From owner-fsj-digest-at-digest.net Tue Feb 14 23:38:17 2006 From: fsj-digest fsj-digest Wednesday, February 15 2006 Volume 01 : Number 2587 Forum for Discussion of Full Sized SJ Series Jeeps Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: fsj: no wrenching done this weekend... RE: fsj: no wrenching done this weekend... fsj: Valentine's day story fsj: 85 Grand Wagoneer RE: fsj: 85 Grand Wagoneer Re: fsj: 85 Grand Wagoneer fsj: rough seas, but home... fsj: administrivia: notes on using this list 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, 13 Feb 2006 09:07:48 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: fsj: no wrenching done this weekend... didn't make progress on any projects at home... ...because I wasn't at home... would have preferred to have had either the jeep or the benz this weekend, but saw some beautiful sights. Still have a few hours left here in Victoria BC. The weather was perfect, didn't rain until last night. Have to return the rental car, check out of the hotel and get to the ferry terminal by 4pm. I think we'll end up taking the ferry from Port Townsend and coming up in the Jeep or the Benz next time. One thing I noticed though, Diesel and gas are the same price! $0.939 $CAD/Liter Will do the math later... need to fill up the rental car. Did see it slightly cheaper way out in the sticks, down to 0.869 in some places... but again, Diesel and Gas were the same price, unlike in the states... Here's the fotos from the adventure: http://JohnMeister.com/fotos/2006/Victoria-BC-Feb-10/ http://wagoneers.com/fotos/2006/Victoria-BC-Feb-10/ALL.html http://JohnMeister.com/fotos/2006/Victoria-BC-Feb-10/PART2/ http://JohnMeister.com/fotos/2006/Victoria-BC-Feb-10/PART2/ALL.html http://JohnMeister.com/fotos/2006/Victoria-BC-Feb-10/FEB_11_Day2/ http://JohnMeister.com/fotos/2006/Victoria-BC-Feb-10/FEB_11_Day2/ALL.html http://JohnMeister.com/fotos/2006/Victoria-BC-Feb-10/FEB_12_Day3/ http://JohnMeister.com/fotos/2006/Victoria-BC-Feb-10/FEB_12_Day3/ALL.html to come later today: http://JohnMeister.com/fotos/2006/Victoria-BC-Feb-10/FEB_13_Day4/ What's with all the snow back east? Trees are blooming here in Victoria! john ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** http://JohnMeister.com **** http://wagoneers.com ** Snohomish, Washington USA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold ** http://freegift.net *** http://greatcom.org/laws/languages.html ** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 09:38:59 -0800 From: "Jim Blair" Subject: RE: fsj: no wrenching done this weekend... News here said cold snap and possible snow headed our way too! Already happening in Spokane and Coeur D'Alene with more to come. I managed to tear apart the ZJ front D44 I'm parting out (I'm keeping the CV axles and brake calipers/rotors plus the knuckles for an upgrade on my Comanche later) and now have the almost bare housing (still has the 3.55 low pinion gears in it) It has one bent lower arm bracket (not serious, but it's the wrong ratio for my truck anyways), so it's on my spare parts junk pile. The plan was to get the J20 D44 front axle out of my J4000 and into it's place, but that didn't happen (I spent a chunk of time yakking with Brian (B Max) about his Jeepster and possible upgrades, plus showing off some of my collection of parts that I'm trying to get ready for the Monroe swapmeet. It's the Puyallup Earlybird meet next weekend but my van isn't ready to go so I won't make it) build your truck right the first time! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 09:54:37 -0800 From: "Jim Blair" Subject: fsj: Valentine's day story The weather man is calling for possible snow for tomorrow (already happening in Spokane and Coeur D'Alene) which is hard to believe with all the nice weather we have had. But, speaking of snow (hard to say that with sunshine and 50ish degrees here yesterday, but last night the temp dipped below freezing and wind whipped up so I can believe it) I remember telling customers not to trade in their chains till the end of Feb! It just may do a dump here like it did 11 years ago on Valentine's day. Morning started off warm and sunny (like the week before), and we went into a little store in N. Seattle called Glamorama. Couple weeks before we had decided to get married and they were having free ceremonies as a gimmick at the store (all employees were ordained) We had channel 7 (KIRO) show up and ask if they could tape it, so we even got on the news. (this was 5 weeks after the car fell on me and cracked my head open) Afterwards, we went to brunch at a nice Greek restaurant and when we came out, there was a couple inches of snow on the ground. It was my second marriage and her third, so all we could do was laugh because we both said it would be a cold day in hell if we remarried! _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:05:55 -0600 From: Brett Lobajeski Subject: fsj: 85 Grand Wagoneer Hello all. I was driving my 85 GW last