Mike Romain

So here I am driving down the main drag in Toronto and hear/feel a
strange thump then scraping. Crap I think, there goes the muffler or
tailpipe or something. Not loud, hmmm... I pull over and walk back
looking at the guy behind me laughing and there is my frame crossmember
and stainless bumperette loops laying on the ground..... There was a
left over piece if string I used to tie something once holding it on.

Ouch!

I knew it was getting ratty when my gas tank skid plate fell off a while
back but was hoping to get the winter out of it.

My kid just came in laughing and asked what was holding the back springs
on. I can't figure that out either, they are sorta just hanging there
on a cob web of rust....

I have the gas tank hung off the body as it is via a couple big eye
hooks through the floor and cargo straps.

Oh well, I guess it is time to get some square tubing and cover the
frame tails and anchor the spring shackles and a new C channel
crossmember to them. Then to get a gas tank skid plate.

Anyone know if a YJ 20 gallon skid plate will fit a cj 20 gallon tank?

Meanwhile some bailing wire keeps it 'looking' like it belongs
there.....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

DougW

Mike Romain did pass the time by typing:
> So here I am driving down the main drag in Toronto and hear/feel a
> strange thump then scraping. Crap I think, there goes the muffler or
> tailpipe or something. Not loud, hmmm... I pull over and walk back
> looking at the guy behind me laughing and there is my frame crossmember
> and stainless bumperette loops laying on the ground..... There was a
> left over piece if string I used to tie something once holding it on.
>
> Ouch!
>
> I knew it was getting ratty when my gas tank skid plate fell off a while
> back but was hoping to get the winter out of it.
>
> My kid just came in laughing and asked what was holding the back springs
> on. I can't figure that out either, they are sorta just hanging there
> on a cob web of rust....
>
> I have the gas tank hung off the body as it is via a couple big eye
> hooks through the floor and cargo straps.
>
> Oh well, I guess it is time to get some square tubing and cover the
> frame tails and anchor the spring shackles and a new C channel
> crossmember to them. Then to get a gas tank skid plate.
>
> Anyone know if a YJ 20 gallon skid plate will fit a cj 20 gallon tank?
>
> Meanwhile some bailing wire keeps it 'looking' like it belongs
> there.....

Blame it on that damn cheep american string. You know it never would have
fallen off if you used that ultrasooper bailing wire from Saskatoon. ;)

... Actually I'm not kidding. I have the better part of a spool from Granpa's
basement. Handy for mending chainlink fence.

--
DougW

DougW

Mike Romain did pass the time by typing:
> So here I am driving down the main drag in Toronto and hear/feel a
> strange thump then scraping. Crap I think, there goes the muffler or
> tailpipe or something. Not loud, hmmm... I pull over and walk back
> looking at the guy behind me laughing and there is my frame crossmember
> and stainless bumperette loops laying on the ground..... There was a
> left over piece if string I used to tie something once holding it on.
>
> Ouch!
>
> I knew it was getting ratty when my gas tank skid plate fell off a while
> back but was hoping to get the winter out of it.
>
> My kid just came in laughing and asked what was holding the back springs
> on. I can't figure that out either, they are sorta just hanging there
> on a cob web of rust....
>
> I have the gas tank hung off the body as it is via a couple big eye
> hooks through the floor and cargo straps.
>
> Oh well, I guess it is time to get some square tubing and cover the
> frame tails and anchor the spring shackles and a new C channel
> crossmember to them. Then to get a gas tank skid plate.
>
> Anyone know if a YJ 20 gallon skid plate will fit a cj 20 gallon tank?
>
> Meanwhile some bailing wire keeps it 'looking' like it belongs
> there.....

Blame it on that damn cheep american string. You know it never would have
fallen off if you used that ultrasooper bailing wire from Saskatoon. ;)

... Actually I'm not kidding. I have the better part of a spool from Granpa's
basement. Handy for mending chainlink fence.

