Gear beak in?
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Re: Gear beak in?
Hi Eric,
I'm thinking you told them you only have time for fifty miles, so
they went a long. I want it at full operating temperature, so pick a
town a hundred miles away and drive to it. Or when it begins to sing,
you'll be hearing I TOLD YA SO! ;-)
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Eric wrote:
>
> The way my shop has stated I should go is to:
>
> 1. Only drive 10 miles or less at a time and stop for 30 minutes after each
> 10 mile segment.
> 2. Do not drive over 50 mph.
> 3. Bring back to shop at 500 miles for fluid change/pattern check.
>
> This 10 mile increment and under 50 mph wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have
> to do it for 500 miles!
>
> Eric
I'm thinking you told them you only have time for fifty miles, so
they went a long. I want it at full operating temperature, so pick a
town a hundred miles away and drive to it. Or when it begins to sing,
you'll be hearing I TOLD YA SO! ;-)
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Eric wrote:
>
> The way my shop has stated I should go is to:
>
> 1. Only drive 10 miles or less at a time and stop for 30 minutes after each
> 10 mile segment.
> 2. Do not drive over 50 mph.
> 3. Bring back to shop at 500 miles for fluid change/pattern check.
>
> This 10 mile increment and under 50 mph wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have
> to do it for 500 miles!
>
> Eric
#12
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Re: Gear beak in?
Hi Eric,
I'm thinking you told them you only have time for fifty miles, so
they went a long. I want it at full operating temperature, so pick a
town a hundred miles away and drive to it. Or when it begins to sing,
you'll be hearing I TOLD YA SO! ;-)
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Eric wrote:
>
> The way my shop has stated I should go is to:
>
> 1. Only drive 10 miles or less at a time and stop for 30 minutes after each
> 10 mile segment.
> 2. Do not drive over 50 mph.
> 3. Bring back to shop at 500 miles for fluid change/pattern check.
>
> This 10 mile increment and under 50 mph wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have
> to do it for 500 miles!
>
> Eric
I'm thinking you told them you only have time for fifty miles, so
they went a long. I want it at full operating temperature, so pick a
town a hundred miles away and drive to it. Or when it begins to sing,
you'll be hearing I TOLD YA SO! ;-)
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Eric wrote:
>
> The way my shop has stated I should go is to:
>
> 1. Only drive 10 miles or less at a time and stop for 30 minutes after each
> 10 mile segment.
> 2. Do not drive over 50 mph.
> 3. Bring back to shop at 500 miles for fluid change/pattern check.
>
> This 10 mile increment and under 50 mph wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have
> to do it for 500 miles!
>
> Eric
#13
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Re: Gear beak in?
Hi Eric,
I'm thinking you told them you only have time for fifty miles, so
they went a long. I want it at full operating temperature, so pick a
town a hundred miles away and drive to it. Or when it begins to sing,
you'll be hearing I TOLD YA SO! ;-)
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Eric wrote:
>
> The way my shop has stated I should go is to:
>
> 1. Only drive 10 miles or less at a time and stop for 30 minutes after each
> 10 mile segment.
> 2. Do not drive over 50 mph.
> 3. Bring back to shop at 500 miles for fluid change/pattern check.
>
> This 10 mile increment and under 50 mph wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have
> to do it for 500 miles!
>
> Eric
I'm thinking you told them you only have time for fifty miles, so
they went a long. I want it at full operating temperature, so pick a
town a hundred miles away and drive to it. Or when it begins to sing,
you'll be hearing I TOLD YA SO! ;-)
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Eric wrote:
>
> The way my shop has stated I should go is to:
>
> 1. Only drive 10 miles or less at a time and stop for 30 minutes after each
> 10 mile segment.
> 2. Do not drive over 50 mph.
> 3. Bring back to shop at 500 miles for fluid change/pattern check.
>
> This 10 mile increment and under 50 mph wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have
> to do it for 500 miles!
>
> Eric
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Re: Gear beak in?
So what break-in procedure does the factory say for us to use on our new
Jeeps that barely get driven before they get delivered to the customer? ;)
Eric wrote:
> The way my shop has stated I should go is to:
>
> 1. Only drive 10 miles or less at a time and stop for 30 minutes after each
> 10 mile segment.
> 2. Do not drive over 50 mph.
> 3. Bring back to shop at 500 miles for fluid change/pattern check.
>
> This 10 mile increment and under 50 mph wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have
> to do it for 500 miles!
>
> Eric
>
> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:42F97249.4DA112C5@***.net...
>
>> I try for two hundred miles before I get on it, or hook up a
>>trailer.
>> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>
>>Eric wrote:
>>
>>>I finally took the dive and had 4.88s installed in my TJ. I've tried to
>>>figure out the best break-in procedure, but everyone seems to have their
>>>own
>>>opinion... and you know what they say about opinions...
>>>
>>>So, what do you all recommend? Any of this based on actual experience?
>>>What works best? So far the only common factor is a 500 mile fluid
>>>change
>>>(some do it sooner, but still do it again at 500 miles).
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>Eric
>>>99 TJ SE
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
Jeeps that barely get driven before they get delivered to the customer? ;)
Eric wrote:
> The way my shop has stated I should go is to:
>
> 1. Only drive 10 miles or less at a time and stop for 30 minutes after each
> 10 mile segment.
> 2. Do not drive over 50 mph.
> 3. Bring back to shop at 500 miles for fluid change/pattern check.
>
> This 10 mile increment and under 50 mph wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have
> to do it for 500 miles!
>
> Eric
>
> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:42F97249.4DA112C5@***.net...
>
>> I try for two hundred miles before I get on it, or hook up a
>>trailer.
>> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>
>>Eric wrote:
>>
>>>I finally took the dive and had 4.88s installed in my TJ. I've tried to
>>>figure out the best break-in procedure, but everyone seems to have their
>>>own
>>>opinion... and you know what they say about opinions...
>>>
>>>So, what do you all recommend? Any of this based on actual experience?
>>>What works best? So far the only common factor is a 500 mile fluid
>>>change
>>>(some do it sooner, but still do it again at 500 miles).
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>Eric
>>>99 TJ SE
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
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Re: Gear beak in?
So what break-in procedure does the factory say for us to use on our new
Jeeps that barely get driven before they get delivered to the customer? ;)
Eric wrote:
> The way my shop has stated I should go is to:
>
> 1. Only drive 10 miles or less at a time and stop for 30 minutes after each
> 10 mile segment.
> 2. Do not drive over 50 mph.
> 3. Bring back to shop at 500 miles for fluid change/pattern check.
>
> This 10 mile increment and under 50 mph wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have
> to do it for 500 miles!
>
> Eric
>
> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:42F97249.4DA112C5@***.net...
>
>> I try for two hundred miles before I get on it, or hook up a
>>trailer.
>> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>
>>Eric wrote:
>>
>>>I finally took the dive and had 4.88s installed in my TJ. I've tried to
>>>figure out the best break-in procedure, but everyone seems to have their
>>>own
>>>opinion... and you know what they say about opinions...
>>>
>>>So, what do you all recommend? Any of this based on actual experience?
>>>What works best? So far the only common factor is a 500 mile fluid
>>>change
>>>(some do it sooner, but still do it again at 500 miles).
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>Eric
>>>99 TJ SE
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
Jeeps that barely get driven before they get delivered to the customer? ;)
Eric wrote:
> The way my shop has stated I should go is to:
>
> 1. Only drive 10 miles or less at a time and stop for 30 minutes after each
> 10 mile segment.
> 2. Do not drive over 50 mph.
> 3. Bring back to shop at 500 miles for fluid change/pattern check.
>
> This 10 mile increment and under 50 mph wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have
> to do it for 500 miles!
>
> Eric
>
> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:42F97249.4DA112C5@***.net...
>
>> I try for two hundred miles before I get on it, or hook up a
>>trailer.
>> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>
>>Eric wrote:
>>
>>>I finally took the dive and had 4.88s installed in my TJ. I've tried to
>>>figure out the best break-in procedure, but everyone seems to have their
>>>own
>>>opinion... and you know what they say about opinions...
>>>
>>>So, what do you all recommend? Any of this based on actual experience?
>>>What works best? So far the only common factor is a 500 mile fluid
>>>change
>>>(some do it sooner, but still do it again at 500 miles).
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>Eric
>>>99 TJ SE
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
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Re: Gear beak in?
So what break-in procedure does the factory say for us to use on our new
Jeeps that barely get driven before they get delivered to the customer? ;)
Eric wrote:
> The way my shop has stated I should go is to:
>
> 1. Only drive 10 miles or less at a time and stop for 30 minutes after each
> 10 mile segment.
> 2. Do not drive over 50 mph.
> 3. Bring back to shop at 500 miles for fluid change/pattern check.
>
> This 10 mile increment and under 50 mph wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have
> to do it for 500 miles!
>
> Eric
>
> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:42F97249.4DA112C5@***.net...
>
>> I try for two hundred miles before I get on it, or hook up a
>>trailer.
>> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>
>>Eric wrote:
>>
>>>I finally took the dive and had 4.88s installed in my TJ. I've tried to
>>>figure out the best break-in procedure, but everyone seems to have their
>>>own
>>>opinion... and you know what they say about opinions...
>>>
>>>So, what do you all recommend? Any of this based on actual experience?
>>>What works best? So far the only common factor is a 500 mile fluid
>>>change
>>>(some do it sooner, but still do it again at 500 miles).
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>Eric
>>>99 TJ SE
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
Jeeps that barely get driven before they get delivered to the customer? ;)
Eric wrote:
> The way my shop has stated I should go is to:
>
> 1. Only drive 10 miles or less at a time and stop for 30 minutes after each
> 10 mile segment.
> 2. Do not drive over 50 mph.
> 3. Bring back to shop at 500 miles for fluid change/pattern check.
>
> This 10 mile increment and under 50 mph wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have
> to do it for 500 miles!
>
> Eric
>
> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:42F97249.4DA112C5@***.net...
>
>> I try for two hundred miles before I get on it, or hook up a
>>trailer.
>> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>
>>Eric wrote:
>>
>>>I finally took the dive and had 4.88s installed in my TJ. I've tried to
>>>figure out the best break-in procedure, but everyone seems to have their
>>>own
>>>opinion... and you know what they say about opinions...
>>>
>>>So, what do you all recommend? Any of this based on actual experience?
>>>What works best? So far the only common factor is a 500 mile fluid
>>>change
>>>(some do it sooner, but still do it again at 500 miles).
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>Eric
>>>99 TJ SE
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
#17
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Re: Gear beak in?
So what break-in procedure does the factory say for us to use on our new
Jeeps that barely get driven before they get delivered to the customer? ;)
Eric wrote:
> The way my shop has stated I should go is to:
>
> 1. Only drive 10 miles or less at a time and stop for 30 minutes after each
> 10 mile segment.
> 2. Do not drive over 50 mph.
> 3. Bring back to shop at 500 miles for fluid change/pattern check.
>
> This 10 mile increment and under 50 mph wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have
> to do it for 500 miles!
>
> Eric
>
> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:42F97249.4DA112C5@***.net...
>
>> I try for two hundred miles before I get on it, or hook up a
>>trailer.
>> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>
>>Eric wrote:
>>
>>>I finally took the dive and had 4.88s installed in my TJ. I've tried to
>>>figure out the best break-in procedure, but everyone seems to have their
>>>own
>>>opinion... and you know what they say about opinions...
>>>
>>>So, what do you all recommend? Any of this based on actual experience?
>>>What works best? So far the only common factor is a 500 mile fluid
>>>change
>>>(some do it sooner, but still do it again at 500 miles).
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>Eric
>>>99 TJ SE
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
Jeeps that barely get driven before they get delivered to the customer? ;)
Eric wrote:
> The way my shop has stated I should go is to:
>
> 1. Only drive 10 miles or less at a time and stop for 30 minutes after each
> 10 mile segment.
> 2. Do not drive over 50 mph.
> 3. Bring back to shop at 500 miles for fluid change/pattern check.
>
> This 10 mile increment and under 50 mph wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have
> to do it for 500 miles!
>
> Eric
>
> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:42F97249.4DA112C5@***.net...
>
>> I try for two hundred miles before I get on it, or hook up a
>>trailer.
>> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>
>>Eric wrote:
>>
>>>I finally took the dive and had 4.88s installed in my TJ. I've tried to
>>>figure out the best break-in procedure, but everyone seems to have their
>>>own
>>>opinion... and you know what they say about opinions...
>>>
>>>So, what do you all recommend? Any of this based on actual experience?
>>>What works best? So far the only common factor is a 500 mile fluid
>>>change
>>>(some do it sooner, but still do it again at 500 miles).
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>Eric
>>>99 TJ SE
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
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Re: Gear beak in?
supposedly all NEW vehicles are 100% broken in by the time they hit the
dealership. BILL, HE said miles ;)
Jerry Bransford wrote:
>So what break-in procedure does the factory say for us to use on our new
>Jeeps that barely get driven before they get delivered to the customer? ;)
>
>> The way my shop has stated I should go is to:
>>
>[quoted text clipped - 27 lines]
>>>>Eric
>>>>99 TJ SE
>
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dealership. BILL, HE said miles ;)
Jerry Bransford wrote:
>So what break-in procedure does the factory say for us to use on our new
>Jeeps that barely get driven before they get delivered to the customer? ;)
>
>> The way my shop has stated I should go is to:
>>
>[quoted text clipped - 27 lines]
>>>>Eric
>>>>99 TJ SE
>
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Re: Gear beak in?
supposedly all NEW vehicles are 100% broken in by the time they hit the
dealership. BILL, HE said miles ;)
Jerry Bransford wrote:
>So what break-in procedure does the factory say for us to use on our new
>Jeeps that barely get driven before they get delivered to the customer? ;)
>
>> The way my shop has stated I should go is to:
>>
>[quoted text clipped - 27 lines]
>>>>Eric
>>>>99 TJ SE
>
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dealership. BILL, HE said miles ;)
Jerry Bransford wrote:
>So what break-in procedure does the factory say for us to use on our new
>Jeeps that barely get driven before they get delivered to the customer? ;)
>
>> The way my shop has stated I should go is to:
>>
>[quoted text clipped - 27 lines]
>>>>Eric
>>>>99 TJ SE
>
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#20
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Re: Gear beak in?
supposedly all NEW vehicles are 100% broken in by the time they hit the
dealership. BILL, HE said miles ;)
Jerry Bransford wrote:
>So what break-in procedure does the factory say for us to use on our new
>Jeeps that barely get driven before they get delivered to the customer? ;)
>
>> The way my shop has stated I should go is to:
>>
>[quoted text clipped - 27 lines]
>>>>Eric
>>>>99 TJ SE
>
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dealership. BILL, HE said miles ;)
Jerry Bransford wrote:
>So what break-in procedure does the factory say for us to use on our new
>Jeeps that barely get driven before they get delivered to the customer? ;)
>
>> The way my shop has stated I should go is to:
>>
>[quoted text clipped - 27 lines]
>>>>Eric
>>>>99 TJ SE
>
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