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Just being able to have your kids (and wife) hanging around and able to interact with you while you're working is a huge plus. For them and for you. Happy childhood memories here! :)
Same here. Grew up in my old man’s shop and junkyard from the time I was in diapers to the present day. Great childhood memories and I Learned a lot about all types of different vehicles. I took over when he passed away in 1999 and the business is still running strong today with the help of my family and a handful of great employees.
@tihzho while you are both right take a closer look. The belt was originally routed wrong. Look at the idler pully coming off vs going on. The belt left groove marks in it and when he cleaned it off it was smooth which means the back of the belt needs to be on it not the ridges. He fixed it to properly be routed.
@@tihzho He may have routed it correctly, it may have been wrong in the beginning...haven't pulled a belt diagram...was just saying it went on different than it came off
A 28 year old Jeep rides again!! Mine is still a youngster at only 20 years old. When the Jeep community finds out there is a genuine diagnostic/triagnostic mechanic who really understands vehicles is open for business, you will have plenty of work. Bless you and your family and Happy Thanksgiving.
28 Years ago, Jeep was a reliable brand. My 2022 JLUR has already been back to the dealer with 6K on if for a T-Stat inlet tube gasket Recall. Old School Rocks!!!
I have an '87 Wrangler (first year) with the carbed 4.2L engine. Hasn't run in a while because my son took the battery for something else. But after watching this repair, I'll be getting my battery back and the Jeep on the road. I miss driving it.
You were right about no silicone on the water pump gasket, silicone NEVER goes on a gasket. But a quick spray of 3M Hi-Tack on the gasket will hold it in place nicely and add to the sealing of the gasket.
Running like a top…. So when you hit the throttle it spins uncontrollably and ends up on its side… 🤣 very jeepy. Great job Ray, my respect for your skills just grows.
Been doing repairs for 50 yrs(retired now),and I always liked brushing on some Permatex Non-hardening aircraft sealant,on each side of the gasket,on pitted surfaces. Never had a leak.
Boy, this brings back so many memories of wrenching on my '94 Wrangler. I had that thing for 22 years and did all the work on it myself. I miss those days.
@@MajorWeakness The fault is obvious to anyone with mechanical knowledge. It is also obvious the fault was recognised in order to place camera to film. I give benifit of doubt that Rainman is in carpark although the video shows that he is not. Again the benifit of doubt is given as could be result of unfortunate editing.
@@erik_from_wisconsin4978 Thankyou for your intellectual insight. Perhaps you can find a door to hold open for someone as this would be suited for your talent.
Great outcome for the old Jeep Ray. It is even great to see the Wife Unit designing Merchandise and getting involved with the running of the business both off and on camera. Equally nice to seeing or hearing your kids in the background from time to time in the shop. they will remember these times forever.
Thank you so much for this Turkey Day vid. You can’t imagine the fond memories it churned up. My first auto repair was a water pump on a 1969 Olds Delta with a 455 Rocket engine in 1975 LOL . I learned many valuable lessons from that procedure. Older American made cars were not built for 5’2’ females to work on and never do automative repairs wearing a halter top and short shorts LOL. It also gave me a lifelong interest in automotives. Please remember daughters can benefit from your knowledge as well as sons.
This video illustrates what has always made this country great and separated us from the rest of the world. It's about becoming successful in your own right by picking yourself up after an unfortunate circumstance, working hard, bringing your family in, taking an idea, creating a business and not looking for someone or something to bail you out. It's so great to see but it also makes me sad in that this sort of ingenuity and work ethic is quickly disappearing by design because certain entities would rather you be dependent on them. Very impressive to see what you and your wife are creating here. Congratulations Ray.
My very first car was a 95 Jeep Cherokee Country 4.0l inferno red/beige. I got 260,000 miles out of it. I sure miss that jeep. PLEASE make this work Ray!!! Bring back to full perfection. Those are the most sentimental engines you could've posted.
I think this was the longest episode I have ever seen you do. I have enjoyed watching this series of let's fix this jeep and I found it very education. Thank Ray and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
Nothing is better than having your wife help out, congrats on that Ray. I had my wife do all the building department running, employee interface, special orders, etc…for my construction business, I could not have been successful without her. 🙏🏼 Edit: Can’t beat a ‘wife unit’! 😊
The family is adorable. Make sure your kids are safe around the shop. Wife unit seems lovely and is good-looking, tell her not to be shy! Hope the new business is successful.
Ray, I felt for you as you checked nearly everything to find the solutions for power loss and hard starting. It must be hard to make a profit on a job like the this Jeep. Maybe the customer will understand and be willing to pay for the hours. Fortunately you had a positive outcome and that makes charging easier. It was a combination of a lot of small things that added up.
A pusher fan will have different blades to a puller fan, so a puller fan will not work properly as a pusher. Running the motor the other way is not going to work efficiently as the blade profile is completely different.
@@djosbun obviously, the box even says that on uni fans, some brands just have you flip the blades like flex a lite. My point is that he is wrong itll do the job just fine.
THAT FAN BELT IS NOT ON THE WAY IT CAME OFF! Check the video the serpentine belt was ran completely different and might be running the water pump backwards!
The ones with 4cyl are sold for cheap because Jeep KNOWS that it’s going to be customized by it’s new owner. They usually have crap everything for the same reasons. First thing is a new to the unit is a new COMPLETE drive train including eng/transmission/t-case/differentials, then you’ll have a REALLY GOOD unit!
I've got a CJ myself, but as they're disappearing the YJs are becoming the new CJs and finally getting the respect they deserve as the last of the "Real Jeeps"!
