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Replying to: iconoclast (Apr 12, 2005 5:21 pm) anyway,, to post pics to forum,,, sign up at www.photobucket.com upload your pictures,, your pictures will display with appropriate links below the pictures then copy the link and paste it into your message,, its really simple. use the link labeled "tag"
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Replying to: jeff62301 (Apr 12, 2005 5:30 pm) 
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Replying to: iconoclast (Apr 12, 2005 6:20 pm)  OK, do you understand what Jeff was telling you about posting a pic? The pic HAS to be hosted on the Net somewhere. Like Jeff said, Photobucket.com is a place that has free accounts for hosting pics, and they allow direct linking. You really oughta learn how to do that, but if you are just dying to get one posted, send it to me via email (my email address is public in my profile). I will post it in my photobucket account and make it show up in a post here. Please send me JUST ONE pic. I am on dial up, and it takes forever for an email to open when it contains a pic. Be sure in the subject area of the email to identify yourself, so I won't be afraid to open the email. I like your choice of tires. If I didn't encounter so much mud in my wheelin', I would run BFG All Terrains on Thelma Jane. I actually had a set of them before getting my BFG Muds. They were great tires. Now, be sure and not run too much pressure in them. Those tire places often way over inflate the tires. No more than 28 psi shoudl be necessary or desirable. Too much air pressure makes the ride too harsh, and it wears out the tread in the middle of the tires. That was a REALLY good deal you got for trade in on your old tires. Good job! Tom Have you hugged your Jeep today?
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My '99 is at about 55,000 miles. I bought it used a little over a year ago. Other than oil changes I don't believe the 2 people that owned it before me did any other maintenance. What, if anything, do you guys recommend? New plugs? Radiator flush? Transmission? -Dan
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Replying to: tsjay (Apr 12, 2005 3:06 am) Tom, I have family near Gilbert so I will look into the Jeep Jambo. Thx again to all. Paul ps - no saint
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Replying to: newbie2005 (Apr 12, 2005 9:04 pm) http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/ohv/iron_range/gilbert/index.html http://www.irontrail.org/Recreation/Winter/ATV-OHV+Riding/Iron+Range+Off-Highway+Vehicle+R- ecreation+Area/ Check out those sites. I didn't take time to look at them in detail, but that is the place that I mentioned in the previous post where they have Jeep Jamborees. I didn't mean to discourage you from asking questions when I recommended that you read past posts. We here at Edmunds Jeep Wrangler don't mind answering questions that have been asked before. You won't get flamed in here for that. It's just that you might not even think to ask a particular question, and it might turn out to be "a biggie." Reading old posts might very well bring that issue to light for you, and it might cause you to ask an important question or two. You are going to be spending lots of money on something that is unlike any other vehicle that you have ever bought. There are considerations in buying a Jeep that are unique to Jeeps, and it is important that you are aware of these considerations and make the proper choices for your particular situation. This way, when all is said and done, you are going to be satisfied with that Jeep, having no regrets about not having this, or not having that, or having this or that and wishing you didn't. If I remember correctly, you mentioned the possiblity of buying used? Well, if there is ANY way to buy new, remember, you get the 7 yr/ 70,000 mile warranty, which is going to be discontinued after the 05 model year. There is also a rebate now, which was $1000 last I heard (haven't tried to keep up with it). Put these facts together with the high resale value of used Jeeps, and you can see that the argument for buying new is strong. Paul, I wish you the very best of luck in getting the "perfect" Jeep for your needs. We're here to help you accomplish that. Tom Have you hugged your Jeep today? |
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Eugene is a 98 sport soft-top ½ doors with auto and air. I pick him up in late 99 with 6k on the odo. I did add cruise, CB and tented windows. I use Model 1 and change the oil around 5k I also service the Trans and transfer case between 30 and 35 k the only repairs that I have done are , at 78k replace the Radiator and at 141k a A/C leak. I also have a 91 YJ (Sally) with 161k showing that the wife drives. The service records for Sally and it shows that rear axel was replaced at 143k. And at 159k I had a little front end work and a rear axel bearing replace. On the week ends I use Eugene off road on the farm when my 80 CJ is out of service. Mtngal If you had been driving your 98 TJ 90% of the time to work like I do, you would have pass me (in mileage) a long time ago. Have a great day Walt
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Replying to: 99tj (Apr 12, 2005 7:43 pm) Not sure about 99's, but the 01's had that orange coolant that is supposed to be good for 100K miles or something like that. Well, they can claim whatever they want to, but no way I am gonna leave the same coolant in Thelma Jane for 100K miles. I changed her over to the regular green antifreeze (Prestone) after a couple years and will be changing coolant every two years. If you are not sure when your coolant was changed, it might be a good idea to change it. You can at least take a look at it. Do you know if your Jeep was off roaded before you bought it? It might not hurt to change the fluids in your differentials, t-case, and tranny. Be sure to use the proper fluids, if you do these things. Your owners manual could be calling for the wrong type of oil for the manual tranny! DC was calling for a particular class of oil for a few years, but the sulfur in that class of oil was eating the brass synchronizers. DC never admitted that they were wrong, but they DID change their recommended class of oil. It was GL-5 that was eating up synchronizers, even though this is what the owners manual called for. DC eventually backed off and called for GL-4 oil, but they never acknowledged the problem with the GL-5. There may be certain brands of GL-5 oils that are OK, but to be safe, I would use GL-4. Whatever you use, be sure it doesn't have an appetite for yellow metals (GL-4 doesn't). Tomster Have you hugged your Jeep today? |
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Replying to: jptj (Apr 13, 2005 3:18 am) Sounds like both the TJ and the YJ have been extremely reliable vehicles. Thanks for the details. Tom Have you hugged your Jeep today? |
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I did a search on " GL- " and found that we had a hot discussion in here on the subject of GL-5 oil in October of 2003. Take a look, if you are interested. Just do what I did... type in GL- in the search window. Tom Have you hugged your Jeep today? |
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