From owner-fsj-digest-at-digest.net Sat Aug 14 23:17:58 2010 From: fsj-digest fsj-digest Sunday, August 15 2010 Volume 01 : Number 3615 Forum for Discussion of Full Sized SJ Series Jeeps Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: fsj: Re: flooding in Iowa? fsj: Wire Feed Welders fsj: Fwd: engaging the D20 fsj: parts Re: fsj: Wire Feed Welders Re: fsj: Fwd: engaging the D20 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: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:52:00 -0500 From: Dan Black Subject: fsj: Re: flooding in Iowa? On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 01:28, john wrote: > hey dan, > > my niece on fb just posted some videos of ames flooding, you ok? > > john Yep, I'm fine... thanks. No problems at all yet at my house. (Well, there were water main breaks that drained a water tower or two, so they don't want people using the water more than absolutely necessary, and it's reportedly contaminated for now; but I didn't even lose water pressure, and that's nothing compared to people with water damage, so no complaints at all here.) I posted a few pics on facebook, too. Hopefully will post more later. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:22:49 -0400 From: wallacem7-at-aol.com Subject: fsj: Wire Feed Welders Wire feed welder eh? I can't imagine life without one. I think I fit MIG welders into the category of "The Finer Things In Life" I have had a little Miller since sometime in the late 90's. Mine is a Millermatic Challenger 172 which has been superceded by several more modern machines. It's a little 220 volt machine. I sometimes run .030 wire in it or if I am welding thin stuff (body work) I run .023 wire in it. I welded it up a little cart that holds the welder and the bottle out of 1 inch angle bracket that I painted yellow. I have made all sorts of cool stuff with it over the years, and it has it's place in good times (restoring exotic sports cars) and in bad times (patching a hole in a Flowmaster because I can't afford a new one). as an artiste my current favored medium is bed frames scavenged from the garbage. I just found one on ebay... http://cgi.ebay.com/MILLER-MILLERMATIC-CHALLENGER-172-WIRE-FEED-WELDER-/32057 4619944?pt=BI_Welders I have used some of the Home Depot Lincoln wire feed welders as well...a decade ago they had a pretty coarse arc and were harder to control than the Miller, but they were about $100 cheaper, but the new ones have a much smoother arc...smoother than my late 90's Miller even. Doubt that they are as well built as the Miller either, but for the hobbyist they are likely more than acceptable. And what is there to say about the fine fashions available at your friendly neighborhood welding supply store? From the fireproof green jacket, to the welding hat with giraffes and zebras, to the leather gloves, what better way is there to tell the lady in your life that "It's best to leave me at home today" What welders is everyone else running? Mark 81 Wag ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:51:10 -0500 From: Kim Tesar Subject: fsj: Fwd: engaging the D20 > Hi, > > I've got the D20/T18 in my 79 J10. 4WD hi-range works ok, but I > can't get it into low range. > > When I move the shifter towards the rear of the cab and then over > to the right, I try to move it up per the pattern, but it doesn't > move up at all. > There's no grinding of teeth and no mechanical feel either. > Could a shift rod be bent or frozen in place? > > Do I have to have the front lugs locked in? Would I just get 2-Lo > if I don't? > > Does it help to be in gear and crawling or in neutral and crawling > to line up the gears? > > Should I put it up on jack stands to try it? > > Should I try to work the shift rod from underneath, or just remove > the t-case and work it on a bench? > > Thanks. > > - Landon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:56:41 -0700 (PDT) From: diesel Subject: fsj: parts almost got the shop cleaned up... trailer is loaded... found two dead transfer cases in my shop... along with a bunch of other stuff I'll never use... here's what my trailer looks like right now: http://wagoneers.com/tmp/trailerP1010028_2003-01-01.jpg http://wagoneers.com/tmp/trailerP1010029_2003-01-01.jpg have a pile of wire, hoping to get .85/lb, another pile of aluminum, another pile of starters and alternators... :) and of course, here's the pile of good parts for sale: (will ship smaller parts) if you're interested please send the link to the picture with as much description as possible and your offer... http://wagoneers.com/tmp/cl-items/parts-13aug/ALL.html john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 si vis pacem, para bellum http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:58:20 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: fsj: Wire Feed Welders sears had one... a friend of mine bought the harbor fright one... I may use that to fix the TDi... he'll let me borrow it... that'll help. I've got my camera gear mostly sold, and made some coin on parts... but there's the plumbing repair to pay for and the bathroom remodel first... :( john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 si vis pacem, para bellum http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Sat, 14 Aug 2010, wallacem7-at-aol.com wrote: # Wire feed welder eh? I can't imagine life without one. I think I fit MIG # welders into the category of "The Finer Things In Life" I have had a little # Miller since sometime in the late 90's. Mine is a Millermatic Challenger 172 # which has been superceded by several more modern machines. It's a little 220 # volt machine. I sometimes run .030 wire in it or if I am welding thin stuff # (body work) I run .023 wire in it. I welded it up a little cart that holds the # welder and the bottle out of 1 inch angle bracket that I painted yellow. I # have made all sorts of cool stuff with it over the years, and it has it's # place in good times (restoring exotic sports cars) and in bad times (patching # a hole in a Flowmaster because I can't afford a new one). as an artiste my # current favored medium is bed frames scavenged from the garbage. # # I just found one on ebay... # http://cgi.ebay.com/MILLER-MILLERMATIC-CHALLENGER-172-WIRE-FEED-WELDER-/32057 # 4619944?pt=BI_Welders # # I have used some of the Home Depot Lincoln wire feed welders as well...a # decade ago they had a pretty coarse arc and were harder to control than the # Miller, but they were about $100 cheaper, but the new ones have a much # smoother arc...smoother than my late 90's Miller even. Doubt that they are as # well built as the Miller either, but for the hobbyist they are likely more # than acceptable. # # And what is there to say about the fine fashions available at your friendly # neighborhood welding supply store? From the fireproof green jacket, to the # welding hat with giraffes and zebras, to the leather gloves, what better way # is there to tell the lady in your life that "It's best to leave me at home # today" # # What welders is everyone else running? # # Mark # 81 Wag # ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:01:06 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: fsj: Fwd: engaging the D20 check to make sure both rods move about freely... are all the pins in place? my last d20 went away a few weeks ago... don't have one to look at. john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 si vis pacem, para bellum http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Fri, 13 Aug 2010, Kim Tesar wrote: # >Hi, # > # >I've got the D20/T18 in my 79 J10. 4WD hi-range works ok, but I can't get # >it into low range. # > # >When I move the shifter towards the rear of the cab and then over to the # >right, I try to move it up per the pattern, but it doesn't move up at all. # >There's no grinding of teeth and no mechanical feel either. # >Could a shift rod be bent or frozen in place? # > # >Do I have to have the front lugs locked in? Would I just get 2-Lo if I # >don't? # > # >Does it help to be in gear and crawling or in neutral and crawling to line # >up the gears? # > # >Should I put it up on jack stands to try it? # > # >Should I try to work the shift rod from underneath, or just remove the # >t-case and work it on a bench? # > # >Thanks. # > # >- Landon # ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 06:15:02 +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. 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