The radiator on my '99 Jeep Grand Cherokee fell victim to a stick. It's has had a pretty hard life beating up and down through our woods not to mention when the kids drive it. So it is time to show it a little love with a trip to Wilbert's Up Pull It of Bath and get it some new parts. Oh... and Mrs. O. tags along for the ride. -Enjoy!
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46 thoughts on “Fixin’ the jeep on the cheep – part i”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Justin Sero Sr says:

    love how Mrs. o says drove and he and a half to just save ten dollars!!!!😂😂

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars DBLAIR says:

    Half the fun of watch you work is your wife. Love her comments.

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Albert Esquivel says:

    need to make rule #1 t-shirt 😆

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ronald Brosius says:

    Your wife is a real trooper. (No way would my wife go to the junk yard in the rain😅) great video as always!

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Hola! Francisco Melgar says:

    I like the acctitud and the way care about good job and good help

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Michal M says:

    I hope you realize how great those videos are!!!
    You two are great!!!

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Doug Kelley says:

    I had to take top core support and condenser out to remove radiator on 4.7 model

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Doug Kelley says:

    2 out 3 used jeep radiators spin the nut in the radiator trying to pull transmission line rendering radiator useless.

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Doug Kelley says:

    I am impressed with your prop

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Doug Kelley says:

    I have done many 4.7 jeep radiators in that body style and they are no joke. Have not to one with a4.0 in it.

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jason Michaels says:

    double triple like…NJ

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Paul Blose says:

    long time (hours) since I saw last.. junk yard, been there…bla bla… this might be my fav.of all time.

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Larry Ehrlich says:

    Maybe the savage yard should rent or sell tools for their customers.

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jeffery Bye says:

    Thats insane of how much shit you went through to get that rad..freaking crazy..i felt ur frustration mr and mrs o

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jeffery Bye says:

    Your an expert in my book too..with or without ASE certificates..

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jeffery Bye says:

    Hell of a day for the junk yard..we all been there ,i know i have many times..u do what u gotta do in this business..

  17. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jeffery Bye says:

    You should make up a tool set to keep in your vehicle for times like this or if something bad should ever happen..just a thought lol

  18. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jeffery Bye says:

    Jeep looks clean

  19. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Davy Jones says:

    The deer look like they are in Time Out

  20. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars dchawk81 says:

    Your parts store gig…

    "Napper… finally a sponsor."

  21. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars dchawk81 says:

    "I'll hold your jiggly bits."

    Atta girl.

  22. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars rvmagnum says:

    I delivered dominos when they first started on long island . your own car , minimum labor and tips. it was fun , I worked for N Y C T A as a mechanic , 11pm to 7am, deer park auto from 8am to 2pm , and dominos on my days off. was making mad money , loved it

  23. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Steven says:

    Former pizza delivery guy here, no you do not get reimbursed for shit. I got $4 an hour plus tips. Lmao. Now I make 25 times that most days.

  24. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars gunga din says:

    This is painful 6o watch. Junke yard butchery with mouthy comentary by Mrs O thats driving Mr O CRAZY

  25. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Bob Lum says:

    The salvage yard I go to doesn't allow power tools

  26. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Johnny Sechrist says:

    Lucky guy to find Mrs. O….she's a keeper.

  27. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Derrick Prefontaine says:

    Good job buddy, I’m winnipeg Manitoba Canada the wreckers think and charge 1/2 price of oem retail. Most times it’s easier and cheaper to get off brands from the parts store.
    Your content and work ethic’s are inspiring.

  28. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars TheAstrocreeper says:

    ☆ Salvage Yard Achievement Unlocked ☆

  29. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Darkchove says:

    i can tell means alot to you what mrs O says , like expert comment

  30. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars doubled3510 says:

    Mrs. O is a Trooper! Going willingly to the "auto recycling yard" and standing in the inclement weather while videotaping. They say, behind every good man is a good woman.

  31. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Yo Dawg says:

    It's actually the grown man's disneyland

  32. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Joseph Guzek says:

    I laughed pretty hard watching you take the radiator out. Especially when you found the tires and the old guy walked by. You should definitely do more of these. Great video!!

