n_csmith

gotta love when a friend shows up with $70 you forgot about..got all the gaskets i need to slap it back together and got to go out to dinner with my family. Picked up a head gasket, intake manifold/exhaust manifold gasket, and a valve cover gasket which i still need to clean and paint..wanted to do that to the intake manifold as well, but i don't know how i am going to be able to do that.

n_csmith

OH and i realized that under the dirt and grime that made the line i was asking about on the radiator look like one piece were two little clips..i pushed them down and WALLA off came the line and the radiator is free from the jeep, thanks offroadnut and xjkid

xjkid92

glad t o help. cant wait to see it go back together!

offroadnut36

Good to hear! Good luck with the head gasket replacement too!

n_csmith

shouldn't be too bad as long as i can remember where everything goes..lol

offroadnut36

haha That's a good thing to remember.

n_csmith

true, but i remember the bolts for the head that have studs on top and not just bolt heads on them go on the drivers side of the engine, its all the wiring i am worried about although i didn't really disconnect too much wiring..but i have all data if i need it so i should be ok.

offroadnut36

Yeah, there really isn't very much wiring to disconnect.

n_csmith

yeah new problem....my torque wrench doesn't go to 110 ft lbs...so i cant torque the head down all the way. Also i have brand new lifters in there and my rockers are still wobbly like i can move them with my hands is this normal for hydraulic lifters? is it just because that portion of the cam is not pushing the lifter up? Other updates are i got my intake mani cleaned and painted looks great. now i just have to get a freeze plug to replace on the block and a radiator and i can put it all the way back together.

n_csmith

new pics







and of course the freshly painted intake manifold



and with a jeep you paid 450 dollars for you can't take anyting apart without having something else to clean..lol

n_csmith

so i decided that i am probably going to go OME budget boost for now due to it only being 299 with shocks..but we will see i wan't to be lifted and have a decent set of tires sooner then later, plus my buddy with the 4.5 RE lift i was going to buy is buying his 8.5 sooner then thought so it probably wouldn't be long till i was sittin at 6.5 inches.

mwdouglas

mine sits at seven i wouldnt go any higher than that

88MJ.uggernaut

lol i thought the title read "project with midgets' at a quick glance

mwdouglas

thats funny i thought the same thing till i read it again

n_csmith

thats funny no..no it stands for what the hell did i get myself into