So I was Working On the Engine.

[jafo]

I wanted to see if my heat riser was working for warming the engine up. Crackes out the manual to see just how this was hooked up. Very simple. I went through the tests to see if the flapper was working in the aircleaner snorkel. So I am looking at this thing with the snorkel hose off and tried it with the correct vacuum hose routing. Flap didn't open. So per the manual, I ran a direct hose from a vacuum port to the pot for the flap. Turned the engine over and looked at the flap. Wide open. Need to replace the thermo sensor. So, I am looking at this flap and something didn't look right. There seemed to be a "box" on top of the flap. It turned out the previous owner had got a hideaway key box and put an ignition key in it and stuck it in the snorkel. There is no telling how long this thing has been in there. I'm guessing A - long - time as the key is an AMC original key it appears. Has the logo stamped on the key head. Goes to show you, when you think you "know" about your CJ, you might not.

 

[gert]

Wow dude that’s cool


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[mtnwhlr]

That's to funny.

 

[jafo]

Yeah, the last thing I ever thought I would come across.

 

[Hedgehog]

Hide a keys are great. I've found several of them in odd places, but I have to admit that this is a new one. Sometimes the hiding place jut doesn't make sense. My MGB-GT had a key screwed to the firewall. Cool place, unfortunately the door needs to be open to open the hood. Can't open the hood, can't get to the key to get in the locked door.

 

[jafo]

Hide a keys are great. I've found several of them in odd places, but I have to admit that this is a new one. Sometimes the hiding place jut doesn't make sense. My MGB-GT had a key screwed to the firewall. Cool place, unfortunately the door needs to be open to open the hood. Can't open the hood, can't get to the key to get in the locked door.

Lol! They didn't put much thought into that one did they.

I can't tell if it really runs any different. I mean, the last place you want to stick something that's foreign is around the open intake to your engjne even though the filter is there, it still freaks me out a little.

 

[Scout1067]

Lol! They didn't put much thought into that one did they.

I can't tell if it really runs any different. I mean, the last place you want to stick something that's foreign is around the open intake to your engjne even though the filter is there, it still freaks me out a little.

I gotta ask, are you a vet jafo? I ask because your username was an unofficial acronym when I was in. I was a 19D Cav Scout BTW.