I reckon it is. Read more
David Tracy
David_Tracy
Sr. Tech Editor, Jalopnik. Owner of far too many Jeeps (Including a Jeep Comanche). Follow my instagram (@davidntracy). Always interested in hearing from engineers—email me.
JL Wrangler 2.0, 3.6, and 3.0 (diesel). Read more
The trans cooler is blocking radiator airflow, and adding a bit of heat to the air. But it’s not anything I’m concerned about re: engine cooling. It’s a fairly small trans cooler. Read more
The spacer on this is aluminum. Though I think it may be warped... Read more
It’s a significantly heavier fan, and more importantly: it moves a lot more air. So it’s definitely yielding more load on the engine. Read more
Totally agree. Read more
It would have been fine, but I’m not a huge fan of in-tank coolers, especially when an auxiliary cooler is $30.
I figured, since I was pulling the rad anyway for the shroud/fan, if I’m ever going to make the trans cooling system more robust, now’s the time. Read more
Did that for kicks, and yeah, as expected, that wasn’t the issue. Read more
Fair. Read more
Unless your car is already broken, in which case: I bet I can fix it.
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Nice catch. Fixed! Read more
It’s not a faux pas. Istanbul is split between Asia and Europe. The dealership shown above is located in Europe. Read more
Yup. That’s been my daily all summer. Along with my J10. Read more
A568 Read more
I don’t know that there’s a train all the way to Turkey from Germany. Read more
It’s called being single and having no roots (Army brat). My family lives all over the place. My parents are in Germany, a brother is in Hong Kong, another is in Texas, another is in Virginia, another is in Boston (sometimes), another is in Arkansas/Oklahoma.
My house in Troy, Michigan is just a home base where I store… Read more
Turkey is tied with Vietnam for me.
Both are super chaotic, but in a deeply soulful way. Bother have amazing food. Both are affordable. And both are filled with great folks (which is the case many places, to be sure). Read more
Luckily I didn’t have to resort to anything drastic. Plus, underhood pressure relief would likely only have helped if I were overheating at speed. Read more
...I should probably figure out how to do that. Read more
Aw yeahhhh Read more