New Diesel KJ owner here - Lovin it!

kapalczynski · **Posted:** Sat Feb 27, 2010 5:03 pm

Already found alot of room for improvement on this vehicle, but loving the good things and improving a few areas that matter to me. Located about 6000ft above sealevel in Colorado Springs, CO. Gotta love the rockies! Mod list on signature.

wecwbe · **Posted:** Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:27 am

Welcome to the forum! :JEEPIN:

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:40 am

I think I already said welcome, but if not, Welcome

Are you on the north or south end of the springs?

kapalczynski · **Posted:** Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:15 am

Thanks for the welcome guys! I live on the southern end, just outside city limits and almost in fountain (Only had to pay 4.9% sales tax on my jeep

). If any of the Colorado Springs locals need help anytime, let me know! I have a decent assortment of tools, and a small metal lathe/mill if u need a special tool or part, etc. I should be relatively active on here so just shoot me a PM!

STINGN · **Posted:** Sun Feb 28, 2010 2:40 pm

Welcome

kapalczynski · **Posted:** Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:11 am

Thought I'd Post some Pics of my jeep and some of the projects I've done:

OFF ROAD IN COLORADO :JEEPIN:

TURBO DIESEL EMBLEMS

REAR FOGLIGHTS (Reverse Activated)

High Beam Override switch, ABS Kill switch, AC Kill switch - High Beam switch allows my dims and fogs to stay on with High beams...more light...FINALLY! ABS switch allows me to disable and re-enable ABS for off road/on road use instantly. AC kill switch allows me to have the defrost on and NOT run the AC and lose fuel economy.

BOOST PRESSURE SENSOR - Finally cleaned it

INTERCOOLER - Original had a hole, I pressure tested new one and installed:

I think thats about it. I didn't take any pics while installing the lift, but it is on in all these pics.

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:33 am

Nice pictures :JEEPIN:

kapalczynski · **Posted:** Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:39 am

Diggerfreek wrote:

Nice pictures :JEEPIN:

Thanks Digger, and thx for the welcome!

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:43 am

No problem

is the turbo diesel badge off of a Mercedes?

kapalczynski · **Posted:** Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:48 am

I was wondering if someone might ask...and yep

Cut the mounting pins off it, acetone to get rid of the faded black line, and polished with my buffing wheel, and mounted with heavy duty double sided tape (from Lowes thats made for mounting brass signs on buildings...not gonna fall off). What do you think btw, I was wanting it to stand out, but not look too over the top. I was mainly tired of people asking me why I had such a bad engine knock and having to explain...lol

Heres a before pic where u can see the faded black paint before removal and polishing:

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:53 am

I like it

CRD Joe · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:48 pm

Hey, make me one of those turbo diesel emblems and Ill buy it from you.... :SOMBRERO:

mikey1273 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:34 pm

Hey welcome

I like ur Jeep. nice turbo diesel embem from a bendz I would have never thought of that...

I don't get many questions like "why does ur engine knock like that?" I do get funny looks from poeple in parking lots and at filling stations... My coworkers tease me about a rod knocking and are always telling me I better check the oil or something. Funniest time was at this county store in west virgina I pulled up to the diesel pump and proceded to get my fuel like normal. the woman inside wouldn't turn the pump on. She comes out and asks "Rrr you sure you want to be puttin dezzel in that?" I told her yeah cus it sure ain't gonna run on nothing else. she replyes "Ok then I'll turn the pump on Fer ya" then as all the locals that came in while I was filling were all were like "wow is that thing a diesel? I ain't never seen nothing like that"

kapalczynski · **Posted:** Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:53 pm

mikey1273 wrote:

Hey welcome

I like ur Jeep. nice turbo diesel embem from a bendz I would have never thought of that...

I don't get many questions like "why does ur engine knock like that?" I do get funny looks from poeple in parking lots and at filling stations... My coworkers tease me about a rod knocking and are always telling me I better check the oil or something. Funniest time was at this county store in west virgina I pulled up to the diesel pump and proceded to get my fuel like normal. the woman inside wouldn't turn the pump on. She comes out and asks "Rrr you sure you want to be puttin dezzel in that?" I told her yeah cus it sure ain't gonna run on nothing else. she replyes "Ok then I'll turn the pump on Fer ya" then as all the locals that came in while I was filling were all were like "wow is that thing a diesel? I ain't never seen nothing like that"

Yeah, that happens to me EVEN with the TD emblems. ha ha. Once I was filling up in a small town east of Colorado Springs where there is only 1 Diesel pump. A Full size Semi w/trailer was on one side and I was on the other. I was thinking to myself that he must be wondering to himself about me. Just then a 1 Ton Ford power-stroke pulled up behind me looked irritated (like why was i taking the one pump he could get diesel on) until he realized I was actually filling diesel and not unleaded. When I was going in to pay he asked with a smirk...is that really a diesel??? I said yep! and went in to pay.

JeepBumm68 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:16 pm

Looking good bro.

I am up in Parker, have diesel Libby too.

kapalczynski · **Posted:** Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:18 pm

JeepBumm68 wrote:

Looking good bro.

I am up in Parker, have diesel Libby too.

Cool, Love the Colorado Area

JeepBumm68 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:29 pm

ya man. i love it too. i own a 05 Rubi, and my girl owns the 06 CRD libby, that is getting sfa'd right now

mikey1273 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:05 am

My brother used to live in Colorado Springs, they liked it there and want to go back for a visit. I nver got to go visit them in the few years they lived there because I had went back to school and had no time or $$. Then they move to Key West and I made it there. I think I would love Colorado too.

I got asked about My Jeep at the car wash yesterday. There was a new guy working I never seen before and he had to ask. He never knew there was a diesel Jeep.

kapalczynski · **Posted:** Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:01 pm

Got to love it here. Its a Jeeps home.

I was looking into the wrangler CRD. Available only in Germany and Australia. (right hand drive only in Australia tho)...Tempting if I ever go there for the military. You never kno

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:09 pm

To get a diesel in to the US is a pain, plus because of emissions rules, it would have to be a off road vehicle only

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