From owner-fsj-digest-at-digest.net Fri May 5 11:28:24 2000 From: fsj-digest fsj-digest Friday, May 5 2000 Volume 01 : Number 837 Forum for Discussion of Full Sized SJ Series Jeeps Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: fsj: Tilt Steering, Revisited. fsj: Who was looking for a T-18 / D-20? fsj: Re: UPDATES TO SERVER fsj: suggestion... Re: fsj: J-10 taillights fsj: Virus stuff fsj: air compressor fsj: GOT THE SUPER WAGONEER BACK FROM THE BODY SHOP TODAY... fsj: RE: air compressor fsj: Re: Virus stuff Re: fsj: J-10 taillights fsj: major amperage... Re: fsj: Tilt Steering, Revisited. fsj: Re: jeep Ignorance fsj: Re: Turbo 240D? Diesel JEEP? :) 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: Thu, 04 May 2000 18:46:51 -0500 From: Dan Caruthers Subject: Re: fsj: Tilt Steering, Revisited. This is a question I've pondered for a couple of years now... '84 GW Dan C. "Fitzgearld, Fredric" wrote: > > All, > > I know you guys can help with this little problem. I have a tilt column > that has a lot of slop in it (OK, if you must know, it's on my '78 CJ5). I > have seen one write up that made the process look pretty ugly. Can the tilt > section be tightened up, once I get it apart? What are the odds that it can > not be saved? > > Any other thoughts are welcome, > > FEF ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 19:29:40 -0400 From: Michael Baxter Subject: fsj: Who was looking for a T-18 / D-20? Someone was looking for a Jeep T-18 and possibly a Dana 20 as well. Whoev= er it was, e-mail me. I know where a combo. from a '74 J-20 is for sale. Michael Baxter, MBaxter-at-Compuserve.com-OR-N7OVD-at-arrl.net http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/MBaxter From Reno, NV USA on 04-May-2000 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 19:30:03 EDT From: OrigamiTB-at-aol.com Subject: fsj: Re: UPDATES TO SERVER In a message dated 00-05-04 14:54:59 EDT, john wrote about his old light meter: > needed it for my 2-1/4 system... overkill for 35mm. > Miss that old system... man the quality of the negatives > was amazing! I better quit thinking about this or I'll be > down at a used camera shop picking up a large format > camera system... 2-1/4 is considered "medium format", ain't it? I used to like that big film, too, but my 35mm point-and-shooter is about a third the size (and one-tenth the fuss) of my old Kodak. ++ Cornel Ormsby ++ not leaving Las Vegas ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 04 May 2000 17:17:22 -0700 From: john Subject: fsj: suggestion... I'd like to make a suggestion, take it for what it's worth, but since the "I-LOVE-YOU" virus has morphed to "FW:JOKE", I'd highly recommend that before opening any attachments that you know who sent it and that they told you before hand what it was. If bad things start happening - just shut the computer off... boot from a floppy into dos and try to fix it... if you know how... a good basic rule: don't send attachments without permission, and NEVER just open one up... even after virus checking... the virus s/w may be out of date, or not setup for macro viruses. This thing has taken some major corporations off line today. The convenience vs. security issue raised it's ugly head in a major way here. Exchange and outlook do some cool things... but man are there security problems because of it... My server is running Linux and is doing fine. The virus was there, I could see it and look at it and not worry about it. I just hope they catch the low life that created this thing... I'm not a fan of microsoft products, but I am a user, by choice... and I hate to see stuff like this happen. Hope no one I know got creamed by this thing... :( john - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- john-at-wagoneers.com HP-UX, Solaris, Linux http://www.wagoneers.com/UNIX/ http://wagoneers.com/UNIX/Courses.html http://wagoneers.com/pages/ComputerSurvival-101.html http://www.wagoneers.com/UNIX/LINUX/year-of-the-penguin.html - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 04 May 2000 21:10:58 -0500 From: jeepnut Subject: Re: fsj: J-10 taillights Hi Brian, I am a newbie to the list here and