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I replaced my battery this week (#5 I think?) and noticed that the strap was frayed so I got a new one from parts.com. The picture doesn't do the fraying justice as it was nearly transparent where frayed. The new one is a bit shorter than the old one, which is good. Maybe the old one stretched? I don't know, but I had to put spacers under the old strap to keep it taut.
I also replaced the radiator today with an AC Delco w/o the integrated trans cooler since I have an external. This is radiator #4 - original lasted to 98,000; #2 was a dealer install and lasted about 30,000 miles (leak in the fins); #3 was a POS eBay cooler that had too large of a neck for the cap so it didn't seal properly. I addressed that by wrapping silicone tape around the cap, and finally got around to getting rid of that radiator even though it hadn't failed yet.
Here we're working on the radiator as the plastic on the side supports is crappy enough that, while we tightened the condenser to the radiator, the nut was pulling through the plastic. We tried to strengthen this by adding in a washer to distribute the force a bit wider.
Other than that, maintenance has been light on the H3, finally. Though new tires will be put on in a month or two. And I'll do an oil change and transfer fluid change before Moab.
I also replaced the radiator today with an AC Delco w/o the integrated trans cooler since I have an external. This is radiator #4 - original lasted to 98,000; #2 was a dealer install and lasted about 30,000 miles (leak in the fins); #3 was a POS eBay cooler that had too large of a neck for the cap so it didn't seal properly. I addressed that by wrapping silicone tape around the cap, and finally got around to getting rid of that radiator even though it hadn't failed yet.
Here we're working on the radiator as the plastic on the side supports is crappy enough that, while we tightened the condenser to the radiator, the nut was pulling through the plastic. We tried to strengthen this by adding in a washer to distribute the force a bit wider.
Other than that, maintenance has been light on the H3, finally. Though new tires will be put on in a month or two. And I'll do an oil change and transfer fluid change before Moab.
