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Old 12-28-2008, 06:59 PM
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as you can see i just picked up an 88 yj and i was just wondering what i should look out for , maybe you guys can drop some knowledge ?
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Old 12-29-2008, 01:54 AM
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Congrats on your new buy, is it stock? any mods? for basic, oil change, might as well do all new fluids, check u joints, air filter, fuel filter, cab mounts, pretty much the same with most vehicles, or just take it out on the trail and if something breaks it needed to be fixed......oh ya, you might want to check if theres tires on it, Very Important
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hey, ya its stock except for some little things done to the interior like, the guy put new shifter **** and other small things. thanks for the info, the guy i got it from said he did an oil change not too long ago but im gonna have to check and look into it more, as it is now, i dont even have it at home, i still have to pick it up, fill the tires, and probably replace the fuel filter, im going to do that asap.

im gonna post some pics as soon as i have her and get her cleaned up.

Thanks for the info!
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gr8 to get 88' yj check for all the oil seals and other mountings and accessories...................:):):):)
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rust on the frame at the rear spring shackle area. rubber bushings might be rotten by now.
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just some updates,

i got the jeep to my place, ive just finished bleeding the brakes because they wouldnt hold pressure. just fixed that. the bleeder bolt where a major pain to get off, had to torch them. im also having a ton of trouble with the wiring, they guy i got it from had an alarm put in, which i guess led to him completely mangling all the wiring under the dash. its a complete mess, ive never seen anything like this before. still cant get the headlights to work, and the guy also added some fog lights, cant get the left hand side fog to work. the wiring throughout the whole thing is a nightmare. other than that the only things are the drivers side outer door handle is busted and there is a hole about 10 x 6 inches in the drives side floor.\

im gonna try to post pics up of it now and throughout the process of fixing some up, but ill most probably only start doing bigger work in the summer when its not stupid cold outside.
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