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    87' yj won't start now.....

    1052219 You probably pulled the wire out of its connector on the starter solenoid! The brake light should come on when when the key is turned on then go out.[addsig]
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    CB Noise

    1052853 Just go buy a noise filter!! It is easy and cheap![addsig]
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    Stalling Jeep

    1050237 First of all the worst thing you can do to an engine is hold the gas down while cranking it. It could do damage to the engine. I had the same problem it would run great and after a while as soon as I slowed down or stopped it would stall. But it would always start right up but as soon...
  4. J

    kill switch?

    1050238 They actually sell kill switch kits now. I seen some where you wire it into your turn signal so to start it you would have to put your left or right blinker on![addsig]
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    an update on the 87 yj

    1050506 I am installing a weber now. I have an 88 yj 4.2. I have not finished it yet but it gets rid of all of the vacuum lines except for the egr and the vacuum advance on the distributer, and pcv. Evertything else gets capped. It even gets rid of the monster of an air cleaner assembly. [addsig]
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    Weber install Question?

    1050658 Not sure what a bell crank is?[addsig]
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    valve cover UNDERPRESSURE!!!!!!!!!!!!

    1050686 I just installed a weber a couple of days ago. First make sure you have the PVC valve in the front of your valve cover (toward the radiator). I noticed that the hoses that came with my carb were kinked and one had something in it. It may be block. I also instead of hooking the intake...
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    valve cover UNDERPRESSURE!!!!!!!!!!!!

    1050693 chinard I picked up the breather at Autozone. It just popped right into the grommet. Mine was 3/4 neck fit. It is made by Spectre - Universal push in breather. They have different sizes and colors. P/N #4300[addsig]
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    valve cover UNDERPRESSURE!!!!!!!!!!!!

    1050714 The breather was supposed to go to the air cleaner not the carb. I just cover the hole in the bottom of the air filter plate. The PVC valve is supposed to go to the port that you screwed into the adapter plates. I have my PVC valve going to that port with a tee connection and the other...
  10. J

    Headers still glow!! See prev. intake woes!

    1050735 I had a problem like this once and the bend in the headers were to restrictive I had to go back to stock manifold.[addsig]
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    Loud pop when taking tight turn

    1050832 I get the same thing when I back out of my driveway. If you find what it is let me know? I've been trying to find it for years. I finally gave up. If it stills steers whats the problem.[addsig]
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    yellowish ornage arrow

    1050989 Like jeeper89 sais the arrow is for manual trans and it lights up to tell you when to shift. The emission one is hooked up to a timer on the firewall just to the right of your gas pedal. It sets off the light as a reminder to take it to the dealer to get ripped off. It is a kinda see...
  13. J

    HOW MUCH $$$ FOR A 4.2L COMPLETE

    1051261 Well I paid $1,850.00 for a rebuilt 4.2 from Jasper engines. It comes with a 3 year/ 75,000 mile warranty. [addsig]
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    huge electrical probs another 88 yj update

    1051265 I had a problem like this I have a 88 yj It was a short in the wiring. These are one of the hardest things find it took me a week to find it. Somewhere you have a wire grounding itself to the frame or metal. Good luck/[addsig]
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    about timing adjustments?

    1051421 The distributer bolt is a 1/2 or 9/16 bolt screwed into the engine the holds a metal bracket on the dist base. There the same for every engine with a dist. As for the timing probe I never used one but the timing #'s are just to the left of the probe hole on the same piece. They usually...
  16. J

    x-fer case vacume

    1053148 You should be able to get manifold vac from a port just to the right of the EGR valve. There should be a port there along with a hose that goes to the brake booster. The vacuum advance on the dist. should be manifold vacuum you could tee into that. [addsig]
  17. J

    TFI Install - Another Long-Winded install story

    1053889 You have to apply vaccum to the vacuum advance unit if it holds it is good. When you timed it did you remove the vacuum hose and plug it? And yu should be reading it at I believe 1600 rpms. Listening is the best way to go.[addsig]
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    Radio Problem

    1053891 Is nothing working or just the radio? Maybe there is a inline fuse?[addsig]
  19. J

    Juice Box!!!

    1053948 This will explain the differences and what it is! Page title:Juice box edited by: jay89, Feb 06, 2003 - 01:37 PM[addsig]
  20. J

    Coughing under Throttle

    1053967 88 4.2 Cyl might help you! OK, I had a similar problem. I tried for months to fix it. It idled good, ran good, unless I need power for going up hills or highway driving. There is a "rollover" valve, just in front of the gas tank. Looks like a small fuel pump. It's not...
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