Nothing more to post on the repower.. Both axles have been
changed out. I did upgrade the radiator surge tank to a OEM
Jeep tank. The Pep Boys one was not plumbed correctly..The hose
from the radiator entered the vessel from the bottom.. The factory one has the hose entering from the top, and extents to
the inside bottom of the tank.. This keeps the coolant from
splashing around in the tank..
I spent an entire day, figuring out which Radio Shack resistors
to use on my OEM, 1950 fuel, oil pressure and temp gauges. And
then I calibrated them. They now look original but function on
12volts.
The new to me, Dana 25 front axle helped make the truck more
stable in turns.. The old one was bent on the right side about
2 degrees of negative camber.. A result of overloading the axle
when the truck was used as a snow plow.
I'm gonna need to install an aux vacuum chamber to help the wipers. When I installed the engine, it ran great, but it was
pushing oil out of the dip stick tube..Just a drip, but annoying.
I installed a new PVC valve and that stopped the drip. But, the
wipers went from full on kick-ass to wimpy and slow.. The old
PVC must have been restricted...So, an additional vacuum chamber
should help keep my 64 year old vacuum wiper motor moving better.
I really don't want electric wipers but I need the vacuum wipers to work well.
That's it for now. I'll be getting back to picking at the body work soon.. I'm wondering if I can talk my wife into a
little cross country trip for Thanksgiving.. My nephew in Idaho
has never seen the Willys.........It's just a little over 800
miles, one way..And hey, the Willys has 4WD in case it snows....
Last edited by Melon; 11/06/14 12:00 PM.
