DougW

Danny did pass the time by typing:

> I had a look at my '97 cherokee 4.0l and can't see how to take no:1
> plug out without removing anything else. It looks tight in there
> behind the alternator or compressor (I can't remember which).

Depends on the year but either one or the other is in the way. :)

You need a spark plug socket with the rubber insert removed
and a wobble adapter then a 3" extension.

To remove the boot use a boot puller (T looking doodad) that
hooks around the boot. Fitting the plug back in is easier if you
push a bit of hose over the plug then use that as a handle to start
it in.

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DougW

David Rhodes

I have had the oil changes and lubes. I have not done the 30K spark plug
replacement yet nor drained the trans. Everything else is done. I also need
to get the tires rotated again.

David
"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> Have you performed the normal maintenance:
> http://www.----------.com/lubeschedule.pdf
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Dirty Ditch Dawg wrote:
>>
>> went for a 300 mile trip over the mountains, this weekend,
>> when i first got my 90YJ i was getting 21mpg, (300 miles a tank) 14gal.
>> put in a power steering pump,
>> gas milage went to 17mpg (around 250 a tank.)
>>
>> this trip,
>> 14mpg (220 miles a tank.)
>>
>> same tires, new plugs,distributer wires,
>>
>> havnt done anything to motor except the alternator trouble a few weeks
>> ago,
>> any ideas?
>>
>> thanks,
>> johnp
>> be nice to get back up to 18-20mpg,

David Rhodes

I have had the oil changes and lubes. I have not done the 30K spark plug
replacement yet nor drained the trans. Everything else is done. I also need
to get the tires rotated again.

David
"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:423F5D9C.EEA8E3D7@***.net...
> Have you performed the normal maintenance:
> http://www.----------.com/lubeschedule.pdf
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Dirty Ditch Dawg wrote:
>>
>> went for a 300 mile trip over the mountains, this weekend,
>> when i first got my 90YJ i was getting 21mpg, (300 miles a tank) 14gal.
>> put in a power steering pump,
>> gas milage went to 17mpg (around 250 a tank.)
>>
>> this trip,
>> 14mpg (220 miles a tank.)
>>
>> same tires, new plugs,distributer wires,
>>
>> havnt done anything to motor except the alternator trouble a few weeks
>> ago,
>> any ideas?
>>
>> thanks,
>> johnp
>> be nice to get back up to 18-20mpg,

David Rhodes

I have had the oil changes and lubes. I have not done the 30K spark plug
replacement yet nor drained the trans. Everything else is done. I also need
to get the tires rotated again.

David
"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:423F5D9C.EEA8E3D7@***.net...
> Have you performed the normal maintenance:
> http://www.----------.com/lubeschedule.pdf
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Dirty Ditch Dawg wrote:
>>
>> went for a 300 mile trip over the mountains, this weekend,
>> when i first got my 90YJ i was getting 21mpg, (300 miles a tank) 14gal.
>> put in a power steering pump,
>> gas milage went to 17mpg (around 250 a tank.)
>>
>> this trip,
>> 14mpg (220 miles a tank.)
>>
>> same tires, new plugs,distributer wires,
>>
>> havnt done anything to motor except the alternator trouble a few weeks
>> ago,
>> any ideas?
>>
>> thanks,
>> johnp
>> be nice to get back up to 18-20mpg,

Mike Romain

That happens to me every time I use one or two particular brands of
gas. They sneak alcohol or ethanol in the gas and I lose 30% or more
mileage.

It is a total rip off by the gas companies. Add a little
environmentally friendly' grain alcohol in there to 'help' farmers and
the air because 'it' burns cleaner. Total BS.

They forget to mention that the gas mileage then goes to crap so they
get an instant 30% boost in their profits and all the dirty air that
extra gas pollutes!