had not yet posted, but I do have a loaner/used set of taillight lenses for my GW. Are the J-10's flat or do they have that little fold in the middle like the GW lenses? I see so few J trucks, tho they are still the best looking truck I've ever seen. I would LOVE to get one for myself, but I gotta fix the MJ first and that oughta break me for months. I'd be willing to send them for you if you think they'll work and pay shipping from TN. JeepNut Thunderbird wrote: > Anyone have an extra set of taillight lenses they want to get rid of? Or maybe > loan out for a few days... > > I need to get my truck inspected and the most leinient inspector in town said > no to my blue dots (DSPO) > > Brian > 78 J10-4 4bbl/360/TH400/PTQT/D44/D44 > 97 Thunderbird LX 4.6 V8/Sport > > "Four boxes to be used in defense of > liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo - use in > that order." > --Ed Howdershelt - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------- '87 Street Comanche #24/100 '88 Grand Wagoneer ...and they say there's only one... '92 Cherokee - ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 22:06:51 -0500 From: "Bob Bradfield,MCSE" Subject: fsj: Virus stuff As the owner of a small consulting business www.tnts.com (and FSJ owner-for list content) dealing with the effects of this stupidity, I think you offer very sound advice. My pager has been blasting all day. I was able to alert about 3/4 of my clients to this nasty, had to fix the other 1/4. The idiot virus authors are facing 20 years hard time. We ain't dealing with a rocket scientist here, it was just VB Script. Kinda irrevelant where they live due to international treaties dealing with commerce. ICSA will track this lonley, sad little person down, we're doing distributed data crunching as we speak. Remenber the turn-around time on the Melissa author? Adios. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-fsj-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-fsj-at-digest.net]On Behalf Of john Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 7:17 PM To: Recipient list suppressed Subject: fsj: suggestion... I'd like to make a suggestion, take it for what it's worth, but since the "I-LOVE-YOU" virus has morphed to "FW:JOKE", I'd highly recommend that before opening any attachments that you know who sent it and that they told you before hand what it was. If bad things start happening - just shut the computer off... boot from a floppy into dos and try to fix it... if you know how... a good basic rule: don't send attachments without permission, and NEVER just open one up... even after virus checking... the virus s/w may be out of date, or not setup for macro viruses. This thing has taken some major corporations off line today. The convenience vs. security issue raised it's ugly head in a major way here. Exchange and outlook do some cool things... but man are there security problems because of it... My server is running Linux and is doing fine. The virus was there, I could see it and look at it and not worry about it. I just hope they catch the low life that created this thing... I'm not a fan of microsoft products, but I am a user, by choice... and I hate to see stuff like this happen. Hope no one I know got creamed by this thing... :( john - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- john-at-wagoneers.com HP-UX, Solaris, Linux http://www.wagoneers.com/UNIX/ http://wagoneers.com/UNIX/Courses.html http://wagoneers.com/pages/ComputerSurvival-101.html http://www.wagoneers.com/UNIX/LINUX/year-of-the-penguin.html - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 04 May 2000 23:08:50 -0400 From: Toboggan Hill Farm Subject: fsj: air compressor I'm contemplating getting an air compressor for my shop. I've never purchased one before and am not sure what I should look for and/or stay away from. Any thoughts, advice, etc., would be appreciated. Thanks Brett '83 Wagoneer ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 23:37:01 EDT From: RMSquaredJeeps-at-aol.com Subject: fsj: GOT THE SUPER WAGONEER BACK FROM THE BODY SHOP TODAY... ...and can't believe how good it looks. For $1500 I got two new