From owner-fsj-digest-at-digest.net Sun Nov 29 17:46:52 2009 From: fsj-digest fsj-digest Monday, November 30 2009 Volume 01 : Number 3476 Forum for Discussion of Full Sized SJ Series Jeeps Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: RE: fsj: Help, Please fsj: only 5 nuts left... Re: fsj: Help, Please RE: fsj: Help, Please RE: fsj: Help, Please RE: fsj: Help, Please w diagram Re: fsj: Help, Please RE: fsj: Help, Please fsj: Intake Installation fsj: melted piston, not the head gasket... Re: fsj: Help, Please 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: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:59:56 -0800 From: Jim Blair Subject: RE: fsj: Help, Please You could pop the sender on the tank, or just the vapor line to see if anything is in it. 5v gal cans and an electric fuel pump to remove what's in the tank to check for volume. Or a hand drill through the top of the tank and a "dipstick" to check the level (it will also let out trapped air) Rubber plug when you are done. Jim Blair, Lynnwood, WA '87 Comanche, '83 Jeep J10, '84 Jeep J10 - ---------------------------------------- > Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:31:13 -0800 > From: ltesar3421-at-sbcglobal.net > Subject: RE: fsj: Help, Please > To: fsj-at-digest.net; carnuck1-at-msn.com > > Thanks a ton, Jim. I'll try it. I am also considering that the tank may be > full. I'm really winging it here, I have no gas guage and no odometer. Oil > pressure is 19psi hot at cruise (55 mph) > > BTW, it has the T18, I'm so happy to shift again! > > - Landon > > --- On Sat, 11/28/09, Jim Blair wrote: > > > From: Jim Blair > Subject: RE: fsj: Help, Please > To: ltesar3421-at-sbcglobal.net, fsj-at-digest.net > Date: Saturday, November 28, 2009, 10:01 PM > > > I used a piece of heater hose stuck into the fill neck to fill my J4000. The > fuel boils back up due to the alcohol content in the winter fuel. That and > holding the handle upside down. If you have 85 octane, it seems to do it a > lot > less. There is also a hose coming up to the charcoal cannister that may be > clogged. > > > > 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) >> Subject: fsj: Help, Please >> Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:57:11 -0600 >> To: fsj-at-digest.net >> >>> My husband is driving a newly aquired (today) old Jeep pick up >>> on a several hundred mile trip home. For some reason the >>> gas tank will not accept more than 2 gallons at a time. >>> >>> He has tried the regular way and disconnected something >>> to try and put the gas directly into a large hose that leads to >>> the tank and this still isn't working. >>> >>> He has asked me to send out this plea to anyone who might >>> know what he could do. Should he try using the smaller hose >>> that leads to the tank? Is there a vent that could be blocked? >>> >>> If you have any knowledge about this we would appreciate your >>> opinion. >>> >>> Thank you for your consideration, >>> >>> Wife in waiting > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows 7: I wanted simpler, now it's simpler. I'm a rock star. > http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?h=myidea?ocid=PID2472 > 7::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_myidea:112009 _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:34:14 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: fsj: only 5 nuts left... almost got the head free, all the head bolts are out and set aside in order... only five nuts holding the intake/exhaust manifold in place, and then the head will be free... think I'm going to drop the down pipes so I can move the manifold aside... noticed some coolant leaking out of the head gasket, need a pan and drain the rest out before I lift the head... will be at church praying tomorrow morning, WVO run in the afternoon, not sure when the next wrench session will take place, but it'll be the session that learns the truth... have to go to the credit union monday to get the money to buy back the white xj... glad it worked that way, the xj wasn't really ready to go, was trying to get the WJ's PO extra money on a trade in, but it didn't help him... so I get to buy it back... no problem, will finish fixing it and get a lot more for it this way... calling it a night.. oh, pictures at: http://wagoneers.com/WJ/tech/2000-WJ-4.0L-head-gasket/ ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:55:17 -0500 From: "Neal Hoover" Subject: Re: fsj: Help, Please i'm assuming this is an old enough rig that doesn't have a siphon-safe screen in the filler neck. just drop a small-ish flexible hose down into the tank through the filler neck, blowing into it as you feed it in. as soon as you hit fluid, stop and mark the hose by holding it right at the filler opening. pull the hose out and do some general measurement comparisons between the amount of hose you had past the filler opening and the length of the actual filler neck. another way is once you hit fluid, go ahead and feed the hose farther into the tank. if it takes a little while to hit bottom, then you know the tank is pretty full! Neal A. Hoover Project '76 J-10 Project '96 XJ http://community.webshots.com/user/proj96xj - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Blair" To: ; "local Jeep list" ; "Jim Blair" Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 1:59 AM Subject: RE: fsj: Help, Please > You could pop the sender on the tank, or just the vapor line to see if > anything is in it. 5v gal cans and an electric fuel pump to remove what's > in > the tank to check for volume. Or a hand drill through the top of the tank > and > a "dipstick" to check the level (it will also let out trapped air) Rubber > plug > when you are done. > > > > Jim Blair, Lynnwood, WA '87 Comanche, '83 Jeep J10, '84 Jeep J10 > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------- >> Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:31:13 -0800 >> From: ltesar3421-at-sbcglobal.net >> Subject: RE: fsj: Help, Please >> To: fsj-at-digest.net; carnuck1-at-msn.com >> >> Thanks a ton, Jim. I'll try it. I am also considering that the tank may >> be >> full. I'm really winging it here, I have no gas guage and no odometer. >> Oil >> pressure is 19psi hot at cruise (55 mph) >> >> BTW, it has the T18, I'm so happy to shift again! >> >> - Landon >> >> --- On Sat, 11/28/09, Jim Blair wrote: >> >> >> From: Jim Blair >> Subject: RE: fsj: Help, Please >> To: ltesar3421-at-sbcglobal.net, fsj-at-digest.net >> Date: Saturday, November 28, 2009, 10:01 PM >> >> >> I used a piece of heater hose stuck into the fill neck to fill my J4000. > The >> fuel boils back up due to the alcohol content in the winter fuel. That >> and >> holding the handle upside down. If you have 85 octane, it seems to do it >> a >> lot >> less. There is also a hose coming up to the charcoal cannister that may >> be >> clogged. >> >> >> >> 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) >>> Subject: fsj: Help, Please >>> Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:57:11 -0600 >>> To: fsj-at-digest.net >>> >>>> My husband is driving a newly aquired (today) old Jeep pick up >>>> on a several hundred mile trip home. For some reason the >>>> gas tank will not accept more than 2 gallons at a time. >>>> >>>> He has tried the regular way and disconnected something >>>> to try and put the gas directly into a large hose that leads to >>>> the tank and this still isn't working. >>>> >>>> He has asked me to send out this plea to anyone who might >>>> know what he could do. Should he try using the smaller hose >>>> that leads to the tank? Is there a vent that could be blocked? >>>> >>>> If you have any knowledge about this we would appreciate your >>>> opinion. >>>> >>>> Thank you for your consideration, >>>> >>>> Wife in waiting >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Windows 7: I wanted simpler, now it's simpler. I'm a rock star. >> > http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?h=myidea?ocid=PID2472 >> 7::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_myidea:112009 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:53:48 -0800 From: Jim Blair Subject: RE: fsj: Help, Please Doesn't work on the 80's trucks. The hose gets smaller as it gets to the tank at the front top corner and the smaller opening causes the gas to move faster, which makes it foam up and spit back. Pulling the hose off the charcoal cannister till it's filled up works on my '81 Chev C20 (but it stinks!) The earlier pickups have a fill in the middle of the top edge of the tank with several elbows between the fill neck and the opening. It's also large diameter, which causes the fuel to "tumble" and foam back. The smaller heater hose shoved most of the way down it worked for my '73 J4000. Jim Blair, Lynnwood, WA '87 Comanche, '83 Jeep J10, '84 Jeep J10 - ---------------------------------------- > From: proj96xj-at-insightbb.com > To: ltesar3421-at-sbcglobal.net; fsj-at-digest.net > Subject: Re: fsj: Help, Please > Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:55:17 -0500 > > i'm assuming this is an old enough rig that doesn't have a siphon-safe > screen in the filler neck. just drop a small-ish flexible hose down into > the tank through the filler neck, blowing into it as you feed it in. as soon > as you hit fluid, stop and mark the hose by holding it right at the filler > opening. pull the hose out and do some general measurement comparisons > between the amount of hose you had past the filler opening and the length of > the actual filler neck. > another way is once you hit fluid, go ahead and feed the hose farther into > the tank. if it takes a little while to hit bottom, then you know the tank > is pretty full! > > Neal A. Hoover > Project '76 J-10 > Project '96 XJ > http://community.webshots.com/user/proj96xj > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Blair" > To: ; "local Jeep list" ; "Jim > Blair" > Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 1:59 AM > Subject: RE: fsj: Help, Please > > >> You could pop the sender on the tank, or just the vapor line to see if >> anything is in it. 5v gal cans and an electric fuel pump to remove what's >> in >> the tank to check for volume. Or a hand drill through the top of the tank >> and >> a "dipstick" to check the level (it will also let out trapped air) Rubber >> plug >> when you are done. >> >> >> >> Jim Blair, Lynnwood, WA '87 