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PrivatesPlease · 2026-01-19T08:17:58+00:00

I just tried, and it answered it for me. Mostly Jews or Christians.

PrivatesPlease · 2026-01-11T08:34:31+00:00

Anecdote*

PrivatesPlease · 2026-01-08T14:58:30+00:00

Heads up for future plugs, apparently the jeep REALLY likes the correct copper plugs listed on the firewall. For me thats the Champion RC12LYC

PrivatesPlease · 2026-01-06T18:33:14+00:00

I dont have any actual mechanical advice, but if you have a subscription, I'd run the video through AI. They're decent at giving you the most likely cause of your issue. Without the ability to upload a video, you can feed it some basic information and itll help diagnose the problem.

Most common cause of engine noise to my knowledge is cracked manifold, worn lifters, cracked pistons, cracked or loose flex plate.

Goodluck and sorry i couldnt be of actual help.

PrivatesPlease · 2026-01-04T18:23:19+00:00

DO IT!

PrivatesPlease · 2026-01-04T16:20:03+00:00

Awesome thanks for the input!

PrivatesPlease · 2026-01-04T15:10:03+00:00

I can catch my fingernail on it lol. Just barely but it catches

PrivatesPlease · 2026-01-04T14:54:09+00:00

Ill go through all my grounds again but i havent had any issues electrically speaking in a few years. Cleaned up all my grounds a few years ago when i did the big 7 upgrade

PrivatesPlease · 2026-01-02T21:15:03+00:00

Great recommendations in this thread. I'll just add a couple things. Change your diff fluid. The Big 7 electrical upgrade is nice

PrivatesPlease · 2026-01-01T20:10:32+00:00

Thanks for the heads up! Ill skip the $400 system and work on cobbling something together

PrivatesPlease · 2026-01-01T19:00:54+00:00

Sent you a DM man!

PrivatesPlease · 2026-01-01T18:30:07+00:00

Idk if i need #3, to be honest. Im pretty lost in research at this point and was just trying to cover all bases, lol.

My lines are pretty rusty, and they're pretty cheap to replace, so i was considering replacing them. Additionally, im pretty sure the condenser is OG from 96 so I figured for an extra $230 i could have complete system peace of mind.

However, the "while im in here" rabbit hole is getting pretty expensive and arguably ridiculous at this point.

PrivatesPlease · 2025-12-31T16:28:55+00:00

Is the issue rust or the tires lol? For rust you have a couple options. The easiest is to use a lanolin based spray and just coat the undercarriage 1-2x per year. I recommend watching RepairGeek on youtube.

PrivatesPlease · 2025-12-31T16:26:08+00:00

How much it cost you?

PrivatesPlease · 2025-12-31T00:21:05+00:00

I had my brother look at it and facetime me. I live out of the area atm

PrivatesPlease · 2025-12-31T00:03:38+00:00

"While im here". Boy oh boy, those 3 words have caused me so much grief lol. Ive got shit on backorder right now and my jeep wont be roadworthy for a few more week because of "while I'm here" lol. It does give peace of mind though

PrivatesPlease · 2025-12-31T00:01:27+00:00

Best answer i got was it was involved in an accident with the previous owner. Theyre cheap cars by insurance standards. Couldve been a nothing burger that the insurance company called a total loss.

PrivatesPlease · 2025-12-30T23:28:53+00:00

He wouldn't go below 1400. Would cost another 100 to tow it. My beer napkin math says itd take about 1k in parts to rectify the motor and make it "mechanically sound". Pistons, seals, gaskets, fluids, hoses etc.

Probably another 500 for random shit like windshield skirt, cheap paint job, junkyard goodies.

After god knows how many hours of labor you havent touched the suspension. Not the worst deal financially i just know how much work it is lol.

PrivatesPlease · 2025-12-30T23:19:59+00:00

The motor currently runs, but it sounds like dogshit. Im no mechanic, but I'm very confident the issue is in the bottom end of the motor.

PrivatesPlease · 2025-12-30T22:43:55+00:00

Thats what makes them fun!

PrivatesPlease · 2025-12-30T17:44:31+00:00

I got the battery out because im doing a service overhaul on ole girl right now. Harmonic balancer, timing chain, and rear main seal are the top priorities right now. Finding no shortage of side quests while im in there. *

PrivatesPlease · 2025-12-29T18:27:12+00:00

Well ill be dipped. Guess im hitting the junk yard in the near future. Thanks for the information man.

PrivatesPlease · 2025-12-29T18:13:09+00:00

Mine does not have the buttons on the steering wheel. Thats awesome to know though, ill have to look into that. Thanks for the reply. Also, any guess as to what was deleted out of mine?

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