--
DougW

DougW

Mike Romain did pass the time by typing:
> So here I am driving down the main drag in Toronto and hear/feel a
> strange thump then scraping. Crap I think, there goes the muffler or
> tailpipe or something. Not loud, hmmm... I pull over and walk back
> looking at the guy behind me laughing and there is my frame crossmember
> and stainless bumperette loops laying on the ground..... There was a
> left over piece if string I used to tie something once holding it on.
>
> Ouch!
>
> I knew it was getting ratty when my gas tank skid plate fell off a while
> back but was hoping to get the winter out of it.
>
> My kid just came in laughing and asked what was holding the back springs
> on. I can't figure that out either, they are sorta just hanging there
> on a cob web of rust....
>
> I have the gas tank hung off the body as it is via a couple big eye
> hooks through the floor and cargo straps.
>
> Oh well, I guess it is time to get some square tubing and cover the
> frame tails and anchor the spring shackles and a new C channel
> crossmember to them. Then to get a gas tank skid plate.
>
> Anyone know if a YJ 20 gallon skid plate will fit a cj 20 gallon tank?
>
> Meanwhile some bailing wire keeps it 'looking' like it belongs
> there.....

Blame it on that damn cheep american string. You know it never would have
fallen off if you used that ultrasooper bailing wire from Saskatoon. ;)

... Actually I'm not kidding. I have the better part of a spool from Granpa's
basement. Handy for mending chainlink fence.

--
DougW

Cherokee-LTD

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:41A7A19A.FDC2130A@sympatico.ca...
: So here I am driving down the main drag in Toronto and hear/feel a
: strange thump then scraping. Crap I think, there goes the muffler or
: tailpipe or something. Not loud, hmmm... I pull over and walk back
: looking at the guy behind me laughing and there is my frame crossmember
: and stainless bumperette loops laying on the ground..... There was a
: left over piece if string I used to tie something once holding it on.
:

And I thought I had a bad day...
Wed. morning driving home from work at 4 AM I feel my l/f brake grinding on
my van... it had been squealing for a week so I had the forethought to buy
the parts (thanks Napa for the 40% off 'dealer discount'). So I get home and
it's pretty mild 6*C (42F) and I figure I'll get it done before I go to bed.
Jump out of the van and I hear hissing, my r/r tire is going down.

I go to move my XJ so I can pull the van up to the garage, dead battery.
Throw the charger on the XJ and drag the floor jack to the end of the
driveway to the van.

I get to the point of no return in the brake job, calliper off, brake line
off, rotor off and I feel a very cold rain drop on the back of my neck.
^#$%$!!!!

The temp. dropped quick! I re-packed the bearings in slow motion waiting for
the rain to let up... no such luck. By 5:30 AM, my wife was standing over me
with an umbrella while I reassembled the brakes. Bled them and went to
bed... maybe it will stop raining by the time I get up to change the tire...
nope. Waited until the last possible moment before work to change it.....
lower the spare down from underneath the van and the hanger is rusted to the
friggin' rim. &%$%$%$!!!!

Went into work soaked... by the time I dried off, I had to get out of the
truck again to get soaked... this happed four more times (rinse and
repeat?). Get back to the yard only to find I left the interior lights on in
the van. It won't start. Waited for the day shift to come in to get a
boost... in the rain.

-Brian

Cherokee-LTD

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:41A7A19A.FDC2130A@sympatico.ca...
: So here I am driving down the main drag in Toronto and hear/feel a
: strange thump then scraping. Crap I think, there goes the muffler or
: tailpipe or something. Not loud, hmmm... I pull over and walk back
: looking at the guy behind me laughing and there is my frame crossmember
: and stainless bumperette loops laying on the ground..... There was a
: left over piece if string I used to tie something once holding it on.
:

And I thought I had a bad day...
Wed. morning driving home from work at 4 AM I feel my l/f brake grinding on
my van... it had been squealing for a week so I had the forethought to buy
the parts (thanks Napa for the 40% off 'dealer discount'). So I get home and
it's pretty mild 6*C (42F) and I figure I'll get it done before I go to bed.
Jump out of the van and I hear hissing, my r/r tire is going down.

I go to move my XJ so I can pull the van up to the garage, dead battery.
Throw the charger on the XJ and drag the floor jack to the end of the
driveway to the van.

I get to the point of no return in the brake job, calliper off, brake line
off, rotor off and I feel a very cold rain drop on the back of my neck.
^#$%$!!!!

