March 19, 2011
Good and bad.
Good: Truck has 4.56 gears in the rear
Bad: Front axle needs replacing, so I'll need to buy/install another set of gears before running 4wd
Oh, and the cam bolt broken in the lower control arm (the other one probably will too). Looks like its time to replace those too.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Just a little fix
August 12, 2012
This has largely been trouble free, except I found why I was losing a little coolant, the timing cover gasket was going bad. I just ran it with a slight leak for a little while until it was pissing coolant as you added it.
Decided it was time to replace that, tore it all apart and found the timing chain stretched badly. The chain had about 1/2-3/4" of play, so I bought one of those too. New chain shows a stark difference in the lack of play.
It's great having the temperature stay more regulated, and no leaking.
This has largely been trouble free, except I found why I was losing a little coolant, the timing cover gasket was going bad. I just ran it with a slight leak for a little while until it was pissing coolant as you added it.
Decided it was time to replace that, tore it all apart and found the timing chain stretched badly. The chain had about 1/2-3/4" of play, so I bought one of those too. New chain shows a stark difference in the lack of play.
It's great having the temperature stay more regulated, and no leaking.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Electric Fans
My stock fan shroud was hacked to pieces, and I really liked having a Ford Taurus fan setup on my Jeep, so I started looking at electric cooling fan options. I found a pair on ebay that seemed to be quality units and moved 2500CFM each.
I visited Midwest Steel Works to buy some steel sheet for the new fan shroud. I bought the proper size and proceeded to trace out two holes for the fans. I used a jigsaw for cutting so the holes weren't that clean. After some clean up with a die grinder though, everything looked decent.
The fans are each wired through their own relay directly into the battery. The relays are controlled with a simple, temperature based fan controller as well as input from the A/C compressor. Even on 95* days with the A/C running, the fans keep the engine nice and cool at 180*
I visited Midwest Steel Works to buy some steel sheet for the new fan shroud. I bought the proper size and proceeded to trace out two holes for the fans. I used a jigsaw for cutting so the holes weren't that clean. After some clean up with a die grinder though, everything looked decent.
The fans are each wired through their own relay directly into the battery. The relays are controlled with a simple, temperature based fan controller as well as input from the A/C compressor. Even on 95* days with the A/C running, the fans keep the engine nice and cool at 180*
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Front Axle is Out
March 29, 2011
I picked up some lower control arms and all the hardware (like those $30 bolts) from Olstons Auto Recyclers for $90. It looks like they had better luck than me for getting the bolts out. Then later pulled the front axle out. Everything went fairly smoothly, just have to put the new one in.
I picked up some lower control arms and all the hardware (like those $30 bolts) from Olstons Auto Recyclers for $90. It looks like they had better luck than me for getting the bolts out. Then later pulled the front axle out. Everything went fairly smoothly, just have to put the new one in.
I figured it would break
March 19, 2011
Good and bad.
Good: Truck has 4.56 gears in the rear
Bad: Front axle needs replacing, so I'll need to buy/install another set of gears before running 4wd
Oh, and the cam bolt broke in the lower control arm (the other one probably will too). Looks like its time to replace those too. Too bad they are $30 each from the dealer.
Good and bad.
Good: Truck has 4.56 gears in the rear
Bad: Front axle needs replacing, so I'll need to buy/install another set of gears before running 4wd
Oh, and the cam bolt broke in the lower control arm (the other one probably will too). Looks like its time to replace those too. Too bad they are $30 each from the dealer.
Track Bar Drops
March 18, 2011
Used an air hammer and pickle fork to muscle the track bar out of the frame. That thing was in really poor shape. The ball end was completely trashed. It was missing the back cover and the cup the ball sits in was basically disintegrated. The axle side wasn't any better. The bushing was oval'd and completely worn through on one side. Either that thing had some miles on it, or MOOG makes a shitty product. Probably a little of both.
Going to pick up some axles on Sunday to replace my front one, and maybe the back depending on gear ratio. I still need to check my rear end to make sure it hasn't had a gear swap. I'll probably run them as is for now until I get some more cash to do wheel bearings, then replace the ball joints and wheel bearings. I would settle for just ball joints now and wheel bearings later, but there is a good chance the wheel bearings are seized the the hub and will be ruined trying to get them out.
Used an air hammer and pickle fork to muscle the track bar out of the frame. That thing was in really poor shape. The ball end was completely trashed. It was missing the back cover and the cup the ball sits in was basically disintegrated. The axle side wasn't any better. The bushing was oval'd and completely worn through on one side. Either that thing had some miles on it, or MOOG makes a shitty product. Probably a little of both.
Going to pick up some axles on Sunday to replace my front one, and maybe the back depending on gear ratio. I still need to check my rear end to make sure it hasn't had a gear swap. I'll probably run them as is for now until I get some more cash to do wheel bearings, then replace the ball joints and wheel bearings. I would settle for just ball joints now and wheel bearings later, but there is a good chance the wheel bearings are seized the the hub and will be ruined trying to get them out.
Exhaust Work
March 15, 2011
Replaced the front O2 sensor, bolted up the y-pipe and the rest of the exhaust. Cleaned and painted one of the trans coolers, picking up the second one tomorrow or Thursday.
Replaced the front O2 sensor, bolted up the y-pipe and the rest of the exhaust. Cleaned and painted one of the trans coolers, picking up the second one tomorrow or Thursday.
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