The Whisky: Jeep Journal
This Journal has been started because I want a place to jot down notes, experiences, and miscellaneous Jeep related things that cross my mind or experience. I’ve been meaning to do this in blog form for a long time, but I haven’t gotten to it the way I’d like. So, no more delays. Ready or not, here we go. This will be a perpetual Work-In-Progress, but then, isn’t that basically Jeep Life?
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Oil Change Drip Leads To Driveshaft Bolt
After my last oil change I had a lot of oil dripping from different spots. This has happened before. Sometimes the technicians get a little sloppy when draining. A bunch of oil pools on top of the skid plates and it drips making it look like there’s an oil leak. A couple of days ago…
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Battery Pack Not Charging from 12VDC
Saturday I took a little time to look at the 12VDC issues. Dometic PLB40 Battery Pack: Not charging from DC: The fuse in the DC charging cable for the Dometic turned out to be fine. When I check continuity through the cable the positive was fine, but the negative was open. I found the side…
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Front Locker and Axle Replacement
Front Differential: Locker The dealer got back to me about a week ago. The company that handles the extended warranty sent out their own inspector. I’m told they’ve approved the claim. It will be to replace the ENTIRE front axle. There’s one part that is on back order so it’s probably another month or a…
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Kansas/Arkansas Road Trip
I’m on the Kansas/Arkansas road trip with the Jeep. On the first day I had a momentary traction control blip. That’s only once over about 1,100 miles so far. It’s pulling slightly to the left. This makes me wonder if there may be an alignment adjustment needed. That could do it. I also notice that…
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Air Bag Light and Front Locker
Russell Westbrook Jeep got in touch today. They were right on time, by the way. They said it would be Friday or possibly Monday because they were so busy. The air bag light was due to…
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Dometic PLB40 Battery Pack
This morning I had a pleasant surprise. Dometic followed up with me on the fuse. A different rep said she confirmed with their Tech Rep that the fuse should be a Slow Blow fuse. I’m going to continue with the one I have and will carry spares, but when it’s time to get more, I…
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Dometic, Air Bag Light, Front Differential Locker and Cover
Dometic PLB40 Battery Back I heard back from Dometic this morning. The rep could not find the information on whether this fuse is a slow blow or fast blow. She said they do not sell that 10A fuse. I would have to buy the entire 12VDC charging cable, part number 9600024813. I found this at…
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Dometic PLB40 Battery Pack Provides My 12V Power
The Dometic PLB40 battery pack has been in my gear since February of 2020. So, a little over a year and a half. It has solved a couple of power management problems for me. 1) Power my ARB fridge at all times without relying on the Jeep being running. 2) Provided extra USB device charging…
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Differential, Bead Lock Rings, and Zerks
A couple of days ago I noticed a couple of the bolts appeared to have a little oil around them. When I checked more closely, I did find it was seeping slightly. It hadn’t gotten to a point of dripping yet. Once again I cleaned it and re-torqued the bolts. Two days now and…
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Holcomb, John Bull, and The Rough Country Shocks
Holcomb and John Bull trails in Big Bear went well this weekend. The Rough Country shocks were fine. Honestly, I didn’t notice much difference between the Rough Country and the Fox 2.0 Reservoir shocks that came with the Mopar lift kit. My driving was more on point as well. Only a few minor scrapes up…
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Big Bear Preparation 2021
Getting ready for a trip to Big Bear, CA. There’s a lot to do! Front Differential:The front diff was still leaking when I got it back from the shop. They told me there was a big gouge in the housing and that it would probably drip a little from now on. Between that and the…