From owner-fsj-digest-at-digest.net Thu Oct 11 16:51:54 2007 From: fsj-digest fsj-digest Thursday, October 11 2007 Volume 01 : Number 2934 Forum for Discussion of Full Sized SJ Series Jeeps Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: fsj: 63 Jeep J300 $500 (fwd) Re: fsj: 63 Jeep J300 $500 (fwd) fsj: speaking of french technology... fsj: updates fsj: '76 to '83 Cherokee with no rust wanted (MN) RE: fsj: updates fsj: combustion video RE: fsj: speaking of french technology... 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: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 15:50:04 -0700 From: Kevin Subject: Re: fsj: 63 Jeep J300 $500 (fwd) I think that name was already taken :) Besides, can you imagine the luck Jim would have if his name was Green? He should be happy washington doesn't still have the green over white license plates. On Tue, Oct 09, 2007 at 03:53:59PM -0700, john wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Al Brown > > I still think Jim should have used the name "al green". :) > > http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/car/441044711.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 16:07:37 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: fsj: 63 Jeep J300 $500 (fwd) :) I think we should all chip in and have his comanche painted green for Christmas... rofl... john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On Tue, 9 Oct 2007, Kevin wrote: # I think that name was already taken :) # # Besides, can you imagine the luck Jim would have if his name was Green? # He should be happy washington doesn't still have the green over white license # plates. # # On Tue, Oct 09, 2007 at 03:53:59PM -0700, john wrote: # > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- # > From: Al Brown # > # > I still think Jim should have used the name "al green". :) # > # > http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/car/441044711.html # ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 17:11:33 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: fsj: speaking of french technology... I was thinking about my '85 Cherokee with that Renault 2.1L Turbo Diesel... and the issues it had... and then a friend sent me this video clip... http://wagoneers.com/tmp/FrenchMissile.wmv then it all seemed to make sense... john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 20:53:09 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: fsj: updates ...doesn't if figure, I install SuSE 10.2 on my Panasonic Toughbook CF-T2 and check on line for updates and find that 10.3 is available. :) (downloading it now...) have decided to depart the world of microsoft... have codeweavers crossover so I can still use the apps needed to finish grad school... but without sucking the life out of my laptop battery or seeing any blue screens... ah, but that's not why I'm writing... ...an update is at hand... Diesel Benz first... the alternator that I thought would solve my problems didn't... got the 124 over to jim startups and he called me up and said it won't fit... well, it'll fit, but it'll spit up it's belt, the front of the alternator is off by about 1/3 of the belt width, neither one of us could remember which way either... but swapping the pulley wouldn't fix it... he's seen enough of these things to know better... so I had him replace the voltage regulator... was putting out about 13.5 volts... the new one is putting out well over 14 something... had it tested at schucks... jim didn't like the regulator that was in the unit, said they're a pretty crummy rebuild... so now I have to return the alternator to aurora... :( paid almost twice as much getting the alternator fixed as I did to buy the used one. on the FSJ side of things... still waiting... waiting for the title for the '89, waiting for Omega to be finished up... hoping this week... been waiting over six years for superdawg... :) on the xj side of things, I'm keeping my eyes open for nice '97 and newer limiteds with tan leather/heated seats incase omega doesn't work out... :) still need to get the xfr case chain replaced in the WJ... haven't had time to call the trans shop... any one have any idea what that will cost? planning a trip down to Tucson over the Christmas break... if Omega isn't ready we'll most likely take the WJ... maybe consider taking the Benz, especially if gas prices keep going up... later, john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:23:50 -0700 From: Jim Blair Subject: fsj: '76 to '83 Cherokee with no rust wanted (MN) http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=620435 Hi all, I am looking for a 76->83 cherokee, not likely to find one here in MN, so looking to ship one in as a project, has to have rust free and pretty streight body, origional paint and closer it is to stock the better. Basicly looking for a good base project rig nothing fancy. If you have a lead let me know. thanks Mike D. _________________________________________________________________ Boo! Scare away worms, viruses and so much more! Try Windows Live OneCare! http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/purchase/trial.aspx?s_cid=wl_hotmailne ws ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:27:06 -0700 From: Jim Blair Subject: RE: fsj: updates Last time I took a tcase in to Sea-Tac Transmission (out of vehicle) they did a rebuild for $500 with warranty. Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will like them only Entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful will easily break through them ANACHARSIS Scythian philosopher (fl. 600 BC) > Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 20:53:09 -0700 > From: john-at-wagoneers.com > To: fsj-at-digest.net; xj-at-digest.net; diesel-benz-at-digest.net; WJ-Grand-at-yahoogroups.com; cars-at-cox.net; ABCvoice-at-worldnet.att.net > Subject: fsj: updates > > ...doesn't if figure, I install SuSE 10.2 on my Panasonic Toughbook CF-T2 and > check on line for updates and find that 10.3 is available. :) (downloading it now...) > have decided to depart the world of microsoft... have codeweavers crossover so > I can still use the apps needed to finish grad school... but without sucking > the life out of my laptop battery or seeing any blue screens... ah, but that's > not why I'm writing... > > ...an update is at hand... Diesel Benz first... the alternator that I thought > would solve my problems didn't... got the 124 over to jim startups and he > called me up and said it won't fit... well, it'll fit, but it'll spit up it's > belt, the front of the alternator is off by about 1/3 of the belt width, neither > one of us could remember which way either... but swapping the pulley wouldn't > fix it... he's seen enough of these things to know better... so I had him > replace the voltage regulator... was putting out about 13.5 volts... the new > one is putting out well over 14 something... had it tested at schucks... jim > didn't like the regulator that was in the unit, said they're a pretty > crummy rebuild... so now I have to return the alternator to aurora... :( > paid almost twice as much getting the alternator fixed as I did to buy the used one. > > on the FSJ side of things... still waiting... waiting for the title for the '89, > waiting for Omega to be finished up... hoping this week... been waiting over > six years for superdawg... :) > > on the xj side of things, I'm keeping my eyes open for nice '97 and newer limiteds > with tan leather/heated seats incase omega doesn't work out... :) > > still need to get the xfr case chain replaced in the WJ... haven't had time > to call the trans shop... any one have any idea what that will cost? > > planning a trip down to Tucson over the Christmas break... if Omega isn't > ready we'll most likely take the WJ... maybe consider taking the Benz, especially > if gas prices keep going up... > > later, > john > > ----- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold > http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Peek-a-boo FREE Tricks & Treats for You! http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:57:56 -0700 From: Jim Blair Subject: fsj: combustion video http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5815350492893860613&hl=en very cool _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail and Microsoft Office Outlook ^V together at last. Get it now. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA102225181033.aspx?pid=CL100626971 033 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:41:46 +0000 From: michel balea Subject: RE: fsj: speaking of french technology... Hey.... wait a minute..... It was handled by The Canadians..... Must have forgotten to rewind the rubber band..... Lost in translation! As for the 2.1..... then it was a 2.5.... and now a 2.8..... does that show that the engineers... are doing something.... Last week, I had an opel w a 1.9 TDI..... very impressive..... real good pick up (thanks to the turbo) a blast on mountain road.... especially that a 13-14 gallons kept me going for about 550 milesexcept that the shocks were totally gone.... so: lack of precision..... cheers Michel 74wag > Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 17:11:33 -0700 > From: john-at-wagoneers.com > To: fsj-at-digest.net; xj-at-digest.net; diesel-benz-at-digest.net > Subject: fsj: speaking of french technology... > > I was thinking about my '85 Cherokee with that Renault 2.1L Turbo > Diesel... and the issues it had... and then a friend sent me > this video clip... > > http://wagoneers.com/tmp/FrenchMissile.wmv > > then it all seemed to make sense... > > john > > ----- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold > http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Peek-a-boo FREE Tricks & Treats for You! http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us ------------------------------ End of fsj-digest V1 #2934 **************************