So it took a while for me to carve out the time to continuethe endeavor on the knock but I put a -0.020 bearing on the journal and theplasti gage...
Good news...... It appeares that some time in the past the number four journal was truned down and the others were not??? Then someone replaced...
Ok, so all the data points to the standard size for the connecting rod journal to be 1.9375 and the oil gap being from .001 to .0019. If my...
Didn't pull the other three caps or mains, I was just looking for the knock culprit. The journal is not egg shaped or oblonged and the...
Ok, so I have dubbed the ranch hand a 63, only because from all the information I can gather it falls in the 57 to 63 range. The issue that I am...
Haven't found it yet......
Well thanks all but after looking this ranch hand over I can only say that it's a mixed breed. The running gear has been updated with some very...
Well if the S/N is supposed to be on the frame by the rear shock mounts then I must defer to the "spotted past" statement above. That part of the...
I just bought this for what I believe is a good price, it runs but has an interesting knock on decel...... Didn't get a title and the original ID...
The pics that were posted were from a few years ago and the statement about "a little rust but nothing debilitating" was not all together...
Sounds like fun, now for the 70's super used car salesman trick to convince the wife..........
I believe it is also used to strap the windshield to the hood when it's down, at least that is what my Uncle uses it for on his 65 CJ5
Here is the link, I'm itch'n to get into something to keep me busy and satisfy my inkling to tinker but again, please refer to the thread...
I'm looking for an older Jeep CJ5 to keep out at the Ranch for hunting pig, fixing fence and other "run'n around stuff". I found this add on the...
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