rear quarter panels and doglegs from Raybuck's ($200) and had In and Out Paint and Body Center in Placentia, CA do all the body work and paint the whole truck ($1300) with their best urethane paint package. Bodywork included moving the hole for the gas filler to the correct location so all my unique Super Wagoneer trim would fit. I don't know too much about paint but I'm hard pressed to find any dust in the paint and I'm pretty picky. Certainly if you live in SoCal and want a good job for what I think is a fair price, I don't think these guys can be beat. I will be putting up some new photos on my Super Wagoneer web page, hopefully this weekend but if any of you would like to take a quick look I posted up a photo at: http://members.aol.c om/rmsquaredjeeps/Jeep4.jpg If you look at the before photos on the web page, you'll see how the rear wheel wells were radiused by the previous owner. Having the correct body work, for a truck like this which is now very close to original condition, makes all the difference in the world. Next steps will be to replace the crash pad and head liner, paint the black portion of the mag-style hob caps and I'm looking for a set of '60's-era OEM Power Cushion tires, 8.45 x 15, to start to really detail it out. I hope that DaimlerChrysler's Camp Jeep team keeps to their word and transports it out to Camp Jeep 2000 for the World of Jeep historic exhibit. I have to call them tomorrow after I get some better photos shot that I can send them. Sorry about rambling on but I'm really pleased how it turned out. If you see this note Mike Baxter, thanks again for locating this truck for me and I hope that I'll see you soon. Best wishes to all, Richard Truesdell Contributing editor, JP Magazine 1964 Kaiser Jeep Wagoneer (next project vehicle body donor) 1969 Kaiser Jeep Super Wagoneer 1980 AMC Jeep Wagoneer (next project vehicle chassis donor) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 22:05:26 -0600 From: "JC Jones" Subject: fsj: RE: air compressor Well, I would suggest that you stay away from an oil-less compressor as they have been a major headache for everyone I know that has one (and they are really noisy). I have a 2 Cyl. Briggs&Stratton compressor mounted on a 60 Gallon vertical tank and powered by a 6.5HP 240V motor. I find that is is very effecient (uses very little power), fills the tank to 150psi very quickly and the tank lasts for quite a while even while using grinders and sanders. You should be able to find one like this for around $300.00 if you have a local Tool King or similar discount tool outlet. Just look for Briggs&Stratton and you will have a quality compressor unit (which is the most important part). JC Jones :) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-fsj-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-fsj-at-digest.net]On Behalf Of Toboggan Hill Farm Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 9:09 PM To: fsj-digest-at-digest.net Subject: fsj: air compressor I'm contemplating getting an air compressor for my shop. I've never purchased one before and am not sure what I should look for and/or stay away from. Any thoughts, advice, etc., would be appreciated. Thanks Brett '83 Wagoneer ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 20:58:06 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: fsj: Re: Virus stuff I already suspect it's from Manilla... I was able to get a print out of the script to my IS department, they didn't have it... go figure. None of my UNIX systems or personal server (LINUX) was affected. I'm glad I wasn't an MCSE today. ;) Things were real quiet. Since my company, in it's infinite wisdom, selected msexchange as the company standard no one could email me with CAD related problems. :) My guess is they'll find the guy within a couple of days... The Brits are gonna be able to do more than US. It'll be interesting to see the guy hauled off in leg irons. HOpe your day is quieter tomorrow. BTW, where are you located? What year is your FSJ? I was working on Superdawg till midnight last night... wiring upgrade/ipf lights... :) john On Thu, 4 May 2000, Bob Bradfield,MCSE wrote: >-->As