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Engine compartment / Antifreeze Coming From Front Exhaust Manifold Stud Hole

« on: July 30, 2023, 01:21:05 PM »

When reinstalling my CJ3B exhaust manifold after painting I noticed that the stud would not completely tighten down. Hoped that the other three studs would hold the manifold tightly enough and went about adding antifreeze and getting the engine ready to start. After starting I noticed fumes coming from around the manifold. obviously not tight enough. I removed the stud and noticed antifreeze flowing from the stud hole. It seems that the stud must have broken through into the cooling chamber behind it. I could install a heliocoil, but with no bottom to the stud hole the stud would still not tighten. Any ideas how I might solve this problem? Help!

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Electrical Systems / Adding Key Start to ‘55 CJ3B

« on: January 11, 2022, 10:48:01 PM »

I want to change my ‘55 from foot start to key start. The main reason is that the floor starter button hole (new MD Juan body) places the starter button too close to the heater making it difficult to press. I have an alternator. There is currently no solenoid. I understand that the solenoid can be mounted to the inner fender, but I am unsure about how everything should be wired. Anyone have a wiring diagram that shows the routing and wire gauge for the wiring that makes up this circuit? Should there be a fuse (fuses?) Where? Pictures might be helpful, too. Thanks!

Bill

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Once You've Joined / Hello from Bill R

« on: January 11, 2022, 07:34:12 PM »

I grew up around surplus WWII Jeeps on the beach in North Carolina. I never had one, but several of my friends’ dads did. Great fun. By the ‘60s most were rusting away. One of my friends dad’s had one with big Lincoln tires. Everytime something rusted away and fell off, he replaced it with wood…floorboards, fenders, tailgate, etc. By the time I left for school in ‘63 it was mostly wood. When I got home from VN in ‘70, it was a clump of weeds in the back lot. Anyway that’s where I caught the bug. I have owned a CJ7 and other 4WD vehicles, but never a flat fender. I have one now, a ‘55 CJ3B. We have put a new body on it and I am working my way through the restoration. It runs and drives, but there is more to be done. I am trying to do as much as I can myself, but recognize I need help. I hope that I can find some knowledgeable, patient folks on the forum.