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    NV3550 with a 2nd gear grind. Why should I consider AX15 as a replacement?

    I did Royal Purple 1st and notice 2nd gear grind after only 500 miles and then switched to Redline MTL. Now the 2nd grind is happening all the time. Since the change I've only put down 1500 miles. Should I do another Redline MTL before I pull the tranny and rebuild it?
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    NV3550 with a 2nd gear grind. Why should I consider AX15 as a replacement?

    I read all the time on this forum to replace instead of rebuild. It seems a new ax15 is about $2000 with tranny and replacement parts ie bell housing and shifter brackets. A rebuild at a local tranny shop is $1600. Is the rebuild really not worth it? They said I get a 2 year warranty and 30k...
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    What did you do to your TJ today?

    Pulled my Jeep out of long term storage and found new error code. P0340. NICE! Typical problems from sitting for 3 months.
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    Best Radiator for a TJ?

    In my situation my lower engine hose started to leak and the aluminum neck connected to the radiator was the failure point. I know my engine torques and flexes in the engine bay. Maybe these leak are the common fail point and not the mounting point to the flange. I only had 1 failure but if...
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    Best Radiator for a TJ?

    Don't buy champion aluminum radiator or matter a fact any aluminum radiator for TJ. My Champion radiator started leaking only 2 years after purchased new. Thank God champion had a life time warranty but I guess it will leak again since this is a common known problem with aluminum radiator in TJ...
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    How bad is this oil leak?

    Any cleaner and it's a toyota and not a Jeep Thang!
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    How bad is this oil leak?

    Valve cover $15 gaskets and 30 mins labor time max. RMS $30 plus oil pan gasket $40, oil change $40 and 5 hours of labor.
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    How bad is this oil leak?

    Could depending on oil maintenance and age of gaskets. I would say 109k is an earlier if the engine was kept in regular oil changes and maintenance records show good history. Driving very little or lack of driving for long periods can also dry out rubber gaskets too. So back of engine block of...
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    How bad is this oil leak?

    I'll put money it is a Valve cover gasket. Start from the top and work your way down the block. I replaced my RMS at 170k and it turned out to be the valve cover gasket. I also was advised it the RMS but that wasn't the case after changing the RMS 3 times and another TJ owner advise me start...
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    Any Cigar Aficionados Here?

    I have a friend who's father died and inherited 15,000 cigars from boxes to loose single still wrapped. They are about 10 years old and was kept in controlled dark room for years. He has all level of cigar brands. What to do them? Does anyone have a clue on getting rid of them want to 25-40%...
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    Are there different types of Jeep AX-15 Transmission?

    I'm considering replacing my 2002 Jeep 4.0l NV3550 tranny and so far I saw a few videos of a few swaps on youtube. Questions: 1. One of the video shows AX-15 stick shift boot and Shifter is different from NV3550. This will not transfer over? Is this true? Which part will I need to resolve this...
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    California Lots of Parts for Sale

    Interested in the top if it's still good. No tears or holes? Are the windows in good condition like no scratches or cracks? Where are you located? I'm in Korean town.
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    Super bowl Rams!

    We won!
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    Is this a Sahara?

    Here is low mile jeep in your price range. Worth checking out. Check out this item on OfferUp. https://offerup.co/y3NeuMqienb
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    What lift and tires?

    If you took a pictures of side wall tires and in the wheel well. We can give you a better idea of lift size and actual tires size because it's written on the side wall. Also take a picture of of springs sometimes they print the brand name and lift size info on there too.