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This may be apples to oranges but I never noticed much difference on my F150 when I went from the factory 4 ply tires to the Cooper 10 ply tires I run now. The only difference I noticed is that I...

I used to know a guy who had a war jeep with a Browning mounted. They used to be part of the security at the Reno Air Races. It was a good way to get around Stead when the crowd was there.

I know...

Pretty common bubba fix is to remove the thermostat. I owned a CJ5 years ago that didn’t have one when I bought it. It would get hot in traffic and on trails but cool down nice on the open road. It...

It kind off depends on the kind of off road use. I have spent a lot of time on trails in 4-low with the overdrive engaged. The vehicle at the time was a CJ5 with the V6.

It sounds like Bubba has been hard at work using whatever he could scrape up to make repairs.

There is probably a spanner wrench to fit it but I think I would see if I could knock it loose with a long flat screwdriver.

I haven’t seen one quite like that. I would guess there is a big nut on the back side that can be backed off to let the switch come through the panel far enough to get a hold of the bezel and remove...

Thanks for the extra info. I remember when we started switching to electronic ignition and EFI. I didn’t want any part of it but 235,000 miles on my current truck, my EFI boat motor and even my last...

I think the computer controlled electronic fuel injection systems have more to do with the ability to run low octane fuel in high compression engines. “By guess and by golly” was all it took in the...

And the dealer can’t figure out a piston has a hole in it because the computer doesn’t tell them that’s why a modern engine isn’t running. They will replace computers and other components more than...

How the octane rating is determined has changed over the years as well.

My 3A has an older Solex. It didn’t give me any trouble after I went through it. I found the base gasket to be a bit of a pain because there isn’t much for it to sit on and can be bumped out of...

Carbs are pretty easy. Just be careful to track the parts that come out. Not much worse than turning one upside down and wondering where those parts on the bench fell from. Having a good parts...

I have read talk of the new solex carbs being picky about how much fuel pressure they need. Some people have had to run a fuel pressure regulator between the fuel pump and the carb. I will see if I...

That’s a good possibility too. Especially if it was parked with E-10 in the gas tank.

Nice looking jeep. The picture even posted right side up which better than most of my attempts!

To go with the above idea I’ll throw in a possible air leak. Possibly a crack in the intake that allows more air in when it warms up.

Another boat “crank” story: the same guy a couple weeks later...

By “cranks”, do you mean it starts and/or runs?

edit: I get a little cranky on some of this stuff. I got called out on a service call a short while back. The call was motor wouldn’t crank so I...

I found this picture. The post indicated there should be a serial number on the frame at the red circle. They were discussing a 1958 CJ5.

11451

This looks a lot better than the holes through the floor my CJ5 had.

Better off saving those lottery ticket dollars. I have been playing the lottery most of my adult life. I played every powerball drawing for a couple of years. Now it’s just a couple of times a year...

If you mean the new Warns, I bought mine at my local NAPA 4-5 years ago. They were also available on Amazon then. I haven’t looked recently.

I replaced an old set of Dualmatics with new Warns. Haven’t done any serious off roading with these but Warns I had on other vehicles never gave me any trouble.

KW also sells them:
https://www.kaiserwillys.com/nsearch/?q=Caged+nut

Personally, I have never cared for nutserts. It may just be my experience with aluminum aircraft structures but I consider them unreliable. Even the ones with tabs don’t hold their position very long...