Recent content by jamesonsdad

I've allredy got three volunteers and my buddy's shop to work in gonna be a spring,early summer project but I will post pics of the work when the time comes I even have a line on some Humvee tires:smile:

I've got military springs on the jeep so it should be good with the weight difference just getting antsy for a diesel jeep

Yeah I know but sounds like less work I guess,but your advice is great I'll way the pros and con's of the swap I'll post pics when she's done thank you again

Guess I could pull the whole drive train out of the cucv (wrecked) and swap or out sounds easier lol,the jeep is alltready set up for gm driveline thanks for the advice

So get a flexplate for a 84 diesel blazer with a r4 tranny correct?

Can I use the one off the 350?

Flex plate???

Hello all I'm looking to put a 6.2 in my wrangler in place of the 350 in her now, anyway I have access to a good motor out of a cucv and it will bolt right up to the 700 r4 tranny,my question is can I run it 12 volt and what needs to be done to do so? I know I'll need 12v glow plugs but will I...

gettin on the on ramp to go to work and something sounded like a faint thud then my steering was cockeyed got in my lane and the steering pulled and swayed me into the other lane i jerked the wheel back with a serious adrenaline rush cuz a rig was commin along my side.....WHEW!! any way nursed...

:ditto:but with a smile on your face,trust me you'll love it but as stated read,read and read some more they are the simplest vehicle i have ever worked on and don't be afraid to ask questions the folks on here are great with either an answer or to point you in the right direction....

nice pics and a great looking o-9 i drive mine daily and love every mile she gives me,good luck with the new one as well...cheers:beer:

the only thing on it was acdelco no number but you may be able to get one from a dealer for an early 80's civi 6.2 or search your local pull and pray (if ya got one) i bought a couple feet of 3/8 fuel line some clamps and went to the plumbing section of home depot and mated a 3/8 coupling to a...

three days with the new filter and she starts easier and runs like a new truck good acceleration,etc.....

so i have literally five junkyards in a 4 mile radius (two at the end of my street) and with the price of steel up they all crush cars far too often except one, he knows the value of classics and the appreciation to keep many of them on the road.anywho i paid him a visit yesterday and asked if...

i just did one the other day and what a difference cheers:beer: