skyhighZJ
Gov retirement < needs to live
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- May 31, 2012
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- Aberdeen, NC.
But what about the trout??!!Go right ahead. Lol. I’m sure the neighbors about two miles down river will be thoroughly confused
The Green Jeep - 94 YJ Sahara
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StretchASU
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- Oct 17, 2006
- Location
- Creedmoor, NC/Claudville, VA
Seems like my next tire… wish they made a 42/43
StretchASU
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- Oct 17, 2006
- Location
- Creedmoor, NC/Claudville, VA
Got down to Uwharrie a couple of weeks ago for an annual camping trip with some friends. New tires did great given the typical Uwharrie mud.
Of course during a night run and on Daniel it started getting slow to start and cutting out around 3500rpm. Having been through this before with it I knew the pre filter was clogging. Limped it back to camp, brought it home and started ordering fuel lines and fittings to replace everything from the cell to the rail.
Pre filter was clogged with black oily rubber media. Guts of the OEM fuel lines like I suspected. Only about 8 hours of run time on this filter.
Ripped out all the lines last night and got to work making new lines with -6an line and Russell fittings. Need some -10 to tie into the cell and a couple small fittings to button things back up. The lines in the engine bay will get wrapped to lessen the chance of heat soak.
Of course during a night run and on Daniel it started getting slow to start and cutting out around 3500rpm. Having been through this before with it I knew the pre filter was clogging. Limped it back to camp, brought it home and started ordering fuel lines and fittings to replace everything from the cell to the rail.
Pre filter was clogged with black oily rubber media. Guts of the OEM fuel lines like I suspected. Only about 8 hours of run time on this filter.
Ripped out all the lines last night and got to work making new lines with -6an line and Russell fittings. Need some -10 to tie into the cell and a couple small fittings to button things back up. The lines in the engine bay will get wrapped to lessen the chance of heat soak.
Seems this corn fuel is hurting all kinds of fuel lines. Even ones “safe” for it
I run PTFE lined hose for that purpose. Works mint.
Yea, I run that on my turbo car. Bit more work though lol
Van-go
Not an old man
- Joined
- Dec 11, 2014
- Location
- Greensboro
Your turbo car runs?
Sho nuff… doesn’t pull forward at the moment due to some extra neutrals that replaced the forward gears. That’s getting fixed this week though
StretchASU
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- Oct 17, 2006
- Location
- Creedmoor, NC/Claudville, VA
Wrapped the lines in the engine bay, tied everything in and checked for leaks. Good to go now.
Making it to the meet and greet?
StretchASU
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- Oct 17, 2006
- Location
- Creedmoor, NC/Claudville, VA
Doubtful. Just too much going on. Hope to get this thing out over New Years.
Dang. I need to grab those tires but you seem to never come around lol
StretchASU
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- Oct 17, 2006
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- Creedmoor, NC/Claudville, VA
Dang. I need to grab those tires but you seem to never come around lol
Hahah I’m around my shop and the farm all weekend. C’mon wit it
See the way my wife has this list of shit she thinks I need to do…. I definitely want them. Can consider them sold pending us meeting upHahah I’m around my shop and the farm all weekend. C’mon wit it
tobaccoroad4wd
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- Rougemont
StretchASU
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- Oct 17, 2006
- Location
- Creedmoor, NC/Claudville, VA
I see we have similar problems. However, the man below who I have drank party liquors with for the better part of two decades now has a solution.
My dawg. If the wife needs the dually back in Creedmoor this week, I’ll throw em in the bed and drop them off at your place Sunday.
tobaccoroad4wd
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StretchASU
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- Oct 17, 2006
- Location
- Creedmoor, NC/Claudville, VA
Shooting to make a day trip to the ranch for New Years, I decided I better give this thing a once over. Went to fire it up today, crank, no start. No fuel pressure. Dead E2000. Curiosity got me and I cut open the pre filter. I forgot my intention was to drain and clean the fuel cell after replacing the lines. This was after maybe 3 hours of run time cruising around the farm.
Popped the return line off the cell, pinched the breather shut, ran the feed line into a 5g bucket and stuffed the air gun into the return fitting. Very fast way to pump out old dirty fuel.
A few rounds of this and turning blue shop towels black wiping the inside of the cell out and it was probably 95% clean. At least way better than before. Swapped in my spare pump and done.
Fluid check, cleaned up the spare parts and tools in the action packer and put the cab back in winter mode aka a bikini top and soft upper doors. I’ve been meaning to get rid of the steel cable winch line so some synthetic will be here Friday.
Now, fingers crossed I can get enough work done this week to sneak away for a day.
Popped the return line off the cell, pinched the breather shut, ran the feed line into a 5g bucket and stuffed the air gun into the return fitting. Very fast way to pump out old dirty fuel.
A few rounds of this and turning blue shop towels black wiping the inside of the cell out and it was probably 95% clean. At least way better than before. Swapped in my spare pump and done.
Fluid check, cleaned up the spare parts and tools in the action packer and put the cab back in winter mode aka a bikini top and soft upper doors. I’ve been meaning to get rid of the steel cable winch line so some synthetic will be here Friday.
Now, fingers crossed I can get enough work done this week to sneak away for a day.
StretchASU
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- Oct 17, 2006
- Location
- Creedmoor, NC/Claudville, VA
StretchASU
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- Joined
- Oct 17, 2006
- Location
- Creedmoor, NC/Claudville, VA
It wouldn’t be the week before a trip without tackling some project. All of the auxiliary lights on this thing were controlled by random toggle switches and I could never remember which one was which. I was like a cholo at a parking lot party flipping switches any time we went for a night ride. Finally got around to cleaning that up with a whole mess of China parts and threw in some LED headlights while I was at it. All controlled off an Auxbeam controller like I threw in the TJ. They seem to work well for what they are.
ROFL
StretchASU
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- Oct 17, 2006
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- Creedmoor, NC/Claudville, VA
Solid weekend at the Ranch. YJ had some issues Friday afternoon with Vapor lock and the rail being super hot. Corrected it Saturday morning after a run to the parts store and ran all day Saturday without issue. Stickies are breaking in well. The poop Toyota did poop Toyota things and went up everything it was pointed at and only burped a tire in Wolverine. The XJ on the old rental stickies went like a mofo too. He burped a tire on Chadalack Friday night and deleted the trac bar Saturday on Cripple Creek. Relatively easy recovery after a trip back to the truck for tools and a high lift.