The temp. dropped quick! I re-packed the bearings in slow motion waiting for
the rain to let up... no such luck. By 5:30 AM, my wife was standing over me
with an umbrella while I reassembled the brakes. Bled them and went to
bed... maybe it will stop raining by the time I get up to change the tire...
nope. Waited until the last possible moment before work to change it.....
lower the spare down from underneath the van and the hanger is rusted to the
friggin' rim. &%$%$%$!!!!

Went into work soaked... by the time I dried off, I had to get out of the
truck again to get soaked... this happed four more times (rinse and
repeat?). Get back to the yard only to find I left the interior lights on in
the van. It won't start. Waited for the day shift to come in to get a
boost... in the rain.

-Brian

Cherokee-LTD

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:41A7A19A.FDC2130A@sympatico.ca...
: So here I am driving down the main drag in Toronto and hear/feel a
: strange thump then scraping. Crap I think, there goes the muffler or
: tailpipe or something. Not loud, hmmm... I pull over and walk back
: looking at the guy behind me laughing and there is my frame crossmember
: and stainless bumperette loops laying on the ground..... There was a
: left over piece if string I used to tie something once holding it on.
:

And I thought I had a bad day...
Wed. morning driving home from work at 4 AM I feel my l/f brake grinding on
my van... it had been squealing for a week so I had the forethought to buy
the parts (thanks Napa for the 40% off 'dealer discount'). So I get home and
it's pretty mild 6*C (42F) and I figure I'll get it done before I go to bed.
Jump out of the van and I hear hissing, my r/r tire is going down.

I go to move my XJ so I can pull the van up to the garage, dead battery.
Throw the charger on the XJ and drag the floor jack to the end of the
driveway to the van.

I get to the point of no return in the brake job, calliper off, brake line
off, rotor off and I feel a very cold rain drop on the back of my neck.
^#$%$!!!!

The temp. dropped quick! I re-packed the bearings in slow motion waiting for
the rain to let up... no such luck. By 5:30 AM, my wife was standing over me
with an umbrella while I reassembled the brakes. Bled them and went to
bed... maybe it will stop raining by the time I get up to change the tire...
nope. Waited until the last possible moment before work to change it.....
lower the spare down from underneath the van and the hanger is rusted to the
friggin' rim. &%$%$%$!!!!

Went into work soaked... by the time I dried off, I had to get out of the
truck again to get soaked... this happed four more times (rinse and
repeat?). Get back to the yard only to find I left the interior lights on in
the van. It won't start. Waited for the day shift to come in to get a
boost... in the rain.

-Brian

Mike Romain

DougW wrote:
>
> Mike Romain did pass the time by typing:
> > So here I am driving down the main drag in Toronto and hear/feel a
> > strange thump then scraping. Crap I think, there goes the muffler or
> > tailpipe or something. Not loud, hmmm... I pull over and walk back
> > looking at the guy behind me laughing and there is my frame crossmember
> > and stainless bumperette loops laying on the ground..... There was a
> > left over piece if string I used to tie something once holding it on.
> >
> > Ouch!
> >
> > I knew it was getting ratty when my gas tank skid plate fell off a while
> > back but was hoping to get the winter out of it.
> >
> > My kid just came in laughing and asked what was holding the back springs
> > on. I can't figure that out either, they are sorta just hanging there
> > on a cob web of rust....
> >
> > I have the gas tank hung off the body as it is via a couple big eye
> > hooks through the floor and cargo straps.
> >
> > Oh well, I guess it is time to get some square tubing and cover the
> > frame tails and anchor the spring shackles and a new C channel
> > crossmember to them. Then to get a gas tank skid plate.
> >
> > Anyone know if a YJ 20 gallon skid plate will fit a cj 20 gallon tank?
> >
> > Meanwhile some bailing wire keeps it 'looking' like it belongs
> > there.....
>
> Blame it on that damn cheep american string. You know it never would have
> fallen off if you used that ultrasooper bailing wire from Saskatoon. ;)
>
> .. Actually I'm not kidding. I have the better part of a spool from Granpa's
> basement. Handy for mending chainlink fence.
>
> --
> DougW

I actually 'have' the 'real stuff' holding it on now. Got it on one
trip from an old farmer/mechanic to help hold my muffler up once.

