Yeah that tank is definately an easy way to be on the side of the road. This is mainly my Wife's rig and I travel for work frequently. Maybe I can sleep at night for another 13k miles or so.
Just replaced the coolant tank on my '24 with only 13k miles on it. I am less than impressed. Tank split at the seam. Was more worth my time to replace it myself than take it in under warranty.
I'm just supremely pissed off this guy was traveling at 130mph speeds. I'm not the type to go after someone and sue but this is a 100k car he was reckless to say the least.
So after I walked the scene and plotted the GPS coordinates of the initial skid mark and where the car came to a stop, its 213 yards.
Given the damage to the frame and the distance traveled after impact, the estimated values come in at a 65mph differential on impact. This put the car which I now...
I juat went back and walked the scene. From point of impact, the other car went another 400ft off the road into the brush and smacked some trees. I laid out the scenario into Grok AI and the estimated speed at impact was 105-115 mph.
Yeah when I got hit, it was a real battle to keep it somewhat controlled. I went from the right lane and spun around backwards and over into the median. Not far enough over to hit the barrier thankfully.
I did a soft install of a Starlink Gen 3 dish for remote excursions / home backup. I am very impressed so far and have used it on the Jeep for two weeks. I've seen up to 350 mb/s download speeds while driving. Mounted it under the freedom panels resting on a sunscreen with bungee cords securing...
If anyone could send me a bad cam, I will do a metallurgical analysis on it. It's my current opinion that the issue with the cams are a material / process flaw.
To add onto what @ShadowsPapa has described, and from my short time here on this forum I can attest that there is a wealth of knoweledge between those ears........setting up gearing will require more patience and understanding than swapping bearings. While many "luck out" during a bearing...
This cup shows sign of a potentially loose fit by the radial pattern displayed. This can cause all kinds of problems. Another explanation for this type of pattern is if the cup was seated into position somewhat crudely, at an angular back and forth approach into the seat but this is less common.