New To Me 83--Parts Needed
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- City
- Biloxi
- State
- MS
That's awesome on the gas mileage!
Yep, I was very happy with the MPG
It is running 258 with non feedback Carter BBD, T176, 3.31 axle gears, and 32" tires. It is very "spunky", right in the "sweet spot" at 70 MPH. It is by no means a "rock crawler", but for DD and light/medium trail duty, I would not change it.This is the same set up that my now red/was black ex-Toby Scrambler was running, with the same results. I still need to track down my 'rough idle" issue, but other then that, it runs/drive perfect. It accelerates smoothly, pulls really hard, maintains highway speeds/accelerates at highway speeds effortlessly. Off-road, it never bogs down or starts loading up. Hills/side hills/high speed bumps, it takes it all in stride. It will hold an idle on a steep hill, no problem. It will even smoke all 4 tires on a steep rock incline while towing a Jeep Grand Cherokee
While it is not MPI, it does the job
- City
- Biloxi
- State
- MS
Appreciate it, but I did nothing for the aesthetics
Old "Yard Scrambler" has really grown on me, I don't want to give it back now
- City
- Biloxi
- State
- MS
Two short video's one of the club's members took. His kids are providing the "commentary" Not the best/longest video's, but they show "Yard Scrambler" motoring around
http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums...C7D637BA-373-0000003E7963ACEC_zps90414171.mp4
http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums...DA8F8E25-373-0000003F40553EAA_zpsc9c6ad54.mp4
Not the best/longest video's, but they show "Yard Scrambler" motoring aroundhttp://i1326.photobucket.com/albums...C7D637BA-373-0000003E7963ACEC_zps90414171.mp4
http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums...DA8F8E25-373-0000003F40553EAA_zpsc9c6ad54.mp4
- City
- Columbia
- State
- MO
Appreciate it, but I did nothing for the aesthetics
Old "Yard Scrambler" has really grown on me, I don't want to give it back now
You gave it lots of love!! And it shows!
- City
- Baton Rouge
- State
- La
Looks great! You deserved to be the first to wheel it!!! Now you can get to that smokin fast tan one I have for you...That's actually yours this time!!!
- City
- Cobourg, Ontario, Cana
- State
- da
I love the look of it. Totally Awesome!!! Jealous... I wish I could drive my Scram right now, but there is so much salt on the road, I wouldnt be able to go around the block without it being a pile of rust when I get home...
- City
- God's Country
- State
- AR
Old "Yard Scrambler" has really grown on me, I don't want to give it back now
Didn't I see an ad in the paper about a scrambler back in December saying something like "owner must step forward within 30 days or vehicle will be considered abandoned"?
- City
- Columbia
- State
- MO
When we got to the park, everybody was flocking around Yard Scrambler like paparazzi to Lindsay Lohan LOL.
I love the caption and the pic. For one thing, Yard Scrambler is probably a little less used then Lindsay Lohan. Secondly, it is amazing to see how much Jeeps have changed comparing those JK's to the Scrambler!
- City
- Biloxi
- State
- MS
Appreciate it
Looks great! You deserved to be the first to wheel it!!! Now you can get to that smokin fast tan one I have for you...That's actually yours this time!!!
Yep, I betcha the tan one can throw up bigger mud rooster tales
Appreciate it
We have to put up with extreme heat in the summer, but the trade off is snow/salt free winters, so year round Scrambling for us
Too late, it it already titled/registered/tagged/insured in my name, no Yard Scrambler for JeepAddict
If I don't hurry up and give it back to JeepAddict, judging by the fun I had last weekend with it, it will end up like Brittany Spears after conjugal visit night
Unfortunately, I think that Jeeps have changed for the worse, I will take Yard Scrambler over a new JK anyday
- City
- Biloxi
- State
- MS
Going to finish up a few "last minute projects" this week, and then bring "Yard Scrambler" back to JeepAddict this Saturday
I will be sad to see it go, but I will be replacing it with my '84 CA rust free project Scrambler
Just a few more updates for me on this thread...................................................
