eaglescout526 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 57 minutes ago, BeaterComanche86 said: Glad to help, us 2.5 guys gotta look out for each other. And I will say there weren’t to many options when I went so I had to get what I could. Amen to that. I’ll have to do some digging and find something that can be more permanent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaterComanche86 Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 7 hours ago, eaglescout526 said: Amen to that. I’ll have to do some digging and find something that can be more permanent Thinking about order this myself https://www.dieselorings.com/schrader-valve-fuel-injection-rated-1-8-mnpt.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaterComanche86 Posted November 12, 2020 Author Share Posted November 12, 2020 I’ve never liked chrome on cars I’ve owned before but I’m coming around too it, I think it really compliments the MJ. Could have went with black but I think I made the right choice. Center caps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaterComanche86 Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 Picked up some spark plugs today, I figured after running so rich for so long they old ones were toast. Here’s the old one lined up from front to back, all pretty consistently cruddy but #3 looks worse then the others. They were all gaped pretty close to the recommended .035 which was surprising. I noticed better response after swapping these out, went with the classic Champion copper plugs. Cheap improvements are always nice, time for a beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaterComanche86 Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 So the MJ has been sitting in the driveway for a little over a month... Last time it snowed I went out for a joy ride. All was well until I was on my way home. Clutch pedal started to feel spongy but would still engage until I pulled in my driveway. Went to back out to readjust my parking and lost my clutch pedal completely, look underneath and were the slave meets the bell housing was dripping brake fluid I thought about just replacing the slave but I finally got around to pulling the transmission (never done that before) and I’m glad I did. I'm no mechanic but I assume the bell housing shouldn’t be soaked it brake fluid. I was thinking the clutch would look about the same but to my surprise it was dry as it should but it appears to be on its last leg so that’s getting replaced while I have all this torn apart. Also the flywheel will be getting resurfaced, to me it looks pretty good so hopefully the guy at the machine shop feels the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, BeaterComanche86 said: Ahhh a glorious set up. I bet you the piston in the external is now letting fluid past it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaterComanche86 Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 This thing is caked with grease everywhere you look so the rear main seal, and oil pan gasket will be getting replaced as well. Along with probably hours of cleaning oil that’s been spewing for who knows how long. I have no idea how the starter still works but it will get shined up as well. I came prepared though 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaterComanche86 Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said: Ahhh a glorious set up. I bet you the piston in the external is now letting fluid past it. Once I put the new one in I’m thinking about rebuilding the old one just for fun lol but I bet your right. It couldn’t have given up the ghost at a better time, so I lucked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Why not? I say go for it. Ain’t got much to lose for rebuilding it. Also not sure if you know but the 2.5L RMS is a single piece. I dread doing it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaterComanche86 Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 9 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said: Why not? I say go for it. Ain’t got much to lose for rebuilding it. Also not sure if you know but the 2.5L RMS is a single piece. I dread doing it myself. That was my thought, it couldn’t hurt. Yeah I’ve been dreading it myself and I’ve read it’s pretty much impossible to do without pulling that trans so I guess the slave going out is a blessing in disguise. By single piece do you mean it’s separate from the oil pan gasket? From what I’ve seen/read that was my impression, I’m sure that’s gonna make it even more of a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Lol yeah it’s a single piece seal, not part of the oil pan gasket. . The 4.0L got that split seal while the 2.5L got a whole seal that according to the 2.5L service book has to be carefully hammered into place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaterComanche86 Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 14 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said: Lol yeah it’s a single piece seal, not part of the oil pan gasket. . The 4.0L got that split seal while the 2.5L got a whole seal that according to the 2.5L service book has to be carefully hammered into place. I’ll have to do some research then so I know what I’m getting into. Any idea if Felpro makes one of their blue gaskets for the oil pan? I couldn’t find it if they do or I don’t know what other vehicles would interchange, thinking the Dakota valve cover gasket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 15 minutes ago, BeaterComanche86 said: I’ll have to do some research then so I know what I’m getting into. Any idea if Felpro makes one of their blue gaskets for the oil pan? I couldn’t find it if they do or I don’t know what other vehicles would interchange, thinking the Dakota valve cover gasket. I’ll get ya a part number. Chrysler superseded the old cork to a single piece sometime later on. I am sure they do though, I would probably say they do for some later year 2.5L. I’ll shoot ya a PM with pics from the rebuild book on that seal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaterComanche86 Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 1 hour ago, eaglescout526 said: I’ll get ya a part number. Chrysler superseded the old cork to a single piece sometime later on. I am sure they do though, I would probably say they do for some later year 2.5L. I’ll shoot ya a PM with pics from the rebuild book on that seal. Thanks man I’d really appreciate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaterComanche86 Posted 15 hours ago Author Share Posted 15 hours ago I messed up big time… So alittle over a year and a half ago after swapping my dummy cluster for a full cluster I was removing the oil pressure sensor and snap, the brass fitting snapped off inside the block. I tried a few different methods to remove it but wasn’t getting anywhere. Bright idea, use a pipe nipple extractor. Well due to my impatience and inexperience the result was the picture above. Cursing myself I still had to come up with a solution, so I relocated the sensor to another spot in the block and tried my best to stop the flow of oil spewing out the block. No amount of JB weld or Marine Tex could keep the oil inside the engine where it belongs, once again probably from impatience leading to poor prep. Regardless I thought that’s not the proper way to fix this so in search of an engine I went. Found a pretty sweet deal for an engine in Virginia, problem was miles and condition were unknown so what other logical choice did I have then to get the engine rebuilt… After killing my confidence breaking off part of my old block there was no way I was gonna attempt this myself… Shiny Fast forward a few months and I now have a freshly rebuilt engine in the truck and am finally able to enjoy driving her around town. I learned a valuable and expensive lesson in patience. This is a 39 year old truck and parts are fragile so take your time(saying this to myself). Anyway I’m just happy to be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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