Stellantis is having a bad day, ugghh. year
Stellantis had excellent sales and profits in 2023 even during the global issues and a strike in America. This hasn’t been the case in 2024. Sales aren’t very good, and profiles have fallen.
CEO Carlos Tavares will be traveling to Detroit to chew bubble gum and kick ass, yes, he’s all out of bubble gum. His goal is to try to turn things around.
Stellantis has seen a 30 percent drop in key brands including Jeep. When Jeep doesn’t make you money you’re in a bad economy or you’re doing something wrong, or both.
I can’t help but wonder if we might see another sale, Chrysler, FIAT, or Stellantis, what’s your next guess?
Worker crushed at Toledo Jeep plant
A person is dead after an incident at the Toledo Jeep complex on Wednesday.
Police confirmed the death Wednesday afternoon, but weren’t able to say who it was at this time. Officials with Toledo Fire and Rescue said a worker was crushed.
The death occurred at the Toledo South Plant
This is very sad news, and since this is a breaking news story we’ll have to update you on future episodes of the Jeep Talk Show on the details.
Thoughts and prayers go out to the family of this plant worker.
Rivian Manufacturing Boss to join Jeep
Tim Fallon formerly of Rivian is jumping ship to join Jeep, RAM to help improve their EV offensive in the US. If you’re not an EV fan the use of the word “offensive” is probably well-placed.
Tim was with Nissan for 16 years, before joining Rivan. Tim Fallon will start his new position with Stellantis as head of manufacturing in North America, effective September 2nd.
It’s all part of Stellantis’s EV push for the US.
Someone better start building some nuclear reactors to generate more power, or perhaps some nice neighborhood Thorium reactors. The more EVs that need charging the less there will be for air conditioning, and it’s another 100-degree day here at Studio A in S.E. Texas.
Duck Duck Jeep
Shirley you know where the Jeep ducking craze started? Allison Parliament, a Canadian/American started placing toy ducks on Jeeps after a COVID-related attack when she traveled from America to Canada when a Canadian physically assaulted her due to his fear of COVID being brought into Canada.
It all started in 2020 and popularity went worldwide. Allison recently had a birthday that she sadly didn’t live to celebrate.
Far too young she passed, peacefully.
Allison was a friend of the show and always made time for us in person, or in interviews. We did a total of three interviews with Allison, the most recent one in March of this year.
Cell Phone Companies trying to Stop StarLink direct to cell phone service
You may remember me talking about this in the past, satellite direct to cell phone service, via StarLink. Well, the cell companies are getting nervous as they are asking the FCC to stop StarLink from providing this service.
They claim it will cause interference, I think the interference will be monetary.
You may soon be able to send text messages back and forth from ANYWHERE in the world with your standard cell phone! Think about that.
Phone conversations in the future and more cell phone direct StarLink sats are placed in orbit. It’s cool to have your own space program.
Jeep Talk Show Gladiator Update
S.E. Texas temps have been high. 100 degrees. My wife and I drove 40 minutes to meet her parents at a Chinese Buffet. 1 pm it wasn’t the hottest part of the day but it was getting there.
You don’t know how nice it is to drive a lifted, modified Jeep in high temps and not have to monitor the engine coolant temperatures.
I love my XJ but driving the XJ on the highway at 70 mph would probably be okay, but I’d have to monitor those temps.
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Newbie Nuggets with Wendy
Fabrication Freezy, with Larry – JeepingMo
Jeep Talk Show Gladiator Update
Tech Talk with Jeep Talk
combination of rubber and hard lines depending on which year and model of Jeep you have and what engine it has. Despite this, the rubber hoses are a part that can and eventually will go out on you. The job of replacing them, as I mentioned, is relatively simple: take the old ones off, put the new ones on, and maybe top off a little coolant. Done. The issue is sometimes the old rubber hose makes a chemical bond with the metal hoses protruding through the firewall. Sometimes these are even plastic or have specialty locking connectors which makes things even that much more fun and interesting, as trying to get an old hose seized into a plastic connector is almost impossible without breaking the plastic connector, or sometimes bending or creasing the metal interconnect hose. It CAN be a pain in the ass. There are two things that will make this process go a lot easier though. One is a technique and the other is a tool. First the technique. Since these hoses are being replaced anyways, how you take them off isn’t really critical, it’s more important THAT they come off rather than HOW they come off. So instead of trying to twist and pull them off, simply cut them off.
Using a good box knife, make several passes longways from the end of the hose at the firewall, down the length past the connection point. This will probably be less than six inches. This will enable you to peel the hose off the connector, saving the hassle of turning a simple hose swap into a dashboard removal. The other method is by using the right tool for the job. You might be so inclined to grab the biggest set of channel locks you’ve got and just 
start twisting away. Chances are, you’ll do more harm than good, as the grip of the jaws isn’t putting the pressure in the right places, and could do damage. Instead, look for a set of hose grip pliers. These are a very specific set of pliers that are purpose-built to do one job; grab hoses. They look like a set of needle nose pliers that have had a bad nose job. The tips are stretched and bent to form a semi-circle, giving you the ability to grab a hose around its entire circumference. This spreads the force around the hose and thus doesn’t apply too much pressure at one point. This reduces the risk of pinching, crimping, breaking, or otherwise screwing up a simple job. They come in various sizes, so make sure you get one that closely matches the diameter of the hose you’re working with. 
If in doubt, take a slice of the hose with you for reference, or take a measurement beforehand. The tool is relatively cheap compared to the cost of what NOT having them could turn into. This may be a tool you don’t use very often, but the alternative is a lot more expensive and time-consuming. And at least this way, if a fellow Jeeper needs a helping hand, you have the right tool for the job. 
Newbie Nuggets with Wendy
Jeep Talk Show Gladiator Update
Jeeps are awesome. We all know this. That’s one of the primary reasons we all own at least one. But Jeeps over the years have lacked some of the simple necessities of regular cars and trucks. For instance, things like cup holders were a creature comfort thought to be not needed in Jeeps for decades! No, it’s true, look it up. Thankfully the aftermarket, (and then later the OEM) finally came out with solutions. The same goes for interior lighting. Jeeps historically have not had the best interior lighting either. 
10mm socket, that lost earring, or your favorite pen that’s been missing since before covid. Now I’m going to leave the selection of the LED light strips up to you. Maybe you want something that you can change the color on, or that can strobe. Hell, I don’t know what you’re into. I will say this though,
Jeep Talk Show Gladiator Update
