1954 CJ3B - Project

[test1328]

You're doing good AJ! The white board list is a good idea but would just annoy me, so I just keep plugging along as best I can. I don't mention the costs of all the orders I make with KW to my wife. She'd probably flip her lid if she knew. She takes care of the finances, so she knows, but she just chalks it up to "car stuff" so I don't think she realizes just how much $ is going towards the Jeep. I wish I could spend more time working on my CJ, but summer time seems to be devoted to baseball and taking care of my yard, painting the shop, etc. With two boys playing college baseball, it seems all of my free time is spent at the baseball field. Of course, if I was retired, I'd have more time to play, but I've still got another ten years or so (hopefully). PS. Glad your wife likes the smell of Liquid Wrench!

[LarrBeard]

"Glad your wife likes the smell of Liquid Wrench!"

Liquid Wrench, Kroil and Hoppes No.9 - real man colognes

[bmorgil]

I think your on to something Larry.....

https://wicked-good.co/products/motor-oil

[gmwillys]

Yep, Larrbeard has it about summed up.

The best smelling penetration juice was sold by our local MAC tool dealers. I haven't found it on the market since anywhere. The name of was Howie's, and it was soy bean based. It smelled good, and didn't even taste half bad too. I would rate it up real close to Kroil. It worked fantastic on salt truck mechanisms and hardware.

[bmorgil]

The name of was Howie's, and it was soy bean based. It smelled good, and didn't even taste half bad too

Get confused on the labels gm? Howe's... Jim Beam... Billy's bottle... ya close enough!

[gmwillys]

Yep, it could be a conglomeration of possibilities.... I did find it on MAC Tool's website under Howe's Multi-purpose lubrication. I knew I wasn't too crazy. It is out of stock and may be no longer made.

https://www.mactools.com/products/ac...7f24af41&_ss=r

[test1328]

"Glad your wife likes the smell of Liquid Wrench!"

Liquid Wrench, Kroil and Hoppes No.9 - real man colognes

I'm right there with you, Larry. Hoppes No. 9 is what I grew up on. Too bad it doesn't smell like it used to in the old days. It still has a smell to it, but not quite like it used to be. That's the other thing that the CJ takes me away from, and that is shooting/reloading. But, that is the one thing that keeps me motivated on the CJ: I want to take the ol' girl hunting just one more time before I'm too old to go. Unfortunately, there are just too many things to do and not enough time to do them all.