Recent content by jfdatlaw

Not being terribly mechanical and with it under warranty, I played along with them but I have found a few videos on this issue. This is the best one that basically shows that the control gets dirty and can be cleaned and put back together. If that works, I'm going to find this guy and send him...

I've had a long term issue with my JK where the heater control binds and has to be replaced. Over the years, I've had the cables to the knobs and heater control replaced a number of times and even the entire dash removed for replacement of the heater core. After replacing just the heater...

Are you guys installing the ABS kill switch because you've had a similar problem or just because you don't like it on the trail?

It's obviously hugely frustrating. I was in the process of selling this otherwise awesome JK but that's gone by the wayside and it looks like I'm a 2 Jeep family for a while. MaxCare has basically rebuilt the entire Jeep at this point and I guess the only part left was the ABS module. Damn...

I asked about that too and they claim that the dash will be all lit up with error lights if I drive it without the ABS. Will it be drivable anyway?

Yeah, I think this is the 3rd time in my 13 years I've owned it when that light came on and the dealer (not the same one) said they can't replace just the electronic part and the entire assembly was replaced. Thankfully, I had the warranty each time so it was no difference to me so I just let...

The dealer has told me that my 2008 JK needs an ABS module, part number 68030936AB. It has been in the service department for over 6 weeks and they can't find the part in a nationwide search. They have also told me that the part is vin matched to the vehicle so I can't get one from the junkyard...

Agreed. I've paid for enough stuff in this country I don't use that I'm using these.

Very well could have. My assumption is that it was some kind of federal grant that allowed it. We are a small town so wouldn't have the sales tax base to support it. ChargePoint is the company that runs it. They are popping up different places and I haven't seen the terms. I assume one day it...

Ah, our town installed the station and the first 3 hours is free. So, with a full charge in less than 3 hours, that's all I need. After 3 hours it's $20 an hour. As to the broader political discussion of the rationale for government supported installations of power stations and tax incentives...

Free to me I guess. I'm lucky to live 400 feet from a level 2 charger. I use that most of the time and charge overnight at home at 120 the rest of the time.

Actually, it is for me. Covering the entire day with a charge is worth the short walk to the charger or plugging it in at home.

The range is only just over 20 miles. I typically just plug it in every night when I get home. Some days I drive less than 20 miles and never use gas and other days when I have longer trips the gas engine just takes over as the battery runs out. At 240 volts, the charge time is just over 2...

I'm now about 600 miles in and have put in 2 tanks of gas. For my last tank, just taking the total miles travelled divided by the number of gallons used, I averaged just over 30 mpg. Now, this will fluctuate greatly depending on your length of trips. The person best suited to a setup like...

I will take that as a no, no one has tried it. I just watched Eddie's videos (thank you for the email by the way with the update) so I might just give that a try if I have room on the ceiling. Sometimes you can't hang the top from the ceiling because of the garage configuration and it's nice...