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    1999 Jeep Wrangler 2.2L Kubota diesel swap

    I'm not sure what you mean by boost experimentation. I suppose since these were originally N/A that any boost is experimentation :sombrero: It's hard to say exactly what caused it, I'd guess heat. The setup worked pretty good, but the turbo needed more support. It kept cracking the adapter...
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    1999 Jeep Wrangler 2.2L Kubota diesel swap

    If I recall correctly the adapter plate is 1.25" thick. I'm running 3.73 gears with 31" tires and it seems about right. As far as an update goes, it made it about 40,000 miles and 4 years before breaking a piston ring and losing compression in #2 this summer. This happened during a 5 hour drive...
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    1999 Jeep Wrangler 2.2L Kubota diesel swap

    There is a guy on the Diesel Bombers forum that's making some plates. I know he's made some SBC pattern plates, and was at least planning on doing the Jeep pattern, but I'm not sure if he's built them yet. The Jeep is doing great, no major issues. I took it on a 1400 mile round trip drive to...
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    1999 Jeep Wrangler 2.2L Kubota diesel swap

    My friend was commenting last night that my intercooler looked like it needed a decal. I just happened to have one... :sombrero:
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    1999 Jeep Wrangler 2.2L Kubota diesel swap

    Here's a quick video that I took with my phone tonight while driving around. Sorry for the quality, it was just a spur of the moment thing. I think the new 3" exhaust is quieter than the old 2.25"; you can get some idea of the volume by comparing with the sound from the water. The engine is very...
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    1999 Jeep Wrangler 2.2L Kubota diesel swap

    About a month ago I started having a horrible 'ball bearing in a coffee can' sound coming from the bellhousing. My buddy with the Ranger had his clutch come apart a month earlier, so I thought I was having a similar issue. I had already decided that it would be a good time to do some upgrades...
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    1997 Wrangler Overland Build - Road to Anchorage

    Out a clutch in her, do a full service, and she's ready!
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    1997 Wrangler Overland Build - Road to Anchorage

    ;) Is there any way for you to figure out what brand they are? I have the Rough Country 2.5s, which are progressive, and they were a HUGE improvement in ride quality over the stock springs! They also didn't require any additional parts or hardware.
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    1999 Jeep Wrangler 2.2L Kubota diesel swap

    Thanks! The gauges are the only reason why I've kept the stock PCM at all. I've considered building an Arduino DAQ and using a tablet for the gauges, but I didn't want my mileage to get out of sync. I just picked up a ROM burner though, so now I can fix the odometer if I pulled the cluster and...
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    1999 Jeep Wrangler 2.2L Kubota diesel swap

    The tach uses the crank sensor, so reading the tach sensor is just to fool the PCM at startup. The PCM doesn't actually care if the signal is correct, so it makes more sense just to hook the cam signal wire into the crank signal wire. No extra hardware needed, and it works.
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    Help With a 2000 Cherokee 4.0: Horrible Mileage and Labored Starting...

    +1 on the injectors. That's the one place where the starting and mileage issues would seem to cross over.
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    2001 XJ Restoration

    Haha, I'll take that as a compliment! :bike_rider:
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    2001 XJ Restoration

    This past July I happened to run across a 2001 Cherokee with only 116,000 miles on Craigslist for just $500. The people had been in the process of a move and it had overheated, so they just wanted to get rid of it to pay off the bills for the tow and diagnostic. They didn't have the title with...
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    Help With a 2000 Cherokee 4.0: Horrible Mileage and Labored Starting...

    They changed to a split cast manifold in 2000, which made the cracking much less common. I'd also expect the telltale ticking. The '00-01s have flawed head castings that commonly crack (I just replaced the head on my '01), but I haven't heard that affecting mileage. It tends to manifest through...
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    Help With a 2000 Cherokee 4.0: Horrible Mileage and Labored Starting...

    It could be a plugged cat. How is the power?
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