From owner-xj-digest-at-digest.net Fri Feb 6 09:48:45 2009 From: xj-digest xj-digest Friday, February 6 2009 Volume 01 : Number 2950 Forum for Discussion of XJ cherokees and wagoneers Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: xj: RE: fsj: Re: Question xj: projects, sunrises and so on... xj: Re: Tank demilitarized amx 13 - Price Reduced - - $37500 (lexington ma) XJ Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/jeep/xj/ Send submissions to xj-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to xj-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to xj-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 22:12:41 -0800 From: Jim Blair Subject: xj: RE: fsj: Re: Question A minor change in terminology. FWD means front wheel drive. 4x4 is 4 wheel drive. Jim Blair, Lynnwood, WA '87 Comanche, '83 Jeep J10, '84 Jeep J10 - ---------------------------------------- > Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 08:09:26 -0800 > From: john-at-wagoneers.com > To: tfastlane-at-adelphia.net > CC: fsj-at-digest.net; xj-at-digest.net > Subject: fsj: Re: Question > > On Wed, 4 Feb 2009, Tim wrote: > # I have a question if you dont mind. > # Why is a NP229 transfer case full time fwd in high and part time fwd in low? > # Sorry if this is a stupid question but it seems like it should be the opposite. > # Thanks Tim > > good question... > > Full time transfer cases allow driving on hard surfaces. > Part time transfer cases will break if driven on hard surfaces. > > full time transfer cases do NOT lock output to both shafts, they have some sort > of mechanism to permit different outputs to prevent BINDING, such as in turns. > > part time transfer cases LOCK output to BOTH shafts 50/50 and will bind, and break. > > > np229 and np228 (among others) are full time cases with part time low and NO LOCKUP in HIGH, > this makes them less useful for 4 wheeling... to some extent. They also have 2wd mode. > also known as selectrac > > np219 and BW1339 are called quadratrac systems and provide full time use and have > an EMERGENCY MODE to lock up output in high range, they also have low range, but NO 2wd mode. > > np242 - selectrac used in XJs, offer full time, part time high, a 2wd mode and part time low. > > np208/231/207 and so on, are called command trac and are part time units with 4wd high/low locked > output, 2wd normally and of course 4wd low. > > The NP series is usually an aluminum case with a chain drive. > > the old Dana 20s and 300s were cast iron, part time systems with gears > > an all wheel drive system is a full time system without low range. > > hope this helps... > see also: > http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/tech/TransferCase/transfer-case-discussion.html > http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/tech/TransferCase/ > http://wagoneers.com/XJ/tech/XFR-CASES/ > > ----- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold > http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://freegift.com > http://johnmeister.com/tmcp.pdf http://wagoneers.com/fotos > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live^Y: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_howitworks_02200 9 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 21:28:37 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: xj: projects, sunrises and so on... just downloaded Windows 7 beta... :) dropping it on a laptop I'm selling... (have an extra drive), we'll see... I'm not optimistic... and have it dual booted to Linux anyway... :) threw a few sunrise and shop pictures up on my server: http://wagoneers.com/fotos/2009/02-Feb-05-sunrises-propanetank/ registered a new domain, "fotomeister.us" it's not in DNS yet... will be splitting out my website into three domains: http://wagoneers.com http://johnmeister.com and http://fotomeister.us wagoneers.com will have all the jeep stuff, maybe the mercedes & other jeep stuff johnmeister.com will have all my Computer Science, Bible, Linux and Unix stuff and fotomeister.us will have all my fotos... of course right now it's all on the same server, so with the power of symlinks it'll all work as before... more or less... Decided not to buy a dead WJ or XJ... unless of course the cj-10a sells without the Diesel... but I'm not going to go looking for trouble. :) Will keep the Blazer until the J10 is done... -o|||||o- 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee (WJ) 15 mpg 4.7L V8/45RFE/NV247 1991 Mercedes 300D (124) 29 mpg 2.5L Turbo Diesel/AT (Shadowfax) 1983 Jeep J10 Stepside (SJ) 14 mpg 4.2/T-5/NP208 (Superdawg) 1994 Chevrolet Blazer (K1500) 16 mpg 6.5L Turbo Diesel/AT - for sale (waiting for J10) 1975 Jeep J10 long bed (SJ) hydraulic dump trailer 1986 CJ-10A 3.3L Diesel/AT - for sale - $4500 1967 Jeep J100 (SJ)Panel 232/T-85/D20 - for sale - $2900 -o|||||o- http://wagoneers.com/johns-vehicles.html ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://freegift.com http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 09:47:51 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: xj: Re: Tank demilitarized amx 13 - Price Reduced - - $37500 (lexington ma) I wonder if it's a Diesel... I wonder why the guy is getting a divorce? :) http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/for/1015390202.html ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://freegift.com http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Fri, 6 Feb 2009, carnuck-at-hotmail.com wrote: # # # # carnuck-at-hotmail.com has forwarded you this craigslist.org posting. # Please see below for more information. # # Tank demilitarized amx 13 - Price Reduced - # # Reply to: sale-1015390202-at-craigslist.org # Date: 2009-01-31, 1:58PM # # # tank, amx 13. demilitarized, 1970, harmless wont fire anything. totaly atf compliant. this is a small tank only 14 tons. 18 feet long, 8 feet wide, 7 feet tall. runs great, execellent restoration. 1985 spare engine included. I hate to part with it, but divorce forces sale. $37,500 located in lexington ma. serious inquiries only please. call # # # Location: lexington ma # it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests # # # Original URL:http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/for/1015390202.html # # ------------------------------ End of xj-digest V1 #2950 *************************