From owner-xj-digest-at-digest.net Tue Oct 16 12:27:36 2007 From: xj-digest xj-digest Tuesday, October 16 2007 Volume 01 : Number 2667 Forum for Discussion of XJ cherokees and wagoneers Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: xj: ZJ 97 dying problem xj: fuel costs and wheel options... XJ Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/jeep/xj/ Send submissions to xj-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to xj-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to xj-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:43:17 -0700 From: Loeb Subject: Re: xj: ZJ 97 dying problem Dave, Once, when I replaced the plug and coil wires on my 87 XJ, the new coil wire created similar symptoms. Must have had a bad termination at one end.. - -Loeb > Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:07:05 -0500 > From: "David Smith" > Subject: xj: ZJ 97 dying problem > > So the mechanic changed my CPS and the spark coil and neither resulted a fix. > He now wants to replace the computer. He tried two used computers > however one was for a different model and the other was apparently > nonfunctional. > > Not sure what to think of this ordeal at this point. > > Dave ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:26:59 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: xj: fuel costs and wheel options... fuel prices continue to climb... Diesel is 3.45/gal here (ok, I know, I know, it's higher in Europe... (how high???) I've put together a spreadsheet to compare Diesel vs. Gas in the objects of my motoring affection... The GW with the 5.9 is for reference only, I would be quite desperate, or have won the lottery, to drive it daily... :) at this point with Diesel at 3.45 and gas at 3.05 or so, the XJ with a 4.0L getting 16 to 17 mpg in town beats out the 6.2L Diesel Grand Wagoneer which should get at least 18mpg in town. The WJ of course is about $20/wk more... this is based on 645 miles/week. The 300D with it's 2.5L Turbo Diesel only getting 26-28mpg in town is still cheaper at around $85/wk vs $123 for the Jeeps... the plan is to keep the benz while my son is in school, have him pay the insurance... the insurance savings by NOT having the 300D offset the fuel costs. Now, the question I'm again faced with is... will Omega meet my standards as a daily driver... could find out this week... :) but that '99 XJ is still on the market at a greatly reduced price... temptations abound... hoping to be in the GW this weekend... stay tuned... :) (if you want a copy of the spreadsheet will put it on my server under Jeeps named "mileage.xls" john MPG: Grand Wagoneer 5.9 V8 Grand Wag w/ 6.2L Diesel XJ 4.0 300D Diesel WJ 4.7L V8 10 $196.73 11 $178.84 12 $163.94 13 $151.33 $151.33 14 $140.52 $158.95 $140.52 $140.52 15 $131.15 $148.35 $131.15 $131.15 16 $139.08 $122.95 $122.95 17 $130.90 $115.72 18 $123.63 $109.29 19 $117.12 $103.54 20 $111.26 $98.36 21 $105.96 22 $101.15 23 $96.75 24 $92.72 25 $89.01 26 $85.59 27 $82.42 28 $79.47 ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of xj-digest V1 #2667 *************************