Junk-Yard-John are you on http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/  ? good place to ask questions. this place has a couple dicks around here that feel better about their selves by making ignorant comments. much nicer and knowledgeable people over there.
 

We/they aren't dicks.  I have found over eight years that the guys on this forum are actually very helpful and knowledgeable guys.  The guys on this forum have been very helpful to me (and hundreds of others) since I joined in 2007. 

I didn't read any ignorant comments in this thread.  Just questions, answers, observations and advice.  You can find knowledgeable people on several forums.   Just don't be thin-skinned about reading responses within the conversation.  Think about what they are telling you and weigh the information.  Consider the actual accuracy of the responses to your question/s.  We/they are really decent fellows.  I think you received honest and accurate responses.

It's really all in how you read and perceive the responses.  These are discussion forums.  I haven't found any one person here (or zuwharrie) who claim to have all the answers to all questions (and there are some very smart guys on both forums).  Opinions?  Everyone has one.  I guess this is mine.

You will find MANY of the zukiworld "guys" over on the zuwharrie forum as well, under different names.  I am recon on zuwharrie, for example.  My experience is the zuwharrie forum is great as well.  Bkiller is a knowledgeable great guy and moderator.  So is Whitfield.  This is just a really great collective community of people with a common interest in owning and modifying these little trucks from all over the world.  Each has something to add to the forum.

All of these forums are like information supermarkets.  You pick that which you need and browse the rest.  There are many interesting and knowledgeable people and threads to be found.

Junk-Yard-John are you on http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/  ? good place to ask questions. this place has a couple dicks around here that feel better about their selves by making ignorant comments. much nicer and knowledgeable people over there.

no i am not.  i find most info i need here or google.  i dont mind opinions from others- i dont take everyones to heart lol.   

 i got a newer air pump actutor free after i sold mine to a guy in-need.  i have yet to mount the new one because ive been busy fabricating a bio-mass rocket stove, but i think i will re-locate the new pump up higher soon. 

Wait a sec...the Tracker uses air PRESSURE and not vacuum to engage 4wd?  This probably explains the noise I heard when I engaged 4wd a few days ago when we hit some snow--it sounded like when a dry leaf gets into the heater blower.  4wd seemed to work fine, and the noise eventually went away, but I still heard it in 2wd, and it got louder as vehicle speed increased.  Y'think the noise indicates the pump is getting ready to fail?

'00 Tracker 2-door rust bucket handed down from my sweetie
'00 Tracker 4-door, clean, that she now drives to work

Y'think the noise indicates the pump is getting ready to fail?

Nope - the pump is a tiny little thing mounted on the back of the front bumper (look directly below the right radiator support) - it should never run in 2WD, or for more than 10 seconds at any one time.

It also, in my experience, never warns you of impending failure - it just fails, leaving you with no front wheel drive.