[John Strenk]

replaced my fuel sending unit . The fuel gauge needle was bouncing a lot more than the usual i think. Needle still bounces. If I remember correctly the factory gauge uses thick geese to stabilize the needle. I do have the Stewart Warner repair
kit temp and fuel gauge for jeep cj7 and I trust them. Anyway I replaced a couple hoses while there and switched to the grass float as well as installed carriage bolt retainers for 5/16 ths screws. They’re like push nuts that keep the carriage bolts from being pushed out when you raise the tank on them .

on a side not I see gear oil coming out of my brake adjuster holes of the backing plates.

No, there is no grease to stabilize the needles. I remember the guy who first posted that garbage and now everyone takes it for gospel.
The only stabilizing on the OEM gauges are the natural tendency of metals to heat up.
The needle moves from the bending of a bi-metallic strip. There is a wire wrapped around the strip and as current passes through the wire it heats up and bends the strip.
Since it takes time for the wire to heat up, it takes time to heat the metal and it takes time for the metal to bend, this is all the dampening the movement needs.

Some of the newer gauges use a different way with magnets and coils, these respond much faster than the original oem gauges. You will see more bouncing with these.

 

[agear]

No, there is no grease to stabilize the needles. I remember the guy who first posted that garbage and now everyone takes it for gospel.
The only stabilizing on the OEM gauges are the natural tendency of metals to heat up.
The needle moves from the bending of a bi-metallic strip. There is a wire wrapped around the strip and as current passes through the wire it heats up and bends the strip.
Since it takes time for the wire to heat up, it takes time to heat the metal and it takes time for the metal to bend, this is all the dampening the movement needs.

Some of the newer gauges use a different way with magnets and coils, these respond much faster than the original oem gauges. You will see more bouncing with these.

thanks John . Yea these gauges are Stewart warmer repair kit. Oh well until I find a pair of new old stock oem fuel and temp gauge pair this is legitimate then,

 

[caseypotts]

Locked in the front hubs and pulled a trailer full of ski equipment up to Mission Ridge. Great weekend!

 

[KDub1984CJ7]

...ok, it was actually yesterday. Picked up a set of tail light lenses to overlay the LEDs installed by previous owner. Love the LED tech, not the look so much on a more "classic" vehicle.

 

[No Quarter]

Bought some new mono-tube shocks for my 7. Found them on sale at Parts Hawk.
Rubicon Express

 

[WalleyeMagic]

Bought some new mono-tube shocks for my 7. Found them on sale at Parts Hawk.
Rubicon Express

Have you mounted them yet? Was wondering how they ride? I know my cj5 will never be like riding on a cloud but been redoing it and them were one of the sets I have looked at. I like they are made in USA.

 

[No Quarter]

Have you mounted them yet? Was wondering how they ride? I know my cj5 will never be like riding on a cloud but been redoing it and them were one of the sets I have looked at. I like they are made in USA.

Unfortunately, my CJ7 has been a work in progress since I got it last summer. Hope to have it on the road this spring.

 

[WalleyeMagic]

Unfortunately, my CJ7 has been a work in progress since I got it last summer. Hope to have it on the road this spring.

Mine is on year 2 of work in progress!! Also shooting for spring!!

 

[Greaser007]

Have you mounted them yet? Was wondering how they ride? I know my cj5 will never be like riding on a cloud but been redoing it and them were one of the sets I have looked at. I like they are made in USA.

Please note those shocks are for a 4-inch lift front and rear.
I installed Monroe Magnums in the length I needed after my lift. Monroes can be ordered by extended & collapsed length. My guess is the Rubicon Express would work well with even a 2-inch lift.

Yesterday, I gave the bottom of my cj-7 grill opening a Dupont Overhaul.
I have been wrestling with a broken head bolt experience, and am getting ready to re-install the belts, hoses, radiator and fan shroud. The bottom of the grill is approx 2-inch wide and flat for the width of the opening. Quite a bit of red paint was missing, so I cleaned very thoroughly with a stainless steel wire brush (the small ones sold at welding shops).
Then when satisfied, I fired up the trusty Dupont spray can in glossy red and gave the grill bottom an OverHaul.

