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Leaving the back open should not hurt it. As long as you have no corrosion and the alaignment of the contacts is good you should be OK. My Jeep is open from May to end of October, for the most part. I've even had it snow in there. :lol: As for testing... You can use the new bulb you bought...

If the tank had rust in it you might want to remove and clean out the carburetor. Rust dust will get past many filters and settle in the carb. Surplus City Jeep Parts probably has a Jiffy Kit for it (which will have all of the gaskets, a needle and seat, and other parts you need). Jiffy Kits...

The groove is normal. My 05 has the same shoes (still original). When these shoes are slightly damp (like a humid day, heavy rain) and the Jeep is parked for a while (like over night or at work all day) they GRAB big time for the first couple of stops. Once they warm up a little they are...

That second part looks like the roll over protection valve. The thoery was that if the Jeep rolled it would help stop gas from spilling. Did you find it up under the rear fender by the fuel filler? -John

That's the oil filter nipple. It should unscrew by turning that hex. Sometimes they even come off when you take the filter off during an oil change. You may need to find a used one at a wrecking yard or fix your threads with a swiss file (if that's what's wrong with it). With some care you...

Your easiest bet might be to contact a place like Surplus City Jeep Parts (they specialize in Military Jeeps and old CJs). They should be able to sell you a complete take-off unit or at least all the parts. I can't remember if 1960 has the hand pull on the dash or the lever between the seats...

Remove the rear windows (all three), seperate with towels, and roll up to store. The side windows have a plastic strip at the front edge and bottom which fits into the channel - peel this carefully from the rear after unzipping). Un-latch the two latches at the windshield. Pull the top...

If you have scoring you probably will want to bring it to a shop and get it honed with a rigid hone or at least have them look at it. The drill powered springy hones are really intended as glaze breakers. I'm not sure about the grit but the result you are looking for is basically intentional...

Thank You, Mikey... Yeah, I know all about "those" kind of Fridays :lol: -John

The frame looks OK but I have thought that maybe the ledge is bent since this is the second glass. When the glass is out I'm going to straight-edge the ledge. There is a good 3/8 inch gap between the glass and the metal, visible since I have no rubber trim on it. Right now it's very cold here...

Hi All, My defroster has just broken my SECOND windshield glass. The original one cracked a couple of years ago when I left the Jeep running to warm up (with the defroster on) . This one cracked while driving. I put on the defroster and within a couple of minutes I had a crack starting at...

The steering wheel "wobbling" at full turn tells me that you're in 4 wheel drive at that point. This sounds like an automatic, is it? If so, there probably is something wrong with your shifter - an adjustment, part missing, not assembled right. The transmission has detents in it for 1,2D, and...

Good job on the swap. If I recall, that's the five cylinder engine with an aluminum head. If it has glow plugs I'd use the Mercedes alternator. Glow plugs pull a fair amount of current and the Jeep unit might not keep up. For cold weather also consider a bigger battery because if the engine...

Unfortunately even a lot of cops think barefoot driving is illegal. When pulled over, though, if you ask for the statute number they will usually realize that they are mistaken. -John

Actually is is NOT illegal to drive passenger vehicles barefoot in any US state or Canada - this is an urban myth. -John

If it is the throwout bearing the noise should at least change when you push the clutch and the noise should be there while not moving. If the noise is there only when the Jeep is moving it's got to be something in the drivetrain, I would think Best of luck - John

If you have a SYE or a Rubicon the yoke will stay in the transfer. If not, you'll lose the oil, like Bounty Hunter said - not good. A friend drove his 79 CJ5 for a whole summer on the front end after breaking a rear axle shaft - didn't hurt anything. He avoided the highway, though - mostly...

The only Jeep I have ever seen with "sagging" fenders had rolled on snow. Nothing else was damaged (hard top had a hairline fracture across the top - looked mostly cosmetic) . It was a CJ7, the guy slid on ice, clipped the curb, and did a couple of slow, easy rolls down the embankment in a...

Is that driving or idling? The only time I ever heard anything like that from under a Jeep (not engine noise) was when a friends Jeep had the e-brake adjuster dangling onto the rear driveshaft. It would come and go and was driving him nuts. I put a little tension on the e-brake handle and the...

I removed all my carpet when the Jeep was new (in fact, I removed the whole interior, exept for the two front seats) . I keep the bikini top (or OEM top with no back windows) on if it's going to rain, otherwise no top / no doors. The back gets rained in and I keep the drain plugs out. You'll...