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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Heater

« on: January 18, 2016, 12:36:59 PM »

Skip,
That little leaver opens and closes a vent that blows directly out. The other vent blows on your feet.

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Heater

« on: January 14, 2016, 08:01:45 PM »

Hi Austin,
The second photo is the "factory approved" Harrison heater.� I'm not sure if the is heater would have been installed at the factory, a dealership, or as a package for self installation.

The first heater...I don't know what it is, but there are numerous styles of heaters in 3As that are not factory approved and could have been added at any time in the history of the Willys.� It's cool though.

Tim

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Heater

« on: January 14, 2016, 07:36:46 PM »

This is my heater. I put a new blower motor in it that I found at at at autozone for $18. It really puts out the heat now. I had to turn the bower off a couple times tonight because it was getting too hot I the cab!

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Heater

« on: January 13, 2016, 08:42:57 PM »

The 3a had this heater which is what I would like to have used but unfortunately the sheet metal was rusted up really bad.

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Heater

« on: January 13, 2016, 08:36:35 PM »

I pulled my heater of my 3a today because the blower motor went out. I raided my 2 other parts jeeps trying to find a good blower motor and found that my two other jeeps (2a and a 3a) each had a different heater. Apparently I have 3 different heaters. My parts jeeps have the heaters on the passenger side and my good jeep has the heater on the driver side. I found this picture on the internet which is the same heater I have. Does anyone else have this heater or is this just a aftermarket heater someone added. I couldn't find a tag on it.

I found that this heater has a vent on the top which opens and closes. It blows up behind the dash which I guess is some type of defroster.

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / OMIX ADA light and dimmer switches

« on: October 27, 2016, 08:37:45 AM »

Does anyone have a good diagram for wiring these switches?

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: My 3A so far. What to do with sand blasted body

« on: March 06, 2016, 07:23:29 PM »

Your progress looks really good so far. Hopefully we can go on a ride soon. I met a guy in Bentonville who has a 46 CJ2A. I mentioned something to him about going on a day trip up in the mountains and he seemed up to it.

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: L134 won't idle

« on: June 29, 2016, 06:56:03 AM »

I will order a condenser and coil,

scoutpilot, yes it will run at higher rpm, but still dies. motor sounds fine. If it starts dying I can choke it and save it for a few seconds or so, but still dies. I have not checked it with vacuum gauge. What would I be looking for on the gauge?

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / L134 won't idle

« on: June 28, 2016, 10:05:06 PM »

I have been having a tough time getting my jeep to run. It starts fine but dies after approximately 20-30 seconds of idling. Before it cuts off, it sounds like it is building up pressure and it gets harder to idle until it cuts off. I let it sit for and minute and it does the same thing every time.  My motor was completely rebuilt last September and has since ran 4k miles.
 
Here is a list of the things I have done/checked.

1. rebuilt distributor (done in shop)
2. rebuilt carburetor (done in shop)
3. checked fuel pump, good flow into carburetor
4. checked gas tank, fuel, and lines/ blew out all fuel lines/ checked vent on gas cap
5. blew out exhaust, free flow and not clogged
6. checked all crankcase ventilation and air breather
7. replaced ignition coil, new plugs and wires
8. set points gap on distributor and gap on spark plugs
9. pulled valve cover and checked all valves
10. gravity fed fuel into the carburetor

These are the main things that come into mind. As I said, the jeep was running perfectly up until a couple months ago, or right when the weather began to warm up (if that has anything to do with it). I am completely stumped. I have had everyone I know messing with this and it�s still not running. Any suggestions would be appreciated, I am up to trying anything.

Thanks,
Austin

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Omix Ada Solid State Distributor

« on: May 17, 2016, 10:47:33 PM »

I've had a Omix Ada solid state distributor on my desk for quite some time now, and I finally got around to replacing it with my old auto lite. I pulled the old one out and could not get the new one to fit. I just cant get it to go in all the way. I am very cautious about trying to force it in there because I don't want to risk damaging my cam or oil pump. I tried putting my old auto lite back in and it seated right into place. Has anyone else had this problem.

For those of you in VA, I found a shop that rebuilds distributors in Purcellville. If I don't have any luck I am going to have my autolite rebuilt.

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Engine Stalling

« on: May 13, 2016, 12:15:46 PM »

That's a good question. I have never hooked a tach up to it. What should the idle RPM be?

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Engine Stalling

« on: May 13, 2016, 11:13:05 AM »

Hello all,

I have been enjoying my 3a as much as the rainy weather will allow. I haven't really had any issues until recently. For the past week, when I am full throttle and come to a stop my engine is shutting off and will take a few cranks to restart. I have tried cleaning my carburetor and replacing my fuel filter. I also checked the points gap in my distributor. I don't imagine its really any thing complicated. I'm am thinking its a matter of adjusting the carburetor. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

-Thanks,
Austin

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Question about original 3A Harrison radiator tanks

« on: March 15, 2016, 11:00:42 PM »

There are still a number of shops out there that repair radiators. I had one done in my 69 gmc and my 51 Willy's and a big hyater forklift I have. It cost me about $100 each just to rapair the leaks. The guys who do this are getting harder to find.

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Windshield Wipers

« on: March 04, 2016, 12:21:43 PM »

Looks good Rick. I have been experimenting  with different parts, just haven't found a working combination of parts yet. Too tight against the windshield, too much weight. . . at least I know there is hope. At least I have the rainex.

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Windshield Wipers

« on: February 21, 2016, 09:18:09 AM »

I have despised my 12v wiper motors and arms since day one. They tend to blow all over the place when driving and make the windshield worse when I get caught in the rain. I have the simple wipers and motors that you see all over eBay. I have tried using stiffer springs but it is still useless.

Has anyone had success with a wiper kit? I would like to get something with a standard arm that takes a typical wiper blade that I can pick up at the auto parts store.