What did you do to or with your CJ today?
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What did you do to or with your CJ today?
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Grumpa
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Put my DUI dizzy in finally! Runs sooooo much better and I don't even have it fine-tuned yet.
Put the new one in the same as the stock one and the plug wires (Live Wires) are all goofed up. Too much strain on some of them with weird angles and such. So I guess I gotta get that sorted out. Had to turn the idle down a bit and now I don't smell that gawd aweful smell when decelerating. I even get a little water out of the tail pipe now she's running so well. Before it would smoke some and blow black smoke when you revved it. Not now!
Put the new one in the same as the stock one and the plug wires (Live Wires) are all goofed up. Too much strain on some of them with weird angles and such. So I guess I gotta get that sorted out. Had to turn the idle down a bit and now I don't smell that gawd aweful smell when decelerating. I even get a little water out of the tail pipe now she's running so well. Before it would smoke some and blow black smoke when you revved it. Not now!
GreatCJ8
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Cool Grumpa
Similar situation here after a rebuild, hopped cam & sniper. It's still learning but the engine is broken in, rebuild/break in oil changed.
Still getting wisps of white smoke but rarer now. As expected after a rebuild.
Starting still makes me grin, standing next to it, flip the key, it primes, blip key=PRRRR
Happy trails & ice cream runs
WHATROAD
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While in Moab, at some point, we twisted a little bit into a strange position for a moment and dislodged the side straps that hold the radiator in place. This allowed the radiator to slide back and make contact with the fan. I thought I could hear a different sound to the running engine while airing back up. I couldn't find anything apparent so just continued on. Checking fluids before driving home found the radiator down a half a jug. Needless to say, a radiator shop and resolder of the straps have us back on the road. Got in the jeep to head to the store and found low beam out on driver's side. Add two new Halogen headlights to the list. If that is all the damage during a great trip then I'm a happy camper.
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The CJ5 wouldn't start and there was no fuel in the carb, so I diagnosed a bad fuel pump. New Carter pump and new filter and she is purring again. The pump arm showed some wear. View attachment 78655
Oh wow thats not good, oil still clean?
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I had to use a piece of my leather belt and some haywire to get home one time with this problem.The CJ5 wouldn't start and there was no fuel in the carb, so I diagnosed a bad fuel pump. New Carter pump and new filter and she is purring again. The pump arm showed some wear
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Having found broken rear spring shackles I cussed it out and parts will arrive again. Probably not the jeep being at fault the shop who did the lift installed awsome stuff on the front springs and the front of the rear springs, however the rear stuff was old junk.
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Just got back from a 12 day trip, 9 days up in the mountains of N. Carolina. It is all next door to the Smoky Mountains NP. A lot of the roads were gravel forest service roads with some trails off from those roads. It was pretty cold and windy, and a few days of stormy weather so very little camping, but that was not a problem since my good friend lives right there also. So a real bed at night was pretty nice. His place is at 4200 feet so low 30s in the mornings and 50s during the day. Also bear visits most nights by the neighborhood bear looking at raiding bird feeders or whatever was available. Most nights the feeders would be inside. I have to admit it, but i was a little bit worried about my Jeep sitting outside and maybe my top or seats or wooden steering wheel would be chewed up each morning, but all survived each night. 
Almost 1800 miles on this trip with my new engine and other than a couple minor things, It was a good shake down ride.
Almost 1800 miles on this trip with my new engine and other than a couple minor things, It was a good shake down ride.Attachments
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Man thats a sweet road trip
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Looked at the poor thing, and had some hope that Fed Ex will bring the required parts today. Morris 4x4 screwed the pooch and sent a do not pick up msg to fed ex last week 
. At least they refunded my shipping costs.
. At least they refunded my shipping costs.NP435
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Parts are here! and I have night shift so delivered the jeep with parts to the local mechanic. I can't wait for the bill. i should send a copy of the bill to Morris 4x4 and ask them to pay it.
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Epic amounts of liquid fell on the high altitudes for the past two days. Reaching down to turn on the windshield wipers for the first time in like forever and nothing. I figured that the fuse had blown so off I went to find a new one. A 4.5 12v fuse. Well into the second decade of ownership I know that I have never replaced this particular fuse. I found none, nada, zip, go home and figure something else out. I pulled the fuse, sanded the corroded spades, plugged it back in and voila, functioning wipers. So, the darn thing is bound to go dead at some point. I have no idea how long they are supposed to function. It very well may be the original fuse from the factory, who knows. Are they available anywhere? Zero luck on the google search. If it blows for good can I put a new 5 amp in it's place and call it good. Jeep, The gift that keeps giving in the now what department.
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Interesting. Mine is original. Hopefully there is a answer and some part out there.
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It's not a fuse but a circuit breaker. It's for safety because it automatically resets to keep the wipers going while needed until you find the short. -->> 12v circuit breaker jeep cj7 1984 - Google Search
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Great info, thanks, and they are only $33.00 on Ebay. I'm glad they last as long as they do
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Got the jeep back today only 215 bucks for the install. Tellico greaseable spring shackles, look like they are hard to break. The jeep rides better now than memory can say. Heading to Moab on Monday my CJ7 and a 46 CJ2 , the other MB owner dropped out for medical reasons and the JL owner had too as well. 
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I cant wait to go back to Moab next year
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