You need a t-shirt that says "ANOTHER!!!" with a picture of a can of brake cleaner. I'd buy that for a dollar! Awesome work, man, and I'm glad to see you doing your own thing now. Inspirational.
Damn Ray! You got yourself your own family business now. Gotta give the wife unit multiple thumbs ups! Great job on the jeep so far. You can tell it's loving the TLC. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
More than an HOUR of beautimus video!! Amazing. Really looking forward to sitting down and watching this in full later, just wanted to leave a comment of sincere appreciation. Thank you! 👍👍🇬🇧
A pusher fan will have different blades to a puller fan, so the one that you have will not work as a pusher. Running the motor the other way is not going to work as the blade profile is completely different. Hence why putting an aircraft prop on backwards virtually generates no thrust....you are going to need to change it 😞
Hope it will work out. The fan motor will have more exposure to elements and road debris when placed in the front. But it will protect the radiator which is more expensive.
It's just not as efficient. While not all electric fans are reversible, this one is. There are a lot of different blade profiles and they all have their reasons for why they are the best in their own use case, this is good enough for this use scenario.
@@chrissmithz314 you would need to remove the fan blade and reverse it, not change motor direction, hence why the wiring shows which wire to use for live.
Great job Rainman, love the Wife Unit design. FYI on a 4.0. 1) At 36 minutes the belt is routed different from when you removed it, but it works. 2) Dash gauge signal is from the sensor located on the rear of the cylinder head, the PCM gets its signal from the sensor in the thermostat housing. That's why your seeing a difference between the dash and the hand held. 3) That plug on the firewall is the connector ODB1 tool, you should also find one in the wiring harness that goes over the transmission by the gas pedal. This is called out on a signal line print. 4) These 4.0 are notorious for vapor locking during a radiator fill. You ask how I know my wife has a 94 4.0 Jeep with over 307k miles on it, it didn't get there without her husband of 25 years working on it.
It looks like you installed the belt differently than it was to begin with. But I think this is the correct way now. Before, the ribbed side of the belt was running on the smooth idler pulley, which can't be right.
I noticed that too. I was wondering why it was switched up. It looks like the Jeep might have had air conditioning that got removed so the original way would have made sense. He does good work though so I'm sure there is a reason for it.
Your videos just get better and better! Don’t forget the old (paraphrased) saying; “Behind every great mechanic is great ‘wife-unit!” The support of your wife and family is SO important, and it looks like they’ve got your back. Happy Thanksgiving to you and all your family, Ray. Best wishes from the U.K.
I like these videos of working on an old POS vehicle better than the ones where you work on newer cars for some reason. Perhaps it's because it reminds me of my old days of keeping my various beater cars alive on a shoestring budget, which was very satisfying when I succeeded and I almost always did. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your nice family, Ray!
Very innovative and clever transformation with that fan, most places would have stuffed that jeep in the junkyard, you saved that guy a lot of money !!!
Ray, it was a pleasure to finally meet your entire family, and the Wife Unit (Boss Lady) is sweet and will get more comfortable on camera as time passes. I wish you all the best in your new venture and I know it will be great. Hello again from Australia 🏁
"I'm doing this as if it were mine" is the best way to do any customer job. Happy Thanksgiving, and so happy to see you taking the effort in all that you do!
@@RobiinnNL Ray changed the rotation of the motor by swapping the two wires to power and ground. Flipping the blade over will then make the blade contour correct for it to be a "pusher" fan instead of a "pull" fan. It will move some air with the blade the wrong way, but no where as efficient as the blade being in the correct orientation.
This Jeep is 27 years old, a lot of miles on it, may have been driven hard, 27 years of rust, corrosion and a lot of repairs over its life, some not so well done. It is no wonder it needs so much work by you and still needs more (like the clutch as mentioned in the previous video on this vehicle). Likely the owner loves it and likely cheaper to keep fixing than buy a new one (at over $40K). I believe that engine is from the very good AMC 6 cylinder going back to the early 1960's.
It still needs a lot of love. Shocks, shackle bushings, possibly a clutch and a stereo to drown out all the other noises. When you give it back, a tie wrap around the drive shaft is always a nice way of thanking them for the business.
Ray I'm absolutely addicted to your videos, I only found you about a month ago and I'm working my way through your videos. I'm 44 and I've been watching mechanics since the beginning of TH-cam, wish things had been different when I was younger because it's a career I've always loved, instead I run my own painting & decorating company so apprecaite the hard graft you do everyday. I don't know what it is about you but your videos they are amazing, the way you get the viewer involved and explain absolutely everything is something unique. I wish I found you years ago when I was having issues with my older cars so many minor and (I say minor because too many idiots think they can do jobs better left for "the OG professionals") things I could have fixed myself. Keep up the amazing videos, we are all rooting for you and your lovely family. I'm 100% in belief that you will be a huge success working for yourself because mechanics that care and do the job right are like gold dust. If you can give a shout out to your fans over the pound in Glasgow good old bonny Scotland that would be cool. Heather xx
Ray such an awesome video, you really are a great mechanic. I've followed for a while now and wish you and your family all the very best in life. Peace from Sydney Australia.
I noticed when you put the belt back on, it was routed different from the way it came off. Looked it up and it looks like whoever routed it before, did it wrong. Looks like you are going to have some fun with the suspension too. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family Ray. As always, good video.
I had a 1986 Cherokee with the 2.5 Iron Duke. It had two water pumps available. One for a V-Belt (No A/C) and one for the serpentine belt (With A/C) they had impellers that were reversed from each other because of rotational direction.
The water pump pulley runs off the flat side of the belt. For it to run backwards you would have to route the grooved side around the pulley. If someone made that mistake, they have no business turning wrenches. Like Greg said, it would have to be a v-belt pulley water pump installed by mistake for it to run backwards.
