What have you done to your KK lately

JeepNCrowd · **Posted:** Mon Sep 16, 2013 1:02 pm

Gageraid wrote:

Looks like fun JeepNCrowd. Do you have SelecTrac or CommandTrac?

SelecTrac. But I'm in 4Low the entire time so in that aspect both are the same. But I managed to overheat my Tranny again on that hill. I guess I need to get a heavy duty Transmission cooler.

Gageraid · **Posted:** Mon Sep 16, 2013 1:07 pm

JeepNCrowd wrote:

Gageraid wrote:

Looks like fun JeepNCrowd. Do you have SelecTrac or CommandTrac?

SelecTrac. But I'm in 4Low the entire time so in that aspect both are the same. But I managed to overheat my Tranny again on that hill. I guess I need to get a heavy duty Transmission cooler.

Thanks for clarifying. I feel like I've read 2 or 3 people recently overheating their transmission on the KK. Do you occasionally open your hood at all to let it cool down during wheeling?

JeepNCrowd · **Posted:** Mon Sep 16, 2013 1:30 pm

Gageraid wrote:

JeepNCrowd wrote:

Gageraid wrote:

Looks like fun JeepNCrowd. Do you have SelecTrac or CommandTrac?

SelecTrac. But I'm in 4Low the entire time so in that aspect both are the same. But I managed to overheat my Tranny again on that hill. I guess I need to get a heavy duty Transmission cooler.

Thanks for clarifying. I feel like I've read 2 or 3 people recently overheating their transmission on the KK. Do you occasionally open your hood at all to let it cool down during wheeling?

No. If I'm still in the middle of an obstacle, like last on my last run, I Turn the heater on and request to be winched up. If there is are people behind me attempting the obstacle I just shut it off get out and watch. By the time I get back its good to go. It didn't over heat on me again that day. That hill was just ruff. I was floored in 4low for quite some time on it. The two other times I over heated were in the mountains of Colorado, and one of those times I was in 2wd (not low gear). I'd like to think that when I re-gear it will help too.

Ted15 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 16, 2013 3:07 pm

JeepNCrowd wrote:

No. If I'm still in the middle of an obstacle, like last on my last run, I Turn the heater on and request to be winched up. If there is are people behind me attempting the obstacle I just shut it off get out and watch. By the time I get back its good to go. It didn't over heat on me again that day. That hill was just ruff. I was floored in 4low for quite some time on it. The two other times I over heated were in the mountains of Colorado, and one of those times I was in 2wd (not low gear). I'd like to think that when I re-gear it will help too.

Regearing will help a lot. Do you have the mechanical fan?

Ted15 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 16, 2013 6:53 pm

Ted15 wrote:

Here are a couple shots of my newly painted Rocklizard Gecko basket rack

Finally installed

lfhoward · **Posted:** Mon Sep 16, 2013 7:43 pm

Your roof rack is lookin' good, Ted!

Ted15 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 16, 2013 8:16 pm

lfhoward wrote:

Your roof rack is lookin' good, Ted!

Thanks.

LKWJeeper · **Posted:** Mon Sep 16, 2013 8:47 pm

Still hiding the pics of the dipped fenders?

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Ted15 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 16, 2013 9:07 pm

JeeperSC wrote:

Still hiding the pics of the dipped fenders?

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I forgot about that. It was pretty much an experiment to see if I liked it. I didn't even take a pic of it :oops:

Gageraid · **Posted:** Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:36 am

Took the fake vents off the fenders. Looks really good without them. I'll get some pictures up later. Also took my front wind deflector off so I could clean and inspect the area underneath.

Gageraid · **Posted:** Fri Sep 20, 2013 10:44 am

Removed the fake fender vents. Pictures as promised.

huntb · **Posted:** Fri Sep 20, 2013 10:53 am

Gageraid wrote:

Removed the fake fender vents. Pictures as promised.

Yeah I dunno... I'm not sure how you can say that it looks much better without them. I actually really like them

Gageraid · **Posted:** Fri Sep 20, 2013 10:56 am

I like functional things. These aren't. I first contemplated painting them a cool color, but I'm digging this. If anyone wants to know, these pop right out. Took 5 minutes.

isomswim · **Posted:** Fri Sep 20, 2013 12:01 pm

Gageraid wrote:

I like functional things. These aren't. I first contemplated painting them a cool color, but I'm digging this. If anyone wants to know, these pop right out. Took 5 minutes.

I agree this is pretty cool. Haters gonna hate lol jk huntb. My liberty is grey so I don't think it would matter if I kept them or took them off.

JeepNCrowd · **Posted:** Fri Sep 20, 2013 12:05 pm

I agree. nonfunctional thing annoy me. I just wonder why jeep couldn't just spend the extra .01$ and putt a real vent in. Instead of wasting money on a fake plastic vent.

Gageraid · **Posted:** Fri Sep 20, 2013 12:28 pm

JeepNCrowd wrote:

I agree. nonfunctional thing annoy me. I just wonder why jeep couldn't just spend the extra .01$ and putt a real vent in. Instead of wasting money on a fake plastic vent.

Are the ones on the Nitro fake, too?

lfhoward · **Posted:** Fri Sep 20, 2013 1:25 pm

Gageraid, is there any chance of making that spot into a real vent that will let heat out from under the hood?

TIJKK1220 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 20, 2013 3:42 pm

I thought about trying to pipe a snorkel through there. You think it's too much constriction?

Gageraid · **Posted:** Sat Sep 21, 2013 11:45 am

lfhoward wrote:

Gageraid, is there any chance of making that spot into a real vent that will let heat out from under the hood?

I will double check when I leave to go to work soon. I doubt it would work.

JeepMorrison · **Joined:** Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:34 am **Posts:** 1236

TIJKK1220 wrote:

I thought about trying to pipe a snorkel through there. You think it's too much constriction?

Nah anything is possible!!

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