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Why do all my vehicles hate me

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Every vehicle I have owned lately seems to hate me. My jeep stopped running a while back, with over 220k miles its about time. I ended up getting a new to me 89 volvo 240, love it. Of course on the way home today the engine managed to toss of the distributor cap some how, I also found out that I need to buy a flash light LOL. Atleast it should be an easy fix
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Dont feel bad... i returned from another weekend at the lake to find out that my wifes car all of the sudden has no A/C. Also my Jeep needs 2 new tires and has started a funny tapping sound on the top of the engine block.
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what motor do you have in your jeep.

When you say no a/c does it not blow or just blow hot?
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I have the 4.0 inline 6, and my wifes care when we left last friday was blowing nice cold air and then when we came back its blowing like a furnice. Went from cold to hot as Iraq in 2 days of just sitting there.
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Poor Jeeps! Sounds like a spot of bad luck. :(
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4.0's are noisy motors anyways, Try running 20w40 oil to see if it quiets it down.

As for the AC it probably just needs a charge, easy and cheap to do
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its a jeep(american made car) what can you expect? lmao, im american in every possible way but i would have to admit that hondas, toyotas, basically almost everything imported will run circles around anything american made(distance/longevity wise, not power wise) even with neglecting oil changes

xray - your lucky your jeep lasted you 20k let alone 220k lol
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Jus gotta disagree with your statement about jeeps. Jeeps 4.0 is one of the best motors out there. They are crazy reliable. They will run for ever, I know alot of guys will over 200k on thier 4.0 with no major work on it and it still runs great
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LOL I'd have to agree, you want a vehicle that won't give you trouble, go Toyota. Need to offroad, go Subaru. Need to pull stuff, go GMC ;)

My dad is a mech, and he always said Jeeps were the worst thing you could buy. They like to break, and every part for them costs 2-3x the amount of most other makes. But people seem to like them I guess.
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you talking like 90's wrangler? or you talking about laredo, grand cherokee types up to todays models? if the wrangler then yes i agree with the longevity and reliablity of those, a friend of mine from high school his brother had one and gave it to him with about 92k on it and he still has it to this day. there are a few(very few) exceptions with american cars and lasting that long. although some are stepping up a little
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xrayjeeper83 wrote:4.0's are noisy motors anyways, Try running 20w40 oil to see if it quiets it down.

As for the AC it probably just needs a charge, easy and cheap to do
Im pretty sure my compressor is out on my car when it comes to the A/C.

I definitaly agree with you on the 4.0 motors. They are really really really great motors the cast iron seems to be bullet proof. Im thinking the valves are what is makeing the noise. Do you know if they are adjustable or not? I have had this jeep for many years and have had to nothing with the motor. It has 174,000 miles and is just now starting to make a ticking sound.
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jus85411 wrote:its a jeep(american made car) what can you expect? lmao, im american in every possible way but i would have to admit that hondas, toyotas, basically almost everything imported will run circles around anything american made(distance/longevity wise, not power wise) even with neglecting oil changes

xray - your lucky your jeep lasted you 20k let alone 220k lol
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jus85411 wrote:you talking like 90's wrangler? or you talking about laredo, grand cherokee types up to todays models? if the wrangler then yes i agree with the longevity and reliablity of those, a friend of mine from high school his brother had one and gave it to him with about 92k on it and he still has it to this day. there are a few(very few) exceptions with american cars and lasting that long. although some are stepping up a little
All the 4.0 motors were the same motor, no matter which platform they were put in. Todays models no longer have the 4.0 they have minivan motors in them.
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Ohyouknow wrote:Poor Jeeps! Sounds like a spot of bad luck. :(
Recently my jeep was making this really odd clicking sound, worse with speed. Turns out my friend/neighbor had taken a really long zip tie and put it around my rear drive shaft...

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Myaj wrote:Need to offroad, go Subaru.

ROFL

all wheel drive doesnt equal true 4 wheel.... With a subaru you are either going to be high centered or stuck with just one wheel spinning... Id rather have a suzuki sidekick...
xrayjeeper83 wrote:Jus gotta disagree with your statement about jeeps. Jeeps 4.0 is one of the best motors out there. They are crazy reliable. They will run for ever, I know alot of guys will over 200k on thier 4.0 with no major work on it and it still runs great

The 4.0 is rock solid :grats:
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