Some great pictures in there. I like the wrench, I have a few of those! A good shot of what the correct consistency knuckle and steering box lube looks like. A good shot of "Corn Head Grease". That Jeep will bring smiles for centuries to come.
The radio is out of site man! Like gm said, cant wait for LarrBeard's take on that.
I have several "Custom" wrenches like that as well. Soooo handy when you need them!Originally Posted by bmorgil
Hodakaguy
Getting a bit more progress in.
Up early and changing out the oil pressure sending unit. The unit was acting weird during the short time we were driving the Jeep, the gauge would randomly quit then show pressure when the engine was off after the key was cycled. It's a good thing I have Go Go Gadget Arms as removing the sending unit is an exercise in dexterity. The new unit was just slightly smaller in diameter so I added a thin piece of neoprene rubber between the sender and bracket for a secure fit.
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Drained and re-filled the transmission & transfer case with Redline MT-90. I've found in my older vehicles that MT-90 works great and usually improves shifting. The oil is GL4 and safe for yellow metals. The old oil was nice and clean.
Time to change engine oil. I drained the oil through a clean cloth to see if there were any bits or pieces that shouldn't be there, nothing was caught on the cloth. The oil was defiantly dark and ready to be changed. We ran a magnet through the oil to see if there were any metal fines present...nope, nice and clean. I'll clean the oil filter assy and air cleaner soon.
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Fresh oil going back in. In my older vehicles I like to run either Valvoline VR1 or Mobile 15w-50. Both of these oils have higher levels of Zinc for push rod and flat tappet engines. I've always had great luck with these oils so decided to use the VR1 in 10w-30 in the M38. I know oils can be a hot topic....for me these two have always been my go to oils for vintage engines.
LOTS of zerk fittings to grease. Only took one pic of the process though, transfer case shift linkage.
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Rubber shoes going back on. I torqued the lug nuts to 3A specs at 60 ft lbs.
Getting a couple coats of OD on the battery tray and outer lip on the cowl battery compartment. Paint is light here as it's still wet.
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I will paint the inside of the box after the edges dry completely.
Under hood batt box completed, freshly painted inside and out after a full sand blasting.
More to come....
Hodakaguy
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