  33. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ben V says:

    Question. I heard you're going to put a bypass the oil cooler lines on your Jeep. My wife's 2001 Volvo V70XC has had this done by the previous owner(s). Car is primarily used around to grocery runs and other local errands. Is it okay to leave it as is or get replacement hoses?

  34. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Michael Anthony says:

    Mrs. O looks lovely in her braids!

  35. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Dusty Steele says:

    Mrs. O has a lot of common sense! Just put the fan back in the engine bay when you’re done! Lol. Definitely give you “props” for the tip!

  36. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jason Jones says:

    You can do somewhat decent delivering pies. Its not a crazy good living but if youre single, with little obligations its plenty. I wouldnt do pizza delivery in a small rural town, due to volume and economic factors, but when I was in college I did pizza delivery in a major metro area. In 1998-1999, I could work a double shift (12-14 hrs) on a good Saturday and clear $150-$200 in tips alone. The base pay was $8.50 an hour, plus $1 per delivery (some people wouldnt tip and the chain built in at least that one dollar). The store didnt take Credit cards back then unless you came in person to pay. So it was all cash, and no CC tips. So lets just say the honor system of reporting all your cash tips in the computer was 100% followed to the letter of the rules 😉 . Then at tax time you took the .56 cents or whatever per mile deduction, plus whatever else you could get away with. Gas was on you though.

    Factor in slower shifts like a Tuesday evening (gotta pay your dues on the crap days to land the prime weekend shifts), and occasional crazy unexpected good days like 3 day holiday weekends, bad weather days everyone stayed home, etc and I could work about 30 hrs a week and clear $500 in my pocket after gas. If I had a full week to just work every shift possible,, and at least 50 hours I could pull in $800 + no problem.Of course I drove a $750 beat up 1990s nissan car that got 20 mpg and had $29 a month liability insurance that didnt know I was delivering pizzas in it lol.. Alot of doing well at that job was knowing your regulars, and not being an idiot. I kept a tub in the backseat with a bunch of the condiments, plastic ware, etc, because the line prep guys never put the right stuff in the sleeves. That way when I got the house and pulled the order (Id take 3-5 orders at a time on busy nights), I never had to tell someone I didnt have crushed red pepper or parmesiagn cheese they specifically asked for. Our manager would make us go back to the house with missing items (as he should) no matter how small, and that just ate time, and made you look stupid, which affected tips on the guys who couldnt grasp that.

    I had one dirt poor family who were regular and would request me to deliver if I was on shift because I always hooked them up. We got one free pizza per shift, and when I saw their order on the board, Id have the cooks make my free pizza and throw it on their order. They always paid for 2 large pizzas and one 2 liter soda (a regular promotion we ran), but they had like 5 kids. Dad was always paying what looked like their last dollar on a friday night to treat the kids and he was a blue collar guy that worked hard. About once a month he would tip me $50 ( I assume payday friday) for taking care of them. I never ate my free pizza anyway.

  37. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Nature and Physics says:

    You forgot an important tool: a Thermos® bottle of hot coffee with 'sweetener' (Chivas®) for the Missus.

    "You should just leave … me your wallet." LOL

  38. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Dale Mihocik says:

    Welcome to your viewers world were we work in the rain , cold , and mud on a constant basis . lol

  39. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Major Payne says:

    Enviro charge is a state hidden TAX lol Round abouts suck

  40. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jim Staszko says:

    Junkyards are my "safe place".

  41. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ken Uber says:

    What a team!! "Junkyard Duo" HaHaHa

  42. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Live Wire says:

    The Experience was Priceless!

  43. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars joe smith says:

    MrO u got your own business, money coming in from sponsors why not buy a new radiator?

  44. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars ThePudge123 says:

    It's been much too long since my last Pick-a-part visit. Hmmmmm.

  45. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars mariyancy Mauricio club says:

    New rad from rock auto $78 to 102

  46. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Elias Bylund says:

    That's true and humble love! Mr and Mrs O at the junkyard…and having fun! Magic! ♥️

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