- City
- God's Country
- State
- AR
Haven't touched a CJ in a few months. Between work, wife, kids, and the 100 other small engine (ATV, golf cart, lawn equipment) projects I always have going I just haven't messed with the Jeeps. Yesterday I decided to pull the carb off of my green 85 CJ7 and either swap on a different carb or rebuild/clean the existing one up. First step, pull it out of the carport. Cranked right over, which was somewhat surprising given how long it's been since I've driven it. Battery is (IIRC) a 2009ish Optima Red Top. I've had it on a Battery Mindr but even with a tender, batteries don't last forever.
Got it out and it actually idled great. Thing was flithy everywhere from sitting with no top/doors, so decided to wash inside and out. Removed my bestop seat covers and tossed them in the washing machine, took a hose to the inside and outside. Pulled the rear carpet and found where mice had been gnawing on the carpet under the rear seat, and before washing the dash I pulled my old Kenwood tape deck out to keep it from getting wet. When I pulled it I found rust everywhere on top of the head unit and the sleeve, with a nice mouse nest behind it (on top of the AC unit). Damn things had eaten the wires to the voltmeter bulb and looks like they ruined my head unit.
I have dogs so hesitant to use poison, but maybe some wooden traps in the floorboards? I gotta do something to get them out of there before they do some real damage.
Got it out and it actually idled great. Thing was flithy everywhere from sitting with no top/doors, so decided to wash inside and out. Removed my bestop seat covers and tossed them in the washing machine, took a hose to the inside and outside. Pulled the rear carpet and found where mice had been gnawing on the carpet under the rear seat, and before washing the dash I pulled my old Kenwood tape deck out to keep it from getting wet. When I pulled it I found rust everywhere on top of the head unit and the sleeve, with a nice mouse nest behind it (on top of the AC unit). Damn things had eaten the wires to the voltmeter bulb and looks like they ruined my head unit.
I have dogs so hesitant to use poison, but maybe some wooden traps in the floorboards? I gotta do something to get them out of there before they do some real damage.
