Hey all I figured you guys might get a kick out of this.. I told my buddy he could have this old 62 CJ5 that has been sitting in the woods for...
Hey everyone, I'm looking for a rear main seal for a CJ5 with the Perkins diesel. Does anyone have any good parts sources on these motors?...
Hey could anyone tell me what color a L6-226 would've been painted originally in a '62 Truck? I've seen them in everything from black to red.....
I will tell you something.. I've spent a good many days rebuilding recently "remanufactured" engines from companies like Jasper. It's amazing...
If the leak is large enough, yes. Take your headers off and run down to your local machine shop and have them milled. Then just bolt them up...
I've heard mixed reviews of the Solex. I switched my L-head over to one more out of necessity rather then choice (I was about 3000 miles from home...
there was never a factory roll bar on a flattie if I remember right.. someone can correct me if i'm wrong
just curious.. but what's wrong with the 258 and stock tranny t/case?
You can always bore out your 304 to a 360--hell or even a 401 if you wished. If its bored out, then there goes your valve-to-bore clearance...
I've driven my '48 2A for years as a daily driver and before that I drove my '57 CJ5 as the daily. Yeah, it's a bit cold in the winter (I don't...
the 3M weatherstrip adhesive is real good stuff. i've been using it for a couple of years now on motors. if you have a motor where the customer is...
great! thanks for the info!
hey could someone refresh me here, i've got a '73 CJ5 with a worn mainshaft in the trans. i can't remember which trans they put in these...
here's the list my shop sends out the door with a customer who we just built a motor for: Initial Startup: - Hold engine RPM at or around 2000...
i couldn't agree more! i'll add one too: 1st gear in the t90 when pulling away from a stop.. classic jeep sound!
check the oil jet just above the cam gear. a common problem is dirt clogging up the port on the oil jet that keeps the gear lubricated. i've also...
one of the tricks the old hot rodders used to do when changing cam timing with a stock gearset is to take the key (of the cam gear) and cut a...
can someone tell me the difference between a 473 CJ5 and a 475 CJ5? They're both powered by an f-head/t90 combo? I know a 463 is the L-head...
gear setup isn't too challenging, you just need the tools and some patience. there's a good right-up of it on pirate4x4 if you are interested in...
it's a dual port. and it does look a bit different than the one in your pictures, clint.. the motor has been rebuilt and the heads milled, but i...
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