Postal

[og48]

Hi all,
Picked this up last week. Doesn’t run, previous owner saw it in a field about one year ago. In that time he literally just parked next to his shop. From what I was told the lady he bought it from husband passed away. That would explain the partial wiring and missing parts. It has rust in both rear wheel wells, driver side floor, and a few other spots. All in all, not bad in my opinion considering the history of these scramblers.
As of now, no brakes, not shifting into gear, and the wiring is a mess. My first goal is try and get it to turn over. Figure out what’s going on with the T case and mount it properly.

 

[Scramblin Man]

It’s missing the trans mount skid plate.

 

[bigwalton]

It’s missing the trans mount skid plate.

This is first right here. wow, that’s just weird to leave it sitting like this.

 

[og48]

It’s missing the trans mount skid plate.

It came with the tranny mount(sitting in the jeep). I could only imagine why you would put the T case in that way

 

[Flatie46]

Looks like an awesome project, I love them postals.

 

[og48]

Random question....Any other Alaskan postals in California out there?

 

[AJ2393]

I know @CJAYS has a nice restored white one and he is in CA.

 

[og48]

Update.....

Mounted the skid plate
Got it wired to turn the motor but...motor is seized.
Tried marvels mystery oil and got all but one cylinder penetrated with the oil in a couple days
One cylinder took a couple months to penetrate will oil.
Pulled the valve cover and everything looks in order.
Tried turning the motor with a breaker bar on the crank bolt(Broke the bolt 3 different times trying)
Need to pull the oil pan and inspect
Installed my old carb and fuel pump with new fuel lines from my other 8
This project is way down on the priority list with life and all. I would like and get the motor free before moving forward...

 

[bigwalton]

Update.....

Mounted the skid plate
Got it wired to turn the motor but...motor is seized.
Tried marvels mystery oil and got all but one cylinder penetrated with the oil in a couple days
One cylinder took a couple months to penetrate will oil.
Pulled the valve cover and everything looks in order.
Tried turning the motor with a breaker bar on the crank bolt(Broke the bolt 3 different times trying)
Need to pull the oil pan and inspect
Installed my old carb and fuel pump with new fuel lines from my other 8
This project is way down on the priority list with life and all. I would like and get the motor free before moving forward...

With all those nests in the carb, did you pull the intake and look in the cylinders? There could be nests slam full in that one. This is screaming motor tear down given the way it sat open

 

[Martmax]

You have the picture after rebuilding it, I'd love to see what it would look like. And did it work with https://tiredeets.com/best-all-terrain-tires-for-snow/ ?

 

[og48]

With all those nests in the carb, did you pull the intake and look in the cylinders? There could be nests slam full in that one. This is screaming motor tear down given the way it sat open

I used my old carb from my 81 that I had from my fuel injection upgrade. Scoped the cylinders and did not see anything alarming. I agree that the motor may need a tear down/rebuild. At that point I would probably look for a complete used motor.

 

[og48]

You have the picture after rebuilding it, I'd love to see what it would look like. And did it work?

I did not rebuild it. I just pulled it off and replaced it with a good used one

 

[og48]

It runs! Only took 3 years. All it needed was a motor, transmission, brakes, wiring, etc. Still lots of work to do.

 

[ebertf]

Good work keep going with it here is mine brought it home a few weeks ago. Running getting all the bugs worked out before I take it down the road

 

[og48]

Good work keep going with it here is mine brought it home a few weeks ago. Running getting all the bugs worked out before I take it down the road

Thank you, definitely a labor of love. Good luck with your build