One up on "Nicks POS", sorry Nick

[YJReed]

Hi, My name is Glenn, and i am a jeepaholic.
seriously people, i have a problem. And the orb of this addiction is a 93' YJ. This damn thing tries to kill me one dollar at a time. And i do believe my wife thinks i love it more than her, she may be on to something... Anyway, it all started with a $2,500 purchase from a friend, for a 93' YJ with 160K and a 4.0 that would not pass smog... but damn did the rockford fosgate system rock some tunes. So... with this jeep, which i had driven before, bought and paid for while i was on a deployment to Afghan, i began to research... I began to think a 4.7 stroker was a great idea, still do, but i digress. I purchased a kit form titian engines, and then upon my return to the U.S. began the tear down. I then found a, what i thought to be reputable mechanic at Full Race Supply in Yucca Valley, please i implore you, never do business here. After paying $2,900 for the kit, i then paid this business $2,300 to machine and build my new 4.7 stroker... it ran for one hour before the knock began... now i have a $5,200 paper weight.

Must sign off for tonight, but more to follow tomorrow, believe me you will wanna read this, it will make you laugh... or cry, i sure do!

[USMC 0369]

[COLOR="darkred"]Ohhhh man... I did business with Full Race once... ONCE. I'm not sure how long you've been in the Stumps but I was stationed there off and on for about 14 years, and then after retirement I did another 2 or 3 years as a contractor teaching Counter IED. If you want some places to contact for different things, let me know.

By the way... My POS is more POS than your POS.... [/COLOR]

[YJReed]

I have been here for 7 years, i know a few people and places, wish i would have asked around before using Full Race, but you can never have to many friends so i will let you know if i need anything spacific.

And I do believe you are mistaken sir, my POS story has just begun. there is much much more.

[USMC 0369]

[COLOR="darkred"]I have not met your POS, so I am trying to keep an open mind. However I must inform you... my POS's reputation is legendary. I believe it is safe to say, we probably shouldn't go out on a run together without a contingency plan.

I'm not sure if you know the guys out at ACE Alternator in YV? The owner is a big Johnson Valley fan and built his own buggy. He knows a few of the local shops that are good to take your rig. I think his name is Matt, but I haven't been in there for a long time.

Can't wait for updates. [/COLOR]

[YJReed]

Part 2 of me winning the POS war!

Now that i had a paper wieght that cost more than double what i paid for the jeep, i was lost, and broke because when i decided to build a bad ass stroker i thought, why not upgrade everything under the hood? From e-fan, brown dog motor mounts, to banks header and exhaust, even a center force stage2 cluch, along with a few other goodies. I dropped every last dime into TRYING to do it the right way, the FIRST time. BTW i recomend investing in a HESCO hi flow water pump, and thermostat housing... Awsome. Any way, so after 6 months of saving and looking into small claims court to try to recoup some of my lost cash. I purchased a reman 4.0 form a company in washington who offers a 7yr 100k warranty, all for $1,600. Three weeks later and alot of broken/lost bolts, and a stripped out crank thread, not fun, i was able to hear my beautiful beast roar.

Well back to work, much more to follow later
Glenn

[YJReed]

"I believe it is safe to say, we probably shouldn't go out on a run together without a contingency plan."

nick

Yeah i have a buddy who owns a tow truck and i dont go out wheeling without him knowing were i will be cuz he has had to come get me more than once. i have figured out one thing in my life... Murphy HATES ME!!

[RAT]

Yep, you are feeding the Jeep Gods very well. They should be fat and happy... If your YJ is as bad as Nicks, sell it and buy a Prius... It will go farther and is much prettier! HA!

[YJReed]

I will keep that in mind Kurt!

[vwtipeii]

Suck it up Marine...


my old 1st Sgt had this above his desk... I loved it and laughed at it almost every morning for 6 months...
Good to see ya on the site...


Brett

[YJReed]

Part 3

So i fire up my band new 4.0 and giggle like a school girl, naively thinking that my baby would run like a champ with no further issues... HA! Yeah, right! No sooner do i finish the 20 min of break in and pull her ( Sarah is her name) out of the shop, and " the noise" began. The noise is a metallic clank with a jerk. It mainly happens in 4LO going up a hill, or reverse with the wheels turned however it does happen if i let out the clutch to quickly at a stop sign, but the problem mostly arises while the wheels are turned. While investigating this noise i also find out that ALL of my u joints r bad as well as both upper ball joints, and all tie rod ends... But the fun doest end there! I ordered the tie rods got it in the shop and went to work. After replacing the tie rods i had some extra time on my hands but couldnt get to the u joints or ball joints because the local napa didnt have them in stock, so i decided to crack the diffs... And WOW, Murphy strikes again! The front diff was first and the substance i found inside in no way shape or form resembled gear oil, it might as well have been stuffed with mud. After alot of cleaning i inspected the gears, which to my surprise looked really good. Than i saw the cause of the mud in the diff, apparently a previous owner of my baby had drilled the diff for a locker but didnt install it or plug the whole. And then i opend the rear diff, my day just doesnt get any better. Although it was oil and not mud, it looked as if i was panning for silver, lets just say my pinion has seen better days.
Thanks for reading, MUCH more to follow.
Happy and safe wheeln
glenn

[YJReed]

Thanks Brett...

[vwtipeii]

i have a Dana 35 R&P set... free.... 4.10' only missing 1 tooth

Seriously though.. I have a set in great condition.


or... you can buy my whole rear 8.8 w ARB and 4.88 w new disc breaks and Riddle cover... and I can buy a new d60 or 14 bolt

[YJReed]

Sounds Awsome... but what is the price tag? Wifey has me on a short leash after all this.

[YJReed]

THIS CRAP IS GETTING OLD!!! After i finish my 3 day long project of replacing every u joint. ball joint, tie rod end. axle seal (pain in the a$$ BTW), and flushing t case, tranny and diffs AGIAN because they were so bad the first time, keep in mind i just got this thing, so the lack of maintenance is not my doing! Drive it out of my shop, get less than a mile down the road and hear a metallic object hit the bottom of my jeep, so i pull over to inspect it and the cap to my new u joint on the slip yoke side of the rear driveline and the cause is the cracked yoke causing the clip to fall off. I just can not win.

[inVERt'D]

Persevere--you're making progress.

Got a million of those little gems of wisdom. That one was from a fortune cookie, IIRC. :homer: