Yikes! I hate doing anything outside in the winter! We got lucky w/ a
nice day today, but I'm sure it will go swiftly downhill from here.
We've already had two decent snowstorms, and a bad ice storm. The jeep
is amazing in snow, but about as bad as anything else in the ice. I
think that's all about luck! I couldn't believe how my big pig (Crown
Vic w/ the takeoff gearing, ffffaasssssttttt!) did w/ chains on the
tires. The bad part is that I live on top of a mountain so I have to
go down or up to go anywhere!

Mary

 

Yikes! I hate doing anything outside in the winter! We got lucky w/ a
nice day today, but I'm sure it will go swiftly downhill from here.
We've already had two decent snowstorms, and a bad ice storm. The jeep
is amazing in snow, but about as bad as anything else in the ice. I
think that's all about luck! I couldn't believe how my big pig (Crown
Vic w/ the takeoff gearing, ffffaasssssttttt!) did w/ chains on the
tires. The bad part is that I live on top of a mountain so I have to
go down or up to go anywhere!

Mary

 

Hi Mary,

Just a suggestion... add your vehicle information to your signature... then
we don't have to go back and find your original post to identify your
vehicle.
I was going to suggest the "Nutter Bypass" to eliminate your computer, but I
don't think it applies to your 94 YJ. Bill, am I correct?

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift

"Mary" wrote in message ...
> Hi all,
> Just wanted to say what a wealth of information you all have here. I
> was able to order a computer through Fisher auto parts for $200 just
> like I was told here. I called the guy back to double check on having
> it programmed. He told me that they *never come pre programmed and
> that I'd have to take it to a dealership to have that done. I told him
> I was told online that it wouldn't need to be. He called me back after
> finding out that indeed I did NOT have to get it programmed. :) yay!
> So I'm going down to pay for one this week and he'll have to order it.
> Much cheaper than having it done at the Jeep dealership. They wanted
> $550!
>
> So thanks again! So glad I found this site!
> Mary in WV
>

 

Hi Mary,

Just a suggestion... add your vehicle information to your signature... then
we don't have to go back and find your original post to identify your
vehicle.
I was going to suggest the "Nutter Bypass" to eliminate your computer, but I
don't think it applies to your 94 YJ. Bill, am I correct?

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift

"Mary" wrote in message ...
> Hi all,
> Just wanted to say what a wealth of information you all have here. I
> was able to order a computer through Fisher auto parts for $200 just
> like I was told here. I called the guy back to double check on having
> it programmed. He told me that they *never come pre programmed and
> that I'd have to take it to a dealership to have that done. I told him
> I was told online that it wouldn't need to be. He called me back after
> finding out that indeed I did NOT have to get it programmed. :) yay!
> So I'm going down to pay for one this week and he'll have to order it.
> Much cheaper than having it done at the Jeep dealership. They wanted
> $550!
>
> So thanks again! So glad I found this site!
> Mary in WV
>

 

Hi Mary,

Just a suggestion... add your vehicle information to your signature... then
we don't have to go back and find your original post to identify your
vehicle.
I was going to suggest the "Nutter Bypass" to eliminate your computer, but I
don't think it applies to your 94 YJ. Bill, am I correct?

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift

"Mary" wrote in message ...
> Hi all,
> Just wanted to say what a wealth of information you all have here. I
> was able to order a computer through Fisher auto parts for $200 just
> like I was told here. I called the guy back to double check on having
> it programmed. He told me that they *never come pre programmed and
> that I'd have to take it to a dealership to have that done. I told him
> I was told online that it wouldn't need to be. He called me back after
> finding out that indeed I did NOT have to get it programmed. :) yay!
> So I'm going down to pay for one this week and he'll have to order it.
> Much cheaper than having it done at the Jeep dealership. They wanted
> $550!
>
> So thanks again! So glad I found this site!
> Mary in WV
>

 

Nothing drives well on ice. I remember seeing WWII vintage footage from
the Battle of the Bulge showing a tank sliding off an icy roadway --
sideways.

That your Crown Vic does well in chains isn't too much of a surprise.
It is one of the reasons that it is base for the standard police vehicle.


Mary wrote:
> Yikes! I hate doing anything outside in the winter! We got lucky w/ a
> nice day today, but I'm sure it will go swiftly downhill from here.
> We've already had two decent snowstorms, and a bad ice storm. The jeep
> is amazing in snow, but about as bad as anything else in the ice. I
> think that's all about luck! I couldn't believe how my big pig (Crown
> Vic w/ the takeoff gearing, ffffaasssssttttt!) did w/ chains on the
> tires. The bad part is that I live on top of a mountain so I have to
> go down or up to go anywhere!
>
> Mary
>

 

Nothing drives well on ice. I remember seeing WWII vintage footage from
the Battle of the Bulge showing a tank sliding off an icy roadway --
sideways.

That your Crown Vic does well in chains isn't too much of a surprise.
It is one of the reasons that it is base for the standard police vehicle.


Mary wrote:
> Yikes! I hate doing anything outside in the winter! We got lucky w/ a
> nice day today, but I'm sure it will go swiftly downhill from here.
> We've already had two decent snowstorms, and a bad ice storm. The jeep
> is amazing in snow, but about as bad as anything else in the ice. I
> think that's all about luck! I couldn't believe how my big pig (Crown
> Vic w/ the takeoff gearing, ffffaasssssttttt!) did w/ chains on the
> tires. The bad part is that I live on top of a mountain so I have to
> go down or up to go anywhere!
>
> Mary
>

 

Nothing drives well on ice. I remember seeing WWII vintage footage from
the Battle of the Bulge showing a tank sliding off an icy roadway --
sideways.

That your Crown Vic does well in chains isn't too much of a surprise.
It is one of the reasons that it is base for the standard police vehicle.


Mary wrote:
> Yikes! I hate doing anything outside in the winter! We got lucky w/ a
> nice day today, but I'm sure it will go swiftly downhill from here.
> We've already had two decent snowstorms, and a bad ice storm. The jeep
> is amazing in snow, but about as bad as anything else in the ice. I
> think that's all about luck! I couldn't believe how my big pig (Crown
> Vic w/ the takeoff gearing, ffffaasssssttttt!) did w/ chains on the
> tires. The bad part is that I live on top of a mountain so I have to
> go down or up to go anywhere!
>
> Mary
>