From owner-fsj-digest-at-digest.net Tue May 29 10:58:56 2007 From: fsj-digest fsj-digest Tuesday, May 29 2007 Volume 01 : Number 2858 Forum for Discussion of Full Sized SJ Series Jeeps Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: fsj: Re: No need to adjust your set fsj: willys done, for sale :) fsj: Re: [WJ-Grand] Power seat repair Re: fsj: Moab Adventures fsj: [FSJ-List] Fuel filler hose 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, 28 May 2007 08:28:54 -0700 From: "Jim Blair" Subject: fsj: Re: No need to adjust your set A: Now I'm thinking about going full on with an M715 cab and an extended IH 5 ton frame I'm looking at (I'm selling the guy a gas tank for his Jtruck and mentioned I was looking for something) I need a tow rig for my stuff and for hauling building materials to my cabin. I can part out hat's left of the J4000 and put my 304/727/Dodge NP208 into the IH (which needs a cab and motor/trans) and look for a matching (low ratio match as it is a 2 speed tandem rear) front axle (it's already a solid axle so swapping will be pretty easy) Re: No need to adjust your set Posted by: "Peter Montie" petermontie-at-hotmail.com petermontie Date: Sun May 27, 2007 8:12 pm ((PDT)) Glad to hear you're ok! The M-715 top sounds like a great idea, so at least some good will come of it. :-) Jeep on! - --Pete _________________________________________________________________ PC Magazine^Rs 2007 editors^R choice for best Web mail^Waward-winning Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_pcmag_0507 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 18:10:49 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: fsj: willys done, for sale :) finished the '48 cj-2a today... big day... first drive on the highway... drove it up the clearview hill, had lunch at subway, topped off the tank at shell... runs and drives nice for a 60 year old vehicle... wife absolutely hated it... :) I must be getting old, because it didn't do much for me either. :) I will be asking $8,500 for it... it has new tires, paint, top, trans, side steps, exhaust, battery.... flathead runs well... thinking ebay... thoughts? left to do: hook up wipers and have the brakes done (work fine) john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 22:21:56 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: fsj: Re: [WJ-Grand] Power seat repair Dave, those have to be standard parts... a little bit of research might lead you to a supplier of those specific gears... the labor costs that it takes to repair things makes it more cost effective to replace rather than repair... not to mention the overall dumbing down of technicians and the overall lack of competency and skill in the workforce.. this has been a trend for years... finding skilled labor is hard, very hard... just try to find a good mechanic... and then consider the costs of hiring them... let's just say that you could remove that motor assembly, take it apart and reinstall it... oh, say in 30 minutes... at today's shop rates that could still cost you close to $80... and then you don't know if the gear got damaged because of a failed microswitch that overdrived one of the motors, or a short, or some other issue... sure, you replaced a $2 nylon gear, but does the tech really know what caused it to fail??? The shop could literally spend hours troubleshooting it... at $150/hr that's only two hours before you covered the costs of replacing the entire assembly. it's sad but true... the other option is to go to a wrecking yard... john On Mon, 28 May 2007, David Jones wrote: >-->Has anyone repaired their WJ's power seats? Here's >-->the deal...my Dad's 2000 WJ power seat stopped going >-->up and down. It would just make a vibrating noise >-->when the switch was pressed. So I pulled out the >-->driver's seat (easy four 15mm bolts and two pig tails >-->to disconnect). On the bottom side I see three motors >-->labeled for their purpose (i.e. vertical). Yipee...no >-->longer do we have to replace the whole assembly I >-->think. I knock two pins out holding the vertical >-->motor and disconnect it. Of course I disassemble it >-->to see why it failed and find a nylon gear with >-->several missing teeth. If I only had the nylon gear I >-->could put this back together and be on my way at a >-->cost of a few dollars. Alas, I will have to buy the >-->whole motor. Noooo...all I can find is the entire >-->track assembly for $352. So for the want of a $5 >-->nylon gear, I am going to pay $352 for an entire track >-->assembly? Tell me I am wrong. Think of the material >-->in the old track assembly, the materials and energy >-->cost to build a new track assembly, the fuel it will >-->take to transport the old on to the dump, the machines >-->that will be used to bury it. Where is Al Gore! This >-->seat track assembly issue is causing global warming. >-->All we need are more nylon gears and we .... >--> >-->Sorry, got off on a tangent. Anyone know if I can buy >-->just the motor? >--> >-->Happy Memorial Day...if you served...THANKS!! >-->Dave J >--> >--> >--> >--> >--> >--> >--> >-->Yahoo! 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Groups is subject to: >--> http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >--> >--> ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 22:33:42 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: fsj: Moab Adventures nice pictures... inspiring me to do more with my '91 GW. got my '48 CJ-2A running and out on the road this weekend... wife hates it... going to sell it. :) http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/car/340239006.html http://wagoneers.com/Willys/48-CJ-2A/28-May-2007-done/ If I don't get any nibbles locally or from the lists will put it up on ebay later in the week... john On Sun, 27 May 2007, Michael Shimniok wrote: > -->Final story installment & pics for our Moab adventures :) It's long, but > -->not as long as our 18 hour trail run!! > --> http://tc.wagoneer.net/sblog/index.php?entry=entry070527-152941 > --> > -->If you missed how the story starts... > --> http://tc.wagoneer.net/sblog/index.php?entry=entry070420-030859 > --> > -->Michael ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 17:38:08 -0000 From: "Mike" Subject: fsj: [FSJ-List] Fuel filler hose My FSJ is leaking gas when I fill up. Where do I get the 1" ID hose and how long of a piece do I need? Thanks, Mike '86 GW ------------------------------ End of fsj-digest V1 #2858 **************************