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06-13-2012, 03:31 PM
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#2026
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October 2012 TJOTM
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Total, Confusion
Posts: 7,944
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Well the problem is solved, and it was so simple my mechanic was embarrassed to tell me what it was. The sad thing is I thought about it too, but ruled it out....because I had tested the issue and it was still there, or I thought I did.
So no cat problem. There was no fuel pressure issue so the filter wasn't messed with either.
Give up? 
After doing the Cloak install, and relocating the air box the intake on the box was pointing straight up, touching the hood when closed, thus not letting any air into the motor.
So if there was ever a duh moment in my mechanical (or lack of mechanical) abilities.....this is the mother duh moment of them all. I swear I had the hood up once, while parked, and it still had the issue. But now I'm starting to doubt that I had the hood up when I did the test in park and may have put it up afterwards. Oh well, whatever, it's fixed now and I don't have to spend a fortune on cats, or filters or a new Mustang.
I don't feel too bad, because nobody suggested it either.... 
Anyway the intake "snorkle" was moved and the Jeep runs like a raped ape....on the plus side, I know the jeep is in great mechanical condition otherwise... 
Let the pointing and laughing begin..................
I'll start. 
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06-13-2012, 03:39 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Lake County, Ca.
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Well at least you got it figured out! Bonus! I would bet that most jeeples that have installed Cloaks already had aftermarket CAI's so that particular problem never arose? Oh yeah, I'm supposed to make fun of you now..... 
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06-13-2012, 03:39 PM
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Jeep Junky
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Northern Illinois
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeffro06
Let the pointing and laughing begin..................
I'll start. |
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06-13-2012, 03:40 PM
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#2029
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October 2012 TJOTM
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Total, Confusion
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Originally Posted by bobthetj03
Well at least you got it figured out! Bonus! I would bet that most jeeples that have installed Cloaks already had aftermarket CAI's so that particular problem never arose? Oh yeah, I'm supposed to make fun of you now..... |
I actually woke up the other morning thinking about the intake, then thought to myself, "no, it can't be, you had the hood up and it still did it".... 
I do love it when it's so simple it's stupid....costs less that way too.
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06-13-2012, 04:24 PM
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TJ Truck?
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Nashville
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06-13-2012, 06:24 PM
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#2031
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October 2012 TJOTM
Join Date: Jun 2007
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Originally Posted by Hendrix
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I ain't gonna argue. Lol.
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06-13-2012, 07:39 PM
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Web Wheeler
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Indiana
Posts: 1,865
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Wow bud that's hilarious. I guess it happens to us all eventually
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06-13-2012, 07:53 PM
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October 2012 TJOTM
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Total, Confusion
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Originally Posted by Recoil
Wow bud that's hilarious. I guess it happens to us all eventually
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Yep.....all things considered, I'll take the Duh moment over a huge costly problem.LOL.
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06-14-2012, 08:15 AM
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October 2012 TJOTM
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Total, Confusion
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My new rear flares will be here on the 21st...hopefully my sliders will be back from paint by then.
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06-14-2012, 08:19 AM
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Sawzall Surgeon
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Eden, NC
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Originally Posted by Jeffro06
Yep.....all things considered, I'll take the Duh moment over a huge costly problem.LOL.
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At least you took it well 
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06-14-2012, 09:35 AM
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October 2012 TJOTM
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Total, Confusion
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Originally Posted by G Beasley
At least you took it well |
I would have taken it a lot worse had the shop charged me out the ***, but they didn't, since they felt as stupid as I did.
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06-16-2012, 01:43 PM
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October 2012 TJOTM
Join Date: Jun 2007
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Originally Posted by Jeffro06
Did my 5-tire rotation today @ 39,610 miles. I now have 9,710 miles on these MTR's, in just under 1-year, which includes a trip to Moab.
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Did my 5-tire rotation today @ 43,653 miles....that's 13,753 miles on the MTR's. The MTR's are getting louder, and seem to be wearing even, but quicker than my TrXus MT's did. I'm guessing they'll go 30,000 miles, maybe.
I also changed my oil today.
Oh, and I got caught (topless) in a pretty good down pour today too, could have used wipers on the inside of the windshield...lol.
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06-16-2012, 05:13 PM
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October 2012 TJOTM
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Total, Confusion
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This afternoon I was just settling into my recliner to watch some motocross when the FedEx guy showed up and dropped a big box on my porch. I was like wth?
Much to my surprise it was my rear flares! The e-mail I got said they should arrive by the 21st, so I wasn't expecting them, especially on a Saturday.
I jumped up out of my recliner and put them on.
Before:
After:
If you haven't figured it out yet, I went with Xenon 4" flat flares.
Hopefully the sliders will be done next week.
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06-16-2012, 05:21 PM
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OneDayWheeler
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Posts: 804
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Just read your entire build in 3 days! One of my fav builds!
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06-16-2012, 05:47 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: greenbrier, arkansas
Posts: 1,345
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Jeff your Jeep looks great!! You have done a great job on it.
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