What did you do with your Scrambler today?
- Thread starter Randyzzz
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- Cobourg, Ontario, Cana
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- da
Put a new sticker on it... And its MY SCRAMBLER on the sticker!!! 
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The logo is on everything!!! And it will be on everyones truck too!
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. The logo is on everything!!! And it will be on everyones truck too!
Sent from my Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator
- City
- Lancaster
- State
- Oh
If it doesn't, could it be valve guides? I'm not familiar with these engines yet, but I had a valve guide drop ALMOST out of the head of my VW and it smoked like hell and pressurized the valve cover. Blew oil everywhere.
- City
- Ashburn
- State
- VA
Well, that sounds like a lot of fun. I hope I don't have that problem. My last 258 had massive blow by and coolant getting into the oil. I am hoping nothing big happens to this one. Can't afford another engine right now.
By the way, I also found out that I can't fill the gas tank with the Runck Tire swing closed at my local Shell. Was able to at a different station, but the pump handle at the Shell could not get past the metal bar. I guess I won't be going there much anymore.
By the way, I also found out that I can't fill the gas tank with the Runck Tire swing closed at my local Shell. Was able to at a different station, but the pump handle at the Shell could not get past the metal bar. I guess I won't be going there much anymore.
- City
- Olathe
- State
- KS
Speedo Gear
Pulled speedometer clip, cover and gear. De-gunked and replaced o-ring (hopefully preventing re-gunking). Replaced with correct 32 tooth gear. Matches GPS almost perfect from 40-65 MPH
Still pretty laggy and wrong below 30. May have to work on cable routing. New NAPA cable, new OMIX speedometer. Not that speeds below 30 matter anyway. Mostly wanted new odometer to be fairly accurate
(since it is currently my gas gauge)
Making steady progress. Speedo works - check! Temp gauge works-check! Fuel gauge works - check! Oil pressure gauge works - check! Speedo actually reads accurate - check!
Need to drop tank and check sending unit. Replace when body was off, and worked for a bit, but the resistance no longer changes.
Pulled speedometer clip, cover and gear. De-gunked and replaced o-ring (hopefully preventing re-gunking). Replaced with correct 32 tooth gear. Matches GPS almost perfect from 40-65 MPH
Still pretty laggy and wrong below 30. May have to work on cable routing. New NAPA cable, new OMIX speedometer. Not that speeds below 30 matter anyway. Mostly wanted new odometer to be fairly accurate
(since it is currently my gas gauge)
Making steady progress. Speedo works - check! Temp gauge works-check! Fuel gauge works - check! Oil pressure gauge works - check! Speedo actually reads accurate - check!
Need to drop tank and check sending unit. Replace when body was off, and worked for a bit, but the resistance no longer changes.
- City
- Cincinnati
- State
- Oh
Find a graphite lubricant in a spray can. You can get it from a lock shop or typically smaller hardware shops. It is often used for lubricating lock innards.
Leave the cable attached to the 300. Disconnect if from the speedo. Pull the metal cable from the cover. Lube it up with the graphite. Try to spray some down the cover without the cable in it as well. The more the better. Thread the cable back down the cover a few times trying to get more lube further down and finally reattach to the speedo. Should at least help your problem if not solve it. It will probably take you longer to find graphite lube in a spray can than it does to do the work.
Leave the cable attached to the 300. Disconnect if from the speedo. Pull the metal cable from the cover. Lube it up with the graphite. Try to spray some down the cover without the cable in it as well. The more the better. Thread the cable back down the cover a few times trying to get more lube further down and finally reattach to the speedo. Should at least help your problem if not solve it.
It will probably take you longer to find graphite lube in a spray can than it does to do the work.Pulled speedometer clip, cover and gear. De-gunked and replaced o-ring (hopefully preventing re-gunking). Replaced with correct 32 tooth gear. Matches GPS almost perfect from 40-65 MPH
Still pretty laggy and wrong below 30. May have to work on cable routing. New NAPA cable, new OMIX speedometer. Not that speeds below 30 matter anyway. Mostly wanted new odometer to be fairly accurate
(since it is currently my gas gauge)
Making steady progress. Speedo works - check! Temp gauge works-check! Fuel gauge works - check! Oil pressure gauge works - check! Speedo actually reads accurate - check!
Need to drop tank and check sending unit. Replace when body was off, and worked for a bit, but the resistance no longer changes.
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AK-RWC
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- City
- south central
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- AK
Oil change. The VR1 has ZDDP, so I don't feel compelled to run the Comp Cams additive.
Quick hose-down to knock off the light mud from the last 4x4 trip on 7/4.
"Who's a pretty baby? Who's a pretty baby? That's right, you're a pretty baby!"
Finally got the second garage bay reclaimed from wedding stuff.
The last thing I did was fix a fuel leak. I'll post that update in my build thread.
- City
- Dexter
- State
- MI
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jeepinjosh
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- City
- pell city
- State
- al
finally got the top off for the first time. took the bulkhead out and did some cruising with my little girl. there was some rust as expected, but not too bad.
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