I will be sad to see it go, but I will be replacing it with my '84 CA rust free project Scrambler
Just a few more updates for me on this thread...................................................
- City
- Cobourg, Ontario, Cana
- State
- da
I will be replacing it with my '84 CA rust free project Scrambler
looking forward to that build thread!!!
red mistress
Red Jeep Collector
- City
- Piney woods
- State
- tx
Looks great .... original paint patina 
All Tommy needs to do is toss in a AMC Jeep logo Scrambler bed mat, dog box and go shuck some ducks.
All Tommy needs to do is toss in a AMC Jeep logo Scrambler bed mat, dog box and go shuck some ducks.
- City
- Biloxi
- State
- MS
Picking it up this Saturday, will start wrenching on it Sunday
Looks great .... original paint patina
All Tommy needs to do is toss in a AMC Jeep logo Scrambler bed mat, dog box and go shuck some ducks.
Appreciate it
He's already got the bed mat already, I just need to convince him to actually use it
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- Cobourg, Ontario, Cana
- State
- da
- City
- Biloxi
- State
- MS
slacker.
I know
But, I already lost two months this year, August is only 5 months away
I am going to have to hit the ground running on this one to get it ready for "Sandblast"
red mistress
Red Jeep Collector
- City
- Piney woods
- State
- tx
He's already got the bed mat already, I just need to convince him to actually use it
Tommy's cool Jeep dude.
Knew he had Scrambler BedMat
Tommy, U got educated duck dog for Yard Scrambler ?
DR
- City
- Biloxi
- State
- MS
Since I will be taking "Yard Scrambler" back to JeepAddict tomorrow, this will be my last "fix it up" update.
Since its maiden highway/off-road trip to Boggs and Boulders, I have fixed a few things that needed fixing.
Re-torqued all the suspension mounting bolts, power train bolts, and greased everything back up. Checked all the fluids, and surprisingly, everything is still full, no leaks anywhere. I also re-torqued all the body mount bolts, and replaced the one bolt that fell out. All in all, it made it though its "shakedown" run relatively unscathed.
Since the fan clutch was hitting the 3 core radiator, I installed a new 2 core radiator. The fan clutch now has adequate room. The only issue now, since the little rubber "hood bumpers" are shot, the hood just makes contact with the radiator cap. New rubber bumpers will fix this.
The other major "problem" was the wore out steering shaft. I installed a Borgeson steering shaft, problem solved. I wish I would have installed this part a long time ago.
The only other "problem" i have been having with this "jewel" has been an inconsistent/rough idle condition. I found a leak at the intake manifold to head interface, re-torqued the bolts, and eliminated that vacuum leak. Still did not idle good. For some reason, when I set the timing, I set it like a feedback model, this was wrong. I re-set the timing to around 10 degrees advance at idle, with the advance line plugged, this greatly improved the idle, but it still wasn't right. I also cleaned/drilled out the idle tubes, no dice. Finally, with my trusty can of starting fluid, started checking for vacuum leaks. And of course, I found one. The infamous Carter BBD "wore out throttle shaft/vacuum leak". Surprisingly, in all my years of running BBD carburetors, I have never had this problem show up before. First time for everything.
The problem causing throttle shaft.
I have a spare, junk Carter BBD I keep for parts, so I swapped throttle plates over.
And now, this thing is idling much better. I fine tuned the timing/mixture/idle speed, and this thing is idling great. I am about 95% happy with it now. It is idling around 650 RPM, pretty smooth, and it is no longer stalling out.
The only other problem with this carburetor is the choke. I have been fiddling with and adjusting it, still couldn't get it "right". The choke is actually binding, so it does not always come on when cold, sometimes wants to hang up when it should release. And of course, I finally find the problem, two nights before I am bringing it back.