Comanche, '83 Jeep J10, '84 Jeep J10 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------- >>> Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:31:13 -0800 >>> From: ltesar3421-at-sbcglobal.net >>> Subject: RE: fsj: Help, Please >>> To: fsj-at-digest.net; carnuck1-at-msn.com >>> >>> Thanks a ton, Jim. I'll try it. I am also considering that the tank may >>> be >>> full. I'm really winging it here, I have no gas guage and no odometer. >>> Oil >>> pressure is 19psi hot at cruise (55 mph) >>> >>> BTW, it has the T18, I'm so happy to shift again! >>> >>> - Landon >>> >>> --- On Sat, 11/28/09, Jim Blair wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Jim Blair >>> Subject: RE: fsj: Help, Please >>> To: ltesar3421-at-sbcglobal.net, fsj-at-digest.net >>> Date: Saturday, November 28, 2009, 10:01 PM >>> >>> >>> I used a piece of heater hose stuck into the fill neck to fill my J4000. >> The >>> fuel boils back up due to the alcohol content in the winter fuel. That >>> and >>> holding the handle upside down. If you have 85 octane, it seems to do it >>> a >>> lot >>> less. There is also a hose coming up to the charcoal cannister that may >>> be >>> clogged. >>> >>> >>> >>> 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) >>>> Subject: fsj: Help, Please >>>> Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:57:11 -0600 >>>> To: fsj-at-digest.net >>>> >>>>> My husband is driving a newly aquired (today) old Jeep pick up >>>>> on a several hundred mile trip home. For some reason the >>>>> gas tank will not accept more than 2 gallons at a time. >>>>> >>>>> He has tried the regular way and disconnected something >>>>> to try and put the gas directly into a large hose that leads to >>>>> the tank and this still isn't working. >>>>> >>>>> He has asked me to send out this plea to anyone who might >>>>> know what he could do. Should he try using the smaller hose >>>>> that leads to the tank? Is there a vent that could be blocked? >>>>> >>>>> If you have any knowledge about this we would appreciate your >>>>> opinion. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you for your consideration, >>>>> >>>>> Wife in waiting >>> >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> Windows 7: I wanted simpler, now it's simpler. I'm a rock star. >>> >> http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?h=myidea?ocid=PID2472 >>> 7::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_myidea:112009 >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. >> http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ >> http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:25:53 +0000 From: Michel Balea Subject: RE: fsj: Help, Please > From: carnuck > Pulling the hose off the charcoal cannister till it's filled up works on my > '81 Chev C20 (but it stinks!) A good solution. Strange problem, usually you can trickle the gas if the vent is restricted. Otherwise a 5 gal can inside the cab, a long piece of hose thru one of the pre-existing holes in the firewall..... to the fuel pump.... not too sure on the 6cyl where the fuel pump is.... but you have a choice of the AC holes on the right side but watch for the header....and put plenty of extra hose at the rubbing points. you can secure the hose w solid 12 or 10 gauge electrical wire to prevent unwanted motion.... and drive w the windows down.... Otherwise napa has some inexpensive electric fuel pump.... that you can mount in a more convenient location. Michel _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: It works the way you want. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?ocid=PID24727::T:WLMT AGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen:112009v2 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:33:43 +0000 From: Michel Balea Subject: RE: fsj: Help, Please w diagram Found the diagram for the J20,pict enclosed.... one other way could be to disconnect the vent hose #16 at the gas tank..... a more radical solution to cut it... but you are going to slosh gas around.... so if you cut it.... buy another lenght to prop in the wheel well with some 12- or 10 gauge electrical wire Hope it helps Michel > From: ltesar3421-at-sbcglobal.net > Subject: fsj: Help, Please > Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:57:11 -0600 > To: fsj-at-digest.net > > > My husband is driving a newly aquired (today) old Jeep pick up > > on a several hundred mile trip home. For some reason the > > gas tank will not accept more than 2 gallons at a time. > > > > He has tried the regular way and disconnected something > > to try and put the gas directly into a large hose that leads to > > the tank and this still isn't working. > > > > He has asked me to send out this plea to anyone who might > > know what he could do. Should he try using the smaller hose > > that leads to the tank? Is there a vent that could be blocked? > > > > If you have any knowledge about this we would appreciate your > > opinion. > > > > Thank you for your consideration, > > > > Wife in waiting _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: It works the way you want. