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a rub a dub dub... wheels are blasted and primed axles painted with a POR-15-ish rust paint under a different name laundry room is the parts warehouse manifolds blasted up nice head's back from a valve job living in the kitchen engine is yet to be torn down

pic test...OK good. frame thinks it's camping (shhhh don't say anything)

95 YJ w/122K rusted out from under me...so like a fool... I thought the 56 Flx bus was my last project due to age and injuries...but nooooooo. I tore it down last summer and have been cleaning/blasting/painting/swearing and limping over the winter. [edit] no pics showing? poop...

vintage bus guys who repower with BB V8s commonly use car AC compressors for their air brakes systems (air wipers ect). another slick bus trick for running modern hot engines on original radiators is use an intermittent wiper control to spritz the radiator fins with water and get the added...

I'd check the rear differential for spider gear shrapnel. years ago I had a V6 Jeepster and (showing off as a teenager) tore up 3-4 sets of spiders . it would act normal until a turn. I learned to stop beating machinery eventually.

heat expands to moosh the threads...when it cools (shrinks) again usually it will turn out by hand. it's that dramatic of a shortcut. heat the bolt not the block

after finding this some years back digging thru mc stuff, I switched from fram to purolator pure one. Motorcycle Oil Filter Comparison I've been a castrol user for decades and tore the jeep 2.5 down to find it ain't pristine either after 122K and 15 years.

lift the macho driver's side and mount the big wheels/tires to your liking. tell her you left the passenger side low for her comfort and convenience getting in and out as an act of love. When she responds with the gushy "love forgives all & I'm a princess" reaction, slip the other side on the...

<Is the 4 cylinder worth buying? > the original military spec under war conditions was a 4 cyl. it had to do with weight and fuel economy with capability under life or death circumstances. Hollywood, Chip Foose, and Will Castro sell bling and hype for an income. who do you believe?

< she said I could finally get my jeep.> my first impression is: what makes you think she'll let you near her garage?

< I cant pin-point where the problem is. > cut a 3' piece of garden hose for a stethoscope... one end in your ear, the other chase the sound. you can isolate sounds precisely with this tool

<Drove her last night with a 12v light tied into the coil. When she died, light stayed on, so I'm pretty sure it's not the ignition system. no, that just means there's power to the coil, the coil itself can still have a thermal intermittent in the windings...check the wire from the coil to the...

Blaster is better than WD-40 Kroil is better than Blaster spray it good and wait a few days. tap it side to side (gently) to open up crack for the penetrating oil to get in.

there may be a "freeze plug" on the end of the cam also...another possible oil leak, but it's most likely a main crank seal. verify that it's motor oil and not smelly trans gear lube?

chattering on acceleration sounds like low octane gas and pre-ignition. if so, then those pings are aluminum popping off the top of the piston and will eventually erode a hole in the top of the piston. do a compression check and look for numbers around 145-ish. also look in your intake to see...

I can't read his mind, but there's a couple thoughts. if it runs hot: they had a batch of bad radiators (95) the fins rotted off and engine runs hot. if it runs cold: I have my engine apart at 122K to find sludge...breathers in the intake may be good EPA, but it sucks for sludge. perhaps he...

180 is the old pre emmissions days. with emmissions comes higher operating temps to burn cleaner. my 95 radiator rotted many of the fins off and ran hot until I put a good radiator in it. if you see fins missing and bare vertical tubes, you won't run cool. last thought is if someone put leak...

I'd check the compression for intermittent sticky valve stems in the guides. it sounds like the valves aren't seating with backfire thru both the intake and exhaust...assuming the cam is staying in time. do a compression check when running right and also when the fault surfaces...and see if...

FWIW...if you chronicly run the tank way low the fuel pump ground wire can heat up and break...which acts like a bad pump. don't ask me how I know this... keep a 1/4 tank of fuel to keep the thing cool and pump submersed. I think it's a stupid design flaw.