From owner-fsj-digest-at-digest.net Tue Mar 9 11:14:15 2004 From: fsj-digest fsj-digest Tuesday, March 9 2004 Volume 01 : Number 2114 Forum for Discussion of Full Sized SJ Series Jeeps Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: fsj: RE: Fuel tank vacuum fsj: RE: Fuel tank vacuum fsj: Jeep Rescue fsj: RE: Jeep Rescue fsj: Re: RE: Jeep Rescue fsj: lift springs Re: fsj: MSD Coil fsj: Re: hi fellow jeeper FSJ Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/jeeps/fsj/ Send submissions to fsj-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to fsj-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 fsj-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 09:42:44 -0800 From: "Faith Jeff" Subject: fsj: RE: Fuel tank vacuum make it easy tip: maybe you can pull up the carpet (if it's still there) and use that little access port through the floor just above the fuel tank.... - -jeff - -----Original Message----- From: owner-fsj-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-fsj-at-digest.net]On Behalf Of Tesar Landon-r16884 Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 9:24 AM To: 'fsj-at-digest.net' Subject: fsj: Fuel tank vacuum Hi, anyone know offhand what sizes, lengths of vacuum hose I should get to replace the vacuum lines at the gas tank on my '89 GW? I'm not worried about anything forward of the hard lines, just behind, seems there is at least one that snakes from the sender, along the top of the tank to the back of the tank. Any tips on making this job easier before I tear into it? I used to have vacuum in my tank but not so sure any more, it doesn't breathe at fillups. - - Landon '89 GW This electronic message transmission, including any attachments, contains information from Prescription Solutions which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by a "reply to sender only" message and destroy all electronic and hard copies of the communication, including attachments. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 10:50:28 -0700 From: Tesar Landon-r16884 Subject: fsj: RE: Fuel tank vacuum Right! Tie a string around the bad end, feed the string through from the port, pull the hose off, tie the string to the new hose, and pull the new hose back to the port. Thanks! - - L - -----Original Message----- From: Faith Jeff [mailto:Jeff.Faith-at-rxsol.com] Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 11:43 AM To: 'Tesar Landon-r16884'; fsj-at-digest.net Subject: RE: Fuel tank vacuum make it easy tip: maybe you can pull up the carpet (if it's still there) and use that little access port through the floor just above the fuel tank.... - -jeff - -----Original Message----- From: owner-fsj-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-fsj-at-digest.net]On Behalf Of Tesar Landon-r16884 Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 9:24 AM To: 'fsj-at-digest.net' Subject: fsj: Fuel tank vacuum Hi, anyone know offhand what sizes, lengths of vacuum hose I should get to replace the vacuum lines at the gas tank on my '89 GW? I'm not worried about anything forward of the hard lines, just behind, seems there is at least one that snakes from the sender, along the top of the tank to the back of the tank. Any tips on making this job easier before I tear into it? I used to have vacuum in my tank but not so sure any more, it doesn't breathe at fillups. - - Landon '89 GW ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 14:42:07 EST From: Moontanman-at-aol.com Subject: fsj: Jeep Rescue Does anyone know yet if the Jeep Rescue is going to be produced. I'm betting it will be way too expensive for the average Jeep nut. Does anyone know where a good description of the drive train-engine can be read? Moon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 11:54:26 -0800 From: "Faith Jeff" Subject: fsj: RE: Jeep Rescue let's guess the SRP... i say about $32,000 ! - -jeff - -----Original Message----- From: owner-fsj-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-fsj-at-digest.net]On Behalf Of Moontanman-at-aol.com Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 11:42 AM To: fsj-at-digest.net Subject: fsj: Jeep Rescue Does anyone know yet if the Jeep Rescue is going to be produced. I'm betting it will be way too expensive for the average Jeep nut. Does anyone know where a good description of the drive train-engine can be read? Moon This electronic message transmission, including any attachments, contains information from Prescription Solutions which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by a "reply to sender only" message and destroy all electronic and hard copies of the communication, including attachments. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 17:22:19 -0500 From: "Neal Hoover" Subject: fsj: Re: RE: Jeep Rescue k. i say at least $40,000 Neal A. Hoover Project '76 J-10 Project '96 XJ - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Faith Jeff" To: ; Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 2:54 PM Subject: fsj: RE: Jeep Rescue > let's guess the SRP... > > i say about $32,000 ! > > -jeff ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 17:29:42 -0500 From: "Neal Hoover" Subject: fsj: lift springs what's the concensus for a good rear leaf spring supplier that gives FSJs about 3-4" of lift? would those be springs only, or a spring/block combo? (note: the springs that came on my j-truck give it about 4-5" of lift or more. the springs are WAY stiff and are sitting on a 2" block as well. i'm trying to find something that will let the thing ride softer) thanks! oh - something affordable, too. i know i can go to National Spring and get custom packs made to exactly what i want, but i'm cheap. :) Neal A. Hoover Project '76 J-10 Project '96 XJ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 14:30:10 -0800 From: "Jim Blair" Subject: Re: fsj: MSD Coil A: The balast resistor was to cut down voltage to the ignition points to keep from burning them out (since they were originally designed for 6VDC) The Motorcraft ignition system uses the same thing, but it's an inline wire instead of replaceable resistor. From: john Subject: Re: fsj: MSD Coil On Sun, 7 Mar 2004, Matthew Dehait wrote: >-->Hi: >--> >-->I got an MSD Blaster 2 coil for the Jeep, but I'm getting some >conflicting >-->information on the need for an extra ballast resistor with it. >--> >-->Some things I read say if you don't use an MSD ignition box, then you >need >-->it, and other things say you only need it if you're using points. >--> >-->This is an '80 Wagoneer with electronic stock ignition. >--> >-->What'cha think? >-->Matt The ballast resistor is mainly used to start a car with points... john ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 11:08:03 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: fsj: Re: hi fellow jeeper I'd consider getting a driveline out of any full size jeep... I'm not a big fan of the AMC 360, but it'll drop right in. Find one with a TH400 and Dana 20 and I think everything will drop right in without mods to the driveshafts... Of course they did offer the 360 with manual trannies... I'm thinking that a pre-79 driveline will work well. If you're more adventureous consider upgrading to a newer fuel injected Jeep engine... of course that'll also involve axle swaps or adapters. :) Ford? why? A GM driveline would be less painful and less expensive... Of course one of these days I'll build a Mercedes Diesel powered FSJ, I know it's been done before... ;) Also, a Buick 350 could be made to work, not sure if they offered those with the manual trans, but either way there is an adapter ring on your manual tranny... I'd recommend going to an Automatic, the T-15, or whatever is in there is pretty stout, but that three on the tree thing can be a pain. ;) btw, the J3000 is long gone... :) john On Tue, 9 Mar 2004, charles PICARELLA wrote: >-->hi, i saw your j3000 on the internet and i was wondering if you could answer a few questions for me. >-->I kinda inherted a j3000 very much like yours, but the engine is blown. I was wondering what other engines will fit in there with minimal difficulty since finding another 327 is a little rare. It has a three speed manual tranny, a T-15 i beilieve. I would like to go bigger preferably and NOT ford! so if you can help, please give me some ideas ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** http://wagoneers.com ** ** http://freegift.net ** Snohomish, Washington USA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of fsj-digest V1 #2114 **************************