I honestly love the fact how Jared makes this DIY other people will say you can do it at home and their vehicle is on a lift. Love This!! Keep up the awesome content
I was just about to run to O'Rileys for some part I don't need to get a new puppy with my O-rewards. Till I saw the disclaimer. So I just went and picked up the stuff I needed instead. Glad pira got a new friend.🎉
Jared-you really are a natural spokesman now! Great plug for O'Reilly's that truly does not suck. You are now a natural in front of the camera and made one of the best auto store commercials ever. Great video content, as we have all come to expect from you.👍
Mad props to you for doing that on the ground like most of the rest of us have to. I've done that a few times, but I just sectioned the frame and fabbed new parts. I have to admit those preformed caps look like a nice solution although it actually looks like more work.
Watching you do the heater core has inspired me to look more into fixing my AC compressor then hopefully getting it charged/leak tested at a local shop.
I can honestly say that I never thought of which way to store an airbag. Thanks for the warning. I think I'm going to start storing mine bag side down, it sounds like it could be exciting.
Got my fix of Jared for the week! Just getting started in this episode but I can already tell it’s going to be another banger!! This man never quits keep up the amazing work!!
I love that you're saving this Jeep. It's a one owner beauty and can definitely be saved for really not much money. Once you get it it all sorted, you'll love having it for running around town. Those 4.0 Engines are bullet proof, so it will last you for many years.
26:41 he is the Bob Ross of car repair, little gentle chat, just relax and let the scraper find its way - maybe a little skyline, some mountains, perhaps a tree and then enjoy your art 🖼️
Jared, I am so glad that _you_ specifically are doing these exact repairs!!! I just bought the TJ I drove through high school and college from my mom and it has the same rust issues, but a lot worse. I plan to teach myself to weld and repair/replace the floor supports, body mounts, and some frame sections. It's daunting to say the least, but thank you for giving me a whole bunch of motivation to get out there and work on it! I've already purchased the floor support sections and some other things, but I haven't gotten the frame repair sections yet. I'd love to know which brand you bought and if you're happy with the quality and fitment. Like you said, "some cars have souls and they're meant to carry on" and my Jeep is 100% one of them. Again, thank you for making this video for the advice but also the motivation!
Congrats on the puppy! Great ad. I skip ahead for a lot of them because they're all the same, but you and a few other youtubers put in the effort to make them fun so I don't even mind.
Jarred's Wife: "Can you please stop setting yourself on fire?" Jarred: "I DINE ON DANGER!!" xD (And awwww...Now there's a lil spotted FLOOFBALL next to the larger white FLOOFBALL...)
I'm glad to see someone else trying a product other than POR 15 for frame rust protection. Lately they have became very, umm, we'll say "proud of their product" after so many RU-vidrs started using them. So proud that the average DIYer has been looking for addordable alternatives like you are using.
You touched on one of the best things about Jeeps and older Jeeps in particular. Parts availability. If you wanted to....and had the cash...you could buy an entire brand new frame and bolt it under there. Jeeps tend to hold their value so it could be worth it.
Jerrad, you have most of the PPE on but you forgot to protect you hearing. As a J/M millwright I use those tools frequently for breaking up ice in -40 weather cond's in the winter on some of the machinery I work on here in Alberta's oilsands mines. My eyes and ears are the most precious things to protect. Keep the great content coming my friend. Cheers from fort mcmurray, alberta
I always try to always watch the ads. Definitely worth it. So cute. Not sure if everyone else knows, YT can tell when you skip ads in the video, that means that the advertisers also know. Help out the channel and just watch 👍🏻
I just stumbled upon your channel. I was researching a fix for my 1997 Jeep TJ. I am now subscribed to your channel. A great video. Yes, old jeeps are like puppies, we must save as many as we are able to do so! (I am owning 3 different model years right now). Carry On Sir!
As a Canadian, I have trouble saying, "O-Rewards" and keeping a straight face. Kudos on the inbedded ad performance man. You are a much better actor than I will ever hope to be. (I want to see the outtakes) Oh, and thank you for the amazing Jeep rust repair tips. We sure need that info up here in the Great (salty) North.
Not sure if he'll see this but great job editor Duane! The shocked Pikachu dropping in properly got me good. I had a great laugh at that and it was not expected haha.
