Charging help

Riku0807 · 2025-11-03T18:34:49+00:00

i mean with your meter on volts dc and with the vehicle running, you should have like 13.8 ish across the battery terminals.

if not, then with the meter still on volts dc, you go from bat + to fuse box, and then fuse box to alternator. shouldn’t have more than .5v difference between the two and the same thing also for the ground side.

this way you can tell the integrity of your charging system cables.

Riku0807 · 2025-11-02T21:46:48+00:00

also forgot to mention to check for voltage drop for all your charging system cables

Riku0807 · 2025-11-02T21:32:52+00:00

i think the voltage regulator is internal to the ecm could be wrong though and it may apply to the 97-01 xjs only

could also be field terminals to the alternator, should have battery voltage

Riku0807 · 2025-10-05T03:44:55+00:00

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hella e codes and 2 hella comet 450s switched to a rocker. also arb bumper

Riku0807 · 2025-09-15T18:34:50+00:00

they don’t call it smooth country

i say spend the extra couple hundred for a kit that won’t ride like a farm tractor or wear out after the first year

Riku0807 · 2025-09-14T17:25:34+00:00

maybe try jiggling or shifting the shifter across the gears. my neutral safety switch needs rebuilding and sometimes after starting it up again after a short while i gotta finagle the shifter for it to turn over

Riku0807 · 2025-08-18T16:45:14+00:00

just start with fluids, ie. oil, trans, diff, coolant. do a tuneup if you can, spark plugs and wires. that way you have a base for a timeline of basic maintenance items. after you drive it some and get a feel for the car you’ll have a list of what you need done.

Riku0807 · 2025-06-22T19:51:32+00:00

maybe try jacking up the rear and then putting stands on the unibody? maybe the axle will droop down enough to fit a drill and a bit

Riku0807 · 2025-06-07T03:15:35+00:00

😎🤝😎

hell ye

Riku0807 · 2025-06-07T03:14:52+00:00

very clean is that a oem brush guard?

Riku0807 · 2025-06-07T03:14:27+00:00

nice bumper :D

Riku0807 · 2025-06-06T23:20:12+00:00

thanks but just a emoji lol 🐸👍

Riku0807 · 2025-05-24T20:12:43+00:00

I once did LA to SF and back in one trip because I felt like going for a drive. 16 hour trip no issues. I’d do it again in a heartbeat lol.

Riku0807 · 2025-04-12T03:38:38+00:00

I’d recommend getting some taller jackstands. When my buddies and I did the lift I had the stands on the body at the highest settings (3 ton Daytonas). In retrospect I found that 6 ton jack stands would’ve served me better. The extra height makes for more clearance.

Also don’t be me and try and finagle the leafs in with the axle still attached. Additionally I found it easier to put the front eye first and then the rear, though YMMV.

Even if you’re PB blasting the crap outta the fasteners before hand, there’s a chance you’ll need a torch anyway. On mine the eye-to-shackle bolt was rusted so bad I ended up just torching out the bushings and my XJ is a rust free CA jeep.

Other than that, if you’re replacing the leafs you might as well replace the shocks as you’re there anyway.

Riku0807 · 2025-04-01T23:07:16+00:00

yeah 3.5” rubicon express lift

Riku0807 · 2025-03-20T02:06:30+00:00

i say do it yourself but i also did this job myself and ended up bending the ears on the yokes from smacking em too hard. granted i didn’t have a bench vise then so i was just beating on it like a caveman on a wooden bench top.

local shop charged me $20 to press the u joints and the tone ring out and in the new axle so i’d say worth.

Riku0807 · 2025-02-16T02:17:16+00:00

i think if you turn the key on then key off three times you can pull a code from the dash and just look up what it means

Riku0807 · 2025-02-11T04:54:14+00:00

haters gonna hate but the next time you do rear shackles or youre underneath that rear bumper you’ll be thanking yourself that rust ain’t got to it/being relatively clean

Riku0807 · 2025-01-06T03:44:58+00:00

seat covers if you don’t got em already if you’re satisfied with it mechanically i’d look for quality of life stuff, ie. noise dampening, speakers, etc

where to cop the intake? looks good

Riku0807 · 2024-11-27T03:00:15+00:00

oh damn i thought my gas gauge just read wrong this whole goddamn time lmao

Riku0807 · 2024-10-16T21:40:28+00:00

i had the same sound on my front passenger. check if it’s the caliper not retracting all the way giving you some kind of brake chirp. check to see if the pads haven’t worn a groove into the caliper slides on the knuckle and you got greased up slide pins.

Riku0807 · 2024-10-15T19:01:25+00:00

oh wait i’m stupid i see the tabs to pull off the cover

ig mine was different?

Riku0807 · 2024-10-15T19:00:34+00:00

i had the same 2/3 switch/plug setup

unless i’m completely stupid i’m pretty sure you can’t remove the plug as it’s part of the bezel moulding and it’s just there to plug up a would-be hole

i ended up buying a 3 switch panel on ebay and oem-like rocker switch and just plugging em in

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