Recent content by mpgmike

Because the capacitive discharge and multi-sparks take a lot of electrical energy, and the ballast resistor restricts it too much. That's my guess.

The then all-new 1999 WJ Grand Cherokee got coil packs and a completely redesigned engine compartment lay-out. TJ (Wrangler) and XJ (Cherokee) kept the distributor until 2001.

In 1996 the power steering pump brackets were changed, as was the belt routing. The water pumps spin in opposite direction from the '95 and older. Other changes, I'm not aware of. I added the '99+ "Horseshoe" manifold to my '95 and had to do some custom stuff to get the water pump spinning...

Oklahoma Joe's.

Add anything made by Jameson. I use their blackberry brandy (ABSOLUTELY not fit for human consumption) to soak my smoker wood. Makes an awesome chunk of meat, but PLEASE DON'T ACTUALLY DRINK THIS SH!T!!

Toured the Genghis Khan mosoleum in the general area of Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China.

The GM Iron Duke 2.5 which became popular in the '80s in their FWD platforms had been sitting outside since the '60s on stacked pallets. It was common to have a brand new vehicle come in with nasty rust in the coolant system.

I use 4X4 only when road conditions demand -- period! I don't go off on trails, mud bogging, and I am building what I want for an ultimate street SUV. BTW, I have a '95 Jeep GC, high compression (10.2:1) 4.6 stroker, and am tuning a stand-alone ECU. Got it running awesome on 87 octane...

How many roaches does it take to change a light bulb? Nobody knows; as soon as the light comes on, they all scatter!

Regardless of what system, PFI/TBI, ignition or not, if you're considering or have already took the plunge on EFI, DIY Auto Tune has some really good articles (and videos) on generic tuning that will probably help.

Some folks are such purists that they MUST split hairs. What you have is certainly rare and unusual. Regardless of how it is currently categorized, I -- for one -- am very interested in seeing what you do with it. I would absolutely love to have had the opportunity to find it as you did, but...

It cannot have "Extra ZDDP For Wear Protection" and also be "API SN/SM/SL". There seems to be a chemical disconnect here. Oh, wait! I think I got it; false advertising somehow!?!

WOW! Guys, we really need to go back to basic electricity and electronics. What does a ballast resistor do? Good question, glad you asked. It was used in the old days because points would ground out the coil for a long time at idle, and less time as RPMs increased. Now for the reflection on...

Looking at ZDDP (zinc) oils and additives, understand that the zinc must be in a colloidal form. Basically, this is a molecule. A molecule will easily flow through any oil filter out there -- Fram, Wix, Amsoil, all of them. There may be an issue where you are using a SN rated oil, which is...

You got me excited! May I suggest that as you start tearing into it, start a thread in the Member's Restorations section. You'll get more views and attention there.