From owner-xj-digest-at-digest.net Fri Nov 27 12:34:03 2009 From: xj-digest xj-digest Friday, November 27 2009 Volume 01 : Number 3113 Forum for Discussion of XJ cherokees and wagoneers Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: xj: how did this spark plug get damaged? xj: welder/generator options. 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: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:15:03 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: Re: xj: how did this spark plug get damaged? not sure until I get the head off... probably Friday... no noise when it cranks... ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Wed, 25 Nov 2009, Ed Kummel wrote: # Wow. that's some messed up sparkplug. Does the piston move in the cylinder at # all? It looks like the piston rod separated from the crankshaft and was # slammed into the sparkplug. I saw this happen on a hi performance boat engine. # One of the piston rods sheared the rod bolts and at high RPMs threw the piston # and rod into the head and onto the sparkplug! # You should see the piston rod I have of another failure...Hydrolock caused the # rod to bend and twist! What a mess...the engine ran, but made one heck of a # noise! # Ed # web/gadget guru # # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # # By Richard Feynman, Physicist, Nobel winner (1918-1988) # # # "There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's # only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit! We used to call # them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers." # # --- On Wed, 11/25/09, diesel john wrote: # # From: diesel john # Subject: xj: how did this spark plug get damaged? # To: # Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 6:49 PM # # REF: 2000 4.0L in Grand Cherokee.. lost rad hose... overheated and bad head # gasket... # # but trying to figure out what happened to #2 spark plug... # # #2 plug suffered greatly... when I get the head off I'll know to what # extent... # # pictures of the plugs at: # # http://fotomeister.us/fotos/2009/11-Nov-25-Mountains-2000WJrepairs/JEM_5804_2 # nd-plug-2009_11_24.jpg # http://fotomeister.us/fotos/2009/11-Nov-25-Mountains-2000WJrepairs/JEM_5805_2 # nd-plug-2009_11_24.jpg # # # # # # Pulled the plugs and did a compression test last night. # # #1 - 145 # #2 - ZERO, NADA, Zip... an O with the rim kicked off... # #3 - 30 # #4 - 30 # #5 - 145 # #6 - didn't bother... # # # pictures of the mountains etc. here: # # http://fotomeister.us/fotos/2009/11-Nov-25-Mountains-2000WJrepairs/ALL.html # # # # # ----- # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold # http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org # http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:33:26 -0800 (PST) From: diesel john Subject: xj: welder/generator options. I've got two generators... only need one... well, actually don't need any, we rarely lose power... BUT, my "shop" doesn't have the wiring to support a welder. So a generator makes sense, plus it's portable, can toss it in my truck... no outlet required. ;) Both of my generators are 4.4KW... one is a gas Linconln with the welder built in, the other is a Diesel electric start, but no welder. I've been trying to sell the Diesel Generator, no nibbles... I just replaced the battery, electric start works nicely... prefer Diesel. so, I'm thinking of selling the (new) gas gen welder and buying a cheap wire feed from harbor fright... don't use a welder often and thinking it'll be fine. cheap wire feed or limited stick? THE QUESTION FOR THE COLLECTIVE: - ---------------------------------- HOW WOULD THE WIRE FEED FROM HARBOR FRIGHT COMPARE TO THE BUILT IN WELDER? The duty cycle on the wire feed is less than the Lincoln/gen/weld, but wire feed is a lot easier to use than a stick welder... I think both are limited in how thick they'll weld... if they're about equal keeping the Diesel and buying the separate wire feed would be my choice... gasoline stinks and doesn't run as long as Diesel... - ---------------------------------- GAS Gen/Welder - Lincoln Power Arc 4000 - 4.4Kw brand new... never used... well, ran it for an hour. had to buy welding cables for it... made them extra long $$ SPECS: RATED OUTPUT - WELDER Duty Cycle Amps Volts at Rated Amperes 30% Duty Cycle 125 20 VAC 60% Duty Cycle 100 25 VAC OUTPUT - WELDER AND GENERATOR Welding Ranges Welder Open Circuit Voltage AC Auxiliary Power 70 - 125 Amps 62 VAC Max. 4000 Continuous Watts 4400 Surge Watts and the DIESEL generator (Eastern Tools & Equipment ) 4.4kW, about 1226 hrs on it. just put a new battery in it, works great... turns right on. http://wagoneers.com/tmp/cl-items/DieselGen/JEM_5658_2009_11_14.jpg WIRE FEED SPECS: (on sale for $94.99, normally $150) - ------------------------ http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=98871 90 Amp Flux Wire Welder (1.7Kw) No Gas Required! 90 Amp flux wire welder specifically designed to use self-shielding flux-cored welding wire, eliminating any need for gas and regulators normal MIG welders require. * Includes 4" spool of flux-core wire and spare welding tip * Self-regulating feed control * Thermal protection with warning light * Carry handle on lid * Input: 115 volt, 15 amps, single phase * Duty cycle: 10% -at- 80 amps, 18% -at- 60 amps * Wire capacity: 0.030" ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ End of xj-digest V1 #3113 *************************