I would also be checking how tight I got the belts. If the belts are
too tight, they will cause a lot of friction wear on the water pump, PS
pump and alternator bearings. This can eat some HP. Enough that I
always made sure mine were adjusted right or even loose when I was
running on a track.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Dirty Ditch Dawg wrote:
>
> went for a 300 mile trip over the mountains, this weekend,
> when i first got my 90YJ i was getting 21mpg, (300 miles a tank) 14gal.
> put in a power steering pump,
> gas milage went to 17mpg (around 250 a tank.)
>
> this trip,
> 14mpg (220 miles a tank.)
>
> same tires, new plugs,distributer wires,
>
> havnt done anything to motor except the alternator trouble a few weeks
> ago,
> any ideas?
>
> thanks,
> johnp
> be nice to get back up to 18-20mpg,

Mike Romain

That happens to me every time I use one or two particular brands of
gas. They sneak alcohol or ethanol in the gas and I lose 30% or more
mileage.

It is a total rip off by the gas companies. Add a little
environmentally friendly' grain alcohol in there to 'help' farmers and
the air because 'it' burns cleaner. Total BS.

They forget to mention that the gas mileage then goes to crap so they
get an instant 30% boost in their profits and all the dirty air that
extra gas pollutes!

I would also be checking how tight I got the belts. If the belts are
too tight, they will cause a lot of friction wear on the water pump, PS
pump and alternator bearings. This can eat some HP. Enough that I
always made sure mine were adjusted right or even loose when I was
running on a track.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Dirty Ditch Dawg wrote:
>
> went for a 300 mile trip over the mountains, this weekend,
> when i first got my 90YJ i was getting 21mpg, (300 miles a tank) 14gal.
> put in a power steering pump,
> gas milage went to 17mpg (around 250 a tank.)
>
> this trip,
> 14mpg (220 miles a tank.)
>
> same tires, new plugs,distributer wires,
>
> havnt done anything to motor except the alternator trouble a few weeks
> ago,
> any ideas?
>
> thanks,
> johnp
> be nice to get back up to 18-20mpg,

Mike Romain

That happens to me every time I use one or two particular brands of
gas. They sneak alcohol or ethanol in the gas and I lose 30% or more
mileage.

It is a total rip off by the gas companies. Add a little
environmentally friendly' grain alcohol in there to 'help' farmers and
the air because 'it' burns cleaner. Total BS.

They forget to mention that the gas mileage then goes to crap so they
get an instant 30% boost in their profits and all the dirty air that
extra gas pollutes!

I would also be checking how tight I got the belts. If the belts are
too tight, they will cause a lot of friction wear on the water pump, PS
pump and alternator bearings. This can eat some HP. Enough that I
always made sure mine were adjusted right or even loose when I was
running on a track.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Dirty Ditch Dawg wrote:
>
> went for a 300 mile trip over the mountains, this weekend,
> when i first got my 90YJ i was getting 21mpg, (300 miles a tank) 14gal.
> put in a power steering pump,
> gas milage went to 17mpg (around 250 a tank.)
>
> this trip,
> 14mpg (220 miles a tank.)
>
> same tires, new plugs,distributer wires,
>
> havnt done anything to motor except the alternator trouble a few weeks
> ago,
> any ideas?
>
> thanks,
> johnp
> be nice to get back up to 18-20mpg,

Paul Calman

> That happens to me every time I use one or two particular brands of
> gas. They sneak alcohol or ethanol in the gas and I lose 30% or more
> mileage.

This would be Arco and Beacon?
At 7.5 freeway mpg my Jeepster is not used for general transport, I have
bikes and a 50 MPG diesel car for that.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Paul Calman

> That happens to me every time I use one or two particular brands of
> gas. They sneak alcohol or ethanol in the gas and I lose 30% or more
> mileage.

This would be Arco and Beacon?
At 7.5 freeway mpg my Jeepster is not used for general transport, I have
bikes and a 50 MPG diesel car for that.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Paul Calman

> That happens to me every time I use one or two particular brands of
> gas. They sneak alcohol or ethanol in the gas and I lose 30% or more
> mileage.

This would be Arco and Beacon?
At 7.5 freeway mpg my Jeepster is not used for general transport, I have
bikes and a 50 MPG diesel car for that.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California