Preparing your daily ride for Winter 2022 in the Northern Hemisphere:

Laverda SF

Laverda SF

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I spent way too much time and money preparing my 2001 JEEP TJ SPORT 4.0L 5 Spd Manual Wrangler for this winter ;o(

Had OBDII Codes P0155 2/1 O2 Sensor Heater Failure Oxygen sensor heater element malfunction. Replaced the sensor to no avail - Suspect bad ground or wiring to ECM. Code P0301 Miss fire on #1 Cly (Slight missfire at startup - Injection cleaner fixed that ;o)

Replaced Oil with Mobil 2 Synthetic 10W30 Hi-Mileage (Expensive) with a new Bosch Filter on a 150,000Km AMC Straight 6 4L, 250,000 Km on the Body.

Replaced the Coil pack and plugs.

Replaced pinion and rear axle seals plus totally rebuilt the rear drum brakes.

Scrapped the frame and applied RED Rust Check all over the chassis.

Replaced Alternator and Glimmer Belt + Air Filter.

Replaced Throttle Sensor and Cleaned Throttle Body with new gasket.

3 sets of wiper blades and 2 gallons of -40 windshield fluid.

I will probably have to buy a new Battery (+$200) before this winter is over ;o(

Some tune up: HUH!

So far it's cost me well over $1000 CDN and I did my own labor.

Gas is at $1.60/liter and expected to go over $2.00/liter (Americans are freaking out at 90 cents per liter) and food prices have doubled in the last 2 years !

Not easy for a 73 year old Senior on a fixed income living in a 2 room 2nd story apt. I no longer have a garage and have to work on her in the parking lot and if reported or caught I could face eviction ;o)

Mechanically she is well above average but the body needs attention.

Right now I have new emergency brake cables, a master cylinder and spare fuel injector - Hope I don't need them till spring and will attempt to fix that 2/1 O2 sensor malfunction - However I believe its working - Just reported wrong.
 
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Laverda SF said:
Not easy for a 73 year old Senior on a fixed income living in a 2 room 2nd story apt. I no longer have a garage and have to work on her in the parking lot and if reported or caught I could face eviction ;o)
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I got in trouble doing same when I lived in town once upon a time. Fuel pump died so couldn't move it. Was told to call a tow truck but low ceiling in underground parking wouldn't allow anything with any height. I got a $100 fine from the housing committee.

Jim
 
You don't need a Jeep Rubicon with 4:56 posi axles, all you need is a strong wench on the front bumper and a Woman (Wench) in Hi-Hip Waiters to string the cable ;o)
 
I've tried the 4x4 switch (which can be temperamental) (prefer the old extra gear lever) and it worked, still have the winter tyres (russian made) on from last winter and will ignore the check engine light, the tyre pressure light, the change oil warning and then throw the winter roadside cold wx gear in ..... Bob's your uncle!
 
4X4 - I loved my 1966 Layland Land Rover - Big 4 Cyl, manual 4 Spd, Light Alu-Body, with Dual Range Rear End and Locking hubs. She could crawl slower then I could - Plus she had a wench - Some SICKO burnt her down probably because he did not want me in the bush - Paid $640 for her - What a Bush Machine.

They are worth a fortune today.
 
Laverda SF said:
Replaced Alternator and Glimmer Belt + Air Filter.
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I had to google Glimmer belt. Never heard of that before.

It's actually a Glimer belt = toothed belt.

Anyway Ron, it sounds like the lesson to be learned from all your fixing up is: don't buy a Jeep.

Toyota Landcruiser will go forever with minimum maintenance.

I have a mate (now retired) who used to be the vehicle fleet manager for the electricity authority that had about 1000 vehicles of all types. He told me that the most reliable vehicle of all was the Toyota Rav4. Nothing ever went wrong with them. They almost never needed anything more than scheduled maintenance (unless some idiot crashed one). Some of them got some punishing off-road use too, along electrical EHV transmission line routes that go for many kilometres in rugged terrain in the middle of nowhere. They have a reputation for being a girl's car though, which might put some dudes off. Probably well deserved because every time I see one on the road, it has a woman driving it.
 
A mate owned a late model Grand Cherokee, I couldn't believe you had zero room to put your other foot down beside where the accelerator pedal was. Did nobody actually sit in one while they were designed?
 
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