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I had a small leak at my water pump to lower hose connection for years due to a faulty hose clamp. Didn't find it till I pressure tested the system. It never dripped on the shop floor. It was only evident by mysteriously disappearing coolant. I even did a probably unnecessary head gasket trying to fix it.

I don't know if there is room but I wonder if you roll the window down and pull the window sweep off, will that leave enough room to reach down in with a wire\tool and hook the opener rod? Short of that it sounds like your pulling a door panel with the door shut. This is not a fun undertaking. I did it to an xj once in the junkyard. I hope I never have to do that again.

Running and driving is a huge success in cj ownership. once that hurdle is cleared the rest is all gravy.

Hauled the yaks. had a great time.

Loaded it with 2 of the 3 kayaks it will be hauling tomorrow. Should be a good day on the water.

I assume you would just pay the painter to travel out there.

I have the same problem with the Eagle threads. Nice work on the spring swap.

I'm beginning to wonder if there isn't a mechanical problem. Like maybe the hard acceleration broke a rocker arm, stuck a lifter, popped a head gasket. These are all just possibilities that haven't seemed to have been discussed. At this point I think your on a goose chase with any kind of air leaks. Seems as though between you and the shops the air flow situation seems normal enough to run well. That's why I'm leaning towards something mechanical that may have been weak already and that accel was enough stress. Might be a good idea to pull the plugs and see what they look like. Maybe check compression while you there.

Parts have begun to roll in this week. I got a head start on this weekends work last night. Got the new brake master cylinder bench bled and installed. Drained all the old fluid from the lines, man it was nasty. Ready to bleed out the rest of the brakes. Next will be a lower steering shaft coupling rebuild, carburator rebuild and distributor gasket. Followed by new vacuum lines for the quadratrac.

Years ago I worked with a guy who had one. I got to use it a few times. Seemed to work ok. bits were definitely sharper after.

Ohhh shiny....

That's a good question. I have always thought it was just too much color.

Also needs a new lower steering shaft. Speeds above 45mph are sketchy.

Took longer to get insurance than I expected. Yesterday we took her to town, just to fill the fuel tank..... 75 miles later we came back home. We never left the county as I didn't want to deal with a long distance recovery should Betty decide to keep things. Made it back home with only some minor things to First is a leaking distributor base gasket. It's making a mess of things. Second I have a fresh leak of brake fluid out of the lid for the master cylinder. I'm guessing the master is about shot, it's been leaking this way awhile judging by the rust and damage on the inner fender. Third thing is the front passenger hub\brakes need my attention. Not sure if the brakes are hanging or a bearing is going, but the hub was about 50 degrees warmer than the others when I parked it. Sorry no pics.... Voltage and oil pressure gauge need looked at. I'm getting in correct readings from both. could be simple could be complex. Gotta dig in and see. Last but not least I need to reattach the driver front fender flare. It likes to Jeep wave at people all the time. lol Overall not too bad for the first bit of driving it's seen in 10+yrs.

Haf Jeep

I don't have pics but they are essentially sheet metal with some "dented" sections for rigidity, a couple bends to match the door contour where the mirror sits and 2 nuts welded on a 90 degree bend to mount through the holes in the bottom of the door. Could be replicated, but I think getting all the holes to line up with the mirror mounts could be challenging. I wouldn't run tow mirrors without the braces. After installing my tows, it became clear there is zero chance the door skin would handle the stress.

Mine was a smogged 305 with an auto. I was not a fan. it was ok for everything, but not good at anything. Not a car, not a truck. Just an odd bastard child.

My first was chosen by dad. I don't agree with his taste and still don't. I beat it like a redheaded stepchild untill I destroyed it. Then bought my cj. Anyways it was dark grey with red trim, sorry no actual pics but it was a 79 like the pic.

Don't forget to pull the door braces from inside the doors.

Only time mine don't leak is when they are empty. Lol

I prefer the k9 namesake. Never had a dog give me diabetes.

It truly an honor to share a name with a beloved K9.

Real jeeps are built not bought. Its truly funner that way.

Muffler and tailpipe installed last night. Took it for about 5-6miles of country road cruising. So far all is well, would love to run it to town and back (10mi round trip), but no insurance yet limits how much I wanna be driving it. Top and doors came off today, hoping to get the insurance taken care of monday.