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The main cause of seizure is dirt and rust between piston and bore. A good cleaning should fix it up.After cleaning insert the piston all the way into the bore. Turn it upside down. The piston should fall out.

written by Johnny Standley and Art Thorsen Do you remember Grandma's Lye Soap, Good for everything in the home, And the secret was in the scrubbing, It wouldn't suds, and wouldn't foam, Oh, let us sing right out (sing out!) For Grandma's Lye Soap, Sing it out, all over the place! For pots and pans, and dirty dishes, And for your hands, And for your face! Little Therman, and Brother Herman, Had an aversion to washing their ears... Grandma scrubbed them with her lye soap, And they haven't heard a word in years! Oh, let us sing right out (sing out!) For Grandma's Lye Soap, Sing it out, all over the place! For pots and pans, and dirty dishes, And for your hands, And for your face! Mrs. O'Malley, out in the valley, Suffered from ulcers, I understand, She swallowed a cake of Grandma's Lye Soap, Has the cleanest ulcers in the land! Oh, let us sing right out (sing out!) For Grandma's Lye Soap, Sing it out, all over the place! For pots and pans, and dirty dishes, And for your hands, And for your face! Alternate Verse: Mrs. O'Malley Down in the valley had a hound, I understand. It swallowed a cake Of Grandma's lye soap. Now it's the cleanest hound in all the land Oh, let us sing right out (sing out!) For Grandma's Lye Soap, Sing it out, all over the place! For pots and pans, and dirty dishes, And for your hands, And for your face!

Wait....whaaaaa? Where'd you get this info from? It's in the Book. Next page after the recipe for Grandma's Lye Soap. :smart:

In 1945 as the war was winding down Willys big wigs called a meeting concerning the future of the corp. They wanted to civilianize the Jeep and make it more civilian marketable. Charles Johnson came up with the idea of retaining the vertical grill slats the public and returning GI's were so familiar with. To reward Charlie, as his friends called him, they attached his initials to the Jeep name IE; JeepCJ. The tradition stuck. Who ever made the greatest contribution to that particular model was rewarded by having his, or her, initials attached to the Jeep name. Zachary Jones came up with making a deluxe model of the Cherokee called the Grand Cherokee, therefore Grand CherokeeZJ. His sister Winona Jones had the bright idea to make them more feminine friendly, thus the Grand CherokeeWJ. Marvin Jacobs had the fantastic idea of making a pick up based on the Cherokee design so we have the JeepMJ. And so on and etc.

I've probably removed a dozen windshields successfully without cracking one. I've also probably busted a dozen in unsuccessfull attempts. No matter what or how you try it hope for the best but plan on the worst. I've found a linoleum knife and a putty knife, both sharpened helps. Place the vehicle where the sun can hit direct on the windshield. This softens everything and makes it a b*@$£ to work on from the inside. Take a putty knife or wide blade screw driver and gently pry around the molding. It's old and brittle so you're going to break it anyway but try. Using the linoleum knife and a screwdriver remove as much of the urethane as you can. Run the knife along the edge of the glass cutting the urethane all the way to the metal. Then use the screwdriver and scrape it out. Be careful, don't go chipping the glass edge while doing this. Now working from the inside, take the putty knife and a hammer and place the knife flush against the glass and push and hammer until the knife cuts thru the gook. Repeat this, working your way all the way around the glass. Within the first five minutes your hands are going to be toast from the sun. After completely cutting around the glass, gently push on the top of the glass and it should push out. If using the Harbor Freight 'L' cutting tool, follow the previous directions for cutting and removing the urethane from around the glass and the use the tool. Also the old piano wire trick is still effective. No matter which method you decide upon try to remove as much urethane as you can before you even start. The main thing is to take it easy, DON'T rush it. It's a PITA but it can be done.

Putting Fairfield, Ca on the itinerary for my next trip.

You talked me into it. I'll take one.

Check your fluid levels. Master cylinder, clutch, and transmission.

All 3 engines are good. I wouldn't buy or reject any Jeep based soley on the engine. I have MJ and XJ, and S10 daily drivers with all 3 engines and have no complaint with any of them. Yes, the 4.0 is more powerful and if you feel the need for more power then get it. The 2.5 will do everything the 4.0 will, altho in some extreme cases it might take a little longer. And the lowly 2.8. The most under rated engine for a Jeep and it doesn't deserve it. I have a 'MJ with the 2.8 and a 215K on the clock and it still runs like new, good mileage, sufficient power to do what ever I ask of it and very reliable. Just because one engine may place second when compared to another one doesn't make it a bad engine. Often times when statements are made about various engines, they are based on personal opinions and not facts.

You will also need the ECU which means swapping the wiring harness as well. After doing that , you will have a more efficient running engine. It's up to you whether it's worth it or not.

Hot rod show starts today. Ol' Jimbo's gonna be at the swap meet pulling his lil yellow (refuses to be a conformist with a red wagon) hitting all the booths and tables and leaning up against all the shiny newly painted rods and just making a pest out of myself, but having a blast.

