From owner-xj-digest-at-digest.net Thu Nov 19 16:51:13 2009 From: xj-digest xj-digest Friday, November 20 2009 Volume 01 : Number 3106 Forum for Discussion of XJ cherokees and wagoneers Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: xj: cj-10a fuel economy / throttle experiment xj: RE: fsj: RE: J20 radiator Re: xj: SV: '89 xj ltd abs issues xj: the '89 xj 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, 16 Nov 2009 20:12:15 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: Re: xj: cj-10a fuel economy / throttle experiment # of that age (70's) where you can't tell him anything...He always knows I thought that was a teenage thing... ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Mon, 16 Nov 2009, Ed Kummel wrote: # Yeah, that's how my dad drives...He's either accelerating or # decelerating...and usually in the extreme in both cases! Unfortunately, he's # of that age (70's) where you can't tell him anything...He always knows # better! # I did explain to him how fuel injected engines will lean out the mixture if # you don't have so much pedal travel...like on highway driving...he tried it # and found a remarkable improvement in his mileage! # Me? In my Jeep and my car, the onboard computer tells me what my mileage is at # that moment...If I watch that, I get in the 20's...if I have the computer # switched to temperature or something else, I get in the teens! So I guess it's # all perception really!! # Ed # web/gadget guru # # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # # By Richard Feynman, Physicist, Nobel winner (1918-1988) # # # "There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's # only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit! We used to call # them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers." # # --- On Sun, 11/15/09, diesel john wrote: # # From: diesel john # Subject: xj: cj-10a fuel economy / throttle experiment # To: # Date: Sunday, November 15, 2009, 1:29 AM # # in talking to my son about fuel economy he noted that one on little Diesel # truck that # we both had owned, that he would get considerably better mileage than me... # I'd get # around 28 or so, he'd get closer to 34... # # I've had other friends who have purchased Diesels from me with similar # results... like # one VW pickup Diesel... I'd get 35... my friend got 45... # # so what have I been doing wrong? :) # # Well, I guess I've been driving my small Diesels in the "digital mode"... # full on, full off... # # So, I tried driving the tug without standing on the pedal all the time... # seeing as how # the cj-10a engine isn't exactly a powerhouse, and all... so I figured out how # far to # push the pedal to the point where it just didn't go any faster and pushing it # harder just # provided me exercise... # # checked the mileage today. wow. a noticeable difference, even on # biodiesel... # # the last two tanks on bioDiesel in cooler weather have been around 17 mpg... # this tank was 19.2. # # Now, if you figure the difference between the more recent, weaker BioDiesel # (my resturaunt # sources have been using lower quality oil to save money) versus what I might # expect with pump # Diesel... I think the tug would be well into the 20's. # # My '91 300D on BioDiesel was getting around 25 mpg, vs. it's normal 30 mpg # (with me driving), # that's about a 16% difference... add that to 19.2 and the tug could see 22 mpg # in town with # adult operation... # # This is great news for SuperDawg's setup... provided I keep my foot under # control. :) # # The next test would be to try to drive even more economically, but since the # tug is so # underpowered and slow already I don't know if I could go any slower without # causing traffic problems. ;) # # # fwiw, won't be on line much tomorrow, 34th wedding anniversary... # # later, # john # # # # # # # ----- # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold # http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org # http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:06:00 -0800 From: Jim Blair Subject: xj: RE: fsj: RE: J20 radiator 1-800-radiator Just make sure V8 or 6 cyl (they are different) One for a V8 CJ conversion is going into my stroker 6 J10. Jim Blair, Lynnwood, WA '87 Comanche, '83 Jeep J10, '84 Jeep J10 > Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:55:38 -0800 > From: john-at-wagoneers.com > > I've got a two row radiator from my '80 J10. you'll likely > want a better one... I'd check with Stan's radiator up in Lake Stevens > > john > > > > ----- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold > http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org > http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > On Mon, 16 Nov 2009, Rick Reed wrote: > > # Hello everybody, > # > # I've discovered my '86 J20 needs a new radiator. I'll check with Olympic 4x4 > # tomorrow when they open, but I'm wondering if anyone has a better idea? > # > # Thank you very much. > # > # Rick > # > # _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: It works the way you want. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?ocid=PID24727::T:WLMT AGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen:112009v2 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:46:07 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: Re: xj: SV: '89 xj ltd abs issues Sune, How do I test that pump/booster? One of the guys here in the states says that it may be covered under a recall. Have someone looking at the jeep right now, if he passes on it I'll get with the dealer and see if I can't get it fixed. john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Mon, 16 Nov 2009, Sune Cullberg wrote: # -89, it4s the one with electrichydraulic power booster? Pump under cooling # tank? If pressure is too low abs lamp will light up, and hard pedal. # # /Sune # Sweden # # -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- # Fren: owner-xj-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-xj-at-digest.net] Fvr john # Skickat: den 16 november 2009 09:18 # Till: xj-list # Dmne: xj: '89 xj ltd abs issues # # having issues with the '89 xj ltd. # # it has abs... brakes are very, very hard to push... # pulled the connector to the abs bladdler, disconnected sensors to the # module under back seat, pulled both fuses... # # still very hard to press pedal and front left tire will lock up even at slow # speeds. # # what's the easiest way to return normal power brakes? # # If I were to just get a stock non-ABS master brake and connect the # brake lines and remove all the abs crap would that work? # # I don't care for abs at all... even on my '99 wj or '91 300d. # # anyway, need to get the brakes working better to sell. # # john # ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:50:25 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: xj: the '89 xj called the dealer... all the recalls have been done on my 89 xj... :( svc mgr said the hard pedal could be the pump or the master cyl... anyway, it's looking good: http://wagoneers.com/tmp/cl-items/89-XJ/ALL.html john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ End of xj-digest V1 #3106 *************************