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Post by Haines Garage on Feb 24, 2014 22:02:44 GMT -5
Nice Jeeps Rudy. And keep the videos coming. I watched all 4:26 (some parts more than once, LOL). Me Too....Rudy is on the Fast Track Here No Doubt. Most Impressive! |
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Post by rudycon on Feb 25, 2014 11:48:25 GMT -5
Aw thanks guys.
The quality of craftsmanship on this site is amazing. All I wanted was a "runner," but you guys have upped the ante!
I'll try to get some video with SOUND the next time it is warm out there and still daylight. The sounds are half the fun in the little scamp. (well the banging of the hood isn't too fun after about 5 minutes...)
Where does *it* come from? Well my Dad has been into racing mustangs since before I was born, so I've been around fixing cars all my life. When I was 15, I rebuilt the 1959 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite's engine under Dad's supervision. Then, while I was wearing a 40# plaster cast on a broken leg, I enlisted the help of the neighbor kid and his big sister (my age) to push the car around. 3 kids dropped the engine back into the car WITHOUT supervision...and...it RAN! Add to this my GrandpaBob teaching me all the stuff they don't teach you in school. Finally, GrandpaBob's friend, Hardwood John, taught me a certain repair style and series of tricks to fix anything that I really can't explain. (Maybe someday I'll share the story of Hardwood teaching me how to tell a good magneto from a bad magneto!)
Summary: I LISTENED a lot to these guys.
P.S. The only Jeep reference book I own is the Jeep Bible by Grandville King. I really should spend some money on text, but the internet is replete with technical information thanks to guys like you.
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Post by rudycon on Mar 2, 2014 20:56:39 GMT -5
Worked on the cj2a a little bit this weekend. I haven't really checked the advance mechanisms on the distributor, but I did crank in a little more advance at idle. Pulled the new plugs. They all look good, dropped the gap down to .27 or so.
I suspect some fuel delivery issues. Twice it has run out of gas on the driveway. Maybe it really is simply out of gas, Every time I add some fuel, it starts right back up. Maybe the pouring action sloshes the blockage away from the fuel line? There is about an inch of fuel in the tank. This hits an interesting tape mark on the fuel dipstick that came with the jeep. Maybe it is a minimum fuel level required indication on the stick? Anyway, running pretty well. Need to check/adjust dwell and put some non-supression plug wires on 'er. That might give me all the spark I can get.
I also worked on electrics a bit.
I fixed the right rear running light.
I fixed the brake lights.
I fixed the horn. Sounds like C#...an old Chevy horn maybe? Might need something more period correct. Hate to say it, but it needs a "cuter" horn.
Still need to work on front parking light bulb holders. That's going to take some fabrication.
Still need to work on the gas gage.
Still need to work on the driver's side heater fan if there is a fan there at all.
Went for a spin to try to get things up to temp. I only went 2.35 miles, but with no windshield, that's when my face is frozen anyway. hit 36 mph. The speedometer is mostly right according to the GPS i brought with me this time.
Oh man. I messed up the recording. turn OFF the camera when I started up the hill for the high speed run! sorry about that. Maybe later this week I'll get some driving video when it is warmer.
Here are 2 short videos instead.
Adjust timing. Note the low 12+" of vacuum on the gage! I live just under 9,000'. Add 1 division per thousand feet, so I really have about 21" of vacuum.
Quick start and drive from the seat. Starting better and better as I work on the little scamp. Not QUITE there yet, but getting pretty usable.
Start about like this hot or cold. (choke on when cold, but be ready to push it in fast!)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2014 21:28:42 GMT -5
Rudy, the fuel pickup tube inside the tank has a "hump" in it - the end lays (soldered) on the floor, then bends upwards, then goes over the hump, and downwards to the fitting in the floor of the tank, where the delivery line connects. Kinda like a question mark laying down, with the fuel entering at the bottom of the ?. I had a similar problem, I kept running out of gas with an inch and a half or so in the tank. What I found was, evidently Bubba thought that the pickup tube was straight, but plugged, and he shoved an awl or something in there and poked a hole in the top of the "hump". When the fuel got down to the level of the hole, it would suck air. With the tank empty or nearly so, you can see the tube from the filler, if you can get a light at the right angle. DONT USE YOUR BIC!  BW |
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Post by rudycon on Mar 2, 2014 21:57:40 GMT -5
ah-ha! I really like that idea, Bruce. Thank you! This tank seems way too clean inside and out to match the rest of the rig. I think it is some kind of replacement unit. There is a very good chance that something is amiss or "modified" with the fuel pickup tube. I'll try to check it out from the fill neck.
I have no fuel leaks and the oil level isn't going UP on the dipstick. Even if it was evaporating from a very small leak, I would expect the garage would smell more like gasoline and less like old Willys. I know a that a small fluid leak is a BIG vacuum leak, but I can't seem to find a defect on the fuel lines or a gasket problem with the glass sediment bowl at the pump.
