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From: Blairsville,Ga
Hmm, hadn't thought about it that way. We'll test the cylinders. Its not worth anything, really...a '93 Heap...if it has major issues, it'll be put out to pasture. You never know though. We might just have some old worn out valve cover rings/gaskets. Part of the problem with this particular Jeep is that it sat in a garage for a few years, ample time for rubber parts to crack and fail.
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with the 6 or so smallblock mopars I owned I was only able to kill one and I drag raced several on a regular basis
If the engine runs good after the tune up I would worry first about water leak,if it's external all should be good
If it had a couple week or non firing cylenders that could explain oil on plugs,worse case might possibly be valve guide seals that can be replaced in a hour once valve covers are off
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From: North Central Rural Sask.
I get to drive 5 hours tonight to get back to Edmonton, and we are supposedly have record cold weather!
And to boot i have to drive the honda civic, cause the hotel they got me in doesnt have plug in parking for my truck, and with recold cold temperatures, Id rather it stay home and the woman use it.
And to boot i have to drive the honda civic, cause the hotel they got me in doesnt have plug in parking for my truck, and with recold cold temperatures, Id rather it stay home and the woman use it.
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From: Charlotte-Fairbanks-Bflo
With the proper tools valve guides seals are a walk in the park. But I was thinking about maybe JT's idea of the valve covers leaking. If it runs alright and is not consuming oil I don't think I would even worry about it.
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Thats lame! Its ok sheldon my step dads a canuk too... I love poken fun at him when he says aboot instead of about... When his family came down a few years ago i tried to get them all to say "this story is about a boat" but they couldnt! LOL
Dang just swung by the barn. That was a bad idea! its hailing and all i brought was a sweatshirt!
Good time to go spin some donuts in the back 40 though!
Dang just swung by the barn. That was a bad idea! its hailing and all i brought was a sweatshirt!
Good time to go spin some donuts in the back 40 though!
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Post Fiend
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From: Blairsville,Ga
VC gaskets are surely a possibility,and I'm with you if it's not using a lot of oil or smoking excessively I wouldn't bother with the seals
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From: Charlotte-Fairbanks-Bflo
Damn, I love this one. My youngest daughter, whom y'all met over Thanksgiving is married to a Canuck. I gotta try this one on him and his family.
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From: SEMO
JT becareful on your trip.Ice is no fun.
never been to the great white north,the grils sound nice.LOL and the
Lisa put a case of oil in the back of the jeep,give Randy a kiss on the cheek,and see ya later honey have a nice trip.A good trip might seal things back up to.Since it sat for a while.
spining donuts sounds fun.
Watching Kelly's heroes right now.
never been to the great white north,the grils sound nice.LOL and the
Lisa put a case of oil in the back of the jeep,give Randy a kiss on the cheek,and see ya later honey have a nice trip.A good trip might seal things back up to.Since it sat for a while.
spining donuts sounds fun.
Watching Kelly's heroes right now.
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From: Blairsville,Ga
The only odd thing we ran into was the pilot bearing. The new clutch came with a new bearing, but when we got the old clutch off, there wasn't a bearing to come out, but rather it was a brass or bronze bushing that's pressed into the crank. We were both stumped at that one. Tried to pull it out, but it was not moving. However the input shaft on the trans didn't look scarred up at all from it, so we just left the bushing in there and didn't use the new bearing. I figured that was best, especially because if the bearing seized up, there would be steel on steel, which could damage the input shaft.
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There are a few ways to remove them one is with a puller made for the occasion,another is to pack the cavity with grease and take something same size as pilot and drive into the bushing and it will normally pop out.Yet another is to run a tap through the bushing and push it out
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From: Columbia, MO
Ray, that's pretty creative. Never would have thought about the grease trick. Pretty cool! You think it'll be okay just leaving the bushing in there though? Not that I'm really going to pull the whole trans and clutch to change it out, but just thinking if I might have trouble down the road.
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From: Charlotte-Fairbanks-Bflo
Ray, that's pretty creative. Never would have thought about the grease trick. Pretty cool! You think it'll be okay just leaving the bushing in there though? Not that I'm really going to pull the whole trans and clutch to change it out, but just thinking if I might have trouble down the road.