It will be 2 years next month, since the start of my project. There is still
a long way to go.
http://members.***.net/rockncj/

Good luck, whatever the choice.

--James

"Joe White" <joeNOSPAMwhite@usa.com> wrote in message
news:tJTgc.497842$Po1.348750@twister.tampabay.rr.c om...
>
> After spending several weekends peeling the tub off of my 84 CJ7, I have
> come to the conclusion that I don't know what the hell I am doing. This
> newgroup has helped me out of so many jams that I'd like to offer what's
> left of my Jeep to someone in this group who could actually do something
> constructive with it. I figured I'd try this before throwing it out on
> eBay.
>
> This Jeep ran great before I started 'restoring' it. A week does not go by
> where someone in my family asks why I did that. It's been sitting for
about
> 6 months. I bought it from a buddy a few years ago who owned it for 14
> years and only used it on weekends.
>
> It no longer has a tub, dash, wiring harness, gas tank skid plate, rear
> cross member, pulse air tubes, ignition module, heater core, heater ducts
>
> Frame has some rot where it connected to the rear cross member on the
> driver's side, it also has damage at the body mounts, mostly due to my
> surgery but none of this seems insurmountable (only to me)
>
> T-176 is 2 years old
> 258 has around 80,000 miles
> Carter BBD with stepper motor
> Air tubes are gone, rest of the emissions crap is in a box
> All seats (tan)
> Full hard doors, hood, fenders, windshield frame (red), full soft doors,
> half doors (plastic), never mounted
> Crap tires on OEM wagon wheels (5) 15x7 + American racing wagon wheels
(15x7
> (5), one still in box)
> Brake work done in Sept 03
> New alternator, water pump, never installed
> Factory service manual
> HEI Distributor still in box (bought 11/03)
>
> CJ is in storage unit in Largo, Florida
>
> Price $0.00 (only stipulation is you have to pick it up and take
> everything)
>
> Email me if you are interested (remove NOSPAM from my address)
>
> Joe White
>
>

 

It will be 2 years next month, since the start of my project. There is still
a long way to go.
http://members.***.net/rockncj/

Good luck, whatever the choice.

--James

"Joe White" <joeNOSPAMwhite@usa.com> wrote in message
news:tJTgc.497842$Po1.348750@twister.tampabay.rr.c om...
>
> After spending several weekends peeling the tub off of my 84 CJ7, I have
> come to the conclusion that I don't know what the hell I am doing. This
> newgroup has helped me out of so many jams that I'd like to offer what's
> left of my Jeep to someone in this group who could actually do something
> constructive with it. I figured I'd try this before throwing it out on
> eBay.
>
> This Jeep ran great before I started 'restoring' it. A week does not go by
> where someone in my family asks why I did that. It's been sitting for
about
> 6 months. I bought it from a buddy a few years ago who owned it for 14
> years and only used it on weekends.
>
> It no longer has a tub, dash, wiring harness, gas tank skid plate, rear
> cross member, pulse air tubes, ignition module, heater core, heater ducts
>
> Frame has some rot where it connected to the rear cross member on the
> driver's side, it also has damage at the body mounts, mostly due to my
> surgery but none of this seems insurmountable (only to me)
>
> T-176 is 2 years old
> 258 has around 80,000 miles
> Carter BBD with stepper motor
> Air tubes are gone, rest of the emissions crap is in a box
> All seats (tan)
> Full hard doors, hood, fenders, windshield frame (red), full soft doors,
> half doors (plastic), never mounted
> Crap tires on OEM wagon wheels (5) 15x7 + American racing wagon wheels
(15x7
> (5), one still in box)
> Brake work done in Sept 03
> New alternator, water pump, never installed
> Factory service manual
> HEI Distributor still in box (bought 11/03)
>
> CJ is in storage unit in Largo, Florida
>
> Price $0.00 (only stipulation is you have to pick it up and take
> everything)
>
> Email me if you are interested (remove NOSPAM from my address)
>
> Joe White
>
>

 

It will be 2 years next month, since the start of my project. There is still
a long way to go.
http://members.***.net/rockncj/

Good luck, whatever the choice.

