What did you do to your jeep today?

[Johnny O]

from a few weeks back:

Bert doing what Bert does. Saline river, Kansas.

(Couldn't remember if I shared this before.)

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[Johnny O]

That’s a sick hunk of basil, you’ve got there. We’re just getting into the growing season in northern MN. I’m thankful I live in an area where I can shoot the pests if necessary. We were lucky last year, though.

I’ll be picking up a pile of garden fencing on Friday. We just about doubled our garden size this weekend. Hopefully I can fit it all in the jeep with our week’s groceries.

Weirdly, I technically can't shoot the little bass turds...but silencers are legal here...

Hmmm...

 

[Jeremy-WI]

Weirdly, I technically can't shoot the little bass turds...but silencers are legal here...

Hmmm...

Just get a subsonic pellet rifle, much cheaper, just as effective without a 6 month wait

 

[profdlp]

Dropped it off at the shop to get the evap leak fixed. (I hope...)

 

[sleazy rider]

Started the prep for the first three day weekend of Jeep'n trail fun. Tent/sleeping bag/air mattress rough country type lodging. Got the rv stuff from the old van set up inside to run the fridge and a power converter. Solar battery is good for three days easy. Mini-mutt Rocky is going along to keep the squirrels away. (They're bigger than him)

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[CherokeeLiberty]

Weirdly, I technically can't shoot the little bass turds...but silencers are legal here...

Hmmm...

Or if you have a 22 and can find the things, Aguila Super Colibri 22LR is a powderless cartridge. It shoots the 20gr bullet with only the primer. They shoot more quietly than my pellet gun.

 

[KJowner]

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Squirrel cage (made of galvanized steel “hardware cloth”) around seven foot tall tomato plants a year ago!

We don’t have a ton of yard space in Philly so I made raised beds to make the most of what we have. Those are cucumbers in the pot by the railing and a bunch of different herbs across the front box.

Enemy at the gate.

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The little varmints focus almost entirely on tomatoes when they can get them, but leave the herbs alone. Note all the orange tomato skin fragments on the ground. They love the middles and leave the tomato skins!

You need an air rifle!

 

[KJowner]

Well, without planning to I've just bought another Jeep, 2.8 CRD auto in blue, hopefully it will put my wife off trying to talk me into a Range Rover! She's not a fan of the other Jeeps manual gearbox.

 

[Deb'nKJ]

Can't have too many Jeeps

 

[sota]

Never heard of oil seals being replaced on mileage, if don't leak, I think it's safe to leave alone.

it's not uncommon for setups with belts to have various seals replaced as well.
example: any of the chrysler 2.4L engines, when you do the timing belt at 90k, you do the water pump and cam seals. Chrysler (used to) sell a master kit with all those bits in it. if the water pump fails or the cam seals start to leak, you're doing a timing belt job essentially anyways to replace any of those parts. Also, the water pump has a tendency to fail at 120k or so.
I've also seen suggestions to change the front crank seal every other timing belt job (assuming you get that far.)
when we pulled the kid's car apart to put in a new clutch, I replaced the rear main seal. it wasn't leaking, but the car is 19 years old with 198k miles on it at the time. the probability the seal was going to give up before the replacement clutch did, made the extra $15 and 10 minutes worth the peace of mind.

if you're not doing certain jobs yourself, it's wise to examine what bits might be replaced as preventative maintenance, especially if they're expensive to get to.

 

[profdlp]

Got my Jeep back. They replaced the evap canister. Here's hoping the crummy light stays off.

Since I try to be a "make the most of a problem" kind of person I had them install the gas tank skid plate while there (they did that at no charge!) and also had the new tensioner that has been riding around in the back of the Jeep forever put on.

While I have your attention, is the engine skid plate dependent on the transmission skid plate for installation? The mechanic said there were no mounting points for it. Bonus points if someone can help me locate a transmission skid along the way.

 

[lfhoward]

Got my Jeep back. They replaced the evap canister. here's hoping the crummy light stays off.

Since I try to be a "make the most of a problem" kind of person I had them install the gas tank skid plate while there (they did that at no charge!) and also had the new tensioner that has been riding around in the back of the Jeep forever put on.

While I have your attention, is the engine skid plate dependent on the transmission skid plate for installation? The mechanic said there were no mounting points for it. Bonus points if someone can help me locate a transmission skid along the way.