The last use this one piece of bailing wire had was to hold a duck on a
spit for a slow 7 hour fire roast a couple weeks back when my wife and I
were out camping. Versatile stuff eh. ;-)

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Mike Romain

DougW wrote:
>
> Mike Romain did pass the time by typing:
> > So here I am driving down the main drag in Toronto and hear/feel a
> > strange thump then scraping. Crap I think, there goes the muffler or
> > tailpipe or something. Not loud, hmmm... I pull over and walk back
> > looking at the guy behind me laughing and there is my frame crossmember
> > and stainless bumperette loops laying on the ground..... There was a
> > left over piece if string I used to tie something once holding it on.
> >
> > Ouch!
> >
> > I knew it was getting ratty when my gas tank skid plate fell off a while
> > back but was hoping to get the winter out of it.
> >
> > My kid just came in laughing and asked what was holding the back springs
> > on. I can't figure that out either, they are sorta just hanging there
> > on a cob web of rust....
> >
> > I have the gas tank hung off the body as it is via a couple big eye
> > hooks through the floor and cargo straps.
> >
> > Oh well, I guess it is time to get some square tubing and cover the
> > frame tails and anchor the spring shackles and a new C channel
> > crossmember to them. Then to get a gas tank skid plate.
> >
> > Anyone know if a YJ 20 gallon skid plate will fit a cj 20 gallon tank?
> >
> > Meanwhile some bailing wire keeps it 'looking' like it belongs
> > there.....
>
> Blame it on that damn cheep american string. You know it never would have
> fallen off if you used that ultrasooper bailing wire from Saskatoon. ;)
>
> .. Actually I'm not kidding. I have the better part of a spool from Granpa's
> basement. Handy for mending chainlink fence.
>
> --
> DougW

I actually 'have' the 'real stuff' holding it on now. Got it on one
trip from an old farmer/mechanic to help hold my muffler up once.

The last use this one piece of bailing wire had was to hold a duck on a
spit for a slow 7 hour fire roast a couple weeks back when my wife and I
were out camping. Versatile stuff eh. ;-)

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Mike Romain

DougW wrote:
>
> Mike Romain did pass the time by typing:
> > So here I am driving down the main drag in Toronto and hear/feel a
> > strange thump then scraping. Crap I think, there goes the muffler or
> > tailpipe or something. Not loud, hmmm... I pull over and walk back
> > looking at the guy behind me laughing and there is my frame crossmember
> > and stainless bumperette loops laying on the ground..... There was a
> > left over piece if string I used to tie something once holding it on.
> >
> > Ouch!
> >
> > I knew it was getting ratty when my gas tank skid plate fell off a while
> > back but was hoping to get the winter out of it.
> >
> > My kid just came in laughing and asked what was holding the back springs
> > on. I can't figure that out either, they are sorta just hanging there
> > on a cob web of rust....
> >
> > I have the gas tank hung off the body as it is via a couple big eye
> > hooks through the floor and cargo straps.
> >
> > Oh well, I guess it is time to get some square tubing and cover the
> > frame tails and anchor the spring shackles and a new C channel
> > crossmember to them. Then to get a gas tank skid plate.
> >
> > Anyone know if a YJ 20 gallon skid plate will fit a cj 20 gallon tank?
> >
> > Meanwhile some bailing wire keeps it 'looking' like it belongs
> > there.....
>
> Blame it on that damn cheep american string. You know it never would have
> fallen off if you used that ultrasooper bailing wire from Saskatoon. ;)
>
> .. Actually I'm not kidding. I have the better part of a spool from Granpa's
> basement. Handy for mending chainlink fence.
>
> --
> DougW

I actually 'have' the 'real stuff' holding it on now. Got it on one
trip from an old farmer/mechanic to help hold my muffler up once.

The last use this one piece of bailing wire had was to hold a duck on a
spit for a slow 7 hour fire roast a couple weeks back when my wife and I
were out camping. Versatile stuff eh. ;-)

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's