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You really hit the jackpot - both with the Simpson meter and the emergency brake assembly!

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...

"... 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...

One of the great things about this forum is that we can wander all over the place with comments and discussions as long as we stay out of politics, culture and stuff like that - just so there is...

Hmmm, reminds me of changing grandson's diaper. (I had all daughters.)

But the good news is that you know a lot more about master cylinders than any of us ever wanted to know..

Such is the way...

Well, you learn something every day if you look and listen. I'd not heard of bench bleeding a master cylinder before. Thanks Doc Dana.

".. Say bye-bye to the new, expensive Valvoline.

VR-1? It's expensive, probably an overkill - but the camshafts, lifters and other parts and pieces really like the zinc rich oils.

Here was a post from Ira while he was building his M38A, Magoo.....

He lost a fight with a small grinder.

I really miss that old coot.

" ...Yes, I have wire wheels and roloc disks .."

I concur with GMWillys - you're overthinking this. Scotchbrite, a putty knife; something like that is plenty. Just pack some shop rags around...

Now that you have that rock out of your sock - on to bigger and better things to do!

"The engineer in me struggles with this"

There are times we need to tell the engineer in our soul to sit back and ask Bubba how he would do it.

"Hey y'all, lookie here".

That corner is so...

The '48 truck has an electric gauge and the sensor has failed twice. PITA.

There I was on the way to Jeep Fest and I did a gauge scan and saw I had no oil pressure. Talk about a thrill. BUT -...

"I found the Valvoline racing VR1 10W-30, but it's pricey!!"

Yep - it's pricey. But - on the other hand it's only 5 or 6 quarts and for most of us we end up changing it every couple of years...

On the other hand, don't worry too much about it. We're used to looking at things upside down, sideways and with rust and dirt in our eyes.

You are doing the right things. Getting it to run is important and that is where a lot of guys put their emphasis, but making sure it stops is just as important.

After those two things get done...

" "Death Rattle" can shake the vehicle right off the road."

Been there, had it happen. It didn't shake me of the road, but it did make me have to come to a complete stop in the middle of a busy...

Man - those seals look like they have dried out and cracked. I wonder just how old those jonts are and how long they have been sitting on somene's shelves? I wouldn't use them .... I'd try again...

David:

You are ready for the Rules of Jeep with your project:

A. What you see is what you have.

B. Trust nothing someone tells you or what you might read until you verify it yourself.
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