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Try to find the Mopar replacement gauges that plug and play with the OEM set up. Problem is, they have been discontinued for a long time.

https://www.cj-8.com/threads/ls-to-ax15.51468/ This is Ron's thread, read all the way through it. He did have an issue with the second setup so we will have to wait to hear from him about it.

Definitely an @Ron84cj question since he has this exact setup and has had problems.

I thought about that with mine but two concerns: 1) Mine is under warranty. I talked with the mechanic at the local dealership and they can tell if the cylinder shutdown has been electronically deactivated. 2) From what I have heard, if you permanently disable the cylinder deactivation...

No ESS on 392 8-) It has the stupid "deactivate 4 of the 8 cylinders mode" under light throttle/load conditions. It can be deactivated by: 1) put the transmission in manual mode 2) turn on "offroad plus mode" all the time 3) drive harder 😆 It can be deactivated with an aftermarket tune but...

Andy has factory 3.54 gears since his Jeep was a factory 2.5 four cylinder. The 3.54s give a slightly noticeable bump over the more common 3.31 gears.

That's been my observed experience. Stock 258 or stock 4.0 last forever. Mixing and matching parts sometimes not to great. I purchased a brand new 2005 TJ Rubicon, put 165,000 miles on engine, no internal engine issues. Purchased a 2005 LJ Rubicon with 20k miles on it. Sold it with 140k miles...

Not sure on the engine internals, BUT 3.31 gears/32" tires/loaded down/I am presuming you are using overdrive, are you excessively lugging the engine, i.e. too low RPM for speed/loads? I have been running 258/4.0 with Mopar MPI/4.10 gears/33" tires/T5 and AX15. I typically cruise at 70-75 mph...

I ended up putting a bunch of lube on the back side of the applique and on the door. Too much lube, actually. I attempted to install the applique but could tell I had way too much goop and it would be a PIA to get it in place. I ended up removing the applique off the door, cleaned all the...

Moving on, decided to install the new door applique stickers. Removing the interior door panel, my wax paper water shield is stil in great shape, and keeping water off the back of the door panel. I needed to remove the inner door panels so that I can remove the door lock cylinder and the...

The fog never let up this morning so I worked inside the garage, no biggie. I masked up around the perimeter of the back glass rubber seal to protect the paint and make excess goop clean up easier. I used this stuff to seal between the rubber seal and the fiberglass top. The rough texture of...

Clean up. Fun. So, remember that goop we put inside the glass channel portion of the seal? Well, when you finally get done wrestling the seal/glass assmebly into the hard top, and everything gets compressed correctly, you will get some goop squeeze out, especially where you maybe put a bit too...

I was able to reinstall the rear window/gasket into the hardtop yesterday, almost an all day ordeal!!! I purchased this product from the local automotive glass shop to seal the glass to the inside of the rubber seal. It is basically liquid butyl in a tube. This stuff is very sticky, hard to...

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Control box for the Sol-Vac solenoid mounted to the factory carburetor. It will increase the idle speed slightly when the AC is turned on, and after a restart. Once Jeep went to the full blown computer controlled carburetor in '83 these boxes disappeared because the carburetor computer...

I normally would leave it to a pro but none of them will use sealant between the glass and rubber, rubber and top. The shop around here knows how to do it, they won't. The guy told me today "you don't need sealant if you buy a new seal". He told me this as a he sold me a tube of sealant :poop...

I had two, almost identical, Rubicon Gladiators. One was a 2020 model the other was a 2022. The 2020 was a disaster, lots of issues and problems (steering box, fuel tank, transfer case linkage, and finally the engine gave up with less then 20k miles). I got rid of the 2020 model for a 2022...

This time around I am going to follow the FSM. Instead of rope I think I will try weed eater line, should be thinner and might work better? So, I am thinking that I will get in cab with glass, seal around glass, rope in seal channel, push glass outward towards the exterior, then get in...