The shaft that the choke plate attaches to is actually binding in the bore in the upper carburetor body. I might try swapping shafts for one I have in my junk box, but I believe the bore in the carburetor body is "egged/slotted". I do not have a spare that is worth swapping on. A store bought "rebuilt" carburetor might be the only way to fix this, unfortunately.
As we all no, these things are never "finished". But, I had to draw a line in the sand eventually, and so I made this week my last opportunity to work on "Yard Scrambler". The few minor issues that I am passing on to Tommy:
1) needs a rebuilt carb/replacement upper carb body so that the choke works
2) change out the speedometer for one that works properly (speedo head is messed up, odometer works, speedometer sticks)
3) change out speedometer gear to get the speedometer to read right (shows 8 mph too fast now)
4) change out oil pressure gauge, current one reads too low
5) change chrome bumper out for black one, finish installing brush guard
That's about it. Besides the carburetor, the other "issues" are fairly easy to fix, and we already have the parts to take care of them.
One more quick picture:
That's it for now.
Since its maiden highway/off-road trip to Boggs and Boulders, I have fixed a few things that needed fixing.
Re-torqued all the suspension mounting bolts, power train bolts, and greased everything back up. Checked all the fluids, and surprisingly, everything is still full, no leaks anywhere. I also re-torqued all the body mount bolts, and replaced the one bolt that fell out. All in all, it made it though its "shakedown" run relatively unscathed.
Since the fan clutch was hitting the 3 core radiator, I installed a new 2 core radiator. The fan clutch now has adequate room. The only issue now, since the little rubber "hood bumpers" are shot, the hood just makes contact with the radiator cap. New rubber bumpers will fix this.
The other major "problem" was the wore out steering shaft. I installed a Borgeson steering shaft, problem solved. I wish I would have installed this part a long time ago.
The only other "problem" i have been having with this "jewel" has been an inconsistent/rough idle condition. I found a leak at the intake manifold to head interface, re-torqued the bolts, and eliminated that vacuum leak. Still did not idle good. For some reason, when I set the timing, I set it like a feedback model, this was wrong. I re-set the timing to around 10 degrees advance at idle, with the advance line plugged, this greatly improved the idle, but it still wasn't right. I also cleaned/drilled out the idle tubes, no dice. Finally, with my trusty can of starting fluid, started checking for vacuum leaks. And of course, I found one. The infamous Carter BBD "wore out throttle shaft/vacuum leak". Surprisingly, in all my years of running BBD carburetors, I have never had this problem show up before. First time for everything.
The problem causing throttle shaft.
I have a spare, junk Carter BBD I keep for parts, so I swapped throttle plates over.
And now, this thing is idling much better. I fine tuned the timing/mixture/idle speed, and this thing is idling great. I am about 95% happy with it now. It is idling around 650 RPM, pretty smooth, and it is no longer stalling out.
The only other problem with this carburetor is the choke. I have been fiddling with and adjusting it, still couldn't get it "right". The choke is actually binding, so it does not always come on when cold, sometimes wants to hang up when it should release. And of course, I finally find the problem, two nights before I am bringing it back.
The shaft that the choke plate attaches to is actually binding in the bore in the upper carburetor body. I might try swapping shafts for one I have in my junk box, but I believe the bore in the carburetor body is "egged/slotted". I do not have a spare that is worth swapping on. A store bought "rebuilt" carburetor might be the only way to fix this, unfortunately.
As we all no, these things are never "finished". But, I had to draw a line in the sand eventually, and so I made this week my last opportunity to work on "Yard Scrambler". The few minor issues that I am passing on to Tommy:
1) needs a rebuilt carb/replacement upper carb body so that the choke works
2) change out the speedometer for one that works properly (speedo head is messed up, odometer works, speedometer sticks)
3) change out speedometer gear to get the speedometer to read right (shows 8 mph too fast now)
4) change out oil pressure gauge, current one reads too low
5) change chrome bumper out for black one, finish installing brush guard
That's about it. Besides the carburetor, the other "issues" are fairly easy to fix, and we already have the parts to take care of them.
One more quick picture:
That's it for now.