weekend and I grenaded the transfer case. Looks like the chain broke, wound up and broke the case. Near as I can tell it's a NP229. There's no fixing this one! Where's a good source for a replacement? All my local salvage yards are out of mid 80's GW's. What other vehicles hold the 229? Does anything else fit? Thanks, Brett in WI ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:54:43 -0800 From: "Jim Blair" Subject: RE: fsj: 85 Grand Wagoneer You can run any '80 to '91 Grand Wagoneer tcase (NP208J is shorter and needs a longer rear shaft plus it's part time, but NP219, NP229 and NP228 interchange with minor mods. NP219 is full time 4x4 only) The AMC Eagle tcases will also fit (need to change the front yoke from your old one) but it has no low range. Aside from that, you pretty much need an adapter to put anything in. MAYBE a NP242 will work, but the rear driveline is totally different. build your truck right the first time! Hello all. I was driving my 85 GW last weekend and I grenaded the transfer case. Looks like the chain broke, wound up and broke the case. Near as I can tell it's a NP229. There's no fixing this one! Where's a good source for a replacement? All my local salvage yards are out of mid 80's GW's. What other vehicles hold the 229? Does anything else fit? Thanks, Brett in WI _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:40:20 -0600 From: JeepNut Subject: Re: fsj: 85 Grand Wagoneer Brett Lobajeski wrote: > Hello all. I was driving my 85 GW last weekend and I grenaded the > transfer case. Looks like the chain broke, wound up and broke the > case. Near as I can tell it's a NP229. There's no fixing this one! > Where's a good source for a replacement? All my local salvage yards > are out of mid 80's GW's. What other vehicles hold the 229? Does > anything else fit? > > Thanks, > Brett in WI > Brett most Jeep Wagoneer/GrandWag years will work, 229, 228 are exact swap, 219 too, but shift pattern is slightly different. I've had all 3 in the'88 GWag...all worked fine... JeepNut - -- Email is subject to change without notice Do not hold in hand! Light Email and get away! Ask us about our Guns-For-Email trade-in plan You need not be present to win - ---------------------------------------------------------- '87 Street Comanche #24/100 - offline '88 Grand Wagoneer - '81 AMC 360 -.030 over- Edelbrock Performer/1400 600cfm 4bbl, TFI System upgrade, TF727 -mild kit- NP229, D44's F/R -3:31- B.J.'s Offroad 6" kit/ drop pittman, stainless extended brake lines, ProComp 3000 shocks, Maxxis Buckshot 33x12.5x15 14 Spoke OEM Wagonwheels, IPF 65/55 lamps...and then some. '92 Cherokee Laredo - Bone stock '87 Grand Wagoneer - parts '81 Wagoneer - parts ...and they say there's only one... - ---------------------------------------------------------- Registered Linux user #287453 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:13:10 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: fsj: rough seas, but home... http://JohnMeister.com/fotos/2006/Victoria-BC-Feb-10/FEB_13_Day4/ had some 8 and 9 foot waves in the Straits of Juan de Fuca... check out the quick time movie, this is on a rather large catamaran (Victoria Clipper). here's a picture of the water coming up over the deck... http://JohnMeister.com/fotos/2006/Victoria-BC-Feb-10/FEB_13_Day4/P2130037.jpg Guess this new front came in... expecting snow in Seattle... going to drive the white WJ instead of the 300D, at least until the WJ sells... john ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** http://JohnMeister.com **** http://wagoneers.com ** Snohomish, Washington USA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold ** http://freegift.net *** http://greatcom.org/laws/languages.html ** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 07:15:00 +0000 From: Richard Welty Subject: fsj: administrivia: notes on using this list Digest.Net mailing list "Meta FAQ" These general notes on using Digest.Net mailing lists are posted on the 1st and 15th of each month. This file may be found on the web at http://www.digest.net/general-notes.txt [last revised 5/1/02; removed list of spam strings, as i'm not the only one filtering on them -- rpw] Additional information on Digest.Net's spam policies may be found at http://www.digest.net/email-policy.html and http://www.digest.net/blocked.html Table of Contents 1. Why don't my postings go through? 2. Why can't I unsubscribe? 3. How do I post to the list? 4. Where are the archives? 5. What other lists are on digest.net? 6. Is there a web subscription form? 7. Why not move the lists to someplace like (egroups, topica,...)? 8. How do I contact the server adminstrator in an emergency? 9. What is Krusty Motorsports, anyway? The Meta-FAQ 1. Why don't my postings go through? There are several things that may interfere with postings making it to the list. a) Are you a member? Some read the ftp archives rather than receiving the list in email. 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