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I need a hitch for my '98 Trooper. JC Whitney appears to have them. My question is 'Do I need a wiring harness to wire the Hidden Hitch to my Trooper or does the harness from the trailer mate with the vehicle wiring?'
If anyone has the part numbers from JC Whitney for the hitch, wire harness and whatever else I may require, I would appreciate the input.
-mike
- my 99 Trooper's brakes seem to "modulate" a bit when depressed. Do you think the pads are developing flat spots? Or maybe its the master cylinder? (truck has 26K miles)
- when I restart the truck with a warm engine it doesn't maintain its idle (it bounces between 0 and 1000 rpms). Once I give it some gas though it smooths out. Any thoughts?
- has anyone bought the 3rd row offered by littlepeopleseats.com? any experiences you can offer would be helpful.
Thanks,
Phil
PS I had one dealer rebalance the tires and retested the vehicle, still had the shimmy.
I just wanted to know how you all use the Power Drive button on the transmission. I am a new owner of a 2001 Trooper. I find that the car is much more responsive in Power Drive mode. How much am I losing in gas milage? Does it hurt the car to keep it in Power Drive? Can I just hit the button whenever I feel like it or should I be driving below a certain speed?
Thanks,
Charles
BTW - My 2001 S does not shimmy or shake above 65. It did when I first had it, but the tires were inflated to 44 PSI when I picked it up from the dealer. I corrected the inflation and the car feels great.
As for the spare tire cover, they are about $250 to replace, but I've never had a problem, even parking mine in the worst areas of NYC overnight.
As for the shimmy, I'm not sure why, but I inflate my tires to 37F, 42R and never have a problem even up at 100+mph.
-mike
Charles - for the past year I've used the power mode 24/7 and drive 80% HWY and get 17 mpg. (I don't use it on the fly) I've got 49K W/no tranny problems.
Basketballkid - Never had the brake modulation problem or the bouncy idle, someone here will have some advice I'm sure. I'm going to look at the third row seats website. I know Paisan has a link to an overseas version in his website (see above for a link).
Paisan - Wow, you are getting lower quotes for the spare tire cover than I have ever gotten. They are essentially $500-$600 here. Also, why so high on the rear tire pressure, out of curiosity? If anything, I do it in the opposite way, lower in the back, higher in the front, engine weight, etc. Is it because you tow so much?
Jim
Jim
Littleseats: I have a link on my page to the little seats. I know of a person who has one installed, they love it. I've been trying to get the real isuzu 3rd row, but to no avail from overseas.
Tire Pressure: The manual calls for 30Front/35rear, not sure why they call for higher in the rear, and I usually run 5psi higher give or take a few.
Brake Pulsing: Could be abs sensors? Did you have the tires rotated recently or taken off? The shop could have overtightened the lug nuts. This happens often, most shops don't use a torque wrench and overtighten, which can warp the rotors. Also they can cause the threads to be cross-threaded on the lugs and snap them off too.
bouncy idle: sounds like the intake manifold gasket. seems to be a problem in about 20% of the trucks, maybe less.
I think I covered all the bases here.
-mike
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-mike
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Any thoughts on what a fair trade value should really be? If I can't swing it, I may just keep my Troop, put Rancho's on it and keep it..
Those "Trooper" monogrammed seats sound cool.
If you have a digital camera, why not take a picture of them and post it here for us to see.
I have the leather package on my 1999 Trooper but are not lettered with "Trooper".
I noted on EBAY that there is a windshield film with "Trooper" on it that looks cool.
I notice that somebody is offering an aftermarket leather kit on Ebay for the Trooper for $599. I will consider doing that after a few years if the cloth seats start looking worn. Will just have a professional upholstery company install it. Figure for $1000 installed, you got leather!
99trooper
I went to check out the Axiom the other day while I was at the dealership. Don't know about you but....I gotta say that don't see trading my Trooper for an Axiom. At least not right now while I'm still infatuated with my new 2001 S. Just so much more room and better seating position in the Trooper than in the Axiom. My sales rep told me that the Axiom is not selling well mainly because of the color of the interior. "Nobody likes it!" he says. I have to agree that it takes some getting used to. They need to come up with some better color variations. If Isuzu refines the interior a little, they could have an awesome Highlander and JGC fighter on their hands. But I think the Trooper is a very different vehicle from the Axiom.
Sorry, but this sounds like an impulse buy. Take the money your willing to lose on the truck and take the wife to Hawaii, better return on investment...hehe!
Of course more mpg is always better, but I'm satisfied considering the comfort & roominess of the Troop.
BTW, gas is WAY cheaper in Arizona. The cheapest I found it was $1.199 (cash price in Kingman, AZ), compared to the cheapest in L.A. at about $1.599. Even the ripoff stations at the GC Rim in the Nat'l. Park were the same price as the cheapest L.A. prices.
I'm also glad the Troop runs great on the cheapest gas I can find, unlike some of the pricey "luxury" SUVs. No pinging or knocking, just great performance. What's up with that, anyway? Why do some "luxury" auto makers insist on making engines that require premium fuel? I don't get it. They don't make any more horsepower. The technology exists (at least in Japan) to make a high performance engine that runs on 87 Octane. You'd think the Germans would be smart enough to "borrow" this technology....
It keeps me from buying a MB E320, which I otherwise covet. Who wants to spend the extra money, forever, on premium fuel just to commute to work?
offroader
On the other hand, the value of the trade-in is figured in before sales tax is calculated, which would save you over $1,000 in MN...
I'll post the outcome after I visit the dealer about the last two.
Phil
Hey guys just a side note of cars that the Trooper LS in TOD mode beat tonight at red-light races, with 3 people in it (my fat butt being one of them, and I wasn't driving) They were off-the light sprints, barely to 65mph:
V8 Cougar
V8 Grand Cherokee
240sx
-mike
-mike
REAR DOOR LOCK NOT WORKING
As a matter of fact, that happened the other day that the rear lock would not work. So I opened the door and re-locked and then unlocked the car again and it was worked again. So hopefully it was just a fluke. If it happens again a couple times, I'll take it in for service.
The NYC streets in the area we were in weren't 100% smooth so the TOD I think helped big time to keep us from losing traction.
-mike
When I had the A/C checked they told me it was overcharged by 5 lbs and that having the proper pressure in the system would help it operate at peak efficiency cooling the air another 5 degrees or so. So I asked the service guy if they bled off the 5 lbs. He proceeds to tell me that bleeding off pressure is not the proper way to do it. They want to evacuate the entire system and refill it for $135. My first question is "why?" This bozo tells me you can't open the system without letting air in (?). Hmmm....it's a pressurized system but air gets in when you bleed off pressure? At this point I know it's time to leave. I don't argue, but just tell them to leave it alone and I'll be going.
I got a call from a customer service person last time I had work done there and when I said it was a little pricey then sent me a $25 gift certificate to a nice restaurant. Maybe after they hear this story they'll send me my own restaurant!
Thanks,
Charles
Anyone know what they are up to?
-mike
Charlie
"the pledge" - i thought it was a good (how could it not be with "jack" in it?!) but depressing movie (what an ending!) made better by nicholson's "co-star", the trooper! - how about that scene near the end where he goes off road, knocking over fences to get to that church! - definately the vehicle i'd want to be in while pursuing an alleged homicidal maniac...LOL - i'll have to say that it would take an emergency of that magnitude to make me do that to my trooper though - but, hey, his was paid for!