“I think I’ll go start the truck, it’s probably been at least a month since I last....

"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish) 02/04/2018 at 19:47 • Filed to: Temperate rainforest

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....oh

Ohh lovely....

benjrblant > gmctavish needs more space 02/04/2018 at 19:58

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You should enjoy it now that it’s properly aged. Like a fine bleu cheese.

CB > gmctavish needs more space 02/04/2018 at 20:01

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Ooooh that’s not good.

gmctavish needs more space > benjrblant 02/04/2018 at 20:03

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gmctavish needs more space > CB 02/04/2018 at 20:04

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No...I know what I’ll be busy with next weekend

Urambo Tauro > gmctavish needs more space 02/04/2018 at 20:05

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Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone about your DIY penicillin lab. Your secret is safe with me.

Chariotoflove > gmctavish needs more space 02/04/2018 at 20:07

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Maybe scatter some chia seeds? A green interior would look upscale.

gmctavish needs more space > Chariotoflove 02/04/2018 at 20:13

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Okay I actually laughed out loud at that

My bird IS the word > gmctavish needs more space 02/04/2018 at 20:16

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gmctavish needs more space > My bird IS the word 02/04/2018 at 20:19

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Me to myself for the last few weeks:

“I should start the truck, maybe take it for a drive”

“....nah it’s rainy and gross, I’ll do it later.”

Yeah, lesson learned.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > gmctavish needs more space 02/04/2018 at 20:40

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Window left open, or?

My bird IS the word > gmctavish needs more space 02/04/2018 at 20:44

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That really sucks, was it your windows or do you have a sunroof?

gmctavish needs more space > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 02/04/2018 at 21:12

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Maybe the windshield seal, maybe a plugged drain at the base of the windshield that I can’t find, maybe a body seal at the front of the rain gutter....

gmctavish needs more space > My bird IS the word 02/04/2018 at 21:12

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No sunroof, maybe the windshield seal, maybe a plugged drain at the base of the windshield that I can’t find, maybe a body seal at the front of the rain gutter. Should be fun to track down...

lone_liberal > gmctavish needs more space 02/04/2018 at 21:14

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That sucks. When I de-fungi-ed my Camaro some Woolite stain and odor spray, water, a stiff scrub brush and a bunch of elbow grease did the trick. It helped that it only takes a few minutes to pop the seats out of it.

My bird IS the word > gmctavish needs more space 02/04/2018 at 21:22

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oh boy, nothing easy then. bummer.

gmctavish needs more space > My bird IS the word 02/04/2018 at 21:24

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Unfortunately not. I’ve got my work cut out for me

shop-teacher > gmctavish needs more space 02/04/2018 at 21:28

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Ruh-roh!

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > gmctavish needs more space 02/04/2018 at 22:00

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In your future, I see...

gmctavish needs more space > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 02/04/2018 at 22:47

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Ha, close, I ordered a 750g silica canister

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > gmctavish needs more space 02/05/2018 at 00:10

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Sprinkle baby powder on many surfaces, stick it under the hose, find the runs.

I dug my daily out of the snow and fired it up for the first time since Thursday. Discovered I no longer have heat. I suspect it has something to do with the coolant smell the Saint started having that mysteriously went away a few weeks ago.

gmctavish needs more space > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 02/05/2018 at 01:14

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It’s all coming from the firewall/behind the dash, I can tell that much...

Oh god that’s a lovely thing to discover during the winter. My Blazer’s blower fan finally dying in the middle of the winter forced me to fix it, that was an awful job.

Tristan > gmctavish needs more space 02/05/2018 at 01:32

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My Cherokee looked like that about a month ago. It spurred me to finally fix the leak and get the front diff repaired so I could actually make it a driver again. I felt like I’d been a deadbeat dad to the poor thing.

gmctavish needs more space > Tristan 02/05/2018 at 01:36

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Mine also needs manual hubs, one of the front sway bar brackets fixed, and probably a weber swap. I’m hoping to do all of that this spring....

Tristan > gmctavish needs more space 02/05/2018 at 02:40

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I’m getting close with mine. It at least moves now. Still needs: VC gasket, oil pan gasket, oil filter adapter o-rings, rear main seal (yeah, it leaks a lot of oil), rear pinion angle adjustment, a new driver’s seat, a charcoal canister, and a few simple cosmetic repairs. I’m hoping I can daily it again starting in the spring... Its 15-17 MPG trumps my Suburban’s 10-12 MPG for commuting, plus I don’t care about racking up miles on the Jeep, but I kinda want to keep miles off the Burb.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > gmctavish needs more space 02/06/2018 at 00:04

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Don’t you live somewhere warm? Nah even in the warm it’s an annoying job. I remember first reading the directions and going “wait, you’re kidding. I need to cut what now?”... Yeah I didn’t glue the piece back in.

Fortunately I did all the aggravating electrical bits of the heater this spring. I’m really hoping it’s just low coolant due to leakage. It’s been low on coolant since I bought it... only time I’ve seen coolant in the overflow was after running up the coastal mountains at around 45°C with the A/C going, I just never bothered doing anything about it because it never got close to overheating. So the solution for now is just to pick up more coolant and top it up, see what happens. I just keep forgetting to do that before the parts store closes at 5pm.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > Tristan 02/06/2018 at 00:09

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I don’t know that my XJ can do that... self-ventilating floor pans being self-ventilating and all. I really need to figure out what to do with that thing... very much a deadbeat dad to it.

gmctavish needs more space > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 02/06/2018 at 01:11

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Warm compared to the rest of Canada in the winter, but 1 or 2 degrees in the pouring rain is pretty prohibitive weather.

Yeah I couldn’t believe the instructions either. Supposed to remove the passenger side fender for easier access, I just cut more of the plastic away...wasn’t pretty.

Well hopefully it’s just low coolant then

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > gmctavish needs more space 02/06/2018 at 20:21

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At some point they changed something that made it unnecessary to remove the fender, and 2001 is after that. But I do remember encountering that. No for me it was just pulling the ecu and coolant bottle, which was empty before I started and I never bothered refilling it cause it didn’t seem to be having issues. Then taking a knife to it. The “cut here” lines really bugged me, cause it was like “wait, you did this on purpose?!

But I did fix the heater... by adding a gallon and a half to the system. Now that it’s topped back up I can smell the antifreeze again, but it’s not dripping. It’s something I’d like to address before it becomes a massive issue but there’s only so much I can do if I can’t see a leak anywhere. And I refuse to use a stopleak, even in a $250 POS.

And, I’ll just throw it out there that barely above freezing in pouring rain is something goretex will address. It’s when you have to take your gloves off for something below -30, that’s when it gets bad. Metal tools are no fun to grab in the cold.

Tristan > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 02/21/2018 at 14:33

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I never had to worry about it with my old XJ... It was totally rotted. That’s why I want to keep this one nice!!!