Ok, so I have decided to start a build thread. Here is a little history of my jeep and how we came to be. I have loved jeeps ever since I was a small child our first family jeep was a 1984 Cj7. It was what I learned to drive a standard transmission in. My father and I had a blast exploring the mountains around our family ranch. Fast forward a few years and my parents sold it. Later on after high school my dad had moved away to Green Bay and always regretted selling the jeep so we set out to find another one. $200 later and we had a rusted out 1972 cj5 I spent almost every free hour I had working on that jeep we pulled the blown motor and swapped in a running one we bought off a news paper ad for $75 even though almost nothing worked right on it my dad and I had a blast working on it together.
here are some pics
Well as life would happen I grew up and moved away, three years later my dad sold that cj5 to fund a yj project he purchased which led up to me desperately wanting a jeep again. I begged my wife to allow me to sell my truck so I could purchase a jeep. She gladly accepted :kissalthough she now sorely regrets saying that). In the summer of 2008 I purchased my 1990 jeep wrangler sight unseen from a KSL ad in Ogden UT. My awesome brother-in-law test drove it for me and checked it out. Later that week he drove it up to me over the 4th of July week. I was instantly in Love with my new purchase. I though it was so bada** and that it could do anything. I had already thought my knowledge of jeeps was sufficient and that I had made a sound purchase. Then the want to customize with off-road capabilities and with the hours and hours of research on here and Pirate4x4. I learned so many things I wanted to start trying all these awesome mods. Then my wife smacked me in the face with reality! :rtft:With a mortgage and 3 boys to feed my jeep budget was slim, but I was determined to have to a jeep capable of traversing Montana mountains and Moab slick rock. So a new jeep was born. Most of the stuff I will be explaining in the next few posts will have already been done I will try to get my thread caught up to where I am as of today, hopefully in chronological order.
Specs of jeep when purchased:
1990 jeep wrangler Laredo.
Engine: nuttered 4.2L
Transmission: stock Ax15
Transfer case: stock Np231
Suspension: 1.5 rough country lift 1" shackles
2" body lift
Transfer case drop
Front Axle: Dana 30, 3.07 gears
Rear Axle: Dana 35, 3.07 gears
Tires: Bald 33x12.50x15 wild country MT
Wheels AR steel 15x8
OK enough introductions!! On with the jeep build and pics
Mines been done for a year and I have only gotten to race my friend in his 5.8 Bronco. Didn't stand a chance. There are a couple of Lancer Evo 8/9s around town that I'd love to beat 0-60. After that I think they would catch up :laugh:
Well I bit the bullet and bought an intank fuel pump and am now attempting to modify my sending unit to accept the new fuel pump. I bought a direct replacement bosch fuel pump for a 91 yj with 4.0.
The sending units on fuel injected and carb'd jeeps are completely different so I have to make a new pickup tube to accept the new fuel pump. Two brass fitting from the hardware store and I should have it all set up then I need to figure how to hook up the electrical without making an explosion when I turn on the key lol!
Well the guys in my other thread convinced me to give my e2000 pump one more shot, so sometime this week I have some time off and I will get the fuel system all back together and take it for a spin and see if it stalls. The pressure is reading right everything seems normal. I ran all brand new 3/8 line with the new fuel filter from tank all the way to the motor.
That's kinda close but as long as your motor mounts don't have much movement I'd say you're fine. I have 2.25" from the front of the clutch to the rad.
Man I almost forgot about my build thread. I think we may have my fuel delivery problem solved. Looks like I need a new in tank pump instead of the external pump I was using there were just to many different variables to deal with an external pump so I'm going with a stock 4.0 in tank pump. Got it at Advanced Auto Parts with a $40 off online coupon. New pump should be here by the end of the week
Man I almost forgot about my build thread. I think we may have my fuel delivery problem solved. Looks like I need a new in tank pump instead of the external pump I was using there were just to many different variables to deal with an external pump so I'm going with a stock 4.0 in tank pump. Got it at Advanced Auto Parts with a $40 off online coupon. New pump should be here by the end of the week
That should help alot the problem I had was the lowest I could mount my pump was about mid tank so it was working hard to pull fuel out I think you will be fine. If not carter makes a pretty cheap low pressure primer pump you can use to pull fuel from the tank to your E2000 then it will free flow. I would mount your pump below the tank as close as possible.
Ups says it will be here at end of day tomorrow which means 8:30-9 pm. Probably wont get installed till the weekend since I have meetings with architect and project managers late weds night and again Thursday for work so I'm busy this week to top it all off I'm trying to get my house ready to go on the market so we can look for more land free of annoying neighbors and more acreage. I hope I will have time soon to put it in.
Well back to the ol drawing board. Got the new fuel pump in and wired up ran new lines again and yep you guess it IT STILL STALLS!!!!! .... Im beginning to think my jeep doesn't like me anymore.
Yeah I've got good spark. Its like a switch is flipped shutting down fuel cause I can spray starting fluid down the throttle body and it will fire for a second. I think it may be the pcm telling the injectors not to fire I wonder if there is a capacitor that handles the injectors and its heating up and not working cause if I let it sit for an hour or so it will fire right up and run around the block again.
I wish I could find a local with a pcm they would let me try just to see but all junk yards around me are out and the closest one I found is 3 hrs away.
I'll check at least. Can it be dakota or just ram? One other thought. I don't know anything about 5.2 and the intake, but could a leak or bad gasket cause the air to get in? All I can picture is my 4.3 blazer and the bad gasket it had caused a headache
I'll check at least. Can it be dakota or just ram? One other thought. I don't know anything about 5.2 and the intake, but could a leak or bad gasket cause the air to get in? All I can picture is my 4.3 blazer and the bad gasket it had caused a headache
Yes it can be a dakota as long as its manual.
I dont know maybe a intake gasket? Guy said the jeep ran great before he pulled the motor he's just as confused as me. He feels bad but I didnt get the pcm from him either it did sit for about 6 months from when he pulled till I got it swapped in. He's a real cool hot rod chevy guy, He's building a SAS chevy zr2 blazer on tons so he can wheel with me.
Damn. This makes me want to stay with ODBII on my next build. In my Escalade, I can keep my $15 scanner and monitor / log my engine while on my way to work from my cell phone. It will print graphs and display data points.
It would be perfect for your situation. Wish there was a scanner ans logger you could take with you.
Sorry Grant but it cant believe me when I say they are a long ways away from each other. They dont cross paths. The fuel runs along the drivers side frame rail them up the firewall near the bellhousing then to the fuel rail on the backside of the motor. The driverside exhaust manifold dumps out at the center of the motor from there it goes straight down curves down under the front of the oil pan then meets up with the passenger side and goes straight out the back. Up over the axle and out. Besides the needle on the temp of the motor hasnt even moved yet nor do I have any hood or fenders on so I have plenty of heat escape. I can still put my hand on the motor its only warm when this happens.
...crap.
The temp range that you're describing still makes sense for VL, but there would have to be something providing a heat source...
This doesn't make sense.
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