Nice pics but would be more meaningful if labeled as to what of and where. Except for the Colorado plates on the truck I would guess Soccorro, New Mex.

In 1952 my uncle Jesse got back from Korea and a couple of us decided to celebrate with a camping-fishing trip. Naturally it had to be our favorite spot. A little sand bar, cave on the North bank of the Colorado River about 20-25 miles up from the AZ-UT line. When final plans were made there was 4 0f us, Uncle Jesse. Uncle Pete, Duke and me.We went out on our Harleys, no trailers just what we could pack on the bikes. We got in around dark and stayed at Wes Holdens place. Next morning we packed up Rusty, a mule Wes loaned us with our gear and took off down the trail to the river. Wes insisted we take Rusty instead of one of the others because the river was running a 'little high' and Rusty was the best damned swimming mule this side of Arkansas. His words. We got our first clue the river was high when we crossed Ford creek. Normally the water was between knee and crotch but was now waist high. A couple hours later we reached the place with only a 'small stream between us and the sandbar we used for camping on. We debated staying where we were but there was a spring on the other side so we decided to go ahead. Whats a little raging stream to a gang of sportsman, for want of a better word. Me and Jesse made it across OK and was waiting for Pete, leading Rusty, and Duke bringing up the rear. Pete and Rusty were just a couple feet from the bank when a big tree limb, or whole damn tree, was hard to tell, hit Rusty in the @$$ and he jerked and took off down stream taking Pete with him. Just before they they hit the strong current Pete got loose and made it to shore. The 'Best damned swimming mule West of Arkansas' disappeared in the river with all of our gear. leaving us with just what we had on our backs and pockets, which subsequently proved to be adequate. We stayed there for four days fishing, climbing, exploring old Indian sites, admiring the scenery and just having one heck of a "to hell with the world" time, but as with all good things it came time to go. You ever try living on a half dozen Baby Ruth candy bars and unsalted fish for four days? At least we did have fire so we could cook them first. The hike out was uneventful. The scene telling Wes what happened to his swimming mule is best forgotten. That canyon was a treasure trove of artifacts and old Indian history. You could trace the geology of the canyon sides back 350 million years. There was a sandstone rock where John Powell and his men carved their names in it back in 1869. There was another sandstone cliff face showing Dinosaur bones and skeletons that would make the dinosaur monument in North Western Colorado pale in comparison. That lake is covering so much that is lost now. But then that's progress and I'm sure people are very happy with their lake playground, I'm sorry, I could never forget whats under it. Jim, Just a drunk old fart missing old friends and reminicenting.

I spent many a week end enjoying camping and fishing on the banks of the Colorado River in the '40's and 50's. I really don't want to see how they screwed it up by 'improving it'.

Have to furnish his own soap an wax. :D

I think it's just time for me to retire and move to the Queen Charlotte Islands.

When I was working in the Marshall Islands the only things we had to do was drink, fish, drink, swim, drink, boating, drink, and occasionally a little work. The island was 1/4 mile wide by 1 mile long and there were 5 of us on it. No women. I got very interested in sailing and was building a boat when I left. Anyway the GF has gotten used to seeing me drag in some of the darnest stuff but I think she had to change her drawers when she saw this coming up the driveway. Conversation went something like this. Her. "What's that? Me. "It's a boat" Her. " I can see that. What kind of boat? Me. "Sailboat" Her. "What ya gonna do with it? Me. "Sail it" Her. "Where? Me. Where? Her. On what? Me. "A lake." Her. "What lake? Where? Me. ????????????????? Any body got a lake or pond they want a sell? Any body want a buy a boat? :doh: :thwak: :shake:

I have the pics but can't get photo bucket to work, again, as usual. I'm going to try and email them to you.

I tried it once, couple years ago on a '68 Caddy. Small dent on the left rear qtr panel where a kid hit it with his bike. Dry Ice, heat. It worked almost perfectly. Hold a light flat on the panel and look level across the panel you could see where it was but over a foot away under normal conditions couldn't tell a thing. I tried it over a half dozen times after that and never did get it to work again. Still ain't figured it out. :dunno:

They should be the same but just to be sure, what year(s)?

That cable in the first pic looks like the shift cable for a automatic transmission.

You're going to get a dozen answers but here's mine. Use the dolly inside the door. Place it on the low point of the dent.Using light taps go around the outer edge of the dent. I use a brass mallet with a leather covering. Where most guys screw up is they try to do it with one big smack. Don't.

So what did you do with the MJ? Fix it?

All I've ever done was spray everything with gunk and hose it down. After everything's dry, spray Krylon clear plastic on everything. Not ideal but it helped. I hosed it down at a car wash, hot water an soap.

I once built a dragster using 8 turbo=charged Cadillac 520's, 2 driving each wheel connected by hydraulics. It was so fast that I never did get a timing slip on it. When the tree turned green I was thru the 1/4 before the timer could get started. :rotf: :thwak: