Going to look at a '76 CJ5
 

1976 Jeep CJ5, blue, 304 V8, 3-speed, new top, full doors & half
doors, Flowmaster exhaust, new gas tank & speedometer, runs well.

I talked to the guy on the phone and he says he's owned it two years.
Never took it offroad, but has checked the 4WD out and says it works
fine. Has been storing it in his garage. No suspension or powertrain
mods. It's a 3.5 hour drive for me to go see it. Sounds like a
really good deal to me.


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Re: Going to look at a '76 CJ5
 

Travis, ask him about body and frame rust.
You might also want to do a vacuum gauge analysis and a compression check
when you go look at it. That'll tell you allot about the condition of the
engine.

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--
98 TJ SE
90 SJ GW
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"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> 1976 Jeep CJ5, blue, 304 V8, 3-speed, new top, full doors & half
> doors, Flowmaster exhaust, new gas tank & speedometer, runs well.
>
> I talked to the guy on the phone and he says he's owned it two years.
> Never took it offroad, but has checked the 4WD out and says it works
> fine. Has been storing it in his garage. No suspension or powertrain
> mods. It's a 3.5 hour drive for me to go see it. Sounds like a
> really good deal to me.
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!

Re: Going to look at a '76 CJ5
 

Travis, ask him about body and frame rust.
You might also want to do a vacuum gauge analysis and a compression check
when you go look at it. That'll tell you allot about the condition of the
engine.

--
Jim
--
98 TJ SE
90 SJ GW
http://www.delawareja.com/gallery/JDJeep98



"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> 1976 Jeep CJ5, blue, 304 V8, 3-speed, new top, full doors & half
> doors, Flowmaster exhaust, new gas tank & speedometer, runs well.
>
> I talked to the guy on the phone and he says he's owned it two years.
> Never took it offroad, but has checked the 4WD out and says it works
> fine. Has been storing it in his garage. No suspension or powertrain
> mods. It's a 3.5 hour drive for me to go see it. Sounds like a
> really good deal to me.
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!

Re: Going to look at a '76 CJ5
 

Travis, ask him about body and frame rust.
You might also want to do a vacuum gauge analysis and a compression check
when you go look at it. That'll tell you allot about the condition of the
engine.

--
Jim
--
98 TJ SE
90 SJ GW
http://www.delawareja.com/gallery/JDJeep98



"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:sp9tovcno82ie4kok1v63jm4uf4feoj5mf@4ax.com...
> 1976 Jeep CJ5, blue, 304 V8, 3-speed, new top, full doors & half
> doors, Flowmaster exhaust, new gas tank & speedometer, runs well.
>
> I talked to the guy on the phone and he says he's owned it two years.
> Never took it offroad, but has checked the 4WD out and says it works
> fine. Has been storing it in his garage. No suspension or powertrain
> mods. It's a 3.5 hour drive for me to go see it. Sounds like a
> really good deal to me.
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!

Re: Going to look at a '76 CJ5
 

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 11:19:05 -0400, "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com>
shared the following:

>Travis, ask him about body and frame rust.

I asked him about that on the phone. He said no rust to speak of
except behind the back seat there's a spot that looks like it could be
easily fixed.

>You might also want to do a vacuum gauge analysis and a compression check
>when you go look at it.

I've got a compression checker I could carry with me...but...
http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/temp/compression.jpg
I'm not certain the threads will fit. I'll carry it along and see.
Should I check with the engine cold and the coil wire removed, just
have them crank the engine over 3-4 times? What kind of PSI should I
be looking for at a minimum? Thanks.



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Re: Going to look at a '76 CJ5
 

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 11:19:05 -0400, "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com>
shared the following:

>Travis, ask him about body and frame rust.

I asked him about that on the phone. He said no rust to speak of
except behind the back seat there's a spot that looks like it could be
easily fixed.

>You might also want to do a vacuum gauge analysis and a compression check
>when you go look at it.

I've got a compression checker I could carry with me...but...
http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/temp/compression.jpg
I'm not certain the threads will fit. I'll carry it along and see.
Should I check with the engine cold and the coil wire removed, just
have them crank the engine over 3-4 times? What kind of PSI should I
be looking for at a minimum? Thanks.



--
Travis
http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
:wq!

Re: Going to look at a '76 CJ5
 

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 11:19:05 -0400, "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com>
shared the following:

>Travis, ask him about body and frame rust.

I asked him about that on the phone. He said no rust to speak of
except behind the back seat there's a spot that looks like it could be
easily fixed.

>You might also want to do a vacuum gauge analysis and a compression check
>when you go look at it.

I've got a compression checker I could carry with me...but...
http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/temp/compression.jpg
I'm not certain the threads will fit. I'll carry it along and see.
Should I check with the engine cold and the coil wire removed, just
have them crank the engine over 3-4 times? What kind of PSI should I
be looking for at a minimum? Thanks.



--
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http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
:wq!

Re: Going to look at a '76 CJ5
 

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 11:30:25 -0400, travis
<travist34removethis@hotmail.com> shared the following:

>On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 11:19:05 -0400, "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com>
>shared the following:
>
>>Travis, ask him about body and frame rust.
>
>I asked him about that on the phone. He said no rust to speak of
>except behind the back seat there's a spot that looks like it could be
>easily fixed.
>
>>You might also want to do a vacuum gauge analysis and a compression check
>>when you go look at it.
>
>I've got a compression checker I could carry with me...but...
>http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/temp/compression.jpg
>I'm not certain the threads will fit. I'll carry it along and see.
>Should I check with the engine cold

(By "cold" I mean run it 20 seconds or so to get the oil circulating
correctly and then shutting it down, pulling the coil, and doing the
compression test at that point.)


>and the coil wire removed, just
>have them crank the engine over 3-4 times? What kind of PSI should I
>be looking for at a minimum? Thanks.


--
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Re: Going to look at a '76 CJ5
 

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 11:30:25 -0400, travis
<travist34removethis@hotmail.com> shared the following:

>On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 11:19:05 -0400, "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com>
>shared the following:
>
>>Travis, ask him about body and frame rust.
>
>I asked him about that on the phone. He said no rust to speak of
>except behind the back seat there's a spot that looks like it could be
>easily fixed.
>
>>You might also want to do a vacuum gauge analysis and a compression check
>>when you go look at it.
>
>I've got a compression checker I could carry with me...but...
>http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/temp/compression.jpg
>I'm not certain the threads will fit. I'll carry it along and see.
>Should I check with the engine cold

(By "cold" I mean run it 20 seconds or so to get the oil circulating
correctly and then shutting it down, pulling the coil, and doing the
compression test at that point.)


>and the coil wire removed, just
>have them crank the engine over 3-4 times? What kind of PSI should I
>be looking for at a minimum? Thanks.


--
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The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
:wq!

Re: Going to look at a '76 CJ5
 

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 11:30:25 -0400, travis
<travist34removethis@hotmail.com> shared the following:

>On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 11:19:05 -0400, "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com>
>shared the following:
>
>>Travis, ask him about body and frame rust.
>
>I asked him about that on the phone. He said no rust to speak of
>except behind the back seat there's a spot that looks like it could be
>easily fixed.
>
>>You might also want to do a vacuum gauge analysis and a compression check
>>when you go look at it.
>
>I've got a compression checker I could carry with me...but...
>http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/temp/compression.jpg
>I'm not certain the threads will fit. I'll carry it along and see.
>Should I check with the engine cold

(By "cold" I mean run it 20 seconds or so to get the oil circulating
correctly and then shutting it down, pulling the coil, and doing the
compression test at that point.)


>and the coil wire removed, just
>have them crank the engine over 3-4 times? What kind of PSI should I
>be looking for at a minimum? Thanks.


--
Travis
http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
:wq!