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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Oil pressure gage line

« on: April 08, 2013, 07:43:59 PM »

Thanks for the feedback.  Mine seems to work fine also, no bleeding or mess.

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Oil pressure gage line

« on: April 08, 2013, 12:51:13 AM »

All new gages are supposed to be arriving Monday.  Can anyone give me some insight as to whether the line to the the oil pressure guage needs to be bled like brake lines.  If so  do you just leave the line loose on the back of the gage and make giant mess under the dash?  I hope not.  Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks, Pat

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: How heavy is a tub????

« on: March 20, 2013, 10:55:22 PM »

My experience was kind of scary.  It invloved a couple of planks in the rafters of the shop, a come-along and two ratchet straps.  Keep in mind that the tub has to move back or the frame move foreward as you lift in order to clear steering column.

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Floor and wheelhouse ribs.....

« on: January 31, 2013, 06:11:31 PM »

F Bill

My 51 3A Ser # 451 GBI 27079 (for those that can tell when it was made)  Has the same ribs on the wheel housings ending about 1/2 inch from the end.  The ribs are also like in your picture in that the edges are steeper on the side to the outside of the body and more gradual to the inside. The floor looks to be same hight ribs as the wheel housings ( smidge over 1/4 inch) but the sides of the ribs are the same.

Hope that helps.
Pat

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Clutch question

« on: December 29, 2012, 10:31:36 PM »

Thanks, I will probably change it. i would hate to have to tear it back apart later.

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Clutch question

« on: December 29, 2012, 08:52:20 PM »

I have the clutch out and was wondering if it needs replaced.  There is between 1/16 and 1/8 inch of pad left above the rivets.  I don't know how much a new clutch has.

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Gas tank isolator

« on: November 30, 2012, 08:26:19 PM »

I used strips of an old worn out tire.  I cut down between the tread and used 4 strips I think.  I did it to leave space for moisture to run out from under the tank and air to circulate.

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Bell Crank Question

« on: November 30, 2012, 07:46:15 PM »

I currently have my steering all tore apart cleaning and repairing.  I was on Walck"s looking at the drag link repare kit and noticed that the Bell Crank repair kit has all sorts of bearings and big notches in the bolt.  My bell crank seems to just have a big brass bushing with slots cut in it to carry grease from the zerk the length of the bushing.  No bearings.  Am I missing something or do I just have the Poor mans version?

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Willys photo and story threads... / Re: Sunny afternoon

« on: February 12, 2013, 07:49:31 PM »

Thanks for the paint info.  It sure looks close to the color up under the dash of mine.    

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Willys photo and story threads... / Re: Sunny afternoon

« on: February 11, 2013, 08:40:16 PM »

Ryan M

Is that Potomac Gray or another gray?  If it is the Potomac can you tell me where you found it.  By the way it looks great and I hope mine looks that good some day.

Pat

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Once You've Joined / Re: Hello from the Cornhusker state

« on: September 20, 2012, 11:01:26 PM »

Just a little more reading will sometimes work miracles

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Once You've Joined / Re: Hello from the Cornhusker state

« on: September 20, 2012, 09:22:43 PM »

I tried several times but it keeps telling me it is to big.

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Once You've Joined / Hello from the Cornhusker state

« on: September 19, 2012, 10:50:42 PM »

I feel as if I already know many of you as I have been pouring through the many pages of this page and forum since June. �That's when my wife says that I started having the affair with "Williet". �Or that is when I went to retrieve the 51 CJ3A that my Grandfather had given me when I was in highschool. �I think I have forgotten more of what I have read than I remember.

I am told that he purchased it from the man that owned the ranch that they moved onto in the mid 50s. �She continued to work on the ranch doing odd jobs like pulling wells with the Koenig winch mounted on the front or pulling the long cable to run the overthrough during haying season. �Over the years she got pretty tired and by the late 70s she mostly sat out by the fence and kept grandchildren occupied taking imaginary jeep rides. They also liked to play mechanic and moved many of the plug wires to different plugs, this was interesting when trying to get her running later.

In the late 80s She was given to me for a project in Ag class. �She was off the the big city lights. �She roared back to life with a few new used parts, alot of elbow grease and the discovery of the correct firing order. �She didn't get that many miles but they were probably pretty hard miles (High school driver). �I had a big proud smile the whole time. �Then came college and she didn't seem like a good option for the 8 hr drives each way. �Back to the �ranch she went.

Time flies as life drags us along. �The next thing I knew I was back in a place where it was feasable to go get her and start over. �The day we went to pick her up I figured out it had been 25 yrs since I dropped her off back out by the back fence.

Within the first couple of days, after filling the cooling system, pulling the cracked rubber fuel lines and running a hose into a gas can, fixing mouse tattered wiring and putting in a new battery, She roared back to life again. �I considered myself quite lucky.

I have started to work on a few things like new brakes all around, u-joints, seals and general cleaning. �I would like to thank many of you for the help you have already given me just by sharing your knowledge on this site and forum.