2003KJ said:
yoda13 said:
right now in addition to the Libby...99 cherokee sport 4x4
previously
87 Wrangler
92 Wrangler Renegade
94 Cherokee Sport 4x4
97 Wrangler Sport
If you dont mind me askin, how do you like that 99 Cherokee? Reason i ask is cause my neighbors son has one and i've been helping him do the work on it while his dad is overseas. Runs pretty good (desparate need of a tune up though), good miles for the age (almost 70K), but recently some small things have popped up that needed attention (valve cover gasket, rear main is starting to seep a little (not looking forward to that repair....never done that before...LOL) t-case seals need to be replaced, ya know, the minor things. Hows yours been holdin up?
Tim, honestly, mechanically it has been quite sound for the most part. Had to replace the cooling thermostat right after I got it, but that was warrenty. Had to replace the lifters on both power windows because they were of cheap design and broke when offroading, but they were replaced under TSB and warrenty. There is one problem that has never been resolved by anyone. Down here in Texas at low elevation the HVAC works wonderfully. However, up in the Mountains...call it above 3500 feet, it will quite blowing out of the registers and just blow up in the dash, no matter what setting it is set too, and if the A/C is on, sometimes it quites blowing cold, at least based on what trickles out of the vents at that point. But I have no leaks, nothing needs to be redone, runs like a bat out of hell. Its been tuned up once since I got it. It is actually much quicker and gets better mileage than my libby. I get about 17.5 overall. It has around 50K miles on it, but not sure at the moment because I always leave the trip meter on display. It is not nearly as tight, modern, or put together as well as the Libby, but mechanically, it has been a rock. It has been towed an additional 15K miles behind a motorhome that aren't diplayed on the odometer. It has also been abused extensively in the mountains of southwestern Colorado, and Northeastern New Mexico. It sees a very difficult life. Sorry, Tim, I didn't mean to go off on you...I'll get off my soap box now #-o
But the short answer is yes, it is in good shape and hasn't required much work.
/ ... a lot of my friends ave jeep TJ 
