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SlugSlinger

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Yep, Yuck.

I got the short-block home last night. I should have some time this weekend to start installing the engine.


Early on indexing the cam.
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Well, she’s running.

New Pistons/rings
Rehoned the cylinders
New lifters
Cranked turned .10/.10
Disassembled the heads and ran them through the parts washer a couple times. We cleaned up the exhaust ports; ported and smoothed the casting imperfections to get rid of the heat sinks and for the exhaust to flow to the headers better.

 

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Since it's a Jeep. Where is the next project on it?

I'm trying to find a draw on my battery right now. If I don't start mine for a few days. I'll have to jump it off. New Odyssey battery and the proper volts out of the alternator.

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That’s a good question. I’m thinking bigger tires.

I don’t like those electrical gremlins. Hopefully you can track it down without too much effort.
 

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Since it's a Jeep. Where is the next project on it?

I'm trying to find a draw on my battery right now. If I don't start mine for a few days. I'll have to jump it off. New Odyssey battery and the proper volts out of the alternator.

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I may upgrade to this Taurus fan. The JK doesn’t seem to have an issue with cooling since I added a relay and switch to turn the fan on low. However these Taurus fans move a LOT more air.

The fan is sitting in front of my old, leaking radiator that I replace. Pretty good fit. Maybe I’ll make some new brackets and cut off the old. Or make a new shroud that covers the entire radiator?

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Those fan's have been going into Jeeps for years solving overheating issues. It looks like some stainless or aluminum could be easily cut to make a shroud/adapter brackets.

I got lucky and ended up with a bad Odyssey battery. It would slowly loose it's charge. Warrantied it out for a new one and all is better.
 

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