--James

"Joe White" <joeNOSPAMwhite@usa.com> wrote in message
news:tJTgc.497842$Po1.348750@twister.tampabay.rr.c om...
>
> After spending several weekends peeling the tub off of my 84 CJ7, I have
> come to the conclusion that I don't know what the hell I am doing. This
> newgroup has helped me out of so many jams that I'd like to offer what's
> left of my Jeep to someone in this group who could actually do something
> constructive with it. I figured I'd try this before throwing it out on
> eBay.
>
> This Jeep ran great before I started 'restoring' it. A week does not go by
> where someone in my family asks why I did that. It's been sitting for
about
> 6 months. I bought it from a buddy a few years ago who owned it for 14
> years and only used it on weekends.
>
> It no longer has a tub, dash, wiring harness, gas tank skid plate, rear
> cross member, pulse air tubes, ignition module, heater core, heater ducts
>
> Frame has some rot where it connected to the rear cross member on the
> driver's side, it also has damage at the body mounts, mostly due to my
> surgery but none of this seems insurmountable (only to me)
>
> T-176 is 2 years old
> 258 has around 80,000 miles
> Carter BBD with stepper motor
> Air tubes are gone, rest of the emissions crap is in a box
> All seats (tan)
> Full hard doors, hood, fenders, windshield frame (red), full soft doors,
> half doors (plastic), never mounted
> Crap tires on OEM wagon wheels (5) 15x7 + American racing wagon wheels
(15x7
> (5), one still in box)
> Brake work done in Sept 03
> New alternator, water pump, never installed
> Factory service manual
> HEI Distributor still in box (bought 11/03)
>
> CJ is in storage unit in Largo, Florida
>
> Price $0.00 (only stipulation is you have to pick it up and take
> everything)
>
> Email me if you are interested (remove NOSPAM from my address)
>
> Joe White
>
>

 

About 2 years here too. I'm nearly done -- but I'm fighting with the
thing today, as a matter of fact.

And, it seems to be winning.



On Tue, 20 Apr 2004, RocknTJ wrote:

>
> It will be 2 years next month, since the start of my project. There is still
> a long way to go.
> http://members.***.net/rockncj/
>
> Good luck, whatever the choice.
>
> --James
>
> "Joe White" <joeNOSPAMwhite@usa.com> wrote in message
> news:tJTgc.497842$Po1.348750@twister.tampabay.rr.c om...
> >
> > After spending several weekends peeling the tub off of my 84 CJ7, I have
> > come to the conclusion that I don't know what the hell I am doing. This
> > newgroup has helped me out of so many jams that I'd like to offer what's
> > left of my Jeep to someone in this group who could actually do something
> > constructive with it. I figured I'd try this before throwing it out on
> > eBay.
> >
> > This Jeep ran great before I started 'restoring' it. A week does not go by
> > where someone in my family asks why I did that. It's been sitting for
> about
> > 6 months. I bought it from a buddy a few years ago who owned it for 14
> > years and only used it on weekends.
> >
> > It no longer has a tub, dash, wiring harness, gas tank skid plate, rear
> > cross member, pulse air tubes, ignition module, heater core, heater ducts
> >
> > Frame has some rot where it connected to the rear cross member on the
> > driver's side, it also has damage at the body mounts, mostly due to my
> > surgery but none of this seems insurmountable (only to me)
> >
> > T-176 is 2 years old
> > 258 has around 80,000 miles
> > Carter BBD with stepper motor
> > Air tubes are gone, rest of the emissions crap is in a box
> > All seats (tan)
> > Full hard doors, hood, fenders, windshield frame (red), full soft doors,
> > half doors (plastic), never mounted
> > Crap tires on OEM wagon wheels (5) 15x7 + American racing wagon wheels
> (15x7
> > (5), one still in box)
> > Brake work done in Sept 03
> > New alternator, water pump, never installed
> > Factory service manual
> > HEI Distributor still in box (bought 11/03)
> >
> > CJ is in storage unit in Largo, Florida
> >
> > Price $0.00 (only stipulation is you have to pick it up and take
> > everything)
> >
> > Email me if you are interested (remove NOSPAM from my address)
> >
> > Joe White
> >
> >
>
>
>

 

About 2 years here too. I'm nearly done -- but I'm fighting with the
thing today, as a matter of fact.

And, it seems to be winning.



On Tue, 20 Apr 2004, RocknTJ wrote:

>
> It will be 2 years next month, since the start of my project. There is still
> a long way to go.
> http://members.***.net/rockncj/
>
> Good luck, whatever the choice.
>
> --James
>
> "Joe White" <joeNOSPAMwhite@usa.com> wrote in message
> news:tJTgc.497842$Po1.348750@twister.tampabay.rr.c om...
> >
> > After spending several weekends peeling the tub off of my 84 CJ7, I have
> > come to the conclusion that I don't know what the hell I am doing. This
> > newgroup has helped me out of so many jams that I'd like to offer what's
> > left of my Jeep to someone in this group who could actually do something
> > constructive with it. I figured I'd try this before throwing it out on
> > eBay.
> >
> > This Jeep ran great before I started 'restoring' it. A week does not go by
> > where someone in my family asks why I did that. It's been sitting for
> about
> > 6 months. I bought it from a buddy a few years ago who owned it for 14
> > years and only used it on weekends.
> >
> > It no longer has a tub, dash, wiring harness, gas tank skid plate, rear
> > cross member, pulse air tubes, ignition module, heater core, heater ducts
> >
> > Frame has some rot where it connected to the rear cross member on the
> > driver's side, it also has damage at the body mounts, mostly due to my
> > surgery but none of this seems insurmountable (only to me)
> >
> > T-176 is 2 years old
> > 258 has around 80,000 miles
> > Carter BBD with stepper motor
> > Air tubes are gone, rest of the emissions crap is in a box
> > All seats (tan)
> > Full hard doors, hood, fenders, windshield frame (red), full soft doors,
> > half doors (plastic), never mounted
> > Crap tires on OEM wagon wheels (5) 15x7 + American racing wagon wheels
> (15x7
> > (5), one still in box)
> > Brake work done in Sept 03
> > New alternator, water pump, never installed
> > Factory service manual
> > HEI Distributor still in box (bought 11/03)
> >
> > CJ is in storage unit in Largo, Florida
> >
> > Price $0.00 (only stipulation is you have to pick it up and take
> > everything)
> >
> > Email me if you are interested (remove NOSPAM from my address)
> >
> > Joe White
> >
> >
>
>
>

 

About 2 years here too. I'm nearly done -- but I'm fighting with the
thing today, as a matter of fact.

And, it seems to be winning.



On Tue, 20 Apr 2004, RocknTJ wrote:

>
> It will be 2 years next month, since the start of my project. There is still
> a long way to go.
> http://members.***.net/rockncj/
>
> Good luck, whatever the choice.
>
> --James
>
> "Joe White" <joeNOSPAMwhite@usa.com> wrote in message
> news:tJTgc.497842$Po1.348750@twister.tampabay.rr.c om...
> >
> > After spending several weekends peeling the tub off of my 84 CJ7, I have
> > come to the conclusion that I don't know what the hell I am doing. This
> > newgroup has helped me out of so many jams that I'd like to offer what's
> > left of my Jeep to someone in this group who could actually do something
> > constructive with it. I figured I'd try this before throwing it out on
> > eBay.
> >
> > This Jeep ran great before I started 'restoring' it. A week does not go by
> > where someone in my family asks why I did that. It's been sitting for
> about
> > 6 months. I bought it from a buddy a few years ago who owned it for 14
> > years and only used it on weekends.
> >
> > It no longer has a tub, dash, wiring harness, gas tank skid plate, rear
> > cross member, pulse air tubes, ignition module, heater core, heater ducts
> >
> > Frame has some rot where it connected to the rear cross member on the
> > driver's side, it also has damage at the body mounts, mostly due to my
> > surgery but none of this seems insurmountable (only to me)
> >
> > T-176 is 2 years old
> > 258 has around 80,000 miles
> > Carter BBD with stepper motor
> > Air tubes are gone, rest of the emissions crap is in a box
> > All seats (tan)
> > Full hard doors, hood, fenders, windshield frame (red), full soft doors,
> > half doors (plastic), never mounted
> > Crap tires on OEM wagon wheels (5) 15x7 + American racing wagon wheels
> (15x7
> > (5), one still in box)
> > Brake work done in Sept 03
> > New alternator, water pump, never installed
> > Factory service manual
> > HEI Distributor still in box (bought 11/03)
> >
> > CJ is in storage unit in Largo, Florida
> >
> > Price $0.00 (only stipulation is you have to pick it up and take
> > everything)
> >
> > Email me if you are interested (remove NOSPAM from my address)
> >
> > Joe White
> >
> >
>
>
>

 

About 2 years here too. I'm nearly done -- but I'm fighting with the
thing today, as a matter of fact.

And, it seems to be winning.



On Tue, 20 Apr 2004, RocknTJ wrote:

