Today I did something that I finally realized I needed to do: add a cup holder. Now I know what you might be thinking. A Jeep shouldn’t have a cup holder, it’s not the way Toledo intended it. Well, here is my defense. I like to drive Ike to and from work. Some mornings, I’ll stop at Starbucks and get a coffee before I go in. After spilling my coffee all over Ike, I decided something had to change. So, I did a search and found that someone at 1942MB had already figured out the least invasive and most usable…
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Basically, neither can figure out how to stop an oil leak. Ike, like all (old?) Jeeps, leak. Some leak a lot, some only a little, but that seems to be a commonality between them all. when I bought Ike, it had a small leak that was manageable. Park it over cardboard, and life was good. I always checked the oil level, and since I purchased him, only 3 quarts have gone in. About a week ago, after I got him all back together, I drove Ike more in a single day than I usually do. Most of my drives are…
1 CommentAfter what seems like an eternity, Ike is finally back up and running again. To recap, a few weeks ago, Ike had a little cooling problem. After getting the 60 year old radiator rodded out, purchasing a used thermostat housing, radiator hoses, new thermostat, retaining ring, bolts, hose clamps, and thermostat gasket, as well as blasting, sanding, priming, and painting the radiator shroud, Ike is back together. Everything was put back together with brand new bolts, nuts, and washers as well. Here is a look at the fan shroud before and after blasting, priming, and painting: The radiator before and…
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