Great video. The late wife would have loved to had one of those "Wife-Unit" shirt's, considering I always referred to her as the Warden. Funny part was she was anything but strict with me, but it did piss her off, that was the best part. She was my life partner, and soul mate, for 47 glorious years.
That aluminum radiator bracket is going to get very hot. Also you should check the direction of the water pump impeller is in the right direction before install. They use the same waterpump on the 258 cu engine and that rotates in the opposite direction.
Happy Thanksgiving Ray, antifreeze and oil, I hate cleaning the floor so I get plastic cement mixing trays from Home Depot. The smaller ones are perfect to slide under the vehicle large enough to catch usually all the runners and splash. Your tool suggestions are much appreciated.
They are awesome, I have a nest of 6 freshly bought. Both sizes are good for keeping my sprayers tidy in the back of my truck. I don't want a pesticide puddle.
Don't stop Ray with your restomod work on this Jeep as you could even set it up as a Jeep Wrangler repair series for those who need to know how to go about tackling this type of work on their old Jeeps!👌
I appreciate how we get to see all the little unexpected problems along the way(like the stripped bolt in the aluminum bit on the pump+the remedy).Also how he explains things along the way ,even if hes explained them in many other vids.Its important for a first time viewer maybe facing the same repair .Ray always pulls through and keeps his cool.I see nothing but good in your future young man!
The only thing I could think of the solved that problem besides the nut and back was a helicoil in the aluminum but a lot of people don't want to mess with them but I've used them and they've saved my butt more and once have a great day
Man, you have that Jeep purring like a kitten! Nice job Ray! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!!! For some reason your channel is so much better now it's a personal business!!!
Hey Ray! The new shop seems to be treating you much better! The folks running around there a so much more adorable than the fellows you were working with. Thank you for all you do.
👏👏👏👏great job. Glad that the Jeep lives on. Great that you have a wife unit that supports you💯%. 👍wife unit, nice & shiny, wobbly bit, wrench clickage, flashlight gravity
I really enjoy watching the ingenuity, craftsmanship, logic and humor you apply to the jobs. My time making a living out of a toolbox started being measured in months that turned into years then turned into decades till my body and mind had had enough of it. Way more fun now watching you do it.
so glad you are working in a nicer shop now without this annoying phone bell. I hated it and tried to mute it out, but now I can have the volume up without fear.
More than just that one!! Our 96 4.0 in a Grand Cherokee has several pump bolt holes that go through into the water jacket, several of the front cover bolts also penetrate the water jacket. Same with the thermostat housing. The 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Service Manual is silent on sealing these bolts to prevent corrosion and to keep coolant out of the oil in the case of the front cover bolts. The book "Jeep 4.0 Engines: How to Rebuild and Modify (Sa Design)" by Larry Shepard is likewise silent the necessity of sealing these bolts. I use Permatex Thread Seal + Lock Compound with good results.
I'm glad to see that you got the go-ahead to fix the cooling system problems. But I have one question Ray. What stopped you from using the coolant sensor that was pre-installed on the upper radiator hose? My past experience with Hayden fan systems with temp sensors that are installed between the cooling fins of the radiator, are nowhere near as accurate as sensors that are actually in the coolant flow. Yeah, they work in a pinch. But the accuracy is drastically affected by rain, snow and high winds.
Kudos for cleaning up the surfaces with the wire wheel. Even the attachment points for the power steering, my dad would have given me hell for not doing those too. Happy Thanksgiving to the whole Ray family!
It is quite enjoyable to see that you are far from phased by the looks of this engine. I know that I would feel demotivated just by looking at it, before even starting any work to get to that water pump. Also glad you got so much positive energy for this job, makes my evening feel a lot better just for watching this episode. Thank you for this video, wishing you and your family a happy Thanksgiving weekend with joy and peace.
Oh and yeah, that engine looked quite crusty for some parts, so good job dealing with all of it. Nice work. Thanks for the family cameos, glad to see the variation. Kudos.
I've always enjoyed your content, but I have to say it's gotten even better since you started your own business. Wish you, wife unit and your kids all the best. Kind regards from Denmark.
Mr. Rainman... With a, (I'm guessing), incredibly supportive and creative wife unit with a great smile, truly beautiful and inquisitive kids which remind you why you are doing all of this and, finally, really looking forward to going to work so you can practice your trade without someone over you saying, "faster faster, cheaper cheaper", you have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Plus your previous employer really did do you a favor... as hard as it was!
Good to see they gave you the correct rotation water pump. Jeep used that engine in more than a few vehicles, and some had reverse rotation pumps to accommodate accessory drives.
Nice to see that you can take your time and complete the necessary fixes. Really nice that we can watch every step and learn great techniques. Your videos have reached a new level! Even more enjoyable and educational.
i would say you should be home with the family today but i am at my shop today as well no rest when starting your own place...hope you and the family the best today ray....keep up the great work and videos....and dont forget to speend time with the wife unit and kid units...
Excellent video Ray, I wish for more like this one working on older vehicles. I have been doing my own wrenching for 55 yrs or so now on all my stuff and enjoy watching and helping you (I know, you can't hear me). This one was a very interesting, fun, learning video, you will achieve all the success you want !!!
Here’s an idea for some merchandise… a shirt that says something like “diagnose don’t fire the parts cannon” with a picture of a cannon firing car parts (like spark plugs, brake pads, etc).
Speaking of Jeeps, my brother has an 06 Jeep Cherokee and his rear end just blew up on the way back home from visiting the in laws for Thanksgiving. It was making a weird noise but he just ignored it. I just installed a tensioner pulley and belt for him. His old plastic pulley locked up and he barely got home with no belt and a dying battery. Now he's gotta use his wife's Chrysler 200 to get to work.
