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Picked up a set of MOPAR tube doors for $600 off FB Marketplace so my kids don't fall out when doors off.

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Perfect timing. The weather has turned and should stay pretty good until it gets too hot.
 

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Picked up a set of MOPAR tube doors for $600 off FB Marketplace so my kids don't fall out when doors off.

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Your kids must be young , when they get older you will throw those away 😂 just kidding 😂
 

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AEV 2" lift are on the way for tomorrow arrival.

Rearranged the garage in preparation for the new 4 post lift.
 

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Doing waterpump replacement tomorrow
 

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Alright so I did the water pump replacement, was tedious due to hard to reach over the lifted jeep and each very small bolt requiring just 8ft ibs of torque. Replaced pump, thermostat housing and water temperature sensor, map sensor, oxygen sensor upstream master bank 1, the serpentine accessory drive belt, the crankshaft sensor, the PCV valve .
The hardest thing was the hydraulic belt tensioner had to be held back and with all my might I was barely able to get the belt on the alternator pulley. (This is not joke it was difficult) the hose on the thermostate housing was very tough to get off also . The cleaning of the block before replacing the gasket and pump was time consuming ( I may be OCD ) some may just wipe it and slap it on but I cleaned it well.
So I am proud so say thus far so good and Mileage has increased about 1- 1.5mpg. Was getting about 17.2 now 👇

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Alright so I did the water pump replacement, was tedious due to hard to reach over the lifted jeep and each very small bolt requiring just 8ft ibs of torque. Replaced pump, thermostat housing and water temperature sensor, map sensor, oxygen sensor upstream master bank 1, the serpentine accessory drive belt, the crankshaft sensor, the PCV valve .
The hardest thing was the hydraulic belt tensioner had to be held back and with all my might I was barely able to get the belt on the alternator pulley. (This is not joke it was difficult) the hose on the thermostate housing was very tough to get off also . The cleaning of the block before replacing the gasket and pump was time consuming ( I may be OCD ) some may just wipe it and slap it on but I cleaned it well.
So I am proud so say thus far so good and Mileage has increased about 1- 1.5mpg. Was getting about 17.2 now 👇

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118K!!! Nice!!!
 

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118K!!! Nice!!!
They can say what they want but I have been in dirt and mud and snow 5 days a week for 3.5yrs. Straight With this truck and intermittently before that and it has held up like a champ really .. I need to do a bunch of wire brushing and primer and flat black painting on welds underneath it .. happening this week .. thats my next task. I already did some .. but didn't complete the job due to rain.
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They can say what they want but I have been in dirt and mud and snow 5 days a week for 3.5yrs. Straight With this truck and intermittently before that and it has held up like a champ really .. I need to do a bunch of wire brushing and primer and flat black painting on welds underneath it .. happening this week .. thats my next task. I already did some .. but didn't complete the job due to rain.
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That's so awesome in so many ways. I had a CJ that I rode over 150,000 miles with. I think that I replaced every wire on it (yes, all five) and turned over half of the bolts at some point or another. It was like a friend. Good memories and great times even in the garage. The more miles the more bonding. Thanks for the repair pics.
 

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I took my Gladiator to Discount Tire this morning,had 2 nails in th right front tire.Stopped at Discount Tire in WinterHaven.Special THANKS to them for fixing my Gladiator up and sending me on my way!!No charge. Thanks again !!
 

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I took my Gladiator to Discount Tire this morning,had 2 nails in th right front tire.Stopped at Discount Tire in WinterHaven.Special THANKS to them for fixing my Gladiator up and sending me on my way!!No charge. Thanks again !!
Sabotage??
 

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Nope, there's a house being remodeled we went by and I think they fell out of either a bin or box of a pickup on the road.
 

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