Jeep Performance Improvement Ideas
Back when my off road Jeep was a rally racer we were required to have two easily accessible fire extinguishers mounted inside the cockpit.
Over the years off roading the original extinguishers had gotten used or lost and the brackets had gotten damaged. So my extinguisher was just rolling around and not easy to get to in an emergency.
I got this bracket from Amazon:
The blower motor stopped running during my last off road trip past winter. Today I decided to find out why and get it going again.
I started by checking the blower motor itself. Last fall, squirrels had chewed the wire and I had to make a splice. The wires were intact so I connected 12 Volts to the terminals. The fan ran. So that part was good.
Continue reading “Jeep Cherokee XJ Blower Motor troubleshooting”For years I ran a straight pipe on my Jeep. I liked the sound but after hours on the trail the noise would get to me.
So a couple of years ago, I replaced the entire exhaust system with stock style components. The truck has been nice and quite since then.
Continue reading “Jeep XJ muffler repalcement”Even after repairing the main vacuum line in my HVAC controls I still had the problem that under prolonged acceleration, the vents would loose vacuum and switch to the Defrost setting. This problem is often caused when someone deletes the vacuum bottle behind the front bumper. However, my bottle is still in place behind the stock bumper.
I studied the vacuum diagram and saw there is a check valve where the source connects to the intake manifold. I tested mine by blowing through it. I could easily blow both ways so the check valve is bad.
Continue reading “Jeep XJ HVAC controls revisited”White Jeep explores the Franklin State Forest
I have been looking for an adventure to test out my rebuilt White Jeep. I have passed through Franklin State forest many times and been curious about the dirt roads on either side of Highway 156. So today I decide to go exploring.
I started at the park headquarters on Highway 156. There was a map posted in the kiosk but none available to take with me. So I downloaded the PDF to my phone.
