Engine Stumble at 297k Miles

Engine Stumble at 297k Miles

 With 297,215 miles on the clock of our 2010 Expedition EL it was presumably time to change the spark plugs.  Having bought the vehicle used for $4,500 with 273k miles already on the clock there was a laundry list of things we could change preemptively but I figured...
Loosening the Seized Tire Carrier

Loosening the Seized Tire Carrier

  Before I had even purchased the Jeep and was looking it over with the current owner I had noticed that the free end of the tire carrier was not latched to the bumper.  When I tried to latch it to the bumper it did not move, at all.  At the time, the current owner...
How to Restore a Hardtop and Fender Flares

How to Restore a Hardtop and Fender Flares

In January 2019 I purchased a 1997 Wrangler Sport that had been very lightly used for the past 8 years or so.  It had essentially just sat outside in the sun and gotten a bit cooked.  As such the black hardtop had become a faded grey and the fender flares had also...