I've been poking around my new (to me!) XJ and have some questions/observations for the group:
- They quit doing shift motors for the front axle, at least on Command Trac, right? I can't find one, and my front axle is always on; the t-case frewheels it.
- My rear diff has Chrysler 8.25 written on it... does that mean it's a Chryster 8.25"? Duh...
- Nice to find a huge, honking vacuum leak on the intake manifold on a supposedly dealer-checked-out auto... later XJ owners should look at that 'vaccum port-unused' thingie shown on the underhood sticker. Mine was sucking unfiltered air, big time.
- The dealer very nicely power-washed the livin' crap out of the bottom of the vehicle... now I have an intermittent U-joint noise. Crawled around under it last night and can't find the problem... seems to go away until I drive it some. When I pull up after a good 200-mile trip, the clunking is unmistakable. Perhaps the dealer washed all the lube out of the front dual Cardan joint? I could find no lube points, I've got the needle adapter.
- I noticed that the vent pipe for the front diff seems to be kinked quite badly where it comes out of the diff; fluid is seeping from the front diff pinion seal. That could be the cause, right?
- Cold AC is blowing out of the center defroster outlet, causing fogging of the windshield (on the outside). Is this a Daimler-Chrysler 'feature', or is my duct motor stuck/defective?
Your thoughts, please... I'm getting the factory manual soon. __ Steve .