...

1059042 "Jasper" is a remanufacturing company...distributed by a large number of auto supply outlets. The engines are remanufactured to O.E.M. spec. An alternative to rebuilding a motor yourself or paying the dealership for a engine. Dawg edited by: MudDawg, Mar 10, 2003 - 09:48 AM[addsig]

1059043 Dern good job Tug!!!!! And we sure dont have scenery like that down here in Da Swamp :-( But we have plenty of mud 8-) ...the times you spend with your sons is priceless....and you all will be better off for it..I know i will never forget the times i spent with my dad...And if i...

1059337 Shoot, put you a big ole cam in that rascal.....that'll bring the cranking pressure number down.... :evil: Just kidding!!!!! that would make it mighty hard to live with...but it would decrease the effective swept volume at cranking speed and lower the cranking pressure....by the...

1059822 Ummm..how to say this..in defog mode the heater supplies the heat.. the a/c does the dehumidifying...On the t/stat...run a stocker...195 degrees...yah just have to remember it's supposed to run kinda warm...all "modern" engines run hotter than the old days...keeps the clearances where...

1059885 I have used the motorcraft carbs before..work pretty good if they are set up right.. but the best choice would most likely be the weber carb...VERY tunable...be sure to use a fuel pressure regulator...webers dont like a whole lot of fuel pressure...3-3.5# Dawg[addsig]

1060035 Mine had that "vague" feeling too...it was the steering box. The output shaft bearings were loose...found a low milage used one in a salvage yard...Wooo Hooo!!! something cheap!!! :-D Dawg Git Muddy!!!!! :evil: [addsig]