After owning the Honcho for just over a year... its Grand Wag Time!

[Charles Kline]

I think, think, the idle speed is what really does it.

Totally agree, the graph showed the HC peaking on the downhill sides of the speed.

[Charles Kline]

Found a Doppelgänger in Denver yesterday.

[Stuka]

Wow, never seen an FSJ hood rusted like that before.

[Charles Kline]

Yeah, looked like a sun baked Arizona paint, but the vinyl would have been bone white if it was in that much sun.

[fulsizjeep]

That is probably original paint. The hood condition is not uncommon for the 86-91 models where the clear coat goes to crap, then it just goes down hill from there. Chrysler had to do some repaints during that time. My sister had a 92 Talon AWD that got a warranty repaint when it was only 2 years old.

[Stuka]

The late 80's to early 90's were bad for paint in general. GM had an especially bad time with it on white trucks where it would come off in giant sheets.

[Nikkormat]

The roof of my 90 is about as bad as that.