I've now cleaned the tank and installed the new fuel pickup/sending unit. I did the motor mods yesterday and it made a huge difference in how it drives. I think installing the 3200 RPM spring makes the motor perform more like a vehicle motor instead of an industrial application. So now my head scratching problem:
From the beginning the Jeep has been a handful to drive. It wanders all over the road causing me to have to constantly correct the steering heel left and right. I thought it was due to the springs sagging and age. It now has all new springs and bushings and is sitting nice and level and still wanders. It really became evident when I got it up to highway speeds. It was all I could do to keep it from flipping. I seriously had to fight the wheel left and right to get it back under control. Very scary moment. So took it back to the shop and discovered both front hubs had some excessive play in them. We adjusted them as well as the steering box. Toe was good but we added a touch more to see f that helped. All the mentioned adjustments made huge improvements but still the driving issues remain especially on a rough road. We checked the caster and there is only 3 degrees up front so my next course of action is to add 4 degrees of caster to the front and see what happens. One more symptom is when you make a turn the wheel will not center itself.
thoughts???
From the beginning the Jeep has been a handful to drive. It wanders all over the road causing me to have to constantly correct the steering heel left and right. I thought it was due to the springs sagging and age. It now has all new springs and bushings and is sitting nice and level and still wanders. It really became evident when I got it up to highway speeds. It was all I could do to keep it from flipping. I seriously had to fight the wheel left and right to get it back under control. Very scary moment. So took it back to the shop and discovered both front hubs had some excessive play in them. We adjusted them as well as the steering box. Toe was good but we added a touch more to see f that helped. All the mentioned adjustments made huge improvements but still the driving issues remain especially on a rough road. We checked the caster and there is only 3 degrees up front so my next course of action is to add 4 degrees of caster to the front and see what happens. One more symptom is when you make a turn the wheel will not center itself.
thoughts???