Hey Ray, Thanks for the longer format content. 👍🏻 A couple things to suggest that if purchased you will wonder how you lived without. 1. Sand Blaster, since you already have the compressor, and 2. Panduit Gun, find a used one on EBay since they are outrageously priced new and you will never put another zip tie on without it. Happy Thanksgiving 🍁 to you and the fam and well done on the Wife Unit! 😜
A pedestal grinder with a grinding wheel on one side and a wire brush on the other be very helpful and they're pretty reasonable have a good day and a Happy Thanksgiving
Excellent content Ray. You've brought back the life to that Jeep. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family and also to your HUGE TH-cam family 🦃🦃🦃 Greetings from Lake City 🌴😎🇺🇸
Ray if I lived in Florida you would have a customer for life, plus you have a beautiful wife and family and I know you’ll be able to expand as your very honest and only charge for what’s needed, you have a great future in the automotive repair business
Remember eat the gobbly bits, not the wobbly bits! Happy Thanksgiving to everyone ont there watching these Rainman Ray videos, and be thankful that he’s a cool dude who goes out of his way to make these videos for our entertainment and education! Yay! ❤️💕😁
Glad to see the old Jeep getting a second lease on life...we need to keep these simpler, easier-to-repair vehicles on the road! Have a Happy Thanksgiving Ray!
@@vilemerchant Jeeps are cheap to repair. Thats in raw cost, add up the interval of repair and oops its more expensive. They have the advantage of despite a pain you atleast have room to move around usually so you can bang your gut on the fender. That being said sometimes I miss my XJ.
Happy Bird Day, Ray! Hint to help hot Jeeps everywhere. Swap out the 190 thermostat for a 160. That will keep it from topping out at 225 Which is close to head warping warm. I learned that one the hard way.
Ray, Happy Thanksgiving!! Check your video. I think the belt for the water pump was routed backwards before you took off the pump. In looking at the impeller, i believe you routed the belt, correctly, upon replacement. Mute point, now, but could have made the pump fail initially.
really nice to see someone put some money into the jeep to keep it running well into the future.. its like a piece of living history and will work post employment Apocalyptic world
7:07 "If this thing ever gets wet" Ray, with it on the front of the radiator you're going to be driving rain into it at 70 mph on the road. It's going to get wet.
Happy Thanksgiving Ray. Seem you have a lot to be thankful for this year - you got a great wife unit and some good kids and finally a good new business. Not much more can a man ask for from life.
Great to see the family helping out in the shop. You guys deserve all the best and we’re all rooting for you! Happy Thanksgiving to you and the rest of the family, Ray
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Part 1: Parts Cannon!! Can it be saved? 95 Jeep Wrangler 4.0 th-cam.com/video/XGx5cooQLQY/w-d-xo.html
Part 2: Frustrating Diagnosis! It LIVES AGAIN! Jeep Wrangler 4.0 th-cam.com/video/ZPBWAGcc-8M/w-d-xo.html
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@@danjordan1979 I don’t ship the items. Yes spreadshop does ship internationally, check their website for conditions or tariffs.
@@RainmanRaysRepairs thank you! I know you don't ship them yourself 😅 my poor choice of words.
@@RainmanRaysRepairs if you don’t ship them how do we get them?
It looks like this Jeep has turned into a project car. :/
Just being able to have your kids (and wife) hanging around and able to interact with you while you're working is a huge plus. For them and for you. Happy childhood memories here! :)
I agree. I grew up in my dad's shop.
Same here. Grew up in my old man’s shop and junkyard from the time I was in diapers to the present day. Great childhood memories and I Learned a lot about all types of different vehicles. I took over when he passed away in 1999 and the business is still running strong today with the help of my family and a handful of great employees.
Nice to see that the whole family makes cameos in your videos. Happy Thanksgiving, Ray, to you and your entire family ❤
You put the belt on wrong...routing is wrong
@@kokomoenterprises Yup compare 12:37 to 59:59
@tihzho while you are both right take a closer look. The belt was originally routed wrong. Look at the idler pully coming off vs going on. The belt left groove marks in it and when he cleaned it off it was smooth which means the back of the belt needs to be on it not the ridges. He fixed it to properly be routed.
@@tihzho He may have routed it correctly, it may have been wrong in the beginning...haven't pulled a belt diagram...was just saying it went on different than it came off
@@kokomoenterprises Yeah there's that.
A 28 year old Jeep rides again!! Mine is still a youngster at only 20 years old. When the Jeep community finds out there is a genuine diagnostic/triagnostic mechanic who really understands vehicles is open for business, you will have plenty of work. Bless you and your family and Happy Thanksgiving.
Mechanics that can actually diagnose (pre-odb) are VERY hard to fond any more. Like you said once word gets our he will need a bigger shop.
28 Years ago, Jeep was a reliable brand. My 2022 JLUR has already been back to the dealer with 6K on if for a T-Stat inlet tube gasket Recall.
Old School Rocks!!!
My grandson has a 2001 Wrangler ever great day
I have an '87 Wrangler (first year) with the carbed 4.2L engine. Hasn't run in a while because my son took the battery for something else. But after watching this repair, I'll be getting my battery back and the Jeep on the road. I miss driving it.
One of the great advantages of running a business is having your family around you. Can't do that in a hired shop. Makes the day better.
You were right about no silicone on the water pump gasket, silicone NEVER goes on a gasket. But a quick spray of 3M Hi-Tack on the gasket will hold it in place nicely and add to the sealing of the gasket.
You bounced back so quick. Good for you Ray.
