Sting25
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- Location
- Wheat Ridge, Colorado
I want one.... Ever since buying the house I have wanted a pickup that is just SWEET.
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Project New Gen Comanche
- Thread starter YELLAHEEP
- Start date
- Location
- Thornton, CO
philip_g
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- back in CO
I think that would be cool to do, then I think about how much it would cost me to do it and run the F away
YELLAHEEP
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Littleton, Colorado
Well, the angry hammer weilding midget has been evicted! The diesel noise was the timing chain. Got it swapped out today and it runs nice and quiet now.
Ya think this looks a little loose?
It's dug in deep into the tensioner and - unfortunately you can't see it in this pic, the link rollers were really worn out - several had cracks in them. I looked at the old and new chains side-by-side and the old one was about 1/8" longer than the new one.
Next: See if I can figure out the low rpm mis-fire sputter. I'm hoping that'll also cure the running rich at idle problem. After that, I'm gonna try my luck at an emissions test.........
Ya think this looks a little loose?
It's dug in deep into the tensioner and - unfortunately you can't see it in this pic, the link rollers were really worn out - several had cracks in them. I looked at the old and new chains side-by-side and the old one was about 1/8" longer than the new one.
Next: See if I can figure out the low rpm mis-fire sputter. I'm hoping that'll also cure the running rich at idle problem. After that, I'm gonna try my luck at an emissions test.........
philip_g
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- back in CO
is the crank nose tore up or is that just some gunk on it?
- Location
- Golden, CO
Same color as the grime around the timing cover gasket Phillip. Speaking of color, hmmmm, Penzoil.
xj-grin
NAXJA Member #1096
- Location
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
YELLAHEEP
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Littleton, Colorado
Gunk. This engine is....... very well insulated with gunk!
Shoulda taken it for a power washing before starting these projects..........
Yeah, it does have the dreaded "Penzoil" varnish and a very light crud buildup but overall, it's pretty clean inside considering. I took a valve cover and oil pan off another 4banger I had a while back for a guy needing 'em for his YJ.... the valve cover had a "goo mold" of the rockers and weighed several pounds more than it should...... I'm happy with the varnish. :smile3:
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philip_g
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- back in CO
I bet you a couple rounds of auto-rx will clean out the varnish.
xj-grin
NAXJA Member #1096
- Location
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Gunk. This engine is....... very well insulated with gunk!
Shoulda taken it for a power washing before starting these projects..........
Yeah, it does have the dreaded "Penzoil" varnish and a very light crud buildup but overall, it's pretty clean inside considering. I took a valve cover and oil pan off another 4banger I had a while back for a guy needing 'em for his YJ.... the valve cover had a "goo mold" of the rockers and weighed several pounds more than it should...... I'm happy with the varnish. :smile3:
it is a gunk magnet. Everytime I'd hit it with shiny engine bright and powerwash it, it would devlop a new oil/coolant/mystery leak and re-coat itself... I think it likes it, and honestly, I became fearful that the gunk was all that was holding it together!!:repair:
- Location
- Golden, CO
Good man! What did you use in it, and for how long?
If you are interested in replacing gaskets and seals, go ahead and clean out the residue. I kinda feel xj-grin is on track with that old-school rustproofing.
xj-grin
NAXJA Member #1096
- Location
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Good man! What did you use in it, and for how long?
If you are interested in replacing gaskets and seals, go ahead and clean out the residue. I kinda feel xj-grin is on track with that old-school rustproofing.
I ran Valvoline 10-30 in it, like I have every car I've ever had (except the current XJ due to stroker/Crane flattappet cam/zinc issues)... I rolled the dice when I bought it and ran some seafoam through it (vac line) -- incredibly nasty smokage, but the bulk of the seals appear to have survived the cleaning (honestly, it leaked so much fluid, it likely would have been hard to tell if it got any worse) :anon:
YELLAHEEP
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Littleton, Colorado
Did some front end work on it Sunday. After driving it around a bit with the cooling system fixed, I noticed a pretty nasty case of death wobble and an odd knocking/thudding noise in the front end that radiated into the steering wheel when going over speed bumps/pot holes.
All steering components were surprisingly in great shape as were the ball joints and front axle shafts.
The track bar was fubar, so that got swapped with a better used one - no more DW.
The front end thudding actually seems to be a bad steering column. The end of the column where the shaft comes out of the firewall is loose as hell. Like it's got a bad/non-existent bearing. I suppose not having P/S puts more stress on the steering shaft/column. Just gonna leave that like it is for now.
Gave the grimey 2.5L and undercarriage a bath too before the weather rolled in. Kinda purdy now..... :thumbup:
All steering components were surprisingly in great shape as were the ball joints and front axle shafts.
The track bar was fubar, so that got swapped with a better used one - no more DW.
The front end thudding actually seems to be a bad steering column. The end of the column where the shaft comes out of the firewall is loose as hell. Like it's got a bad/non-existent bearing. I suppose not having P/S puts more stress on the steering shaft/column. Just gonna leave that like it is for now.
Gave the grimey 2.5L and undercarriage a bath too before the weather rolled in. Kinda purdy now..... :thumbup:
- Location
- Thornton, CO
I imagine it is, in a back country, Arkansas cousin sort of way...
YELLAHEEP
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Littleton, Colorado
mud-dog27
NAXJA Forum User
gojeepxj has a decent write up on the swap if you hadnt already discovered it
http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/BensXJ.htm
and hell why stop at second gen front order up the jeep2500 front end
http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/RonsBeijingMJ.htm
also has some pictures of his badass second gen converted MJ before he decided to go all japanese and such
http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/BensXJ.htm
and hell why stop at second gen front order up the jeep2500 front end
http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/RonsBeijingMJ.htm
also has some pictures of his badass second gen converted MJ before he decided to go all japanese and such
Skully
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Dacono, Co.
Indeed. A set of these are going on some mudflaps next:
You could be a redneck if...........................
xj-grin
NAXJA Member #1096
- Location
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
you "noticed" a case of death wobble?... you may have been warned! :dunce: Glad you didn't end up in a ditch! I figured it had to be the tracbar or similar, since I knew the balljoints were good, and didn't feel too much play in the tie-rod ends when I swapped the front end in...
RTicUL8
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Rocky Mountain High... Colorado!
Penzoil, hmmm
It looks like an orange glaze to me.
Kinda like what body builders look like below the neckline during competitions.
So THAT's what they use!
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It looks like an orange glaze to me.
Kinda like what body builders look like below the neckline during competitions.
So THAT's what they use!
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YELLAHEEP
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Littleton, Colorado
