I’ve had my late grand dad’s 95 yj for about 5 years now. I’ve drive it around town and used it to go ride in north Georgia mountains a few times. I’ve noticed that it’s kinda slow in 4th and 5th gears. I know it needs a new muffler, and I’ve read to change the spark plugs. So I guess my question is, should I do the distributor as well? I’m no mechanic by any means, but do like to do the work on my own. Is this an easy task? Do I need any special tools? Would it help with the HP? It’s also on 33’s so I know that has a factor in it too! Any help is appreciated!
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95 Jeep yj
- Thread starter Killintime69
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unless its been re-geared those 33's gonna make that motor struggle
I had the same year Jeep model and engine. The 2.5 was rated at 117hp when new add 30 years of wear and tear and big 33 tires (original where something like 205/75/15) so that kinda explains your dilemma. A tune will help but don't expect a huge difference..
Absolutely. But...
For the spark plugs that have been in there that long I would suggest blowing compressed air around them before you start taking them out just to get any dust, dirt, crud that's sitting in there out before you take the spark plug out and let all of that drop into the cylinder.
Replace distributor cap and rotor button first. Pull off the cap, leaving the wires attached. Replace the rotor button, making sure the new one goes on in the same orientation as the old one.
Replace the spark plug wires one at a time, holding the new distributor in the same orientation as the old one. Replace wires one at a time so you don't cross them, then install the distributor.
Buy standard copper plugs and replace them one at a time, checking the gap on each.
It probably wouldn't hurt to replace the fuel filter and air filter, too.