Running like a top…. So when you hit the throttle it spins uncontrollably and ends up on its side… 🤣 very jeepy. Great job Ray, my respect for your skills just grows.
Keep working on jeeps Ray and you will never be out of work!
Been doing repairs for 50 yrs(retired now),and I always liked brushing on some Permatex Non-hardening aircraft sealant,on each side of the gasket,on pitted surfaces.
Never had a leak.
Boy, this brings back so many memories of wrenching on my '94 Wrangler. I had that thing for 22 years and did all the work on it myself. I miss those days.
The cutaway to the loose shock was pure cinematic genius! 😂
Knowingly driving around in a unroadworthy vehicle is irresponsible, dangerous and at least 'should' be against the law.
@@alicianah8352 Oh shut up.
@@alicianah8352 how else is he to diagnose?
@@MajorWeakness The fault is obvious to anyone with mechanical knowledge. It is also obvious the fault was recognised in order to place camera to film. I give benifit of doubt that Rainman is in carpark although the video shows that he is not. Again the benifit of doubt is given as could be result of unfortunate editing.
@@erik_from_wisconsin4978 Thankyou for your intellectual insight. Perhaps you can find a door to hold open for someone as this would be suited for your talent.
Great outcome for the old Jeep Ray. It is even great to see the Wife Unit designing Merchandise and getting involved with the running of the business both off and on camera. Equally nice to seeing or hearing your kids in the background from time to time in the shop. they will remember these times forever.
I loved the bits with the Wife Unit. She is adorable with the camera shyness. Congrats to you both! Great family dynamic, i wish you all the best!
This Jeep got a whole lot of much needed TLC. I hope this customer brings it back for more. It would make a great playlist.
Good seeing the Wife Unit making appearances Ray! She seems like a winner.
Happy Thanksgiving Ray and Family. Don't forget to give everyone the bird today.
Thank you so much for this Turkey Day vid. You can’t imagine the fond memories it churned up. My first auto repair was a water pump on a 1969 Olds Delta with a 455 Rocket engine in 1975 LOL . I learned many valuable lessons from that procedure. Older American made cars were not built for 5’2’ females to work on and never do automative repairs wearing a halter top and short shorts LOL. It also gave me a lifelong interest in automotives. Please remember daughters can benefit from your knowledge as well as sons.
Your attention to detail is admirable. Flush cutting the zip ties shows this.
This video illustrates what has always made this country great and separated us from the rest of the world. It's about becoming successful in your own right by picking yourself up after an unfortunate circumstance, working hard, bringing your family in, taking an idea, creating a business and not looking for someone or something to bail you out. It's so great to see but it also makes me sad in that this sort of ingenuity and work ethic is quickly disappearing by design because certain entities would rather you be dependent on them. Very impressive to see what you and your wife are creating here. Congratulations Ray.
My very first car was a 95 Jeep Cherokee Country 4.0l inferno red/beige. I got 260,000 miles out of it. I sure miss that jeep. PLEASE make this work Ray!!! Bring back to full perfection. Those are the most sentimental engines you could've posted.
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I think this was the longest episode I have ever seen you do. I have enjoyed watching this series of let's fix this jeep and I found it very education.
Thank Ray and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
Didn't time fly watching this episode I really enjoyed it only because i hate wiring cars and watching someone else do it brings me inner peace
I didn't even notice how long it was
Time passes quickly when you're having fun lol
Ray paints heater core bypass tube but leaves water pump pulley looking like a Taco Bell toilet LOL
Nothing is better than having your wife help out, congrats on that Ray. I had my wife do all the building department running, employee interface, special orders, etc…for my construction business, I could not have been successful without her. 🙏🏼 Edit: Can’t beat a ‘wife unit’! 😊
The family is adorable. Make sure your kids are safe around the shop. Wife unit seems lovely and is good-looking, tell her not to be shy! Hope the new business is successful.
Ray, I felt for you as you checked nearly everything to find the solutions for power loss and hard starting. It must be hard to make a profit on a job like the this Jeep. Maybe the customer will understand and be willing to pay for the hours. Fortunately you had a positive outcome and that makes charging easier. It was a combination of a lot of small things that added up.
A pusher fan will have different blades to a puller fan, so a puller fan will not work properly as a pusher. Running the motor the other way is not going to work efficiently as the blade profile is completely different.
Its a universal, they can run both ways its why the blades are shaped with an aggrrssive curve.
Terry is correct. A universal cooling fan will yield a decrease in efficiency over a pusher cooling fan.
@@blackopsrocks Curved blades won’t move as much air as a proper pusher fan. Blades have more than one ‘curve’ to their profile.
@@djosbun obviously, the box even says that on uni fans, some brands just have you flip the blades like flex a lite. My point is that he is wrong itll do the job just fine.
Some air better than no air dummy.
THAT FAN BELT IS NOT ON THE WAY IT CAME OFF! Check the video the serpentine belt was ran completely different and might be running the water pump backwards!
This is actually making me miss my old 95 YJ. Had the 4 banger that couldn't get out of its own way but I loved that thing.
The ones with 4cyl are sold for cheap because Jeep KNOWS that it’s going to be customized by it’s new owner. They usually have crap everything for the same reasons. First thing is a new to the unit is a new COMPLETE drive train including eng/transmission/t-case/differentials, then you’ll have a REALLY GOOD unit!
Still rockin in my '97 4.0!!
I've got a CJ myself, but as they're disappearing the YJs are becoming the new CJs and finally getting the respect they deserve as the last of the "Real Jeeps"!
❤ great to see wife unit. Love this type of fixing older vehicles 🚗
You need a t-shirt that says "ANOTHER!!!" with a picture of a can of brake cleaner. I'd buy that for a dollar! Awesome work, man, and I'm glad to see you doing your own thing now. Inspirational.
