From owner-xj-digest-at-digest.net Mon Jan 31 23:20:49 2011 From: xj-digest xj-digest Tuesday, February 1 2011 Volume 01 : Number 3268 Forum for Discussion of XJ cherokees and wagoneers Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: xj: Feb 12, 2011 - getting Superdawg from Centralia to Snohomish xj: popcorn alert: possible fleet change 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: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:52:01 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: xj: Feb 12, 2011 - getting Superdawg from Centralia to Snohomish looks like Feb 12th might be the day... need some volunteers to help get my '83 J10 stepside back up to my shop in Snohomish from Centralia... about 105 miles... any volunteers care to assist? :) it'll be an all day adventure... long hours, crummy working conditions, no pay, less food... :) if you're able and willing, I will appreciate a hand in moving all my parts up to Snohomish... and of course my '83 J10 stepside... there could be some complications that might prevent this date from working... we'll see... I know most of you won't be able to help, even if you're local... school, family, work, anniversaries, etc. no worries... it's an awful lot to ask... :) don't need a lot of folks, just a few will do. I'm hoping that I'll have access to a tow dolly, and at least one pickup truck in addition to one of my vehicles. The J10 is dismantled, so we'll need to at least bolt the cab and the bed back to the frame to transport it... then all the wiring harnesses, brakelines and so on will need to be carried in a truck... thanx, john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 si vis pacem, para bellum http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Curtis The earliest possible date available would be the weekend of Feb 12th, On 1/15/2011 1:17 PM, john wrote: SUBJECT: plan for the return of superdawg and the myriad of parts to Snohomish REQUEST the help of a few friends to go down to Centralia on a mutually convenient Saturday with a tow dolly or tow truck, and my WJ with my trailer/canopy: Major activities will include: 1) secure engine/trans/xfr case in Superdawg frame for transport, if not secured 2) mount cab to frame and secure for transport 3) install J10 windshield and rear window for safe transport, if not installed 4) install door windows and glass or cover for dry transport 5) mount bed to frame and secure for transport 6) mount fenders for safe transport 7) load spare SD33T, T-5, AW4 and all remaining transmissions and xfr cases in trailer 8) put all breakable parts in WJ (towing trailer) along with the XJ leather seats 9) put all boxes of wiring harnesses, brakes, etc. in covered trailer 10) help curtis put his shop and shelves back in order, move any projects back in his shop 11) transport superdawg via dolly or tow truck to snohomish - back J10 into carport 12) assist in unloading transmissions to the left side of shop under cover January 2011 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 February 2011 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 si vis pacem, para bellum http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:20:21 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: xj: popcorn alert: possible fleet change popcorn ready? ...found an '87 190D with a 2.5L Diesel (not a turbo), going to test drive it tomorrow... it may replace the Jetta TDI... we'll see... it's old and not as refined as the Jetta, but it is the same color as my '91 300D and an automatic, and will get 32-35 in town, while the Jetta is a stick and gets mid-upper 30's and sometimes 40 in town... for six mpg I'll take the automatic and no timing belt. :) my '91 300d gets 30 in town, the '87 190D is listed as getting 2mpg more when comparing all data. So I'm figuring 32 mpg on my commute. the '03 Jetta has averaged 35 mpg since I've had it, and about 38 over the last three tanks, ergo, 6 mpg difference... and the liability of a rubber band and an electronically controlled engine that doesn't care for BioDiesel... the Jetta has a LOT of nice features though... and it's relatively new... this will be a tough decision, or maybe not, tomorrow, we'll see. :) I also found another '86 190D that has issues with a good 2.5L Diesel... I may be able to sell my extra SD33T to buy it and then try to fit that into an XJ... but that's another batch of popcorn and a long way off... :) pictures: - ----------- 190D: http://johnmeister.com/DieselBenz/CARS/87-190D/all.html JETTA: http://johnmeister.com/DIESELS/tdi/2003-VW-Jetta-TDI/ALL.html 300D: http://johnmeister.com/DieselBenz/CARS/91-300d-2.5L/ALL.html WJ: http://wagoneers.com/WJ/99WJ-pix-MtBaker-Sep07/ J10 (before): http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/SuperDawg/Best-of-SuperDawg/ dimensions: - ----------- LENGTH/WB vehicle WB - length - Width mpg ======================================================= Jetta Wagon - 2003 98.9 172.3 68.3 36-45 (1.9L TDI) 201 - 190D (1987) 104.9 175.0 66.1 32-38 (2.5L) 1999 WJ -Grand Cherokee 105.9 181.5 72.3 15-21 (4.7L V8) 124 - 300D (1991) 110.0 186.6 68.5 30-36 (2.5L TD) 1983 J10 Stepside (SJ) 118.8 194.0 78.9 20-24 (SD33T) john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 si vis pacem, para bellum http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ End of xj-digest V1 #3268 *************************