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General Discussion / Re: What did you do to your Jeep today?

« on: March 17, 2010, 04:26:10 pm »

New rotors and ceramic pads on the rear of the KJ...ordered online from Advance...got 20% discount for online purchase, $95 bucks or so...picked up at store on way home from work.

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General Discussion / Re: What did you do to your Jeep today?

« on: February 26, 2010, 12:46:26 pm »

I thanked my KJ for it's great ability to pass through the white-out conditions on Rt24 below Red Lion this morning and that after sitting in drifts on List Road for 30 minutes waiting for the Chevy Silverado that got stuck trying to dig out and then pull out a Honda Element from the drifts moved to the side it simply pulled out of the dift I was in and drove through the others like nothing was there.

Oh, and I couldn't turn around because a F150 was stuck blocking the road behind me and the drifts on either side of the road were vehicle high.  As I pulled away the wind paused enough that I could see a line of vehicles behind the F150.

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General Discussion / Re: What did you do to your Jeep today?

« on: February 06, 2010, 12:54:19 pm »

I put the d-ring in the rear hitch, attached the pull strap and drove down our barely plowed road to pull out the nearly new Hummer H3 that had tried to turn off of the barely plowed road and onto an unplowed road... ...she only made it 5 foot in.  Her husband and kids were trying to dig and push her out for about 30 minutes while I was snowblowing. 

I threw the KJ in 4lo and drove right up behind them...used the convienently placed D-ring on their bumper and pulled them out with one half hearted tug and then a real tug. 
 

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General Discussion / Re: What did you do to your Jeep today?

« on: September 15, 2009, 12:49:33 pm »

At least you have property to get stuck on... ...plus you got a nice coat of mud and a good story to tell if you don't mind a little teasing...

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General Discussion / Re: What did you do to your Jeep today?

« on: August 23, 2009, 10:06:21 pm »

Got a the KJ a lil muddy, crossed the creek a few times



and saw a bunch of these guys out the window of the Jeep

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General Discussion / Re: What did you do to your Jeep today?

« on: August 02, 2009, 06:00:11 pm »

Got my new Bridgestone Dueler Revos installed on the KJ and then dropped it off at the mechanic so he can reinspect it since the old ones were too bald and the faulty piece of hose has been replaced on the EGR loop.

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General Discussion / Re: What did you do to your Jeep today?

« on: August 01, 2009, 01:07:13 am »

While the P0456 is indicative of a faulty gas cap...it is often the code that comes before the P0442 that I had.  Go under the rea and look up by the gas tank to look for the rubber hose that goes bad... pic of the hose that cracks is in this thread... http://www.lostkjs.com/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=25207&highlight=p0456

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Technical Advice and Questions / Re: 2005 Jeep Liberty Sport

« on: July 31, 2009, 06:30:09 pm »

Well I found out something interesting about my vehicle. It appears Chrysler did a recall over a ball bearing wearing out to fast which causes loss of control of the vehicle. I checked the records of my vehicle and there is no document showing it went in for the recall. This could mean the previous owner didn't know about it and i'm suffering but as I recall myself a recall is a recall and if my Jeep falls in the category I'm entitled to it being fixed first or second owner or not.

I'm checking the details right now and trying to figure out how I can determine if my Jeep is in the recall. Its calling for all Jeep Liberty models from 2002-2006 virtually all 830,000 jeeps built those years have been recalled.


Also would anyone know some cheap ways to increase gas mileage on a jeep. I know a K&N filter can increase anywhere from 1mpg to 4mpg out of experience and only cost like $50ish. But are there other methods? I saw some electronic device you attach to the batter to improve gas mileage by up to 10%*(like to see that) but it looks to fake to be true.

I guess the best way to increase gas mileage is increase performance which should help a little on the gas.

Go to Jeep.com  owners section and their is a spot where you can type in your VIN to check for outstanding recalls... http://www.jeep.com/en/owners/   Then go to LOSTKJs.com and you can find out all the answers to the mpg...most of them have been tried repeatedly and proven nearly worthless.

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General Discussion / Re: What did you do to your Jeep today?

« on: July 31, 2009, 08:40:45 am »

I suppose by determine you mean hooking it up to a diagnostic machine. Nope don't have one. Though this light has come on before a few times for long struts and I found if I lifted up and put back down the rear windshield wiper it would turn off. Is it possible it could be a sensor there saying the wiper blade is not returning to its correct location or something?

Turn the key from off to on (but not start) for 3 times...on the third time to on the odometer are should display the error code...I think 05 is the last year that this still works for...otherwise you can pop over to Advance Auto and have they hook up their Scangauge.

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Technical Advice and Questions / Re: 2005 Jeep Liberty Sport

« on: July 31, 2009, 12:03:49 am »

I'm getting 5 Bridgestone Dueler AT Revos installed for $656...the original Revos not the Revo 2.  All they did was tweak the tread a little to make it a quieter tire.

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General Discussion / Re: What did you do to your Jeep today?

« on: July 30, 2009, 11:55:39 pm »

Itikuo You can donate those tires...They make really nice tire swings for children  

Could be a new vendor at the 2010 Jeep show...Goodyear Wrangler tireswings

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General Discussion / Re: What did you do to your Jeep today?

« on: July 30, 2009, 11:44:02 pm »

Well I scolded my Jeep today after the MIL (Malfunction Indicator Lamp) came on and never went off. Then I also realized that I'm missing my tag for Emissions and pondered at whether it was there when I bought the vehicle in the first place. Time to head off to the I/M station. Can't imagine I'll have any problems with a 4 year old 79k mile Jeep especially since it came with all the records showing its passed the past 4 years.

Did you determine the code for the MIL...I just fixed a P0442 on my KJ after failing my inspection/emissions for bald tires (why it took 3 tries to get up the big hill at the PAJeeps show) and for the MIL light being on.  Turns out it was a rubber hose in the rear by the gas tank where 2 hard plastic tubes connect.  50 cent piece of rubber hose and it's fixed...order my new set of Bridgestone Dueler AT Revos and they get put on Sunday.

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14th Annual (2009) / Re: Battery tie downs

« on: July 13, 2009, 01:21:35 pm »

And make sure you check what ever tie down set up you go with from time to time.  I was just under the hood changing the oil the other night and noticed that the rubber portion of the tie down I had has broken down over time enough to the point that it wasn't doing anything...   I touched it and the rubber snapped...