I have peered down the tank. Dark down there. I won't use my bic. Thanks for the advice on that. I'll throw a match down the fill tube to light it up from the bottom. (joking.)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2014 8:09:08 GMT -5
Thanks for the videos Rudy! I've read where guys with bad pickups in their tanks move the fuel line over to the drain hole in the bottom of the tank. Hope to meet you in Sept. at M38 Mike's. A six cylinder always sounds good. Jeeps are to have fun with, and you look like you're having fun. Trailing a Jeep is where it's at. John (PS, I kept running out of gas with no reason with my F head powered Jeep pickup. The brand new bowl gasket on the fuel pump, was leaking air and loosing prime. It did not leak gas!)
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Post by rudycon on Mar 3, 2014 23:15:12 GMT -5
Right on Lee. Making it to the fall color tour is certainly a goal. Shoot, even if the Willys isn't ready, it is so close, it would be an easy trip over the pass in the JK for at least a day visit.
I tried to hustle home and go for a spin before dark to get some mobility test video, but the sun still sets a bit too early.
So, I took a look at the non-functional fuel gauge instead.
I didn't pull the sender, because it seemed to read about right on the ohm meter.
I took apart the double bimetalic spring controlled Stewart Warner 6 volt fuel gauge. It was mechanically stuck at the pivots. Now I can short the sender to ground and get the gauge to swing full scale, but I think I have technology clash. I think the Stewart Warner gauge doesn't match the Willys sender in terms of resistance requirements but I can't say for sure without specs for this gauge. Going to start with a re-pop willys gauge and see what happens. This will get me closer to stock looking and it just might fix my gas gauge too. Parts ordered up!
Maybe tomorrow I'll look at the driver's side heater fan. The fact that there is no switch for it is one pretty obvious problem.
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Post by Haines Garage on Mar 4, 2014 12:39:59 GMT -5
Rudy,
Loving the videos!
I find your post to be extremely informative, and fun to read.
Thanks
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2014 19:13:59 GMT -5
Rudy, I have several take out 6v fuel gages if you need one. Lee  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2014 23:41:06 GMT -5
"...it would be an easy trip over the pass..." Easy Trip? Darn Right! When I go past your house, I'm halfway there, and the hard part is behind me!   BW |
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Post by rudycon on Mar 10, 2014 9:59:24 GMT -5
Weekend update: Wish my back was working.
Thanks for the offer on the gauges, Lee. The re-pop gauge arrived on Friday and I installed it. Drove around in the snow that night and the fuel level system seems to function as designed.
Next up: the driver's side heater. I found a broken ground wire on the fan. Touched it to ground and the ignition light (not stock) on the dash dimmed, but no fan spinning. OK. That's not good. High amp draw no spinning fan and it is wired to the ignition side of the key. Looped the heater hoses, 2 bolts and down she comes. Non-stock fan motor for sure. It is a 4 wire unit. Made in USA. I found some text on the motor that explained the wire nut connecting the red to the green wire. That makes it spin clockwise. I got the fan blade to stop hitting the shroud and tada. It runs fast. I'll correct the wirenut and re-terminate the wires to a vacant switch on the dash. I ordered up an NOS rheostat off of ebay that should look fairly period correct and I'll put it in place of the SPST metal switch when it arrives. Shouldn't be a big deal. Could have driver's side heat this week. Leaving the Chevy heater on the passenger side for now. Maybe it'll help me get my wife to ride in the doorless, topless, windshieldless willys.
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Post by Haines Garage on Mar 10, 2014 15:41:36 GMT -5
Rudy,
Sorry to hear about your back, been there myself....Nothing quite hurts like that. Good news about your gauge however,
Hope you feel better!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2014 19:47:03 GMT -5
Good deal on the gage, I need to work on mine as well, Again  , Did I ever tell you good people Omix-Ada parts are crap  (sorry for the vent). Rudy if you have the windsheild down or none, and no top then you have gone "Tactical", women like fancy words like that, when your wife hears the Jeep is tactical she will jump right in! .. ......... I know too the pain of back problems, not fun, put a pillow under your knees in bed, it takes the pressure off your spine, helped me a lots, take care Lee |
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Post by rudycon on Mar 10, 2014 22:27:15 GMT -5
Ah! Thanks guys. back sucks but I can deal with it. Not a lot of choice. *shrugs* I'll try the pillow under the knees thing. I worked on the heater wiring and found more wiring mysteries under the dash. At least the butchered wiring connections are soldered for the most part.
TACTICAL! I LOVE IT!
Before I messed with the heater and wiring, I went for a much needed spin! Stitched together the tolerable parts of some video.
cold start and stall it in reverse. (choke setting)
wrong gear range (4 high) when in pretty deep holes in the snow.
hit a new top speed in excess of 45 MPH!
When you deduct for altitude, my 85 HP Studebaker should yield about 60HP. Exactly the same as you stockers down closer to sea level.
Performance seem on par when you can see the speedo climb?
When cruising in 3rd, there seemed to be plenty more power on tap. Driving the CJ2a is like how I remember driving my VW bug around when I was 16. Just hold the gas pedal on the floor until you get to top gear. Then you might get to back off on the downhills or if/when you get to the speed limit.
