From owner-fsj-digest-at-digest.net Mon Sep 24 14:21:45 2007 From: fsj-digest fsj-digest Monday, September 24 2007 Volume 01 : Number 2927 Forum for Discussion of Full Sized SJ Series Jeeps Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: fsj: Old Blue II update fsj: snohomish monster carport update Re: fsj: Old Blue II update FSJ Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/jeeps/fsj/ Send submissions to fsj-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to fsj-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to fsj-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:22:26 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: fsj: Old Blue II update breaking news from the Snohomish Monster Carport... with the help of Jim Blair we just finished a compression check on one healthy 360 V8... started removing the cracked exhaust manifold... called it a night... jim has to work, and I have to teach a class tomorrow morning. :) tomorrow if I have time and it's not raining I may drop the exhaust system, get the new banjo bolts/plugs, a gasket and put the exhaust together... whoever the clod was that worked on this thing before must have been a chevy mechanic or a rank amateur... the plugs were gapped from .045 to .060 and in finger tight. :) didn't start it up... the air injection system if off and the holes unplugged... might not be able to put it back together until next week, no rush... making EXCELLENT progress... oh yeah, jim had an encounter with a green car on the way over... seems that the guy ahead of him was driving without his lights on in the dark, then suddenly swerved onto the shoulder... jim swerved left just in time to hit the deer that came flying over the green car's front end... of course with jim's 33" tired mj he went OVER the deer... broke his headlight ring, but otherwise it came out just fine... next step for Old Blue II is the manifold, check the rest of the exhaust, button it back up and then start on the interior... have a new steering wheel, need to get carpeting... figure out the electrical problem with the dome light and find it a new home... :) oh yeah, need to install the "new" tires too... thanx again jim! john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:26:52 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: fsj: snohomish monster carport update old blue II - compression test done - good - started exhaust manifold replacement - need to fix electrical problem in dome lights - replace carpet... find it a home. omega - curtis finally called, he's been getting rid of stuff in his shop and cleaning up... going to finish up omega this week... engine/driveline in... cruise, a/c, exhaust and the fuel lines for the aux tank... dual batteries under frame, etc. shadowfax... one tire has a slow leak... :) the wj... one tire has a slow leak... :) have decided not to continue shopping for an XJ... found two white XJs with tan interior... one sienna with a tan interior and a sunroof... problem comes down to the fact that all my money from alpha went to appliances, computers, windows for the house, vacation and a nice digital camera... :( ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:13:35 -0700 From: Kevin Subject: Re: fsj: Old Blue II update On Sat, Sep 22, 2007 at 11:22:26PM -0700, john wrote: > whoever the clod was that worked on this thing before > must have been a chevy mechanic or a rank amateur... the > plugs were gapped from .045 to .060 and in finger tight. :) Or was doing a thin film ignition upgrade, and started with the wrong step :) ------------------------------ End of fsj-digest V1 #2927 **************************