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My Yuppie Jeep

I would worry about the pump cavitating if it sits too long and the fluid drains back down to the reservoir. Maybe if you could run both lines higher than the pump before dropping to the reservoir it would act as a barrier to the fluid draining out of the pump itself.
Or perhaps an anti-backflow valve on the in-side of the pump?
 
IIRC, pump was mounted below the alternator, kind of low on the engine in the CJ7. The reservoir was mounted to back side of passenger fender, so reservoir and pump about same height. Can't remember how the hoses were routed, pictures on my thread might help.

EDIT - no pictures of hose routing. Top of reservoir was mounted higher then pump. Pretty sure you want gravity helping you out here.
 
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spankrjs said:
IIRC, pump was mounted below the alternator, kind of low on the engine in the CJ7. The reservoir was mounted to back side of passenger fender, so reservoir and pump about same height. Can't remember how the hoses were routed, pictures on my thread might help.

EDIT - no pictures of hose routing. Top of reservoir was mounted higher then pump. Pretty sure you want gravity helping you out here.
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Unless I missed something I couldn't really find any pics of the tank. Even online I couldn't find anything. I took this screenshot from that video in your thread. I just wasn't sure how high it was in relation to where the pump was.
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Chamba said:
I would worry about the pump cavitating if it sits too long and the fluid drains back down to the reservoir. Maybe if you could run both lines higher than the pump before dropping to the reservoir it would act as a barrier to the fluid draining out of the pump itself.
Or perhaps an anti-backflow valve on the in-side of the pump?
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This is my concern as well. I think I'm just going to remount it just to be safe. I'm going to eventually replace this fender anyway so I don't mind drilling a bunch of holes in it.

Side note. All we've been having lately is like 40° weather. Most of the snow is melted and will likely be gone within the next couple of days. It will likely be spring by the time I get this done. Lol. This is Wisconsin though, it can go from being 50 in March to having gnarly snow storms in April. You just never know.
 
I relocated the tank. The top is at least 4-5 inches higher than the pump. I think I'm good now. I just added some angle iron and made a little brace. It is super solid. The fittings are also pointed in a good orientation too.
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This is great!, just makes me wonder how much power that pump actually needs to run the plough bits at a reasonable speed.
That poor old 4 cylinder wont know whats hit it 😁
 
Dave The Sparky said:
This is great!, just makes me wonder how much power that pump actually needs to run the plough bits at a reasonable speed.
That poor old 4 cylinder wont know whats hit it 😁
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I'm not sure. Probably a lot. Lol. But during the winter this thing will never leave my driveway. The most it will see is only like 10 mph. I have plowed with a late 80s Toyota Pickup 4 cylinder before which has similar power to this thing and it did well. In spring I will bypass the pump with a shorter belt for the summer months.
 
Dave The Sparky said:
This is great!, just makes me wonder how much power that pump actually needs to run the plough bits at a reasonable speed.
That poor old 4 cylinder wont know whats hit it 😁
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Only needs power to tilt and raise it. That is best done stationary and you can increase the RPMs to get more fluid flow. I would not try to move the plow while pushing snow, just my opinion.
 
When it was on the 258, and then removed, no power increase that I noticed. That pump/system is very powerful. Even at idle it would raise and lower fast, and pivot side to side quickly. When the choke/fast idle was on, watch out, that thing would move!!! I think you could easily pivot the blade while pushing snow. This set up is pretty heavy duty/hard core, very powerful.
 
Those old Meyers all hydraulic set ups are sweet. Very fast, no electrical drain and little to no power loss to operate.

So THAT'S where it went! My hunt continues........
 
YJs have a wider frame than CJs. So I had to widen the lift frame. Pretty easy to do. That angle iron is 3"x4" with the 3" part on top. I simply cut them off and re welded them back on with the 4" section now on top. This gave me the ability to move them out far enough for the YJ frame width and still have plenty there to weld.
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I had to drill new holes in the sides. I drilled them to line up with the pre existing holes in the frame.
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It looks like it has angry eyes. Lol. 🤣
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I can live with angry eyes when they have a purpose. In this case I like it a lot. On a TJ with a Millennial's sleeved arm sticking out the window and a bunch of cross fit stickers on the back window... not as much.
 
You're lucky to get this sorted during a winter where almost no plowing is needed. At least if your winter has gone like ours.
 
bigwalton said:
You're lucky to get this sorted during a winter where almost no plowing is needed. At least if your winter has gone like ours.
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Yeah, this winter really sucked. We got like 2 ft. of snow, then it went well into the negatives, then went straight to the 40s and 50s and melted. We haven't had decent weather to go snowboarding, tubing, or just have a good old fashioned violent snowball fight. It would be nice if it snowed and stayed around 20° for a few weeks. Oh well, this dorky little thing is giving me something to do.
 
In between work and coaching both of my kids baseball teams, I managed to get some work done on this thing. I really hate rust repair. But the only spots that needed work were basically in the same place on both sides. So not too bad.
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Getting ready for filler.
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barrys said:
Paint ia gonna cost more than the Jeep did!
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Lol. Yes it did. Also, I can't handle the 4 banger anymore. How I maintain freeway speeds is dependent on hills and if there is a head wind. I can maintain anywhere from 65-75, but only in 4th gear. I 100% cannot use 5th on the freeway. Because of this the gas mileage is beyond trash. I always average 11-13 mpg at the very most. And no, I can't always just avoid the freeway and take back roads. So I did what any reasonable person would do and bought another Chevy 5.3L to swap in. 😎I got it cheap too, the motor with all accessories and ECU was only $350. I even got to drive the Suburban it came out of before it got pulled. I got it back in January. This isn't going to happen until after Sandblast. My bro in law needs it. It actually does very well in the dunes. The 5.3 should be ridiculously fun with the 4.10 gears and I'm leaving the the Jeep stock height and tires.
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