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Firing up the grill first time this year.

I got the Phizer. My arm is a little sore and I have a very slight fever. But nothing significant so far.

Got my first shot today. Is it weird to start hearing a low murmor? Like a bunch of people talking? And I can't help but think I'm hearing one word over and over. Lo something. Lo... Q... Something like that. I think it's a name...

The AMC 2.5 has the GM small transmission bellhousing setup. So the Chrysler automatic came with that GM bellhousing. Welcome to AMC... If you get an early S10 with a 2.8 V6 and 700R4 it'll have the right bellhousing. The 4.3 V6 and all V8s had a different bellhousing. I don't know about the flex plate. I suspect it would need to be custom made. So it may be possible but it might not be easy.

It makes manufacturing easier.

That was most likely a bronco sport. It's like a bronco only smaller. The regular bronco isn't out yet.

Yeah, headphones and a book was a good way to alleviate the boredom once I was a teenager. That doesn't work as well with younger kids.

I've started the tow rig project. I picked up a well used 97 F250 powerstroke to use as a tow rig. I got it for dirt cheap. It has solid bones but it needs basically everything. I am essentially rescuing this from a likely trip to the junkyard. So, especially given that we're in a pandemic, this clip seemed appropriate. I managed to get it running but I have a lot of work to do on it. I'm going to swap in a front Dana 60 in place of the junk TTB 50 that's in there. I have found a cheap donor for the front fender, hood, and bumper, as well as maybe some other bits I may need. I do have to recondition the interior and will likely have more engine and transmission work. But I should have it running and driving relatively quickly.

We had a bingo game that had 3 number sequences. The goal was to read license plates and find the number sequence to claim it. So for a plate ABC123 you could mark 123 if it was on your card. If you were slow like my dad, we'd see lots of plates as cars passed us. Looked a lot like this: https://www.worldmarket.com/category/gifts/toys-and-games/games-puzzles.do?template=PLA-2&plfsku=524983&mrkgadid=3282585816&mrkgcl=660&mrkgen=gpla&mrkgbflag=0&mrkgcat=DecAcc&camp=ppc%3Agoogle%3Apla%2BMerkle_Shopping_PLA|Dec_Acc%2BToys&acctid=21700000001660222&dskeywordid=92700046652376232&lid=92700046652376232&ds_s_kwgid=58700005276978471&ds_s_inventory_feed_id=97700000007265821&dsproductgroupid=459145660244&product_id=524983&merchid=5165106&prodctry=US&prodlang=en&channel=online&storeid=&device=m&network=g&matchtype=&locationid=9028740&creative=260704783412&targetid=pla-459145660244&campaignid=1338863925&adgroupid=53808068855&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0oCDBhCPARIsAII3C_GxVC0sL_V1BYk5ROLSq1dZ1h6a-JVNJo1YGy0428c-8rkAMOEy25caApgFEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Someone will pay you for the axles. Ask $200-250 each and be willing to negotiate.

The zinc content alone is good for a flat tappet cam engine. Modern gas engine oils lack zinc.

Diesel oil is good for an old 4.0. I run 15W40 Rotella in my XJ with 180k miles on it. My MJ has over 200k and will run it when it's running again. I might step down to 10w30 when I rebuild the engine and it's "new" again. But probably still diesel oil.

New redneck word: aorta Aorta cut that grass down at the ball field.

Keep in mind that the 4 cylinder Jeeps came with the AX5. You don't want one of those. Stick with the 4.0 based Jeeps to find the right transmission.

If you grab everything (computer, wiring, throttle body, distributor) you can probably ask $500 on craigslist/ksl and then bargain down from there. Hose off any grease and take a bunch of pictures when you post it. And make sure you post the picture of the computer with the part number (on a sticker on the outside I think?) because there are several different ones used over the years.

To many people, fuel injection is an upgrade. And the old Chevy TBI system has a ton of support for adapting it to other engines. After living with carburetors for years, the first thing I do when thinking about an older vehicle is what I need to do to get some kind of fuel injection on it. When it comes to cold starts and being able to handle altitude changes going up in the mountains, it's near impossible to beat fuel injection. When you pull it, make sure you take the entire wiring harness intact from the computer to the engine to the transmission. Don't cut any wires if you can help it. It's a pain to be careful like that but the intact harness is worth a whole lot more than a cut one.

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Something let go and is jamming up when it's running. Either clutch bits or transmission internals. You'll need to drop the transmission to find out. The fact that it doesn't rattle when the clutch is pushed in makes me think it may be the transmission.

Yeah, tires for 15" rims are getting harder and harder to find these days. And 16s aren't that far behind.

I run GoodYear Duratracs on my XJ. They are a more aggressive looking tire but still an all terrain. They are great in the snow and a good all-around tire. I've also run several generations of BFG AT tires. Slightly less aggressive tread but they still do well in snow and are a good all around tire. I don't have much experience with other tires. I'm sure there are some very good options out there.

Yep. Going to be snowing off and on all week.

I have some 265/75R16 tires on my XJ. They are 32s more or less. I'm running 4.56 gears with the automatic up here in the mountains and it's a good combo. Down in Iowa I would probably like 4.10s. 3.55s just wouldn't be enough gear for me to be happy. I'm on a 3.5" lift with cutout flares.

Oof. I ended up with about half a quart because the pan doesn't fully drain all the oil. But there weren't any surprises in the pan or bottom end. So I got that going for me.