Search the web
Sign In
New User? Sign Up
FSJ-List · The Original Full Size Jeep Mailing List (Jeep-Fullsize)(IFSJA FSJ-List)
? Already a member? Sign in to Yahoo!

Yahoo! Groups Tips

Did you know...
Show off your group to the world. Share a photo of your group with us.

Best of Y! Groups

   Check them out and nominate your group.
Having problems with message search? Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.

Messages

  Messages Help
Advanced
Messages 96907 - 96936 of 96936   Oldest  |  < Older  |  Newer >  |  Newest
Messages: Simplify | Expand   (Group by Topic) Author Sort by Date ^
96907
Neal, From discussions over on the IFSJA.org forum, it sounds like the detonation could have taken out the piston, causing it to fracture at the top ring...
Greg Taylor
amundaza
Offline Send Email
Nov 2, 2009
1:35 am
96908
again. yikes. sounds like you're getting some good action over on the IFSJA forum. i won't muddy the waters any more for ya. but i am kinda curious as to how...
Neal Hoover
proj76j10
Offline Send Email
Nov 2, 2009
1:40 am
96909
Hi Neal, Getting some response there ... most likely, my buddy will get a trailer and haul it back to Michigan ... and then decide on what to do ... fix it...
Greg Taylor
amundaza
Offline Send Email
Nov 2, 2009
1:49 am
96910
Not great news at all. :-( BUT how did it run up to that point? Keep us informed as to what happened that caused this problem! Good luck too! later, dave AKA...
dave
vwdoc2001
Offline Send Email
Nov 2, 2009
2:00 am
96911
Well ... they have changed a few spark plugs that had been slammed shut by the detonation, checked everything out (looks clean), readjusted the timing and it...
Greg Taylor
amundaza
Offline Send Email
Nov 2, 2009
2:02 am
96912
Glad to hear you got it running. Are you driving that thing all the way there? If you come through Texas and need anything you can count on me. I know that...
Benson Ryan
rynbenz
Offline Send Email
Nov 2, 2009
2:54 am
96913
Hey Ryan, Thanks for the generous offer of help, if needed, in Texas.  Where are you located?  And yes, it's going to be driven all the way through Mexico...
Greg Taylor
amundaza
Offline Send Email
Nov 2, 2009
3:04 am
96914
I'm in the North Dallas area. I don't know your route. If you are coming down I 35, I'm not too far away. Just let me know if you need anything. ... From: Greg...
Benson Ryan
rynbenz
Offline Send Email
Nov 2, 2009
3:51 am
96915
I am in Birmingham, Alabama. Call me 205 259 9212 if needed.-Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson Chief Executive Officer Moreson Conferencing, Inc. From:...
Mark Jackson
markjackson@...
Send Email
Nov 2, 2009
6:41 am
96916
PERFECT! things just didn't add up to something contacting the plugs if the motor still ran. glad it was a simple fix! does he now have a timing light as part...
Neal Hoover
proj76j10
Offline Send Email
Nov 2, 2009
11:24 am
96917
Hey Mark, Thanks for the offer to help out.  I'll pass it along to my buddy.       Sincerely, Greg Taylor  <>< Rochester Hills, MI 1989 Jeep Grand...
Greg Taylor
amundaza
Offline Send Email
Nov 2, 2009
11:25 am
96918
Any chance it was just wrong plugs that were slightly too long? Just a thought Tom C...
Tom Collins
oljeepcollins
Offline Send Email
Nov 2, 2009
12:40 pm
96919
The plugs were put in back in May, so I'd say no.  They were Splitfire copper core plugs for the AMC V8.       Sincerely, Greg Taylor  <>< Rochester...
Greg Taylor
amundaza
Offline Send Email
Nov 2, 2009
2:51 pm
96920
Hey, I am glad it is apperently an easy fix.  Regardless, I believe you could be fixing a symptom and not the real issue.  I did a 6 to 8 swap for a guy near...
Jesse
J2SAX
Offline Send Email
Nov 2, 2009
4:53 pm
96921