Damn Ray! You got yourself your own family business now. Gotta give the wife unit multiple thumbs ups! Great job on the jeep so far. You can tell it's loving the TLC. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
More than an HOUR of beautimus video!! Amazing. Really looking forward to sitting down and watching this in full later, just wanted to leave a comment of sincere appreciation. Thank you! 👍👍🇬🇧
A pusher fan will have different blades to a puller fan, so the one that you have will not work as a pusher. Running the motor the other way is not going to work as the blade profile is completely different. Hence why putting an aircraft prop on backwards virtually generates no thrust....you are going to need to change it 😞
@ 4:30 the box says "Reversible push/pull design", so hopefully it will be okay?
Hope it will work out. The fan motor will have more exposure to elements and road debris when placed in the front. But it will protect the radiator which is more expensive.
It's just not as efficient. While not all electric fans are reversible, this one is. There are a lot of different blade profiles and they all have their reasons for why they are the best in their own use case, this is good enough for this use scenario.
@@chrissmithz314 you would need to remove the fan blade and reverse it, not change motor direction, hence why the wiring shows which wire to use for live.
@@dangleebols This fan needs both motor rotation AND the blade to be flipped to change from pull fan to pusher fan.
It is wonderful to see your wife unit too! You are blessed with a wonderful family!!!
Great job Rainman, love the Wife Unit design.
FYI on a 4.0.
1) At 36 minutes the belt is routed different from when you removed it, but it works.
2) Dash gauge signal is from the sensor located on the rear of the cylinder head, the PCM gets its signal from the sensor in the thermostat housing. That's why your seeing a difference between the dash and the hand held.
3) That plug on the firewall is the connector ODB1 tool, you should also find one in the wiring harness that goes over the transmission by the gas pedal. This is called out on a signal line print.
4) These 4.0 are notorious for vapor locking during a radiator fill.
You ask how I know my wife has a 94 4.0 Jeep with over 307k miles on it, it didn't get there without her husband of 25 years working on it.
It looks like you installed the belt differently than it was to begin with. But I think this is the correct way now. Before, the ribbed side of the belt was running on the smooth idler pulley, which can't be right.
Yes. I noticed that during the installation.
I noticed that too. I was wondering why it was switched up. It looks like the Jeep might have had air conditioning that got removed so the original way would have made sense. He does good work though so I'm sure there is a reason for it.
Your videos just get better and better!
Don’t forget the old (paraphrased) saying; “Behind every great mechanic is great ‘wife-unit!” The support of your wife and family is SO important, and it looks like they’ve got your back.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and all your family, Ray. Best wishes from the U.K.
I like these videos of working on an old POS vehicle better than the ones where you work on newer cars for some reason. Perhaps it's because it reminds me of my old days of keeping my various beater cars alive on a shoestring budget, which was very satisfying when I succeeded and I almost always did.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your nice family, Ray!
@Les Reeves I've found Motor Trend to be boring, but to each his own. There are those who are entertained by Scotty, I'm not among them.
Very innovative and clever transformation with that fan, most places would have stuffed that jeep in the junkyard, you saved that guy a lot of money !!!
Ray, it was a pleasure to finally meet your entire family, and the Wife Unit (Boss Lady) is sweet and will get more comfortable on camera as time passes. I wish you all the best in your new venture and I know it will be great. Hello again from Australia 🏁
"I'm doing this as if it were mine" is the best way to do any customer job. Happy Thanksgiving, and so happy to see you taking the effort in all that you do!
The fan blades are designed to move air in one direction. I believe you would have to flip the fan blades over in order to get maximum flow.
that is not possible, the fan is designed to move air in one direction but flipping it does not help, the blades are stil te same then
@@RobiinnNL Ray changed the rotation of the motor by swapping the two wires to power and ground. Flipping the blade over will then make the blade contour correct for it to be a "pusher" fan instead of a "pull" fan. It will move some air with the blade the wrong way, but no where as efficient as the blade being in the correct orientation.
This Jeep is 27 years old, a lot of miles on it, may have been driven hard, 27 years of rust, corrosion and a lot of repairs over its life, some not so well done. It is no wonder it needs so much work by you and still needs more (like the clutch as mentioned in the previous video on this vehicle). Likely the owner loves it and likely cheaper to keep fixing than buy a new one (at over $40K). I believe that engine is from the very good AMC 6 cylinder going back to the early 1960's.
It is the same basic design. That thing is bullet proof. I have had 2 of them, a 199 from early 70's Rambler and a AMC 232.
Its a jeep thing after all.
Silicone grease lightly applied to the gasket works great. Helps with gasket removal in the future also.
It still needs a lot of love. Shocks, shackle bushings, possibly a clutch and a stereo to drown out all the other noises.
When you give it back, a tie wrap around the drive shaft is always a nice way of thanking them for the business.
Ray I'm absolutely addicted to your videos, I only found you about a month ago and I'm working my way through your videos. I'm 44 and I've been watching mechanics since the beginning of TH-cam, wish things had been different when I was younger because it's a career I've always loved, instead I run my own painting & decorating company so apprecaite the hard graft you do everyday. I don't know what it is about you but your videos they are amazing, the way you get the viewer involved and explain absolutely everything is something unique. I wish I found you years ago when I was having issues with my older cars so many minor and (I say minor because too many idiots think they can do jobs better left for "the OG professionals") things I could have fixed myself. Keep up the amazing videos, we are all rooting for you and your lovely family. I'm 100% in belief that you will be a huge success working for yourself because mechanics that care and do the job right are like gold dust. If you can give a shout out to your fans over the pound in Glasgow good old bonny Scotland that would be cool. Heather xx
Ray such an awesome video, you really are a great mechanic. I've followed for a while now and wish you and your family all the very best in life. Peace from Sydney Australia.
