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    Re: Slow and Steady: '99 XJ

    And over a year without post, well done Mike.

    In the intervening months there has been some progress made in the garage, as well as some fairly major life events which have set things back a...
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    Re: Slow and Steady: '99 XJ

    New alternator and battery earlier this week. Popped the rear diff cover and all is looking well after 215+ miles. Now for some clean up and new oil. ...
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    Re: Slow and Steady: '99 XJ

    A bit chattery I can handle.

    I ran Seafoam through the crank case before the last oil change (about 400 miles ago), MMO was going to be the next additive I give a try and I've yet to run any fuel...
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    Slow and Steady: '99 XJ

    So following the wake of 'diagnose this noise' posts on various forums and FB pages, I've gotten paranoid.
    Here's a quick clip of my engine following my 22mile, 45min commute home.

    I'm hoping...
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    Re: Slow and Steady: '99 XJ

    Minor update:

    The fates are conspiring against me getting new shocks and ball joints. I had the alternator crap out on me Tuesday so, after putting kiddo to bed, I got some wrench time in and now...
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    Slow and Steady: '99 XJ

    Wrenchdevil, after years of masonry and residential, my job is making sure guys like you never have to slow down on the commercial/medical side of construction. God help you if you keep a...
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    Re: Slow and Steady: '99 XJ

    I'm thinking apps, spreadsheets, order-of-priority lists, flowcharts, etc.
    Professionally, I'm in the planning/scheduling side of construction and for better or worse it's leeched over to the rest...
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    Re: Slow and Steady: '99 XJ

    Update:
    Well, some surprise dental work has postponed the shocks/ball joints till next month. Thanks multiple root canals....

    In the meantime, I popped the hood the other day to find a near dry...
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    Re: Slow and Steady: '99 XJ

    Alrighty, ready to click 'buy' and either I'm missing something (entirely possible) or Bilstein doesn't offer a 4600 steering damper. Can anyone weigh in on the contrary?

    I know it's trivial, but...
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    Re: Slow and Steady: '99 XJ

    The holiday wrenching list is being compiled and I'll be pulling the trigger on it sometime over Thanksgiving.

    Although a number of these parts will be replaced/upgraded in the next couple of...
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    Slow and Steady: '99 XJ

    Alrighty, here is the kickoff for the rebuild/restore/upgrade of my '99 XJ. Fair warning, this first post will likely be wordy, I apologize now.

    I was given this Jeep by the folks with...
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