When I was playing around with the Carter on the '48, I went exploring to verify jet and orifice sizes.
I found that a set of micro drill bits did a good job in verifying jet sizes and - as a...
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When I was playing around with the Carter on the '48, I went exploring to verify jet and orifice sizes.
I found that a set of micro drill bits did a good job in verifying jet sizes and - as a...
In moments of frustration with Solex carburetors, one person made the following suggestion:
A. Remove the carburetor.
B. Have a friend come over to your shop at night.
C. Ask the friend...
When I did a carburetor rebuild for the '48, I could not get the accelerator pump out of the cast body. Gunk and crud had glued it down!
I had soaked it in several different potions to no avail...
Did you do a ceramic coat on the exhaust? I wish I had done that on the '48 - cast iron rusts - yuckk.
WOW! That was a trip down WIllys history.
I liked the picture with the Christmas lights and "Alabama snow" on the windshield. It was an inspiration!
You might come close, but GMWillys' "Heep" is the standard for patina.
You really hit the jackpot - both with the Simpson meter and the emergency brake assembly!
I may have added to the confusion by saying that SAE 140 would not hurt on a steering box already loaded up with grease, - but it would have shown leaky seals.
Corn Head grease is good stuff for...
I'm just watching, but this talk about POR 15 tweaked my curiosity. As usual, Mrs. Google led me to some straight skinny about the product:
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Those are the two premium analog meters - Simpson 260 and the Weston Analyzer series.
That Simpson is one of the older series that still used the banana plugs for test leads. Later series had the...
The cage nuts do give you a little float if don't line up just right.
If I recall correctly, you have about 25% float with a cage nut to line things up. Nutserts and welded nuts have to be just...
You always find things like that at the last place you look...
OK - enough about the Old Guy and his Simpson 260 .. (grin)
Seriously - around an Old Jeep that is electrically very noisy, a digital multimeter (like my Fluke 77) goes crazy because of the...
That is a good, stout floor and the passenger side should go faster now that you have some arc time behind you.
The little puddle welds look great - one of the ongoing comments is that Willys...
Welcome to the forum.
Could you share the year and model of your Jeep with us? That would make it easier to give you accurate information.
"The welds in both pictures show the welder doesn’t really have a clue... "
I would take issue with that. The welder does have a clue - he knows he is new to the art and he is asking good...
"Should be a breeze to adjust them properly ..."
Probably not, but you'll get it done and you'll be a lot wiser when you finish. You'll probably have at least one skinned knuckle invested in it...
Very nice little puddle welds!
"... and have a polished bare stainless steel flat fender."
GMWillys' favorite Heep has a bare metal, brushed finish with clear coat for a finish - if I remember correctly. But - it leads the...
"Even some life experiences and "Dead Goat Stories".
Noooo - not the dead goat again!
Our"wisdom" and opinions are free and worth every bit you pay for them....
I'll make a guess - subject to correction/clarification.
What you are seeing there are the rotors in a positive displacement, "external gear" pump - not actually drive gears.
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"I put a window in the floor!"
Well, to wander a bit. The F-4U Corsair (the gull-winged fighter) had a window in the floor! Since it was a very tall tail dragger, the window let the pilot see...
"... just to make this legitimate...'
I remember the days when Ira would talk about guns, dogs, radios, hurricanes and gas thieves - and on occasion - Viet Nam.. We manage to entertain ourselves...