the owner of a small consulting business www.tnts.com (and FSJ owner-for >-->list content) dealing with the effects of this stupidity, I think you offer >-->very sound advice. My pager has been blasting all day. I was able to alert >-->about 3/4 of my clients to this nasty, had to fix the other 1/4. The idiot >-->virus authors are facing 20 years hard time. We ain't dealing with a rocket >-->scientist here, it was just VB Script. Kinda irrevelant where they live due >-->to international treaties dealing with commerce. ICSA will track this >-->lonley, sad little person down, we're doing distributed data crunching as we >-->speak. Remenber the turn-around time on the Melissa author? Adios. >--> >-->-----Original Message----- >-->From: owner-fsj-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-fsj-at-digest.net]On Behalf Of >-->john >-->Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 7:17 PM >-->To: Recipient list suppressed >-->Subject: fsj: suggestion... >--> >--> >-->I'd like to make a suggestion, take it for what it's worth, but since >-->the "I-LOVE-YOU" virus has morphed to "FW:JOKE", I'd highly >-->recommend that before opening any attachments that you >-->know who sent it and that they told you before hand what it was. >--> >-->If bad things start happening - just shut the computer off... boot >-->from a floppy into dos and try to fix it... if you know how... >--> >-->a good basic rule: don't send attachments without permission, >--> and NEVER just open one up... even after virus checking... >--> the virus s/w may be out of date, or not setup for macro viruses. >--> >-->This thing has taken some major corporations off line today. The >-->convenience vs. security issue raised it's ugly head in a major way >-->here. Exchange and outlook do some cool things... but man are there >-->security problems because of it... >--> >-->My server is running Linux and is doing fine. The virus was there, >-->I could see it and look at it and not worry about it. >--> >-->I just hope they catch the low life that created this thing... I'm >-->not a fan of microsoft products, but I am a user, by choice... and I >-->hate to see stuff like this happen. >--> >-->Hope no one I know got creamed by this thing... :( >--> >-->john >-->---------------------------------------------------------------------- >--> john-at-wagoneers.com HP-UX, Solaris, Linux >--> http://www.wagoneers.com/UNIX/ >--> http://wagoneers.com/UNIX/Courses.html >--> http://wagoneers.com/pages/ComputerSurvival-101.html >--> http://www.wagoneers.com/UNIX/LINUX/year-of-the-penguin.html >--> >-->---------------------------------------------------------------------- >--> >--> >--> >--> >--> ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- john-at-wagoneers.com **** http://wagoneers.com don't leave life without Jesus, please... Snohomish, Washington USA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 08:30:32 -0500 From: Jamie.L.Phillips-at-us.ul.com Subject: Re: fsj: J-10 taillights Have you looked on eBay? (they recently changed the auto search engine so that I have trouble finding anything now, but if you have the time, it may be worthwhile for you to look) I found front and rear sidemarker lenses (new) for my J-4000 on eBay. If you can't find anything on eBay, the couple I bought my lenses from are: "Larry Fleury" "Dianne Fleury" If you contact them, they may be able to point you to one of their auctions or possibly sell you something direct. Later, Jamie "I'm moving tomorrow" Phillips '73 J4600 '77 F250 home email: jphil78888-at-aol.com work email: Jamie.L.Phillips-at-us.ul.com ********* Internet E-mail Confidentiality Disclaimer ********** This e-mail message may contain privileged or confidential information. 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I just installed IPF replacement headlights on "Superdawg"
and also a set of IPF 800 Driving lights...

To test it out I turned on the lights and flipped on the high
beams and then the IPF 800's...   yikes... the amp gauge went
to the right in a major way!   :)   

For grins I turned on the fog lights too...


Ahh!  what are you trying to do, start a fire ?