I noticed when you put the belt back on, it was routed different from the way it came off. Looked it up and it looks like whoever routed it before, did it wrong. Looks like you are going to have some fun with the suspension too. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family Ray. As always, good video.
Water pump ran backwards.
Water pump running backwards could have added to the overheating problems.
I had a 1986 Cherokee with the 2.5 Iron Duke. It had two water pumps available. One for a V-Belt (No A/C) and one for the serpentine belt (With A/C) they had impellers that were reversed from each other because of rotational direction.
The water pump pulley runs off the flat side of the belt. For it to run backwards you would have to route the grooved side around the pulley. If someone made that mistake, they have no business turning wrenches.
Like Greg said, it would have to be a v-belt pulley water pump installed by mistake for it to run backwards.
Great video. The late wife would have loved to had one of those "Wife-Unit" shirt's, considering I always referred to her as the Warden. Funny part was she was anything but strict with me, but it did piss her off, that was the best part. She was my life partner, and soul mate, for 47 glorious years.
Not just repair...
Full on restoration! Love it. 👍🏻😀🇬🇧
Loving this new chapter for the channel! You were always meant to run your own show! Happy Thanksgiving!
That aluminum radiator bracket is going to get very hot. Also you should check the direction of the water pump impeller is in the right direction before install. They use the same waterpump on the 258 cu engine and that rotates in the opposite direction.
The lower radiator hose was cooler than the upper, should be good.
Happy Thanksgiving Ray, antifreeze and oil, I hate cleaning the floor so I get plastic cement mixing trays from Home Depot. The smaller ones are perfect to slide under the vehicle large enough to catch usually all the runners and splash. Your tool suggestions are much appreciated.
They are awesome, I have a nest of 6 freshly bought.
Both sizes are good for keeping my sprayers tidy in the back of my truck.
I don't want a pesticide puddle.
Genuinely gotta love the noise whenever brake clean appears on the screen lmao.
Don't stop Ray with your restomod work on this Jeep as you could even set it up as a Jeep Wrangler repair series for those who need to know how to go about tackling this type of work on their old Jeeps!👌
I appreciate how we get to see all the little unexpected problems along the way(like the stripped bolt in the aluminum bit on the pump+the remedy).Also how he explains things along the way ,even if hes explained them in many other vids.Its important for a first time viewer maybe facing the same repair .Ray always pulls through and keeps his cool.I see nothing but good in your future young man!
The only thing I could think of the solved that problem besides the nut and back was a helicoil in the aluminum but a lot of people don't want to mess with them but I've used them and they've saved my butt more and once have a great day
It was a good solution, I probably would have just flattened one side of the integral washer so it wouldn't spin, but that's just me.
Man, you have that Jeep purring like a kitten! Nice job Ray! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!!!
For some reason your channel is so much better now it's a personal business!!!
I 100% agree. I don't even miss the "doodly-doos."
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family Ray! Keep pushing forward my good sir. Victory awaits!
Hey Ray! The new shop seems to be treating you much better! The folks running around there a so much more adorable than the fellows you were working with. Thank you for all you do.
👏👏👏👏great job. Glad that the Jeep lives on. Great that you have a wife unit that supports you💯%. 👍wife unit, nice & shiny, wobbly bit, wrench clickage, flashlight gravity
I really enjoy watching the ingenuity, craftsmanship, logic and humor you apply to the jobs. My time making a living out of a toolbox started being measured in months that turned into years then turned into decades till my body and mind had had enough of it. Way more fun now watching you do it.
The jeep certainly took you down the rabbit hole, good job man 👍👍😎🇬🇧
I’m scared to think what your old shop would charge for this
I imagine most shops would engage the "Grab Ankles" price structure.
The kidney payment method would be available
we only accept silver or gold
Crypto?
@@Curlyim2 😂
That clip of all the suspension flapping around in the breeze made me giggle.
so glad you are working in a nicer shop now without this annoying phone bell. I hated it and tried to mute it out, but now I can have the volume up without fear.
Book states that sealer should be applied to the upper left bolt on the water pump because it goes through the block casting into the water jacket.
More than just that one!! Our 96 4.0 in a Grand Cherokee has several pump bolt holes that go through into the water jacket, several of the front cover bolts also penetrate the water jacket. Same with the thermostat housing. The 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Service Manual is silent on sealing these bolts to prevent corrosion and to keep coolant out of the oil in the case of the front cover bolts. The book "Jeep 4.0 Engines: How to Rebuild and Modify (Sa Design)" by Larry Shepard is likewise silent the necessity of sealing these bolts. I use Permatex Thread Seal + Lock Compound with good results.
I'm glad to see that you got the go-ahead to fix the cooling system problems. But I have one question Ray. What stopped you from using the coolant sensor that was pre-installed on the upper radiator hose? My past experience with Hayden fan systems with temp sensors that are installed between the cooling fins of the radiator, are nowhere near as accurate as sensors that are actually in the coolant flow. Yeah, they work in a pinch. But the accuracy is drastically affected by rain, snow and high winds.
Kudos for cleaning up the surfaces with the wire wheel. Even the attachment points for the power steering, my dad would have given me hell for not doing those too. Happy Thanksgiving to the whole Ray family!
Had a good chuckle when you showed that rear suspension.
The more we all watch these videos, the more we realize you’ve massively outkicked your coverage with that wife-unit. Congrats man!