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?ocid=PID24727::T:WLMT AGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen:112009v2 [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pdf] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:19:47 CST From: Dan Black Subject: Re: fsj: Help, Please Michel Balea said: {- Otherwise a 5 gal can inside the cab, a long piece of hose thru one of the {- pre-existing holes in the firewall..... to the fuel pump.... not too sure on {- the 6cyl where the fuel pump is.... but you have a choice of the AC holes on {- the right side but watch for the header....and put plenty of extra hose at t {- he {- rubbing points. Or, to get it home (the original poster said it's not home yet, right?), simply get three or four or five 5gal fuel containers, and stop alongside the road every 12mi. (Or up to 26mi, if you're getting good mileage. ;) ) Maybe take along a baster so you can inject some fuel in the carb in case you run it dry -- it's a lot faster than waiting for the fuel pump to pull new fuel through the lines, and a lot easier on the battery in case you do it a few times. It may not be glamorous, and it may take extra time, but it might be easier and even safer than trying to take it all apart and fix (or partially fix) it. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please be my prisoner! Oh please, oh please be my prisoner! -- Dug - -------------- Dan Black ------------------------- dan-at-black.org -------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:30:36 +0000 From: Michel Balea Subject: RE: fsj: Help, Please You are right... getting the tank out..... is not too bad. I did it once in a parking lot.... went to the far end by behind the dumpsters..... pull the tank out and replaced the in tank electric fuelpump.... of coourse you can run into surprises.... tank straps.... which can be replaced w water heater straps doubled up. How cold is it in your part of the country....Spending some time in the sierras, sunny, not windy today and 54deg. Michel > To: fsj-at-digest.net > Subject: Re: fsj: Help, Please > From: dan-at-black.org > Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:19:47 -0600 > > Michel Balea said: > {- Otherwise a 5 gal can inside the cab, a long piece of hose thru one of the > {- pre-existing holes in the firewall..... to the fuel pump.... not too sure on > {- the 6cyl where the fuel pump is.... but you have a choice of the AC holes on > {- the right side but watch for the header....and put plenty of extra hose at t > {- he > {- rubbing points. > > Or, to get it home (the original poster said it's not home yet, right?), > simply get three or four or five 5gal fuel containers, and stop > alongside the road every 12mi. (Or up to 26mi, if you're getting good > mileage. ;) ) > > Maybe take along a baster so you can inject some fuel in the carb in > case you run it dry -- it's a lot faster than waiting for the fuel pump > to pull new fuel through the lines, and a lot easier on the battery in > case you do it a few times. > > It may not be glamorous, and it may take extra time, but it might be > easier and even safer than trying to take it all apart and fix (or > partially fix) it. > > - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -- > Please be my prisoner! Oh please, oh please be my prisoner! > > -- Dug > -------------- Dan Black ------------------------- dan-at-black.org - -------------- _________________________________________________________________ Bing brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MFESRP&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_M FESRP_Local_MapsMenu_Resturants_1x1 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:30:15 -0800 (PST) From: JR McNeil Subject: fsj: Intake Installation I'm soon going to remove my 500cfm Holley 2bbl and factory intake on my J10 360 and replace it with an Edelbrock Performer and a Holley 470 4bbl. I'm well versed with doing this on Chevy small blocks. I purchased a metal intake gasket/oil shield kit from BJ's. Any tips on the installation? I've never used a shield/port gasket piece before. Do I still put a thin bead if appropriate sealer around each port before mashing it all together? Do I need to use sealer on the rubber end seals or use them dry? The old Chevy guy appreciates the wisdom of all you Jeep lifers. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:43:24 -0800 (PST) From: diesel john Subject: fsj: melted piston, not the head gasket... this is about as bad as it gets... unless of course the rod goes through the block... or out the pan. ;) the head actually looks like it might be ok, but the exhaust valve isn't seated properly. http://wagoneers.com/WJ/tech/2000-WJ-4.0L-melted-piston/ALL.html so, Terry, looks like you called this one right! I think the guy I got this thing from will be happy he didn't have the shop replace the head gasket... this would have gotten expensive for him in a big hurry. looking for a used engine... may swap this for another jeep... not really set up for an engine swap, have the '89 Cherokee to get running as well... :) john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:45:00 -0500 From: "Neal Hoover" Subject: Re: fsj: Help, Please i'm just talking about doing a check to see how much fuel is in the tank. that's all. Neal