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Offline Moezer

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Re: So hows every ones jeep in this cold snap?
« Reply #15 on: December 08, 2013, 10:21:26 AM »
zj was dead this morning. completely dead.  put a charger on it and it fired right up.
went for a spin.  2wd could only go sideways. damn rear locker. put  in 4wd and........ same problem. damn front locker.   3 foot snow drift; no problem.  icy side street = stuck

with the rear locker on my tj it seems to do really fine in 2wd but I did spin out on deer foot ramp on Friday coming off of 130th to deer foot was pretty scary good thing there was no cars behind me at the time

Offline cLAY

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Re: So hows every ones jeep in this cold snap?
« Reply #16 on: December 08, 2013, 10:36:57 AM »
Flew in from Fort Mac after the ZJ sat for a week, was about -28c. Fired right up but wouldn't go into OD on the way home. Same problem the next day. Put it into the garage overnight and next day everything was fine.

Could probably use a back flush on the heater core, doesn't get very warm in the cab below -20C, atleast the heated seat works.
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Offline WhiteOut

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Re: So hows every ones jeep in this cold snap?
« Reply #17 on: December 08, 2013, 02:31:43 PM »
What battery are you running Clay?

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Re: So hows every ones jeep in this cold snap?
« Reply #18 on: December 08, 2013, 04:05:59 PM »
Flew in from Fort Mac after the ZJ sat for a week, was about -28c. Fired right up but wouldn't go into OD on the way home. Same problem the next day. Put it into the garage overnight and next day everything was fine.

Could probably use a back flush on the heater core, doesn't get very warm in the cab below -20C, atleast the heated seat works.

That's a fail safe on the Chrysler trannies, if it's too cold it won't go into OD, until it warms up enough.
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Offline raf2379

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Re: So hows every ones jeep in this cold snap?
« Reply #19 on: December 08, 2013, 07:26:50 PM »
mine has not had any issues during this cold spell.  ;D

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Re: So hows every ones jeep in this cold snap?
« Reply #20 on: December 08, 2013, 07:57:46 PM »
mine has not had any issues during this cold spell.  ;D

Same here. Does everything I ask of it.
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Offline LLYJ

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Re: So hows every ones jeep in this cold snap?
« Reply #21 on: December 09, 2013, 11:53:39 AM »
Zj hasn't let me down !  The Canadian tire AGM battery is proving way better that any of the 3 optima's I've had - two days it fired up no problem at -38 !


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Offline morerpmfred

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Re: So hows every ones jeep in this cold snap?
« Reply #22 on: December 09, 2013, 12:35:24 PM »
Started it up first time in three weeks early saterday morning no problems. Does not leak oil from oil filter adaptor when cold.

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Re: So hows every ones jeep in this cold snap?
« Reply #23 on: December 09, 2013, 05:59:33 PM »
Started it up first time in three weeks early saterday morning no problems. Does not leak oil from oil filter adaptor when cold.

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Offline Jrama

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Re: So hows every ones jeep in this cold snap?
« Reply #24 on: December 11, 2013, 07:31:49 PM »
Its warm out now and Jeep is still dead....probably a fuse..its always electrical