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I haven't looked at the FSM in years, but I noted a significant difference between my 1998 Gen 2.5 3.5L engine and the 2002 Gen 3 3.5L engine was that the front plate was quite different, and where the accessories mounted was different as a result. The newer 3.5L front plate had the...

Oh! One more important tip! The fan belt tensioner is old style, in that it doesn't pivot to apply tension. What you need to do is loosen (not remove) the bolt on the pulley, then using an impact on a long extension from under the car, turn the adjustment bolt to lower the tensioner pulley...

Photos of the tool, next to a 3/8” 10mm socket for scale

Skilled mechanics can do it in 4 hours. As a unskilled YouTube mechanic, I can probably get it done by myself under 7 hours with the wrong tools. Here are a couple of tips: - The fan nuts are a PIA. I use extra long wrench (10mm I think) to take those off. Most gear wrench style wrenches...

Yes, however, you will find some differences between the Gen 2.5, the first couple of years of the Gen 3, and then anything after 2003 Gen 3's. The differences are primarily in accessory brackets and locations of things like the oil pump, AC pump, etc.... I call it the the front plate, and its...

Here is a video of a teardown of a Montero sport to redo the timing belt and waterpump. It's not a great video, but it has been helpful for me. I reccommend watching without audio on, but that's a personal choice.

Here is a photo of how I did mine, I found it easier to pull the engine out first. LOL, just teasing, this is the photo of a refurbished engine I was working on before I put it in. The water pump is right in the middle, with the large black pulley:

Also, I ended up with a bunch of parts left over. If you need any of these, let me know! https://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f127/new-moog-arm-bushings-wk-commander-4435479/

I haven't wheeled mine enough yet to get a real feel for how much is too much, but one thing you could do and probably should do is install offset ball joints in your upper a-arms. Part number K100071. I don't have a very good picture of them, but this might give you an idea:

Where are you at? My son is kicking around the idea of buying an LR3....

Nice! GLWS

There was an awesome treasure trove of info about older Cherokee's (XJ, ZJ, WJ, and WK), that seems to have been bought by a new company that has radically changed these sites. What used to be wkjeeps.com or whatever, is now "https://jeepspecs.com/"

I have found the folks on JeepForum.com and JeepGarage.com to be very friendly and helpful.

Dan, just got to say, your audio quality is terrific. You're mic set up is working great! Even the parts when you were behind the wheel. Looking forward to the future videos!

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Not 100% sure this is your issue, but the cans won’t stay at the timing mark because the spring lifters are pushing them to rotate. You need to hold the cams in place manually with a simple box end wrench on each cam. Do NOT use a ratchet! With dual cams, some people zip tie them together...

The 2 day Wilderness First Aid course offered by NOLS is tremendous. By far some of the best training I've ever been a part of, and that includes 4 years in the Navy. You will not regret it. They also offer a much more in-depth Wildnerss First Responder course, but the 2-day course was really...

As others have said, you should plan to supplement whatever kit you find with activity specific items that may be relevant. This should include anything from EpiPens to Sam Splints, and everything in between. NOLS, the organization that provides Wilderness First Aid training, has a nice blog...

Depends what you mean about “place”. In my experience, any place that can be called a place typically allows self contained fire pits and are not specific between wood or charcoal fuel sources. However, there are plenty of spots that aren’t really a place, and they might have “no burn” rules...

Rolled fender mod complete. Was pretty easy to do. I did it in combination with installing extended bumpstops, so hopefully between more clearance in the fender and less up travel, my 33's will fit better. The sun was a bit closer to earth today, so my phone camera was at its limits trying to...