Just saw you comment Devastator. Give Jared the credit for coming up with that idea. I just had to make it happen! Thanks for enjoying the subtleties of the Questionable Garage 😊 -Editor Duane
@@decaharms hahaha well done either way! You do great work with your edits of all of the videos! Truly doing good stuff! Keep up the great work both of you! 😁
Heater cores are such a pain. Last one I did I was able to do a ghetto replacement by cutting the pipes that were hard to get to and the ones off the new core. Slid the body of the old core out, slid the body of the new core in and connected the old pipes to the new core with rubber hose and hose clamps. Worked great for the two more years I owned it.
Needle scaler was my best friend when rebuilding rear axle on my 4runner. Really removes old undercoating fantastically. Then gave a good new rust neutralizer as well. All removable parts, including axle housing nice and powder coated.
Don't know if it's possible but if u could sell the jeep in Colorado you can get a LOT more for it, since a jeep (especially lifted) goes for a $2-4,000 premium here! The gateway to the Rocky Mountains has a LOVE OBSESSION with Jeeps!!! @The Questionable Garage
O' Rewards are WORTH IT!!!! You know... I used to own a Old 1987 Jeep Cherokee. He was a old Pioneer edition, and yes. Old Man Keet was a HE! Sadly the blow his head gasket and didn't want to deal with the issue. BUT hell, 12 years of Faithful Service and 320,000 miles on that old Motor. I was happy. You're doing a Service for that old XJ man! I hope she find her family.
I'm so sad that I'm not from the states, because we don't have stores like O'rileys to get good tools and car parts. Enjoy it in the US for as long as you can, guys!
The Wizard has a video where the owner asked him to cut out a piece of the firewall so the owner can change the heater core without having to take out the dash/pay somebody to do it
Jared, yes familiarity grants speed, but getting things done right takes time. I have the problem of agonizing over something then ripping things apart as intelligently as my patience allows. Double edge sword in many ways. Got to rip and cut sometimes or inaction will neuter you. Glad you are better at it than me LOL. On the other hand I am damn good at fixing my screwups and making them look darn near cherry. Live and learn I guess. I have learned a lot of patience over the years and it has served me well. Just figuring out why something isn't fitting well as it came off will piss me off but these days I will work it and figure out why. Too many days trying to get something running to get to work and things aren't going my way have corrupted me in many ways but the teaching from my old shop teachers keep me looking to learn and do things the right way. It can be hell at times. Seriously though, love Jeeps of this vintage and older. I'd definitely give you your money back at any point and some extra. I'd rather pick it up at the project stage just to make her more my project. Most likely why I am broke most of the time but I am having fun.
Seems a lot like my 97 TJ...lol. I went ahead and did all of the Safe T Caps a few years ago and was wondering if your body mounts were good before you found them bad. I also changed my heater core last year...oh boy is that fun!. Took me about 6 hours to peel back the dash, remove the box...and about 30 seconds to replace the core. Doh! Next day took a couple hours to put it all back together and I only ended up with about five left over screws for the dash.
Awesome. So great to see you working on a 4x4 again. Thanks. Maybe with all the fixes give your friend a call and offer it back to him for a little over the parts and repairs you have into it before you sell it to someone else just in case they are having regrets. Maybe.
Great job on the heater core! I can't comment any shortcuts for the Wrangler guys. I have "how to videos" on the WJ and WK Grand Cherokee models. I recommend a little research, take a careful approach, and take your time to remove or replace as to not break/strip parts out. The older they are, the more brittle they seem to be.
So glad you decided to frame repair this jeep. I bought one last October and have been waiting for the weather to warm up in the Midwest to do a complete rebuild.
It’s a Jeep thing so I wouldn’t understand, according to the decal applied to many TJs. Oddly enough I do understand. Simple reliable motor majoring on useful torque, not too explody a transmission unless you’re pushing it beyond ‘useful ability’ to ‘f**k yeah!’, civilised enough for daily enthusiast use, great real-person off-road capability and excellent OE and aftermarket parts availability. Great starter classic? Rarer here in not-so-great-these-days-Britain but I’d still make driveway space for one, even with the unburstable 2.5 4-pot in place of the (let’s face it) AMC six. My bro owned a 4-litre manual Sport from nearly-new. Loved it, even the comedic dive under even moderate braking 😆 Thanks for the memories! 🤟🏼
"Ohhhh...that was wet paint." Never have I related to a moment as I did THAT moment. 😅 Nevermind the destruction of pants 👖 during the fixing of vehicles which is also relatable. 😂 Thanks Jared! ❤Puppies❤
Been a Jeep guy for 45 years and have owned multiple jeeps of all generations. Nothing easy about changing a heater core ( CJ and earlier not included) your doing a fine job.