Greaser out

 

[KDub1984CJ7]

Anybody else get the Wholesale Closeout list from RockAuto? Good maintenance/emergency stuff on there as far as belts, valve cover gaskets and brake pads/shoes/drums...just don't know much about the drum/shoe brand(s)? Seems like they've got a match on the OEM'ish lugnuts too at a good price?! (but I'll let @keith460 give his opinion on those )

Wholesaler Closeout Parts : 1984 JEEP CJ7 4.2L 258cid L6

RockAuto ships auto parts and body parts from over 300 manufacturers to customers' doors worldwide, all at warehouse prices. Easy to use parts catalog.

www.rockauto.com

 

[WalleyeMagic]

Please note those shocks are for a 4-inch lift front and rear.
I installed Monroe Magnums in the length I needed after my lift. Monroes can be ordered by extended & collapsed length. My guess is the Rubicon Express would work well with even a 2-inch lift.
Yesterday, I gave the bottom of my cj-7 grill opening a Dupont Overhaul.
I have been wrestling with a broken head bolt experience, and am getting ready to re-install the belts, hoses, radiator and fan shroud. The bottom of the grill is approx 2-inch wide and flat for the width of the opening. Quite a bit of red paint was missing, so I cleaned very thoroughly with a stainless steel wire brush (the small ones sold at welding shops).
Then when satisfied, I fired up the trusty Dupont spray can in glossy red and gave the grill bottom an OverHaul.

Greaser out

Don't know how much lift I have? This is a pic of it on 33's. Definitely has superlift leafs and shocks but not sure how to tell how much of a lift? Was all like this when I purchased and never had a stock one so don't know what has been done exactly.

 

[WalleyeMagic]

Front shock bolt to bolt measures 18"
Rear shock bolt to bolt measures 21"

 

[agear]

I’d say it’s 2 and 1/2 suspension lift. Neat ride.

 

[KWIKCJ5]

Got the back up engine (now 388) back from machine shop. Slapped some paint on it and getting ready to assemble.

 

[Noscratchsallowed]

I looked at mine today in the garage... It was 6F here this morning... My garages not heated... Not today I said.

I was about to say the same thing. Haha raining here

 

[WalleyeMagic]

Got the inside of my tub sprayed with etching primer today. Waiting on seam sealer to get here and do a little more grinding before spraying raptor liner in it.

 

[John Strenk]

Decided to address the loose distributor today.
it was really wiggling around in there

I tried to tighten the bolt but it was as tight as it was going to get. So I removed that bolt,12mm?, and tried the one off my backup engine.
Even with two additional washers it wasn’t tightening up. I resorted to bending the clamp down to make it tight.
so iHooked up my timing light and discovered it was set at 10*ATDC. 😳

I set it back to 8*BTDC.

It’s a different animal now. Revs freely and idles smooth. No power drop off at higher speed although I only felt safe going 65 on my bumpy backroads.

only problem now my IAC is way high and I’m going to have to learn how to set it again.
I may have to restart the whole learning process if my ignition was set so far off.

Also added a relay for my switched 12 volts for the EFI.

 

[School’s Out]

Getting top made for Genright cage. Should be on tomorrow. Marine (not sure if just a heavier fabric or something else) grade sunbrella with weblog backing.

good buddy does canvas/upholstery for boats and most anything else.

 

[Toms-CJ7]

Fuel gauge started reading bad again - sigh. After I replace it before with the YJ sending unit, figured I'd be good but that cheap Chinese junk wins again.

What did you do to your CJ today? This was the change-over to the YJ sending unit.

So I ordered one of these a few weeks ago and got around to installing it today: https://www.amazon.com/SAMDO-240-33-Sending-Stainless-Sender/dp/B0B4JYZFS4

Since I used a piece of the hole I cut out to fill the old sender unit hole, I just hole sawed an opening in that plug and mounted the new vertical sender to it, then plastic welded the thing into the old sender hole. I have the Speedhut Jeep like gauges and it has a setting for the 240-33 ohm senders, so no calibrations or tweaking needed.

Hopefully this is the last time I have to fiddle with this, well until the fule pump dies and has to be replaced.

 

[agear]

Getting top made for Genright cage. Should be on tomorrow. Marine (not sure if just a heavier fabric or something else) grade sunbrella with weblog backing.

good buddy does canvas/upholstery for boats and most anything else.

please share pic when done ?