azjl#3
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So I want to thank the folks that tried valiantly to get me into a 392, but it just wasn't going to work with my driving style.
So, I ended up trading in a 23 rubi 2dr, which is in my opinion a lemon, and I'm being paid to go away. It's gone.
I now have a 24 Rubi 4dr, and some thoughts.
23 3.6 with etorque never worked right, jerky, I submit it ran hot. Other paint issues. Rear end burned itself up in 9 months. of grocery shopping.
Today I went from 35 miles on the 24 to 350 miles, and I am happy to report this is the jeep I am familiar with. Smooth upshifts, and very smooth braking. 21mpg avg up/down a 7% 6000 ft mountain. The 23 could not break 16 mpg for first 6 months.
Temperature up the 7% at 100 deg: 219 coolant, 225 oil. The 23 3.6 etq, same hill 235 coolant 248 oil, that was at 75 degrees oat in the rain, not 100 dry.
No near death wobble steering wheel oscillation crossing bumps at speed in 24, yes in the 23.
24 3.6 fan seemed to turn on about 210, worst temp seen 229.
So, something was not right with my former torque 3.6
Oh, and new 24, the 4x4 shifter, smooth as glass, 1st of 5 to be this smooth, you mean they fixed it?
So, I ended up trading in a 23 rubi 2dr, which is in my opinion a lemon, and I'm being paid to go away. It's gone.
I now have a 24 Rubi 4dr, and some thoughts.
23 3.6 with etorque never worked right, jerky, I submit it ran hot. Other paint issues. Rear end burned itself up in 9 months. of grocery shopping.
Today I went from 35 miles on the 24 to 350 miles, and I am happy to report this is the jeep I am familiar with. Smooth upshifts, and very smooth braking. 21mpg avg up/down a 7% 6000 ft mountain. The 23 could not break 16 mpg for first 6 months.
Temperature up the 7% at 100 deg: 219 coolant, 225 oil. The 23 3.6 etq, same hill 235 coolant 248 oil, that was at 75 degrees oat in the rain, not 100 dry.
No near death wobble steering wheel oscillation crossing bumps at speed in 24, yes in the 23.
24 3.6 fan seemed to turn on about 210, worst temp seen 229.
So, something was not right with my former torque 3.6
Oh, and new 24, the 4x4 shifter, smooth as glass, 1st of 5 to be this smooth, you mean they fixed it?
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