Reward points are always good! One additional comment, O'Reilly carries Wix filters! Best filter you can buy, IMO. Quick question, when you cut the really rusted section out, was there a reason why you didn't weld in a piece of thick plate in the original channel, and then cover it with the new patch covering panels? Kind of like double strength in those trouble spots? Just a question, this is NOT a critisism.
We have similar issues with Land Rover Defenders over here in the UK, the chassis rusts. Defender prices are odd, in good order they are all universally worth £15K plus once sored. As such people will recon them. Most end up with hot dip galvanised chassis swaps. There are whole industries devoted to keeping old Landy's on the road. Guys in sheds restoring any and every Defender they can get their hands on.
The replacement chassis for the LR aren't as good. Don't know if it's the same for Jeeps. If the majority is good repair is the best option. I know a guy who was amending and repairing a number of Santana chassis for replacing LR ones.
Interesting to see you pull the dash out. I work for Isuzu in Australia 🇦🇺 and replacing evaporator cores is a common occurrence.... I've gotten so good at removing the dash and H-vac system that I can replace an evaporator in 50 minutes at best
Watching the ad spot was absolutely worth it! I did that heater core (and AC evaporator) job on my son's '01 TJ recently. Not the worst dash to pull, but that's never fun.
Down the road when you work on detailing, I would trying Cerakote Ceramic Trim Coat on those wheel arch plastics. It really brought a bunch of my sun faded plastic back from the dead.
I’m an original owner of a “specially ordered” 1997 TJ Sport. It’s been in my family since….all my kids learned “stick” on her, she ha right at 150k on the clock. She still drives like a dream….but 27 years in Virginia, and New England,took its toll on the frame. I had the frame “capped” five years ago, but now I’m considering a full restoration with a brand new frame…..and some upgrades to modernize the interior. (I figure I will spend around $15-20k) And then, I’ll drive her until I permanently “check out”. The cap thing works as a temporary fix….I’m going full frame replacement now.
I'm so happy you fell in love with the jeep. Your series about it is making me fall in love with it too and making me want to find my own Jeep project.
I normally skip the ad bits, but for certain channels and sponsors I'm willing to just sit there (expect when they're like 3-4 minutes long..) but glad I did watch it this time.
As a jeeper this is super cool! My wife lost her old YJ to the same rot in the same places. Love watching you work on this wrangler she looks like a sweet fun ride and definitely deserves the love!
Jared i chuckled when you were ending the video & caught yourself as you were just about to say this is a reminder to wrench every day 😂😂. Good save Jared, good save.
Worst heater core I ever did was a mid eighties Mercury Cougar wagon. It was during the winter in Iowa with no garage. Pulled the whole dash assembly backwards and had my face against the glass reaching down in there to remove and replace. Worth it after it was done !
I highly recommend some of the 3m saftey glasses with the foam surrounds. The foam might not last in the sweat of the south... but they're comfortable if they last.
Heater cores have been the bane of vehicles for forever. Are their some easy ones, kinda. Years ago spent days on the one in my 79 Camaro. One I put in was bad from stock and I seriously didn’t want to do it again. While talking about it to a guy at work, he said he could do it in an hour or two. Instead of taking everything under the hood apart, he just cut a panel in the heater box under the hood, changed it, and sealed the panel back in.
I had a four angry squirrels, red TJ with a manual. I put 33's on it, ripped out the carpet, rear seats, and rhino-lined the tub on the inside and it went everywhere and was the perfect bachelor vehicle. could carry some cargo. fun off road, and convertible...fucking beast of a vehicle. It's not always about power. That was one of the most fun vehicles I have owned.
Worth it. Love the O! Always my first choice for parts and supplies. Edit: your decision to do it as the typical shade tree mechanic would need to approach the repair is very much appreciated, and totally inspiring.
Great video Jared! I have set myself before on a summer job when gas cutting steel and few sparks got into my pocket. Someone else noticed it and stopped me before my overalls burnt me. Worse part was listening to coworkers jokes about my money burning a hole in my pocket 🙄
Jared, you're doing the lord's work! Jeep that TJ on the road, because they're certainly not making any more. Sure, a Jeep Wrangler is common compared to a Scout, but they're also soulful rigs that deserve love.
Mate I watched the add, I could watch you the add every day, you are so cool very original which is why I wait each week to go watch because your unique , keep it up mate
