tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837228.post1229362706586716950..comments2024-03-07T05:24:52.798-05:00Comments on I'm Always Mentally on Vacation: The Jeep's First Grown Up TripReggie Hunnicutthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16225585623322034210noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837228.post-41661657116060130942008-04-22T13:50:00.000-04:002008-04-22T13:50:00.000-04:00Well, I'd say your next upgrade should be a couple...Well, I'd say your next upgrade should be a couple of beefy metal jerry cans hanging off the back, so you can double your fuel capacity.<BR/><BR/>If the radiator leak is a very small pinhole, there are some radiator sealant products claiming to fix small leaks, but I've never had any experience with them.<BR/><BR/>I've just been dealing with signal and brake light issues myself, on the Pumpkin. Both turned out to be related to the bulbs, even though the bulb filaments were OK. The contacts on the signal bulb are a little worn, and possibly the spring in the socket too, so it periodically loses contact and goes out. I take the lense off and wiggle it around, and it comes back to life.<BR/><BR/>The brake lamp was more trouble. One of the wires had come loose (it may be a ground, not sure, they're such a mess back there). Some DPO had done a crappy job of installing the fixtures, water was leaking in and filling up inside the lense, so it was getting rusty and messy in the socket too. I got it all cleaned up and wired, put back together and thought it worked, but only the taillight did, still no brakelight. Turned out one of the little nubs on the side of the bulb, that hold it in position, had broken off, so the bulb wasn't getting a good connection. I stole... uh, borrowed, one from the green rover and it works now. :)<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, Dave the Rover Guru says 90% of all electrical problems are because of faulty grounds. Have you checked your grounds?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837228.post-67882033040353670942008-04-19T09:08:00.000-04:002008-04-19T09:08:00.000-04:00Under the hood has a motor with 253,000 miles with...Under the hood has a motor with 253,000 miles with a rebuild 70,000 miles ago. Apparently the rebuild didn't included much more that the cylinders, rings, carburetor, and whatever bare essentials. <BR/><BR/>Just because he is beautiful he is no reason to go back to Timmy.<BR/><BR/>I must now nurture this old fellow.Reggie Hunnicutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16225585623322034210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837228.post-27636752199896034872008-04-19T08:38:00.000-04:002008-04-19T08:38:00.000-04:00Sounds like all the cosmetic surgery you did, didn...Sounds like all the cosmetic surgery you did, didn't make it a better machine....hmmm...go figure.<BR/><BR/>Maybe we should start calling it "Timmy" again?TerryChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00881825193133997237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837228.post-6062061191627536782008-04-18T23:15:00.000-04:002008-04-18T23:15:00.000-04:00Sounds like a fun trip.Check the fuse for the sign...Sounds like a fun trip.<BR/><BR/>Check the fuse for the signals.<BR/><BR/>JB weld does not work on radiators because of the repeated heating and cooling. It just falls off after a while.<BR/><BR/>You can get a small coleman hand held brazing torch and a brass rod at the hardware store and fill that hole for under 20 bucks.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07550167783969561280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837228.post-79748800107787450122008-04-18T18:42:00.000-04:002008-04-18T18:42:00.000-04:00I'm not sure what to do about the signal thing, bu...I'm not sure what to do about the signal thing, but I would love to have seen the jeep looking all hot, and you using your hand signals. <BR/>Funny man :)Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02432123311277681582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837228.post-58020249335648541862008-04-18T17:22:00.000-04:002008-04-18T17:22:00.000-04:00Terri...I really did LOL. That is funny.Micky, I s...Terri...I really did LOL. That is funny.<BR/><BR/>Micky, I scratched it down good and cleaned it. <BR/><BR/>I'll most likely show up at my mechanic friends house tomorrow with my dog Cedie. He'll start scratching her and making goo goo sounds and I'll ask the question. Then he'll worry about the dog and trouble shoot the problem.<BR/><BR/>Damn, I sound like a woman.Reggie Hunnicutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16225585623322034210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837228.post-22576361315532578052008-04-18T17:13:00.000-04:002008-04-18T17:13:00.000-04:00Glad you had a good time!My high school boyfriend ...Glad you had a good time!<BR/><BR/>My high school boyfriend used to work at a service station. A woman once came in and asked what she had to do because her signals were no longer working. He told her she just needed to refill the signal fluid.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, he was a schmuck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837228.post-34727194963188548672008-04-18T17:11:00.000-04:002008-04-18T17:11:00.000-04:00The J-B Weld should work for the radiator. Make su...The J-B Weld should work for the radiator. Make sure you scratch to bare metal.<BR/>Electrics are my weak link, did you check all the connectors on your turn signals? Maybe give them a little scratch with some sandpaper. <BR/><BR/>Don't you just love road trips for TRUE adventure?Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290928283713813594noreply@blogger.com