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With a swapped engine, the most reliable way would be to pull the intake and see if the solenoids are still there…

MDS tick or lifter tick in general? Typically, MDS lifters are the ones most likely to experience lifter failure, though non-MDS lifters fail as well. I've seen lifter failure as low as 80k miles. Thankfully, if the issue is caught and addressed early, the issue can be fixed with relative ease...

I had the grinder out to prep the frame for the Hemi mounts, so I spent ~15 minutes getting the upper control arm mounts cleaned up and trimmed. This isn't "required" per JSS, but it was required for the old AEV Hemi Swap conversion, which the JSS kit shares much similarity with. I'll be using...

Yup, a UOA can show some signs of wear, though can be unreliable as the particles are often large (relative) and captured by the OCV (oil control valve) filter. The easiest way is to pull a valve cover and look for an excessive rattle in one of the lifters (9/10 times it's one of the MDS...

It depends on how "far" along the cam issue is. The term "Hemi tick" is kind of a catch all really. Hemi's have naturally loud injectors, so some confuse a perfectly fine working injector as a problem. What you have sounds more like the exhaust manifold, for which these are well known for having...

Fairly straight forward... Keep it clean, tackle stains quickly (sap, bird poo, etc.), and keep it protected. For color-matched tops, use a quality wax that you'd use on your paint. For standard "black" tops, a lot of people use UV blockers like 303 or a similar VRP (vinyl, rubber, plastic)...

I am inclined to say that if the OEM style gave you 211,000 miles of (relatively) trouble-free life out of them, it would make little sense to deviate from that. This is particularly so since you're not going to get any appreciable performance gains out of them either.

I've got about a half dozen "mini" projects underway (which drives me nuts but also keeps my ADHD brain happy), but with parts in the mail, it's the only option I have to keep moving along with the project. I confirmed fitment of the Rugged Ridge pillar switch mount. Despite how it looks in...

Definitely this - the battery clamps on Jeeps are some of the worst OEM ones I've seen and I had so many issues that tricked me until I fixed mine. My ABS/Dash Christmas Tree would come up, my wipers would randomly start/stop, horn would beeps, etc. I changed my clockspring, TIPM, and more. It...

OEM design* :) And agreed...

Some SeaFoam through the vacuum port would help too... worst case, it just clears any mosquitos out from your neighborhood :ROFLMAO: Have you driven it much since your last update? Any changes?

Geez... no good answers for you, but hearing issues like this with aftermarket hardtops (or hybrid tops like this) are exactly why I stick to OEM. I've somewhat recently almost picked up a DV8 Slantback but after seeing complaint after complaint, and unresolved issue after issue, I changed my...

On a warm engine. a single, no load overrev isn't a major issue, at least not unless you have enough valvetrain float to hit something... sans that, you're likely fine. I think all JTEC and NGC's used by Mopar have factory rev-limiters as well, though not sure on the manual trans models (at...

Yup - it was the exact issue I had…

I think this is what they do in "limp mode". I had a similar issue, and my Jeep would also throw ABS codes and light up the Christmas tree, when I had bad battery cable terminals.

Automatic trans I assume? Have you serviced the fluid and filter at all? The 42RLE has both input and output shaft speed sensors. I'm not sure about the NAG1 transmissions, but I suspect they do as well. One possibility is that when the cold weather kicks in, it's contracting the tone ring...

I believe these are for the 3.8L, but the 3.6L is very similar: https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/stock-jk-tech-12/wrangler-jk-ground-locations-355618/ Make sure to thoroughly check your battery terminals too. Those are notorious for causing all sorts of issues with CELs, ABS issues, etc.

How many miles does the Jeep have and how long was it sitting? If it's been down for a while, gas can get wonky fairly quickly, especially in warmer climates. It's possible, though rare, to have clogged cats on modern vehicles. If you had them off and could blow air through them, they're fine...

Sounds like a ground issue or damaged harness. Someone recently just posted about some damage their harness had when the harness clip broke and it allowed the harness to get some rub-through damage. I would start with confirming all grounds are good, then going through the harness. It's...

Why what? Why would I go with a HellCrate?? I thought the 707 HP made that fairly obvious :)