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Maybe it doesn't really take off faster but it feels the behemoth goes a bit better, as if I am shifting it myself from low gears. The longer shift points make it a bit more vigorous, as one would expect. But my problem now is that whatever it does, is not doing it, and there is a distinct...

Could it be that the 2nd Start button is on? I turned that on and off and the light comes on for it in the dash as usual but the PWR button has no effect at all. As for the PWR button, are you sure? In my truck, I can feel the sluggish response if the PWR is off, that's how I knew something...

Today I noticed my '97 fzj80 was taking off sluggishly and looked at the dash and noticed the PWR light was off even when the button on the console was depressed in as ON. I turned it back on and off a few times at a red light but the PWR light on the dash didn't come on at all and the truck...

I have definitely made the purchase in haste to get the truck back on the road again. They said it is a Penn-East manufactured battery, which seems to have a reasonably good reputation and thus my confidence. Not knowing where SEARS is going, it is a bit discomforting to know you have had bad...

That '93 LC looks tough with round lights and minimalist front end. Square headlights looked dated the day they came into existence. Even Jeeps in the 80s looked ugly with the square headlamps.

I went out to get a battery for my FZJ80 last evening, looking for a 27F, per the factory recommendation, in an AGM type. The only place that carries a 27F in an AGM near me is Batteries+ in Thousand Oaks, the epicenter of bar shooting and wildfires of late. And they didn't have the battery in...

Hey, that's my ex-gf, Kitty!!! Where did you find that clip? Yup, she taught me how to check the oil in my truck some time back. In that clip she is topping off transmission fluid, I think. After a long drive in the desert, she showed me how to check the coolant level in a hurry. I didn't...

Ok, ok, fine, I feel like :poop: :poop: :poop: , but I learned a few things from it :) PPC, I will follow your process of refilling in my next oil change, and measure the amount of oil that I drain out as well. Although, there will be additional 4-5 quarts to account for by then. Thank you all

You were right, CJF. It could be that it was slightly underfilled, which is why the level went low in a short period of time than normal. It could be the filter I supplied. I use Mobil1 M1-102 oil filters, which doesn't look big enough to soak up a whole quart or two in it. But, it contributed...

I will do as suggested by draining and refilling oil to bring it back to normalcy first, before troubleshooting the oil level sensor. Adding oil without checking the dipstick was no doubt a dumb move on my part. In hindsight, I can't believe I did that!!! But the fact that the oil is not showing...

Linus, I am not sure if the oil temp contributed to the overall temp increase. It may have. I can only read the coolant temp with the Ultragauge (mine is not a ScanGauge). I don't think the Ultragauge can even read oil temps. I panicked when I noticed the oil level in the engine was so high...

I did check the oil after shutting the engine off, once it got to 106° F. I waited a couple of minutes before pulling out the dipstick, and it read low. There was just a tiny bit at the very end of the stick. Five minutes later, engine even cooler, dipstick came out dry. I did that a few times...

Linus, you have a point. It was definitely foolish of me to pour in a whole quart of oil without checking the dipstick, no matter how pressed for time. I know if it was an aircraft, I wouldn't just add oil without checking the dipstick and risk engine failure when airborne. Won't happen again...

I have been driving the truck for the last week since dumping a quart of oil after a low level warning. I have a habit of keeping my eye on the Ultragauge and haven't seen any foul reading to alarm me. It only came to my attention after the low level indicator came on again tonight and noticed...

Thanks everyone for trying to help me with this. I just went out and took a picture of the oil level. It looks high, as you can see in the image below, and perhaps a tad higher with a heated engine. Outside temp is 53° right now, and the engine was cool to the touch. I started the truck up and...