>
> It will be 2 years next month, since the start of my project. There is still
> a long way to go.
> http://members.***.net/rockncj/
>
> Good luck, whatever the choice.
>
> --James
>
> "Joe White" <joeNOSPAMwhite@usa.com> wrote in message
> news:tJTgc.497842$Po1.348750@twister.tampabay.rr.c om...
> >
> > After spending several weekends peeling the tub off of my 84 CJ7, I have
> > come to the conclusion that I don't know what the hell I am doing. This
> > newgroup has helped me out of so many jams that I'd like to offer what's
> > left of my Jeep to someone in this group who could actually do something
> > constructive with it. I figured I'd try this before throwing it out on
> > eBay.
> >
> > This Jeep ran great before I started 'restoring' it. A week does not go by
> > where someone in my family asks why I did that. It's been sitting for
> about
> > 6 months. I bought it from a buddy a few years ago who owned it for 14
> > years and only used it on weekends.
> >
> > It no longer has a tub, dash, wiring harness, gas tank skid plate, rear
> > cross member, pulse air tubes, ignition module, heater core, heater ducts
> >
> > Frame has some rot where it connected to the rear cross member on the
> > driver's side, it also has damage at the body mounts, mostly due to my
> > surgery but none of this seems insurmountable (only to me)
> >
> > T-176 is 2 years old
> > 258 has around 80,000 miles
> > Carter BBD with stepper motor
> > Air tubes are gone, rest of the emissions crap is in a box
> > All seats (tan)
> > Full hard doors, hood, fenders, windshield frame (red), full soft doors,
> > half doors (plastic), never mounted
> > Crap tires on OEM wagon wheels (5) 15x7 + American racing wagon wheels
> (15x7
> > (5), one still in box)
> > Brake work done in Sept 03
> > New alternator, water pump, never installed
> > Factory service manual
> > HEI Distributor still in box (bought 11/03)
> >
> > CJ is in storage unit in Largo, Florida
> >
> > Price $0.00 (only stipulation is you have to pick it up and take
> > everything)
> >
> > Email me if you are interested (remove NOSPAM from my address)
> >
> > Joe White
> >
> >
>
>
>

 

OK, help me out, please. I'm feeling stupid here, it must be the sudden
change in the weather.

The harmonic balancer in my `79 CJ-5 258 had a bit of wobble in the outer
ring -- probably as a result of that engine, without Jeep, sitting in a
field for a decade with the front of the engine held up with a block under
the balancer. It now has new bearings, new seals, etc. anyway so that's
not an issue.

Today's a nice day to get greasy, so I propped the radiator up enough to
get a socket on the puller on the balancer through the grill and popped it
off. So far, so good.

I worked the new, out of the box, balancer on in stages with successively
shorter bolts. The real bolt and spacer seem to be seated, but the pulley
bolted to the balancer isn't lining up with the water pump and alternator,
it is about 1/8" too far forward. Is there a wrong but nearly fits
balancer for this engine, or does it simply need to go back further? I'm
reluctant to force the damned thing (visions of the crank threads turning
into a pile of fine shavings dance in my head) unless I really need to.

Should the face of the crank be flush with the face of the balancer? Mine
seems to be sitting back at that small step inside the balancer, but --
stupidly -- I didn't look at the original before pulling it apart to see
the relationship.

Such fun I have sometimes...

 

OK, help me out, please. I'm feeling stupid here, it must be the sudden
change in the weather.

The harmonic balancer in my `79 CJ-5 258 had a bit of wobble in the outer
ring -- probably as a result of that engine, without Jeep, sitting in a
field for a decade with the front of the engine held up with a block under
the balancer. It now has new bearings, new seals, etc. anyway so that's
not an issue.

Today's a nice day to get greasy, so I propped the radiator up enough to
get a socket on the puller on the balancer through the grill and popped it
off. So far, so good.

I worked the new, out of the box, balancer on in stages with successively
shorter bolts. The real bolt and spacer seem to be seated, but the pulley
bolted to the balancer isn't lining up with the water pump and alternator,
it is about 1/8" too far forward. Is there a wrong but nearly fits
balancer for this engine, or does it simply need to go back further? I'm
reluctant to force the damned thing (visions of the crank threads turning
into a pile of fine shavings dance in my head) unless I really need to.

Should the face of the crank be flush with the face of the balancer? Mine
seems to be sitting back at that small step inside the balancer, but --
stupidly -- I didn't look at the original before pulling it apart to see
the relationship.

Such fun I have sometimes...

 

OK, help me out, please. I'm feeling stupid here, it must be the sudden
change in the weather.

The harmonic balancer in my `79 CJ-5 258 had a bit of wobble in the outer
ring -- probably as a result of that engine, without Jeep, sitting in a
field for a decade with the front of the engine held up with a block under
the balancer. It now has new bearings, new seals, etc. anyway so that's
not an issue.

Today's a nice day to get greasy, so I propped the radiator up enough to
get a socket on the puller on the balancer through the grill and popped it
off. So far, so good.

I worked the new, out of the box, balancer on in stages with successively
shorter bolts. The real bolt and spacer seem to be seated, but the pulley
bolted to the balancer isn't lining up with the water pump and alternator,
it is about 1/8" too far forward. Is there a wrong but nearly fits
balancer for this engine, or does it simply need to go back further? I'm
reluctant to force the damned thing (visions of the crank threads turning
into a pile of fine shavings dance in my head) unless I really need to.

Should the face of the crank be flush with the face of the balancer? Mine
seems to be sitting back at that small step inside the balancer, but --
stupidly -- I didn't look at the original before pulling it apart to see
the relationship.

Such fun I have sometimes...