Any updates?
Any cruising?
Martin
Any cruising?
Martin
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The Beige Jimmy
- Thread starter regal403
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I bought some chrome valve covers and a stock am/fm cassette deck at the swap meet last weekend.
Ordered a shiny sticker for the air cleaner.
Rustled up an Edelbrock egr valve spacer/adapter that will hopefully allow me to retain it and run these taller chrome valve covers. We'll see.
Haven't installed any of it yet.
No updates. No cruising.
I need to connect the starter wires and finish reinstalling the alternator bracket with a replacement bolt to replace the one that fell down and disappeared into the abyss when I removed the bracket to look at the block casting code.
Ordered a shiny sticker for the air cleaner.
Rustled up an Edelbrock egr valve spacer/adapter that will hopefully allow me to retain it and run these taller chrome valve covers. We'll see.
Haven't installed any of it yet.
No updates. No cruising.
I need to connect the starter wires and finish reinstalling the alternator bracket with a replacement bolt to replace the one that fell down and disappeared into the abyss when I removed the bracket to look at the block casting code.
Going to add an auxiliary input or bluetooth to that radio before installing?
Martin
Martin
I'm just taking my time. Not sure yet
I really enjoy the Gathering Parts process, sometimes more than the Installing Parts process. Scored an XJ steerng shaft for $15 today at the yard.
See what I said about parts gathering?
And I often fall prey to MAW syndrome. Remember, this thing has been parked for a couple months to fix an oil leak.
Replaced the valve cover gaskets but then I decided to replace the oil pan gasket since it could have possibly been leaking also. I want to power wash the engine bay to remove the oil on the motor and inner fenders, so I might as well inspect the wiring first.
The wire covers are pretty brittle or completely missing, so I might as well replace the covers where possible. And the starter wires are caked on with oil and dirt, so I might as well remove them from the alternator to clean them off.
While I was at the swap meet, I scored a pair of chrome valve covers for cheap. But I need to pass emissions, so I had to find an egr valve extension/adapter that may or may not allow the valve to clear the covers. We'll eventually find out.
Now since I'm in this wire cleaning project, I removed some of the previous owner and some of my own electrical tape patch job on the starter wires.
I covered these bare strands with tape the first week I owned it. It shorted against the frame when I was poking around in there one day. Figured I'd eventually get around to fixing it. Welp, now is eventually. Can't leave that hack job shit
Found this a little further upstream.
And since the alternator squeaks when idling and this stud wiggles around, I decided to buy a new unit.
I may get this back on the road by the next presidential election or 2.
Replaced the valve cover gaskets but then I decided to replace the oil pan gasket since it could have possibly been leaking also. I want to power wash the engine bay to remove the oil on the motor and inner fenders, so I might as well inspect the wiring first.
The wire covers are pretty brittle or completely missing, so I might as well replace the covers where possible. And the starter wires are caked on with oil and dirt, so I might as well remove them from the alternator to clean them off.
While I was at the swap meet, I scored a pair of chrome valve covers for cheap. But I need to pass emissions, so I had to find an egr valve extension/adapter that may or may not allow the valve to clear the covers. We'll eventually find out.
Now since I'm in this wire cleaning project, I removed some of the previous owner and some of my own electrical tape patch job on the starter wires.
I covered these bare strands with tape the first week I owned it. It shorted against the frame when I was poking around in there one day. Figured I'd eventually get around to fixing it. Welp, now is eventually. Can't leave that hack job shit
Found this a little further upstream.
And since the alternator squeaks when idling and this stud wiggles around, I decided to buy a new unit.
I may get this back on the road by the next presidential election or 2.
So where do I get a replacement fusible link? One of them says 16, the corroded bare wire one says 14.
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You can buy rolls of fusible link wire at the parts store I believe. Haven't messed with them in a long time.
Would this sort of wire be adequate?
Or do I need a carded fusible link wire like 82355 texted me? I am confused.
Either would be fine, I would think.
Martin
Martin
Yep. Either one
Welp, I guess that's what I'll get. The carded ones are in short supply at the 4 stores I went to, but they did have the wire-only version.
Use some nice heat shrink style terminals for it. Or heat shrink over regular ones.
I got heat shrink, but my soldering iron is still in a box somewhere. May just go get a cheap one from Harbor Freight or use crimp connectors and heat shrink over them.
Like an idiot, I tossed out or misplaced all the old oil pan bolts and 2 starter wire holders to put all new ones in that came with the new gasket.
So now I need to buy the wire holders.
Like an idiot, I tossed out or misplaced all the old oil pan bolts and 2 starter wire holders to put all new ones in that came with the new gasket.
So now I need to buy the wire holders.
Just realized the XJ shaft is out of a 2000 and all the online guides say to use an 84-96 model year unit. Whoopsie
Anybody want to buy a used 2000 Jeep Cherokee XJ steering shaft?
Anybody want to buy a used 2000 Jeep Cherokee XJ steering shaft?
Well would you just look at that. 
Underhood pictures?
Martin
Martin
Beautiful