- Landon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 08:34:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Greg Loxtercamp Subject: Re: fsj: Tilt Steering, Revisited. OK, guys...I've been incommunicado since I started my new job in December. But a friend is in need...so here I am! Fred, it's pretty easy...it took me an hour. I had the manual for instruction. Some say there are special tools, but I didn't have any...don't really need any... First you need to get the steering wheel off...either a steering wheel puller or break it loose by tapping the shaft with the hammer. The other special tool...There are a couple pins (.25"Dx1"long) that provide the pivot points for the steering tilt. Those have to be removed. Luckily, there are threads tapped into the pins. You just have to find a small bolt to thread into the hole, then extract with a claw hammer...easy...no need for a special tool there. Somewhere, I remember a spring (counterbalance for the weight of the steering wheel) that's under tension...it jumped out at me, but, I guess, I found it and got it put back :) I think the final bolts to tighten are torx. So, have at it, jump in, don't loose any part or your cool. My tilt was very loose...ohhlala...now it perfect... Greg - --- "Fitzgearld, Fredric" wrote: > All, > > I know you guys can help with this little problem. > I have a tilt column > that has a lot of slop in it (OK, if you must know, > it's on my '78 CJ5). I > have seen one write up that made the process look > pretty ugly. Can the tilt > section be tightened up, once I get it apart? What > are the odds that it can > not be saved? > > Any other thoughts are welcome, > > FEF > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 May 2000 09:36:15 -0700 From: john Subject: fsj: Re: jeep Ignorance At 09:23 AM 5/5/00 -0400, Seeba, Karl wrote: > Hi John, > >Great page Just wanted to add my 2 cents about jeep stupidity. In every >paper someone is advertising a '88 or up cherokee, comanche or G. cherokee >with a V6 motor there must be a lot of people swaping motors to slow those >jeeps down! > >thanks for the website i enjoy it, in the past I've owned '72 CJ5, 72 >wagoneer, 73 comando (for sale), '89 comanche (looking for a D44 rear to >replace mine) And I just picked up a 83 wagoneer ltd. > >Karl I know what you mean! I see the ads in the dealer sections and I want to call them up and correct them. I did call one radio station once and correct the announcer... The guy didn't know much about cars at all and tried to argue with me about it! He said his brother in law, or some one equally qualified, told him it was a V6. :) Sheesh. Btw, I'm gonna be selling a 77 Wagoneer here... soon as it finds it way back home from Bellingham... ;) john - ------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.WAGONEERS.com/johnsjeeps.jpg SuperDawg, SuperPup (the little wagoneer), and the J3000 ...don't leave life without Jesus, please! Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... ------- ...be thou neither a sender nor a receiver of attachments... ...if thou usest a microsoft operating system or email program... ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 May 2000 09:33:47 -0700 From: john Subject: fsj: Re: Turbo 240D? Diesel JEEP? :) At 07:20 AM 5/5/00 -0500, jslash-at-execpc.com wrote: >John, >> I am a member of the diesel-benz list but forgot that I needed >to send the e-mail from my home account instead of my work account. >>Sorry :) no problem... >Thanks for the info anyway! > >Another thought... I'm also a Jeep enthusiest. I WANT a diesel >Jeep. Any thoughts on how to import one from Europe. OR better >yet derail one before it get's exported! I heard from a gentleman >in Europe that the diesel Cherokee's are actually made here in the >states and then exported never to be sold here. Somewhere in >Arizona I hear. Got any friends at Jeep? ;) >>Thanks again! >>Jim/ >>Jim Hoffman >Oconomowoc WI Jeep had a Turbo Diesel in the XJ Cherokee from 1985 until 1987. I had one. Parts for the Renault engine were expensive, it was underpowered, but otherwise nice... If you get a full size jeep you could drop in any Diesel you want. :) I've been Diesel Dreaming for years... had a plan to drop a targetmaster 5.7L in my 81 Wagoneer... then a 6.2L... Thoughts of using a 300D in an FSJ also have passed between my ears... My current daydreams include a 6.5L TD in my 83 J10. The problem is I've done engine swaps/conversions before. You have to hassle with inspections for emissions, sometimes have to retitle the rig... and even after all that there are always little problems that persist in the implementation... It's never quite right... you expend all your energy chasing the problems out and sell it to a guy who fixes the problem in 30 minutes and loves the rig for the rest of his life while you try to buy it back without success... rofl... I'm going through the thought process of dropping a Jeep XJ 4.0L into my 83 J10 to replace the stock 258 (4.2L). For the most part it's an easy conversion. It'll require a different transfer case, or output shaft on my tranny, and some rewiring... Right now my 258 only has 132K on the clock and the 5speed (t-5, world class?) was just replaced/rebuilt a few years ago by the PO. Anyway, my point is that while I'd love to have another Jeep Diesel, getting there isn't an easy task... john - ------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.WAGONEERS.com/johnsjeeps.jpg SuperDawg, SuperPup (the little wagoneer), and the J3000 ...don't leave life without Jesus, please! Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... ------- ...be thou neither a sender nor a receiver of attachments... ...if thou usest a microsoft operating system or email program... ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of fsj-digest V1 #837 *************************