Hey, TB! Yeah...long time! A lot has been going on in my life....it's all good, except that I've been SO busy that I don't actually get all that...
In the past, I've had trouble installing a "new" harmonic balancer. I ended up using a 1 1/2" ball hone to hone the balancer bore. Hone a little,...
Hi, all. I just got done rebuilding a T-176. Never haveing done so before, I'm glad that they're "easy" to rebuild, because this one...
I've watched the volt gauge in the dash, and the needle doesn't jump. Perhaps it's not sensitive enough to pick up the fluctuation. I'll have to...
I have a Motorcraft alternator w/external voltage regulator. When the Jeep is idling, the headlights have a timed "pulse" of dimming/brightening....
Thanks Nick! I just got off the phone with someone at R&P, and the parts are on their way! BTW...he speaks very highly of you... Rich
Thanks, guys! That's what I was hoping to do...remove the driveshafts (and t/c shifter linkage),support the tranny, disconnect the t/c, then...
Hi. I'd like to replace the oil seal between the T-18/dana 20 while it's in the jeep, without removing the entire tranny/tc. Can anyone...
A Unibit step drill works well for drilling a nice round hole in thin metals. There is one that drills up to a 1.375" hole. That particular...
Thank you, Tim! Rich
Just curious...would a 4.0L with fuel injection, out of a 1990 Cherokee, be a HO engine? Were there different 4.0L engines available (HO or...
Not that one, specifically. I bought a similiar one, brand new, at a swap meet, from a tool vendor. It ended being too much of a hassle to get...
I've used the flaring tool, Don, and absolutely love it. I've bought a cheapie model ($25.00, or so) before, and cursed all the time I was using...
I broke down and bought these tools froom Eastwood.... http://www.eastwood.com/professional-brake-tubing-flaring-tool.html...
I would only put an aluminum tub on a show jeep, or a mall crawler. There are many downsides to them. For one, unless you like the look of them...
Thanks for the kind words. The right and left (green) lights are directionals. The center (blue) light is for the high beams, the red one is brake...
Well, it's probably not in the interest of most CJ purists, but here's a thread I posted on another site showing a dash that I built, anyway......
New tanks that appear unpainted, are usually galvanized. Without paint, they should hold up well. I suppose you could top coat it with something,...
You are an ambitious young man! Rich
Thanks, Tim. Seeing that this used tub & clip that is for sale is fiberglass, I'm going to pass on it. I appreciate the info. If anyone else in...
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