mpace6a Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Well, its summer, and since i just graduated yesterday , that means i now have free time and graduation money to pour into the Manche! My goal is to have the engine in it and running by friday! My only breaks shall be to workout in the morning and eat! Full steam ahead! :wrench: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlee Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Well, its summer, and since i just graduated yesterday , that means i now have free time and graduation money to pour into the Manche! My goal is to have the engine in it and running by friday! My only breaks shall be to workout in the morning and eat! Full steam ahead! :wrench: Wish I had that motivation!!! Have fun, and enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpace6a Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 If only I was always that motivated. Did get alot done today though, got the intakes off of my good and bad engine, got the carb'd one cleaned up, valve covers cleaned, painted tomorrow, intake gaskets in place, water pump off, new one on tomorrow, intake is getting finished put on tomorrow. To maybe clear up some confusion, my old 2.8 bit the dust, so i bought a new one out of an s10 just to get it up and running so i can enjoy it before i ship out to basic training, and the new one is fuel injected, and would require more work than the engine is worth to run in the MJ. So I had to swap the intake, all brackets, valve covers, and accessories from the old engine to the new one. and once i got the valve covers and intake off the old one, i see why it bit the dust. Any oil that was once there is now sludge. All i knew is that the motor sat for six years, but seeing the condition of it, i think it didnt get an oil change the past 50,000 miles either. :ack: :fs1: That doesnt even scratch the surface on how bad the sludge and grime is in the engine, i'll post some more pics once i get them off my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpace6a Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 here's some more of the swamp monster After seeing this, I was suprised the Manche even pulled itself up on the trailer. The exhaust ports on the intake manifold were also completely plugged with carbon and grime. Made me want to go visit the PO and, well... :thwak: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 ewwwww.... :ack: truly a testament to the toughness of the Jeep engines. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpace6a Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 I understand now why it didnt have the oomph to even drive up the street. However, I'm not sure how it even pulled itself up the ramps onto the trailer. Or how it even started! But it did, and now a nice, shiny new engine is going in! This is the one i bought, with roughly the same miles on it. No cleaning or anything before the pic either :banana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankTheDog Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Amazing what regular oil changes will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlee Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 ewwwww.... :ack: truly a testament to the toughness of the Jeep engines. :yes: Haha, not even! That there's a GM motor my friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpace6a Posted June 7, 2012 Author Share Posted June 7, 2012 Haha, not even! That there's a GM motor my friend! That it is! And since its a GM engine, and my firewall is well...special, in the future its going to have a 350 in it, since the wiring is essentially plug n play! Unless i get lucky and find an OM617 Mercedes Turbo Diesel :drool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 :doh: do'h! lol. guess I didn't study the blurry pics well enough. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpace6a Posted June 7, 2012 Author Share Posted June 7, 2012 Blurry pics...eh, what do you expect from a old, beat up cell phone? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now