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HAHA! Transporting a CJ frame on the roof rack of a buick estate wagon... that's good stuff right there.
Originally Posted by bakojeep99
Grill guard from a 90 ford ranger,these were factory along with a roll bar,i pulled it at the local pick your part and sized it up on a jeep there before i bought it almost fit like it was meant to be lol...It was originally chrome ,also had some rust on the underside of center bars,cleaned that off,primed with self etching primer,a primer sealer then flat rustoleum enamel black.cost me 40$ regular price,11$ for new hardware old stuff was rusted ,and paint about 15$,only issues was bolt access but on the radiator support there are two round holes you can reach in and put the bolts on by hand,a ratchet wrench would do best,but i used a mix of regular open end and 1/4 ratchet worked for passenger side.The bolt design has the bolts that have just a smooth round head and square peg underside that locks and keeps it from spinning so that helped a bit,but ive seen these a few times just never though it would fit but figured id post maybe someone can find one at thier local yard,next ittl get some lights.
Woke up early, swapped in my junkyard ac compressor (only $30 the last time U pull and pay had a half off sale)
Removed a shim from the pulley and resurfaced the clutch disk, replaced all o-rings I could easily get to, and had the system filled.
Coolant flush in the YJ, along with an oil change and new wiper blades. I've put a few thousand miles on the Jeep since the last motor swap, and brown sludge came out. I'm hoping it's from the rust in the block and not from a head gasket issue.
It's been overheating on my commute to work, and I'm hoping this helps.
New fluid on the left. Old on the right.
Last edited by NewKindOfClown; 07-23-2016 at 11:21 AM.
Coolant flush in the YJ, along with an oil change and new wiper blades. I've put a few thousand miles on the Jeep since the last motor swap, and brown sludge came out. I'm hoping it's from the rust in the block and not from a head gasket issue.
It's been overheating on my commute to work, and I'm hoping this helps.
Looks like rust to me. What condition and how long dod the old engine sit before the swap?
I got it from a friend of a friend on good authority that it sat for 2-3 years. There was some scale in the engine, and I had planned to do a precautionary flush because of it
I got it from a friend of a friend on good authority that it sat for 2-3 years. There was some scale in the engine, and I had planned to do a precautionary flush because of it
That's what I'm betting on, so we'll see if it gets better. I hadn't even thought of the gasket til after it was done because I expected rust to cause issues.
On a side note, I read that as "ten one" which is CB slang for receiving incoming transmissions poorly. I think you meant "ten to one" odds, which would typically be stylized "10:1" because it's a ratio. Not trying to nitpick, but they do mean different things
That's what I'm betting on, so we'll see if it gets better. I hadn't even thought of the gasket til after it was done because I expected rust to cause issues.
On a side note, I read that as "ten one" which is CB slang for receiving incoming transmissions poorly. I think you meant "ten to one" odds, which would typically be stylized "10:1" because it's a ratio. Not trying to nitpick, but they do mean different things
Copy that. Sometimes my hands are full or greasy and I use talk to text instead of smearing my screen. Lol
Besides, it will be a cold day before I take your words as attack. You're as straight to the point as me. That's a good thing.
07-22-2016, 11:44 PM
