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What did you do with your Scrambler today?

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I think a wire was touching the post of the solenoid. Once it was moved it was fine. We will see if it behaves now.
 
Wrote a check to the mechanic who installed my new gear sets and Warn full-float axle. Then promptly drove it home, put the cover on it, and drove to the airport. My wife will be organizing someone to come by and check out the new oil slick that has presented itself beneath the Jeep... not sure what is leaking but that mess rivals anything BP has done lately.
 
Found this in my sons toys. I will take a real one please.
 

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New calipers arrived, bled the brakes, now I have brakes!!! Might change the booster, not sure yet. Just need to free it from it's [arking spot to take it up to get the exhaust done.

Any recommendations for an AMC360? 2x2.5 into 1 box, then 2x2.25 out? I have room next to the tcase for the first muffler, and room under the rear seat for another-Cherry bombs???
 
Gonna tear the intake and exhaust off the 4.0 an mock up the "stainless" Chinese Ebay header I paid 89 bucks for.....talk about sketchy....photos to follow.

Yeah I know...what do you expect for 89 bucks...but the photo the used to describe the item showed a pretty & polished header. what arrived is stainless...of sorts...we shall see.
 
I drove down to San Berdu yesterday (about 275 miles south) and picked up this little beauty from Areo Tanks...

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So doing the math, 33 gallons (new tank size) X 25 mpg (avarage milage from the motor)= 825 miles tank range!!!

YEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!:rotfl:
 
Today I removed the steering box, shocks, front shock mounts, transfercase skid plate, and bumpstops from the frame. A little more cleaning at it will be ready to paint!
 
joaquin suave said:
I drove down to San Berdu yesterday (about 275 miles south) and picked up this little beauty from Areo Tanks...

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So doing the math, 33 gallons (new tank size) X 25 mpg (avarage milage from the motor)= 825 miles tank range!!!

YEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!:rotfl:
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Looks clean.

I've always wondered about going bigger. What special labor has to be done in order to swap the stock tank out? Any crazy welding and such or is it pretty much just a larger replacement?
 
It has rained for a week in NE Georgia. No Scrambler action here. Can't wait for the weekend when it is going to sunny again and I can get it out.
 
I've always wondered about going bigger. What special labor has to be done in order to swap the stock tank out? Any crazy welding and such or is it pretty much just a larger replacement?
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I'll let you know in the next couple of days.
 
JEEPTHRILLS said:
Gonna tear the intake and exhaust off the 4.0 an mock up the "stainless" Chinese Ebay header I paid 89 bucks for.....talk about sketchy....photos to follow.

Yeah I know...what do you expect for 89 bucks...but the photo the used to describe the item showed a pretty & polished header. what arrived is stainless...of sorts...we shall see.
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Check that header well at all the weld joints more so at the collector and where all cyls run together, Mine leaked and I had to go back and weld it on the jeep and it was no pretty when I got it sealed up because you cant get to the back side against the block.
 
Last night it began... I got the body on its side to heat up all the cut off body mount bolts and start heating up the roll bar bolts from the bottom as well... I found this is the easiest way to get stubborn New England bolts out... both sides penetrated for the last few days as well... BTW, very good ventilation needed for flame and PB blaster... no more headaches like last time!

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Going to attach it first thing Saturday morning... and my holiday just got canceled for Monday, so I am going to have to finish it when I get my makeup day...

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gaducker said:
Check that header well at all the weld joints more so at the collector and where all cyls run together, Mine leaked and I had to go back and weld it on the jeep and it was no pretty when I got it sealed up because you cant get to the back side against the block.
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the rest actually dose not look too bad surprisingly. full circle welds in each hole.....wish I had it running, but I dont think I will have it installed in time for "ebay action" on the seller. fingers crossed.

what has happened to this world...quality of everything except drivetrains has gone by the wayside.
 
Well! Stuck the Nismo in the creek at -5 degrees. Eventually discovered I'd froze the wheels in place and I think busted the front ring and pinion. So, walked back for the new Scrambler and tugged but no moving, busted a strap trying... Drove it to hopefully start the tractor, no starting in this weather. Walked the 3 miles for the other Scrambler where my wife had left it at the (closest)neighbor's - it has a winch. Fan was still on from the other day (need to fix that wiring) so a long time of battery charging and jumper cables. Bummer after a 4-mile walk in the snow and -5. Then around to the stuck Nissan and tore up the ground trying to pull it. Tied to boulders, tied to trees,etc. Finally pushed the front up against a tree and doubled the winch line and pulled the bumper off the jeep... Got the Nissan out of the creek at last. At least I didn't break a jeep, not really. :) And got to drive the new Scrambler for its maiden wheeling. Pity the 8274 isn't mounted on that one yet.
 
Well. Update on yesterday's fun... Yer right, I don't think I'll move north from here when I retire. :) The '82 started fine at the house this morning, headed off with laundry etc for The Creek. Ferried all the stuff over and darn if the '81 will start. Haul the battery out of the 82 only to find I need cables too as the 81 has marine/commerial studs rather than posts. Wire those on and still no start. Go to get the bigger battery out of the broken rice-burner and it has those funky Japanese sheet metal metric post clamps. Walk back and get vice grips because they're too tight for an end wrench. Decide on the way that the best course is to drive back to the house for warm batteries. So, battery and cables back across The Creek and into the 82. Get stuff from the house, and two batteries with jumper cables finally make it go... then out to town for my trailer and back to load the tires from the back of the Nissan that a guy is driving 3 hours to get at noon. Whew! Stop by the Service Station and Junior just laughs when I tell him where my broken truck is. Maybe in the spring. :) Now the 81 Scrambler is parked in the trail next to the Nissan in case I have to jump start in the morning at -15 degrees. At least the Creek is going down and I might can drive it again next week, not have to wade with batteries and propane cylinders.
 
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