You know you own a CJ when.....

[shum8]

While driving home from work in the rain today, traffic stopped at a light. I began to hear a new random “pecking” sound from an indeterminate origin. I started turning stuff off so as to better hear and try to figure out what was about to fall off. After 45 seconds or so I realized it was water dripping off the tree I was sitting under..... I’m still listening for stuff falling off LOL

 

[ttuseth]

Whenever I'm driving my jeep in traffic (no top or doors) and I smell burning brake fluid I immediately look around and check all guages to insure it isn't me before I look around at other vehicles to determine the culprit!


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[caveman]

Whenever I'm driving my jeep in traffic (no top or doors) and I smell burning brake fluid I immediately look around and check all guages to insure it isn't me before I look around at other vehicles to determine the culprit!


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Truth.

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[shum8]

And I’ll add that it also goes for the smell of coolant, engine oil, 90wt, burnt clutch, musty water, gasoline, electrical smoke, and burnt wood (that’s a whole other story...)

The only smells that don’t put me into full on defense mode is diesel fuel and cigarette smoke


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[Belizean]

Nothing like riding behind a V8 that is blowing out blue smoke needing a ring job or the other, no cat.

 

[jafo]

While driving home from work in the rain today, traffic stopped at a light. I began to hear a new random “pecking” sound from an indeterminate origin. I started turning stuff off so as to better hear and try to figure out what was about to fall off. After 45 seconds or so I realized it was water dripping off the tree I was sitting under..... I’m still listening for stuff falling off LOL

LOL! That's hilarious! When I put new non retracting seat belts in some time back. My wife would not buckle them across the seat after getting out. Then I would get in going somewhere and not realise it was on the floor (no carpet) and go through the same thing you did until I figured out it was the seatbelt rattling on the floor. But the sound like echos everywhere in the jeep, so you're straining trying to pinpoint the noise. Drives me.nuts! I swear my wife does it on purpose.

 

[shum8]

When you have to recharge your sound system......




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[RiverandSand]

....when you start a small repair project and it morphs into much larger project because a PO made their version of a repair or modification.

 

[Manic Mechanic]

....when you start a small repair project and it morphs into much larger project because a PO made their version of a repair or modification.

Case in point I replaced a radiator sometime back next thing I know I'm doing axel u joints then all of a sudden a locker because you know both are related to replacing a radiator. Don't ask.

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[Belizean]

Case in point I replaced a radiator sometime back next thing I know I'm doing axel u joints then all of a sudden a locker because you know both are related to replacing a radiator. Don't ask.

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Maybe it all has to do with driving in that big puddle.

 

[ttuseth]

Case in point I replaced a radiator sometime back next thing I know I'm doing axel u joints then all of a sudden a locker because you know both are related to replacing a radiator. Don't ask.

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This confuses me, you say don't ask but how in the world could a radiator have anything to do with u joints and a locker.

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[Manic Mechanic]

Maybe it all has to do with driving in that big puddle.

That's not a puddle that is the monocacy river.

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[Manic Mechanic]

This confuses me, you say don't ask but how in the world could a radiator have anything to do with u joints and a locker.

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I had the Jeep on the lift because it makes doing the radiator easier (yes I have a lift at home) anyway while changing it I noticed the front u joints looking a lil worse for wear as the PO either didn't know what grease was or didn't believe in it. So I decided to replace them then I was like well let's just go ahead and change the diff fluid at this point I was thinking a locker would be great to not get stuck in another river. So I put one in. Then I finally got around to finishing the radiator. BTW the comment about being related was a lil bit of sarcasm......

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[Belizean]

I'm pretty good at seeing it and dishing it out. it actually looked bigger than a puddle. But those are big sometimes

 

[shum8]

I..... BTW the comment about being related was a lil bit of sarcasm......
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I have found that, when working on a CJ, any two parts that can be either touched simultaneously with both hands or can be seen by merely turning one’s head, are related......


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[Manic Mechanic]

I have found that, when working on a CJ, any two parts that can be either touched simultaneously with both hands or can be seen by merely turning one’s head, are related......


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I like that one. Maybe that is why just the other week I tore my whole dash apart to fix the windshield washer squirter when I originally set out to merely install a review mirror

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[shum8]

See? Works every time..... I think I even saw it in a FSM somewhere


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[RiverandSand]

I have found that, when working on a CJ, any two parts that can be either touched simultaneously with both hands or can be seen by merely turning one’s head, are related......


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Agree 100 percent, if it attached to a cj it related.

 

[Fonchy]

When you are looking for one part and you end up buying 800.00 worth of parts because you think is a nicer upgrade. I.e. I needed new wiper blades and ended up buying the blades and 2 seats, PCV valve, dash lights, dash pad, tail gate cables, fender flares, shocks, tach and clock, new Bimini top

 

[shum8]

When you are looking for one part and you end up buying 800.00 worth of parts because you think is a nicer upgrade. I.e. I needed new wiper blades and ended up buying the blades and 2 seats, PCV valve, dash lights, dash pad, tail gate cables, fender flares, shocks, tach and clock, new Bimini top

Ok - In all fairness, all of those parts are directly related to each other - except one. Everything is topside but the shocks...... they’re bottom side. So to had to get all that stuff. Shocks were the only optional part LOL


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