Jesse, Thanks for the info, I'll pass this along to my buddies.       Sincerely, Greg Taylor  <>< Rochester Hills, MI 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer "TRMN8R2" ...
Greg Taylor
amundaza
Offline Send Email
Nov 2, 2009
5:15 pm
96922
Greg, You have my interest.  I live in El Paso, TX. Don't think you'd be crossing into MX this far west but if you do and need help feel free to stop by and...
William O'Hara
williamfohara
Offline Send Email
Nov 2, 2009
7:00 pm
96923
Now THAT makes sense to me. I was curious as to how this happened too! Maybe they can add SeaFoam to the gas tank along the trip at every 3rd/4th fill-up to...
dave
vwdoc2001
Offline Send Email
Nov 2, 2009
9:59 pm
96924
Oh F! I know what happened! The Splitfire plug's ground wasn't properly welded and it snapped off! I've heard of several doing that in recent years, but I've...
Jim Blair
carnuck
Offline Send Email
Nov 2, 2009
10:08 pm
96925
Greg,   Good luck and stay safe. No one has said it but I know a lot of us are thinking it: You're driving a sweet offroad rig through Mexico. I live in Texas...
Benson Ryan
rynbenz
Offline Send Email
Nov 2, 2009
11:30 pm
96926
http://media.chrysler.com/newsrelease.do;jsessionid=2647B9D5DF7F255AD8EAA30D494C709C?id=9219&mid=1 ...
Jim Blair
carnuck
Offline Send Email
Nov 3, 2009
4:25 pm
96927
In our shop we had a stock '83 Mercury Capri 5.0 that did the same thing with the spark plugs. Closed off a few of them. The car also had nitrous which we...
john quirk
headhonchoj10
Offline Send Email
Nov 3, 2009
4:51 pm
96928
OK, the Motor Vac is great, because it cleans out Carb, fuel lines and everything, however, if you don't have the $ or time, here is a good cure for carbon...
Jesse
J2SAX
Offline Send Email
Nov 4, 2009
4:47 am
96929
Has anyone else received a complimentary copy of this AU magazine ? I haven't received a Jeep Junkie for some time and thought at first this might have been...
nod58
Offline Send Email
Nov 5, 2009
2:01 pm
96930
I received a copy of the same magazine a week ago or so. I paged thru it and found a card inside that said that is was the replacement for my Jeep Junkie...
gearhead@...
Send Email
Nov 5, 2009
2:42 pm
96931
Hey! I didn't get a copy! Where's the love for the Texas Jeepers?? 'Course, I've never subscribed to Jeep Junkie. ... Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my...
DslCJ8@...
dslcj8
Offline Send Email
Nov 5, 2009
7:34 pm
96932
Hey guys, I was originally going to de-rustify and paint my FSJ axles at home, but as we discussed, it wasn't all that quick.  So, I hauled the axles to a...
Greg Taylor
amundaza
Offline Send Email
Nov 5, 2009
9:37 pm
96933
Pretty straightforward... does anyone have a parts list wiht numbers for the various numbers? I have bunches from 232's to 401's and I need to get them ID'd,...
Jesse
J2SAX
Offline Send Email
Nov 6, 2009
9:43 am
96934
no, but please share them.  I am parting out a 79 j10 and will need them. ... From: Jesse <j2sax@...> Subject: [FSJ-List] Help ID'ing AMC Flywheels and...
corbett martin
holycorb
Offline Send Email
Nov 6, 2009
2:19 pm
96935
Do the flywheels you want to get rid of have part numbers or an application? I can give you a part number and application list, but if you need to ID by ...
Zachary M. Heisey
zmjeeps
Offline Send Email
Nov 6, 2009
2:30 pm
96936
I can get the part numbers off of most of them.  I will try to get a list but probably won't happen until next weekend... got that lights turned on in the...
Jesse
J2SAX
Offline Send Email
Nov 7, 2009
5:43 am
Messages 96907 - 96936 of 96936   Oldest  |  < Older  |  Newer >  |  Newest
Advanced
Add to My Yahoo!      XML What's This?

Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Guidelines - Help