The back of the engine skid and the front of the transmission skid use the same mounting points/bolts. The transmission skid slides under the engine skid so when moving forward it cant’t catch on stuff.

 

[lfhoward]

For the imaginary bonus points:

This heep is being parted out. It says the engine skid plate is sold, but presumably the transmission and transfer case skids have not.

Located in northern NJ between NYC an PA, near interstates 80 & 287. Maybe too far away? Maybe they will ship?

2002 Jeep Liberty Parts - auto parts - by owner - vehicle automotive...

Parting Out 2002 Jeep Liberty 100's Of AFFORDABLE OEM PARTS - ENGINE NG - REAR DIFFERENTIAL SOLD - All DOORS SOLD - COMPLETE EXHAUST SOLD - FRONT FENDERS SOLD - REAR BUMPER SOLD - FRONT GRILL SOLD -...

newjersey.craigslist.org

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Here’s a whole set of skids for sale for $350 in the SE PA / DE area. I know he won’t ship because Johnny O asked about that. Link from FB Marketplace:

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See my PM.

 

[CherokeeLiberty]

This happened while I was heading into town to get the garden supplies.

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[profdlp]

For the imaginary bonus points:

This heep is being parted out. It says the engine skid plate is sold, but presumably the transmission and transfer case skids have not.

Located in northern NJ between NYC an PA, near interstates 80 & 287. Maybe too far away? Maybe they will ship?

2002 Jeep Liberty Parts - auto parts - by owner - vehicle automotive...

Parting Out 2002 Jeep Liberty 100's Of AFFORDABLE OEM PARTS - ENGINE NG - REAR DIFFERENTIAL SOLD - All DOORS SOLD - COMPLETE EXHAUST SOLD - FRONT FENDERS SOLD - REAR BUMPER SOLD - FRONT GRILL SOLD -...

newjersey.craigslist.org

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Here’s a whole set of skids for sale for $350 in the SE PA / DE area. I know he won’t ship because Johnny O asked about that. Link from FB Marketplace:

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See my PM.

Looks like the "parted out" one is clear gone at this point. PM'd you about the other set.

 

[Johnny O]

Just get a subsonic pellet rifle, much cheaper, just as effective without a 6 month wait

Nah, I'm in suburbia and the local ordnance is so strict that any "propelled or thrown projectile" clause includes nerf blasters and other toys... lots of wimpy city people here- I once had the cops visit because a neighbor saw me throw my axe while splitting wood. Kids get busted all the tume playing nerf in their yards.

 

[KJowner]

Nah, I'm in suburbia and the local ordnance is so strict that any "propelled or thrown projectile" clause includes nerf blasters and other toys... lots of wimpy city people here- I once had the cops visit because a neighbor saw me throw my axe while splitting wood. Kids get busted all the tume playing nerf in their yards.

That's nuts! I thought the UK gun laws were strict.

 

[sleazy rider]

What a hoot! TIP toe-ing thru the trenches. Visibility going uphill is horrible.

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[profdlp]

Today is the 10th anniversary of me joining this forum. Ten years of fun and an enormous amount of great advice. I thank you all!

Going to try and get a few small maintenance jobs done on the Jeep today.

 

[profdlp]

Checked the PS Fluid - seemed a little bit high... Might be time for a hillbilly flush.

Re-wrapped the paracord I have on the interior grab bars, as seen here:

Paracord Jeep Liberty Handles

Here is a simple project you can do in an hour or two which turns your gummy feeling plastic and rubber handles into a nice textured surface which adds some colorful accents to the interior of your Jeep Liberty. First off, this was my first attempt at wrapping cord around anything, unless you...

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Cleaned it up and reorganized my onboard tools. Somehow they never seem to end up back where they belong when I grab something for a quick job.

Did some general cleanup and tied off a few loose wires under the dash.

Have a new roof rack arriving Tuesday, which will have to wait until later in the week because our esteemed colleague lfhoward will be dropping off a full set of skid plates in the middle of the week. I got the gas tank skid on there late last week and as soon as I figure out what hardware I need I intend to finish this off. I got a lot of yard work done in April (which was generally better weather than May has been so far this year) and it allows me the luxury of doing Jeep work before summer actually gets here.