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yesterday I was pulling into a parking spot when all of a sudden smoke started to pour out from under my car on either side and into my tub. I got an 83cj7 by the way. I opened up the hood and looked for where the smoke was coming from. It was pouring out of connection between the exhaust and...

i installed a 3/4" shackle lift with my 4" lift kit on my cj7. The shackle have a center pin but when I installed the shackles, the outside bolts tighted down but the center pin seems to be too wide. Now the shackles are bending in. My question is can I just remove that middle bolt so theres...

Leaky Differentials I replaced my calipers on my front brakes and then started to bleed all the brakes. When I got to the front, the extended brake hoses I installed started to leak. The connection is tight w/ the caliper so I dont know why this is happening. Any help would be great

RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: I shimmie i installed the motorcraft 2100 conversion in my cj7. I test fired it and it fired up without a problem. Once I continued the install, putting on the accelerator and what not, the engine wouldnt fire. I thought I shorted something out because there was a...

Cigarette lighter socket and tach install: fuses? i have decided to go with the motorcraft conversion for my 83cj7. I was wondering if anyone knew of where I could find the whole conversion. I found it on ebay but I was wondering if there was a store or online store I could get it from. Any...

my 83 cj7 has been hesitating for the past week. I replaced the distributor cover and wires and the fuel filter but I don't know what is causing it to hesitate as I accelerate. Any ideas??

Re: Vacation pics i got a 83cj7 with a your usual 2bbl carb. Last week it would crank but wouldnt fire. I had to replace the distributor cover, wires, and rotor. Now it starts but its bogging when I drive. My friend was checking out my carb when I had the problem before and he took it off...

RE: Ginger or Mary Ann? im putting in speakers into the grilles on the dash on my cj7. I was wondering if anyone knew the size nut I needed to use on the 4 post studs around the grille for each speakers???

i have an 83 cj7, i went outside this morning to start it up to take it into the shop for a tune up and it wont start. It turns over fine and I got plenty of juice, but it wont catch. I always have to give it gas but it wouldnt help today. I could smell the gas but im guessing its just from...

hey im from the boston area and my dad is getting an 05Lj and he is planning on getting a lift and i wanted to know if anyone knew of a shop that would install it close to boston. I live just north of boston if that helps, thanks

i got an 83 cj7 with a rebuild 258 with only 4000 miles on it. I went out to start it up today in the cold and it started but the second I took my foot off the clutch it stalled out. I started it back up and started to rev the engine alittle to try and keep it from stalling. But everytime i...

im replacing my seats with bestop seats. My drivers side slider is held in by a hex looking bolt but i wanted to know if anyone knew what tool i need to loosen the bolts up. And also i wanted to know if anyone knew the bolt size for the rear seat.

I goofed... looking to swap out my dead 258 with a 360. Looking for one that will bolt right in and wont need much of a rebuilt or not one at all. Boston area so if anyone not too far away from boston has anything let me know

i wrote before how my 83cj7 died on me. The verdict is in, I seized it up because of a oil pump failure now i need to replace it. I called an engine shop and they told me the minimum would be 2400 to get an remanufactured 258 in it. My dad and I started thinking that if we are going to spend...

Lifting a YJ so iv been using this little volt reader to figure out whats getting power and what not. I checked the cable from the soleniod to the starter at the starter end and solenoid end and i got nothing. Im not sure if im doing it wrong or what but it just doesn't make sense to me. I...

So im driving home from work the other day and my cj just stalls on me as im slowing down to make a turn. I try and start it up but all i get is this clicking sound from my starter. I pull it over to the side and take a look. I ended up getting it towed back to my house. I just replaced the...

i bought a new speedometer cluster for my 83 cj7 and installed it with the old speedometer cable. The new cable was on back order but i didnt think it would matter. When i started driving it the speedometer started making a clicking noise and then stopped working. I then put in the new cable...

im in college and this summer i want to lift my cj and put atleast 33's on it. Im trying to do this as early as possible. I want to do a 4" lift and a 1" shackle lift w/ beefy 33's. I was wondering if anyone had any combos of lift kits and tires that would be reasonable for a college kid. thanks

I got a 83' cj7 with 31s but im looking to go up to 35s or 36s. I was playing on doin a 6" lift but my question is about my axles. I got the usual 20/30 axles and Im trying to do this as cheap as possible since im in college and all. I was wondering if i can get away with keeping my axles and...

Iv installed a new speedometer for my cj7 and it was working fine with the old speedometer cable then it just stopped working. The fuel and temp. gauges work and the e brake light too. I got a new cable and put it in today but there wasnt any change, the speedometer still wouldnt work. Anyone...