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Post by Haines Garage on Mar 10, 2014 22:38:41 GMT -5
Rudy...
I love it.
Pushing those pedals with a bad back and all.
You have to meet with Sir Tim Hawkridge, And Sir Bruce. They are in your beautiful state of Colorado.
You are one hell of a jeeper and a most admired member of mine. You are up for vote....
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Post by Ryan_M on Mar 11, 2014 19:19:20 GMT -5
Haha - "Rudycon". I get it now. Great lettering!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2014 5:57:36 GMT -5
I get the Rudycon too! That engine has twice the go of a go devil. I think you may have a GPW speedometer too! Your going to get tire spray in the face if you don't get a windshield in. LOL! Cool Vid! Thanks, John
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Post by rudycon on Mar 12, 2014 10:21:35 GMT -5
Oilleaker: Thanks for the "go factor" performance check. The Studebaker has a bit more to give yet. I haven't touched the valve lash, the throttle doesn't open 100%, the plug wires are not too good, and I can't find my dwell meter. I too noticed the 60 MPH speedometer. I'll probably run the wrong speedo until it stops working. Yeah, the windshield is moving up on the priority list! Maybe I'll try to drill/tap the broken off top inner frame screws tonight. Update: Last night while patching servers for work, I slipped out to the garage and I worked on unraveling the wiring mysteries some more. I delayed putting the heater back in until I get my fan rheostat in the mail. Easier to work with the heater still out. I back-pulled more non-stock junk. I think there was a 12 Volt conversion on this rig at one time. The ignition light bulb holder with the big ceramic chunk on the back? I don't think it is a ballast resistor. I think it is an old 12V to 6 volt "converter." It was hooked to the ignition switch, and the fan. Add in the fuel gauge and now all the things that need 6 volts that are hard to change can get 6 volts. When I got this thing, it had lots of 6 volt stuff so I'm stickin' with 6. I used the bulb from the ignition indicator/voltage dropper to replace the burned out one in the highbeam tell-tale. I'll call that a win. Another thing fixed. Here is some of what I back-pulled last night. I re-terminated some connections with crimped, soldered, and heat shrink tubing to prevent some bad connections. Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2014 21:02:38 GMT -5
Very nice video, if you would like a 2A speedo, I have a used spare, I would trade if your interested, if not, ok. Beautifull country you live in, I will get my cousins address, you can take her for a ride in the Jeep . Lee |
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Post by rudycon on Mar 12, 2014 22:40:33 GMT -5
Got my new rheostat. Guess what? That ceramic thing imaged in my previous post hooked to the ignition? That is most of an old heater fan rheostat! It was even in the right hole in the dash! All it really needed was a new knob, but I changed out the entire unit since my NOS one will work just fine too. So now, I have driver's side HEATER with fan!
I found 1 of the top inner windshield L brackets and drilled out both broken screws without touching the threads. Nice work. I couldn't find the other bracket in the pile on the bench. Time to clean the garage. I was out of time anyway.
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Post by rudycon on Mar 12, 2014 22:41:52 GMT -5
Hey Thanks, Lee. I think I'll run the 60 mph unit for now, but I might take ya up on a trade later on as I get closer to "stock." I'll take good care of it for you in the meantime.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2014 0:09:06 GMT -5
Thanks for the ride, Rudy! The Stude sounds good. BW
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Post by rudycon on Mar 13, 2014 21:59:42 GMT -5
Testing out the farm winch!
Well, it was time to see if the winch actually works.
First of all it has maybe 125' of too small for my liking cable and now...
It is spooled backwards! I'm an idiot! I put the transmission in REVERSE instead of first on my pull!
I started 'er up selected 4low reverse and backed down the hill next to the house. There is a good size snow pile still there and once it got over the back bumper, I was stuck despite the steep hill. Eventually, I got backed down the hill far enough for a good winch test.
Before I backed down, I wrapped my tree saver around a tree up by the road, hooked my winch line to the tree saver, weighted the line, safety glasses and gloves on. Unspooled most of the cable as I backed up.
I guess on one hand, reverse is a lower gear than 1st, but I doubt it is as tough as 1st gear. I'll have to re-spool the cable the right way. (Every winch I've ever used wraps in from the bottom, this one should too.)
PTO box shifts very well. All the homemade pto stuff worked perfectly. I have a more correct ramsey pto, but this homemade stuff, like the Studebaker Champ 6, adds quite a bit of individuality. I just might leave it in it's "farm class" condition.
As with all videos/photos, the hill is a lot steeper than it looks. Maybe 1 in 3 grade. It was a balmy +35F too. No jacket!
If you have the time to wait for the download, switch to 720HD in the lower right corner, settings, for a little more life-like experience.
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Post by Haines Garage on Mar 15, 2014 19:57:36 GMT -5
Sir Rudy, Is this a Studebaker Emblem?  |
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Post by Haines Garage on Mar 21, 2014 20:56:39 GMT -5
Sir Rudy...are you OK?
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(sorry for the vent). Rudy if you have the windsheild down or none, and no top then you have gone "Tactical", women like fancy words like that, when your wife hears the Jeep is tactical she will jump right in! 