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General Discussion / Re: What did you do to your Jeep today?

« on: July 19, 2010, 03:03:25 pm »

Got new floor pans for my Scrambler basket case from Zac (Z&M) at the Show.

(After I scraped off the layers of bondo under the floor mats, I thought it was a Flintstone car!) 
Hopefully, I will have a CJ8 ready for the 2011 PA Jeeps show!

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15th Annual (2010) / Re: Event Shirts

« on: June 14, 2010, 02:54:58 pm »

If it's not too late, this rear bumper shot might look good on the back of the shirts! 

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15th Annual (2010) / Re: Event Shirts

« on: June 14, 2010, 02:53:13 pm »

Just in case anyone hasn't wheeled with Bob, He does get his "Chromed up" Jeep dirty! 

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General Discussion / Re: What did you do to your Jeep today?

« on: June 14, 2010, 02:16:31 pm »

Flat towed Old Yeller to up-state PA for the Great Willys Picnic on Sunday. Borrowed the wife's 2008 Libby and used it as a tow rig... did surprisingly well! 

There were close to 50 different Willys vehicles present... military and CJ's, Foward Control, Jeepsters, and so on! Hope we get this kind of turn-out for the Mason Dixon Gathering this October! 

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General Discussion / Re: What did you do to your Jeep today?

« on: May 27, 2010, 03:26:10 pm »

I have "Old Yeller" out and about in Westminster today.

I was asked to bring her over to Westminster Volunteer Fire Department for a memorial service for fellow vintage Jeep and WW2 Re-enactment enthusiast, Scott Jeznach. Scott passed away Saturday due to injuries sustained in an accident. In addition to being a history buff and working on his GPW restoration, Scott served his country in the 82nd Airborne as a Jump Master and in the Special Forces in Desert Storm, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Panama, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

Please remember Scott this Memorial Day, and all the men and women who have served and continue to serve our great country!

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Monthly Meetings / Information / Re: April Meeting

« on: April 10, 2010, 08:33:20 am »

Had a blast last night... good friends and good times! 
Don't know how my game improved when they turned off the lights... 

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Monthly Meetings / Information / Re: April Meeting

« on: April 09, 2010, 11:36:03 am »

Bowling afterwards? Sounds like fun! 

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General Discussion / Re: What did you do to your Jeep today?

« on: March 19, 2010, 03:25:44 pm »

Just noticed... I started this thread about 11 months ago and it has had almost 22,000 "reads!"   

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General Discussion / Re: What did you do to your Jeep today?

« on: March 19, 2010, 03:21:05 pm »

Woo Hoo! 
I took Old Yeller out of the garage yesterday afternoon and cruised around Littlestown.

(Me and the CJ3A don't like to drive around in the cold and such with no doors, no top, and no heat... so I've been going out to the garage and starting the old gal up every few weeks through the winter.)

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General Discussion / Re: What did you do to your Jeep today?

« on: March 17, 2010, 03:56:15 pm »

Washed 2 months worth of road salt and grime off of the Rubicon today.  She looks new again... guess I'm gonna have to vacuum now...! 

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General Discussion / Re: What did you do to your Jeep today?

« on: February 21, 2010, 11:29:54 am »

Jeremy: Looks like you swapped in a Solex carb in the Willys.  I can't give you a good word on those. Everyone that I know who tried one went back to the old Carter carb after a while. Seems that the Solex has issues with running real rich... I have also heard that they suck down an inordinate amount of gas. I have my original Carter W/O in a box in my garage since I lucked upon a NOS one for the 3A. We could try my spare on yours to see if the carb is the problem. (Can't let you keep it, but it would help rule out a couple things!)

BTW: I would definitely empty the gas tank and see if there is crap in the bottom clogging up the fuel lines. Maybe blow some compressed air backwards and see what comes out.  With the way those old tank are designed, everything on the bottom goes right into the fuel line... rust, dirt, little metal filings from when you drill holes for your new fuel sender, etc. 

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General Discussion / Re: What did you do to your Jeep today?

« on: February 20, 2010, 10:39:50 am »

Jeremy: Are you still running the old Carter W/O carb? If so, there may be something wrong in the high speed circuit. The metering rod could be screwed up or the metering rod jet could be gummed up. There could also be something clogging the tip of the main nozzle. The low speed (idle) circuit operates differently which may explain why it craps out when you touch the throttle. When it's idling, the fuel / air mix enters farther down in the carb throat by the throttle valve, and also through the idle adjusting screw seat. Again, since you are running at idle, it makes me think that there's something wrong in the high speed circuit... mayb some laquer from old gas sitting in the bowl or something.

On the more PITA side (ask me how I know  ) the offset lobe on the cam shaft that operates the fuel pump lever may be badly worn. In this case, it's just not going to pump up enough fuel when you move the throttle past idle speed.

I can probably track down one of my old Carter spec sheets if you need it. Shoot me an e-mail and let me know what model carb you have. I bought the Willys section of a carter carb service manual off of E-bay.

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General Discussion / Re: What did you do to your Jeep today?

« on: February 16, 2010, 08:25:06 pm »

Happy endings, Hummers and Japanese 3 ways...are we talking vehicle recoveries or the Kama Sutra?!? 

Yes! 

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General Discussion / Re: What did you do to your Jeep today?

« on: February 16, 2010, 02:08:12 pm »

I love a good snow story with a happy ending.
Mike, you need to go for the "hat trick"..recover a Ford, a Chevy and a Hummer!

I might have to work at getting a Hummer Mr. Tuna!  

I had a Japanese 3 way with the last snow though! (Nissan, Honda, and Toyota were on the list of recoveries)

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General Discussion / Re: What did you do to your Jeep today?

« on: February 15, 2010, 12:05:34 pm »

Contractors were in plowing and hauling snow from the parking lot behind the office next to mine. F-250 4x4 with plow got stuck. Real good... sideways! Kinda funny when you see all of those stickers stating how "Fords eat Chevys & sh!t Dodges" and then the guy who drives the big Ford has to ask the guy who drives the little Jeep to pull him out!  Too bad there wasn't a camera handy! 

 "Jeeps go in the snow, with Fords in tow !"