From owner-xj-digest-at-digest.net Fri Apr 4 12:34:53 2008 From: xj-digest xj-digest Friday, April 4 2008 Volume 01 : Number 2768 Forum for Discussion of XJ cherokees and wagoneers Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: xj: XJ's for sale (fwd) - WASHINGTON state xj: someone call Murphy... xj: Diesel dreams... 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: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 20:44:52 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: xj: XJ's for sale (fwd) - WASHINGTON state the former president of the Boeing Employees Stump Thumper (BEST) and one of the founders of another WA based 4x4 group is selling off some of his goodies. Paul is up on Camano Island, but works in Everett at Paine Field. The '96 XJ is quite tempting... :) must resist... :) I'm out working on my '91 Grand Wagoneer right now... need a 9v battery for my meter so I can separate the glow plug circuits... ;) taking Thursday off to wrench.. Anyway, details on Paul's XJs below... btw, Paul is the guy standing next to Old Blue on my web page during the RTI test... john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: paul w. My XJ's: '86 XJ Pioneer 4-door was 2.8L/A904/NP207 but these have been sold. Interior (red), axles and most of the body work (dark red & black) still available. Silver XJ doors from 4-door, manual windows (but no glass) '86 XJ Laredo 4-door 2.8/A904/NP207 - has ~6" lift w/33x12.50 Swampers, Dana 30 front converted to locking hubs & Scout II disc brakes, Scout II Dana 44 rear, 4.56 gears, Lock-Rights in both. Winch bumper accepts Warn 8274 and similar winches, MJ LCA reinforcements. Transmission slips but can be driven. Needs battery. Prefer to sell whole, but will consider parting out. Will include all above XJ parts if purchased whole. More details on axles and a pics of this XJ are here: http://www.4x4wire.com/jeep/tech/axle/xjupgrades/ Make offer(s) Her XJ: '96 Jeep XJ Country 4-door 4.0L HO/AW4 auto/NP242 SelecTrac ~150K miles (I think) on the odo Engine is newer - was replaced under Jeep warranty at ~30-40K (she has receipt) Dark Blue w/silver trim. Grey interior. Bone stock. Has intermittent starting problem. Sometimes starts right up, other times not. Has been sitting for ~18 months, so probably needs a new battery. $2000 OBO Contact Paul at a4xnut at yahoo dot com - --- john wrote: > what's the story with her '94? > I'm not looking, but we could pass this on to the xj list... > write something up with all your parts info and email/contact info > and I'll forward it to the list. :) > > john > - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold > http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** > - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 12:35:52 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: xj: someone call Murphy... please... someone call Murphy... he's bothering me here in Snohomish. While not everything that could go wrong, has, it's been two steps forward and one and a half back... spent all last night setting up the battery trays... coated them with bedliner... came out this morning, all was dry... sweet... went to put the batteries in. oops. I measured, really I did... but with both brackets together and the angle of the frame I didn't have the one side open without a support and couldn't wiggle the battery in... of course it didn't help that I have larger batteries too... :) So, let's see, this is what Plan D? :) One can not say that I am not flexible, or creative... it's not that I change my mind, it's that my mind is changed by the circumstances as they unfold. :) oh yeah, the stock battery tray I got from olympic... isn't right either. will have to modify it to work... scrounging my assorted parts bins for just the right bracket and large washers... :) so, the isolated gel cell idea is scrapped... putting one battery on the frame on the passenger side, moved it back enough to get nerf bars or rock sliders in though... so it's not all in vain. will put the other battery in the stock tray position, run the cables down to the starter and engine... have enough cables to finish things up... this makes the install less complex, and saves about 50 to 60 pounds overall... so the net effect is positive. Using the MPT-91 european style top post 700CCA batteries, will have 1400CCA total. Will run one cable from each battery to the starter terminal. heading back out... and again, someone please contact Murphy... invite him over for the day... it's only noon here, so there is still time for me to get something done before he figures out he's been duped. :) beautiful day anyway, glad I took the day of vacation even if I don't solve all the technical problems. :) john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 12:34:24 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: xj: Diesel dreams... well, it took some effort, but I got Omega started this morning... note to self, check glow plugs, fix block heater... :) started to drive into work, decided it might be a good idea to check with shop to see if they could install lift... not until next thurs... rats... turned around and got Shadowfax... no point in repeating the hard starting fun in the parking lot at work, not to mention that I've got a spring wedged under the left front to keep the filter from meeting the driveshaft, the stance is a bit odd. ===================================== went to lunch at my favorite Chinese restuarant, fortune cookie said: "Rely on long time friends to give you advice with your present question." That question, my long time friends, is whether it's really worth all the trouble to build my Diesel 4x4... or if it wouldn't be easier to just buy a good used Diesel rig already... and if so, which one? Dodge, Ford or Chevy? Budget will be around 10K, maybe... and of course that limits what is "good". ======================================= I did see a Diesel Blazer a while back on craigslist... the thing is I really don't want something extremely large... but I do want a 4x4 Diesel that is comfortable... thanx, john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of xj-digest V1 #2768 *************************