Recent content by macleanflood

My guess would be the oil cooler...ergo what oil filter it takes. -Mac

Just buy Mopar... -Mac

New parts these days are all shit. Wouldn't be surprised if the new heater core is now leaking. Any idea where the mechanic sourced the part so the rest of us learn from your pain? Have you done a compression gas test? You can get a tester at any parts store. Depending on those results...and...

There's a reason I carry a couple of those clips in my tool bag... -Mac

I'd check in on the sister TJ forum and ask MrBlaine. I've done parking brakes on our JK and replaced the drum brakes on my TJ D35 and adjusted cables on both. Never bothered to measure distances. Blackmagicbrakes.com -Mac

I bought a spare tire delete plate on Amazon. I also bought stainless head studs for a early 2000s Ford modular V-8 - 5.4 and 4.6 - M8 and 1.25 might be 1.5. Studs let me hang the plate with RTV to delete the broken air vent. Studs would let you easily pull the spare and the carrier if you so...

Did you install the shocks or did you have a shop do it? Not familiar with Bilstines but a lot of shocks need cycled and primed. Also possible the wrong length of shocks were installed. I personally like Black Max shocks. They're a lot softer than most shocks. -Mac

Personally I'd use milspec battery terminals and put everything on ring connectors. You'll find bus bars on Amazon if that's how you want to go. -Mac

Wrangler Fix does TJ ECUs. Not sure if they do JK...but they'd be my first call. -Mac

Early 12 and 13 3.6 mechanical issues are mostly just plastic oil cooler issues...and that's an issue with all of them. Just assume you're going to be installing a Dorman aluminum cooler if you get a 3.6...and that's just an excuse to change the plugs and coils since the intake has to come out...

7 to 11s have the 3.8. 12 plus has the 3.6. -Mac

So this happened... TJ was rebuilt in 8 days...tub and frame swap... videos on my channel...whole story is on my channel from losing our dog, finding our dog and wrecking the Jeeps. Good news is nobody was hurt. So... it's time to work out what to do with the JK. Insurance wants to give us...

Try a propane torch. Does wonders. -Mac

Combustion gas test...

Removed the shifter and carefully cut off the notched end and ground the shaft down to 12mm and used a die to cut M12 1.5 threads. Wife ordered this shifter knob. Took a come along to get the transfer case knob off. Damn that thing was on there. Broke a ratchet strap. Two 2x6s above with the...