It is quite enjoyable to see that you are far from phased by the looks of this engine. I know that I would feel demotivated just by looking at it, before even starting any work to get to that water pump. Also glad you got so much positive energy for this job, makes my evening feel a lot better just for watching this episode. Thank you for this video, wishing you and your family a happy Thanksgiving weekend with joy and peace.
Oh and yeah, that engine looked quite crusty for some parts, so good job dealing with all of it. Nice work. Thanks for the family cameos, glad to see the variation. Kudos.
I've always enjoyed your content, but I have to say it's gotten even better since you started your own business. Wish you, wife unit and your kids all the best. Kind regards from Denmark.
Mr. Rainman... With a, (I'm guessing), incredibly supportive and creative wife unit with a great smile, truly beautiful and inquisitive kids which remind you why you are doing all of this and, finally, really looking forward to going to work so you can practice your trade without someone over you saying, "faster faster, cheaper cheaper", you have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Plus your previous employer really did do you a favor... as hard as it was!
If this was my Jeep, I would be psyched and a customer for life! Great work Ray!
Good to see they gave you the correct rotation water pump. Jeep used that engine in more than a few vehicles, and some had reverse rotation pumps to accommodate accessory drives.
Nice to see that you can take your time and complete the necessary fixes. Really nice that we can watch every step and learn great techniques. Your videos have reached a new level! Even more enjoyable and educational.
i would say you should be home with the family today but i am at my shop today as well no rest when starting your own place...hope you and the family the best today ray....keep up the great work and videos....and dont forget to speend time with the wife unit and kid units...
Excellent video Ray, I wish for more like this one working on older vehicles. I have been doing my own wrenching for 55 yrs or so now on all my stuff and enjoy watching and helping you (I know, you can't hear me). This one was a very interesting, fun, learning video, you will achieve all the success you want !!!
Here’s an idea for some merchandise… a shirt that says something like “diagnose don’t fire the parts cannon” with a picture of a cannon firing car parts (like spark plugs, brake pads, etc).
Speaking of Jeeps, my brother has an 06 Jeep Cherokee and his rear end just blew up on the way back home from visiting the in laws for Thanksgiving. It was making a weird noise but he just ignored it. I just installed a tensioner pulley and belt for him. His old plastic pulley locked up and he barely got home with no belt and a dying battery. Now he's gotta use his wife's Chrysler 200 to get to work.
Hey Ray, Thanks for the longer format content. 👍🏻 A couple things to suggest that if purchased you will wonder how you lived without. 1. Sand Blaster, since you already have the compressor, and 2. Panduit Gun, find a used one on EBay since they are outrageously priced new and you will never put another zip tie on without it. Happy Thanksgiving 🍁 to you and the fam and well done on the Wife Unit! 😜
A pedestal grinder with a grinding wheel on one side and a wire brush on the other be very helpful and they're pretty reasonable have a good day and a Happy Thanksgiving
Hi Ray
Love it when family comes together all helping out in the workshop
Happy Thanksgiving Ray
Cheers from Bruce from New Zealand 🇳🇿
Excellent content Ray. You've brought back the life to that Jeep. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family and also to your HUGE TH-cam family 🦃🦃🦃 Greetings from Lake City 🌴😎🇺🇸
I like the way you double the wires back onto themselves before crimping, nice touch.
Ray if I lived in Florida you would have a customer for life, plus you have a beautiful wife and family and I know you’ll be able to expand as your very honest and only charge for what’s needed, you have a great future in the automotive repair business
Curved blades do not "push" very well. UNLESS you can reverse the blades.
The blade can be flipped on this fan, so with motor rotation and blade flipping it can be either pull or push.
Remember eat the gobbly bits, not the wobbly bits! Happy Thanksgiving to everyone ont there watching these Rainman Ray videos, and be thankful that he’s a cool dude who goes out of his way to make these videos for our entertainment and education! Yay! ❤️💕😁
A book I read when I was young talked about not eating the green wobbly bits. Terry Pratchett was the author
Glad to see the old Jeep getting a second lease on life...we need to keep these simpler, easier-to-repair vehicles on the road! Have a Happy Thanksgiving Ray!
Didn't look easy to repair to me, looked like a royal pain in the ass 😂
He just makes it look 👀 easy !
@@vilemerchant Jeeps are cheap to repair. Thats in raw cost, add up the interval of repair and oops its more expensive. They have the advantage of despite a pain you atleast have room to move around usually so you can bang your gut on the fender. That being said sometimes I miss my XJ.
Wow….that hour just flew by. Great video. Keep ‘em coming.
Happy Bird Day, Ray! Hint to help hot Jeeps everywhere. Swap out the 190 thermostat for a 160. That will keep it from topping out at 225 Which is close to head warping warm. I learned that one the hard way.
Ray, Happy Thanksgiving!! Check your video. I think the belt for the water pump was routed backwards before
you took off the pump. In looking at the impeller, i believe you routed the belt, correctly, upon replacement. Mute
point, now, but could have made the pump fail initially.
Happy Thanksgiving Ray to you and your family.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! to you and the Family Unit! This was a quite satisfying video. It seems that everything is in place and flowing as it should.
really nice to see someone put some money into the jeep to keep it running well into the future.. its like a piece of living history and will work post employment Apocalyptic world
7:07 "If this thing ever gets wet" Ray, with it on the front of the radiator you're going to be driving rain into it at 70 mph on the road. It's going to get wet.
I’m glad you’re keeping the videos coming! Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving Ray. Seem you have a lot to be thankful for this year - you got a great wife unit and some good kids and finally a good new business. Not much more can a man ask for from life.
Great to see the family helping out in the shop. You guys deserve all the best and we’re all rooting for you! Happy Thanksgiving to you and the rest of the family, Ray
Bent shaft on the the distributor? I have never heard of that. You are the man Ray!