A. Hoover Project '76 J-10 Project '96 XJ http://community.webshots.com/user/proj96xj - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Blair" To: ; ; "local Jeep list" Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 10:53 AM Subject: RE: fsj: Help, Please Doesn't work on the 80's trucks. The hose gets smaller as it gets to the tank at the front top corner and the smaller opening causes the gas to move faster, which makes it foam up and spit back. Pulling the hose off the charcoal cannister till it's filled up works on my '81 Chev C20 (but it stinks!) The earlier pickups have a fill in the middle of the top edge of the tank with several elbows between the fill neck and the opening. It's also large diameter, which causes the fuel to "tumble" and foam back. The smaller heater hose shoved most of the way down it worked for my '73 J4000. Jim Blair, Lynnwood, WA '87 Comanche, '83 Jeep J10, '84 Jeep J10 - ---------------------------------------- > From: proj96xj-at-insightbb.com > To: ltesar3421-at-sbcglobal.net; fsj-at-digest.net > Subject: Re: fsj: Help, Please > Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:55:17 -0500 > > i'm assuming this is an old enough rig that doesn't have a siphon-safe > screen in the filler neck. just drop a small-ish flexible hose down into > the tank through the filler neck, blowing into it as you feed it in. as > soon > as you hit fluid, stop and mark the hose by holding it right at the filler > opening. pull the hose out and do some general measurement comparisons > between the amount of hose you had past the filler opening and the length > of > the actual filler neck. > another way is once you hit fluid, go ahead and feed the hose farther into > the tank. if it takes a little while to hit bottom, then you know the tank > is pretty full! > > Neal A. Hoover > Project '76 J-10 > Project '96 XJ > http://community.webshots.com/user/proj96xj > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Blair" > To: ; "local Jeep list" ; "Jim > Blair" > Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 1:59 AM > Subject: RE: fsj: Help, Please > > >> You could pop the sender on the tank, or just the vapor line to see if >> anything is in it. 5v gal cans and an electric fuel pump to remove what's >> in >> the tank to check for volume. Or a hand drill through the top of the tank >> and >> a "dipstick" to check the level (it will also let out trapped air) Rubber >> plug >> when you are done. >> >> >> >> Jim Blair, Lynnwood, WA '87 Comanche, '83 Jeep J10, '84 Jeep J10 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------- >>> Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:31:13 -0800 >>> From: ltesar3421-at-sbcglobal.net >>> Subject: RE: fsj: Help, Please >>> To: fsj-at-digest.net; carnuck1-at-msn.com >>> >>> Thanks a ton, Jim. I'll try it. I am also considering that the tank may >>> be >>> full. I'm really winging it here, I have no gas guage and no odometer. >>> Oil >>> pressure is 19psi hot at cruise (55 mph) >>> >>> BTW, it has the T18, I'm so happy to shift again! >>> >>> - Landon >>> >>> --- On Sat, 11/28/09, Jim Blair wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Jim Blair >>> Subject: RE: fsj: Help, Please >>> To: ltesar3421-at-sbcglobal.net, fsj-at-digest.net >>> Date: Saturday, November 28, 2009, 10:01 PM >>> >>> >>> I used a piece of heater hose stuck into the fill neck to fill my J4000. >> The >>> fuel boils back up due to the alcohol content in the winter fuel. That >>> and >>> holding the handle upside down. If you have 85 octane, it seems to do it >>> a >>> lot >>> less. There is also a hose coming up to the charcoal cannister that may >>> be >>> clogged. >>> >>> >>> >>> 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) >>>> Subject: fsj: Help, Please >>>> Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:57:11 -0600 >>>> To: fsj-at-digest.net >>>> >>>>> My husband is driving a newly aquired (today) old Jeep pick up >>>>> on a several hundred mile trip home. For some reason the >>>>> gas tank will not accept more than 2 gallons at a time. >>>>> >>>>> He has tried the regular way and disconnected something >>>>> to try and put the gas directly into a large hose that leads to >>>>> the tank and this still isn't working. >>>>> >>>>> He has asked me to send out this plea to anyone who might >>>>> know what he could do. Should he try using the smaller hose >>>>> that leads to the tank? Is there a vent that could be blocked? >>>>> >>>>> If you have any knowledge about this we would appreciate your >>>>> opinion. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you for your consideration, >>>>> >>>>> Wife in waiting >>> >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> Windows 7: I wanted simpler, now it's simpler. I'm a rock star. >>> >> http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?h=myidea?ocid=PID2472 >>> 7::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_myidea:112009 >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. >> http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ >> http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ ------------------------------ End of fsj-digest V1 #3476 **************************