She Runs!!!

Hey Everyone, Today i finally got my CJ8 out of the garage under it's own power. I had it fired up earler this week, but coolant got into #1 and had hellish valvetrain noise from the 360. Granted i'm only using this 360 for a few months while i completely rebuild a different one, but still, it was BAD. Coolant seepage was because i didn't clean the bock/head well enough and the head gasket didn't seat right. Some elbow grease and a new head gasket, problem solved. I replaced the pushrods and lifters, used a lot of elbow grease on the rockers, VERY quiet valvetrain now. Too bad i have an ENORMOUS exhaust flange leak. Not a little ticking, mind you, but a big leak caused by a banana-shaped flange. Tomorrow i hope to have it on the lift so i can loosen the pipe and replace that flange. Coolant and oil levels are good, a little drip of ATF, wanna check all my connections tomorrow. Gotta adjust the kickdown, and alignment is very necessary. All in all, it's looking good. My project that lasted almost a year and a bunch of cash is finally on the streets. I forgot how nice it is to cruise behind the wheel. The temp dropped to the low 50's tonight, but i didn't care. The bikini top and windjammer are on the shelf: too nice of a night. Tossed on a sweatshirt, and damn..... beautiful. But i probably should replace that heater core soon ;)

Don W

'82 CJ8 Scrambler AMC 360 T/F 727 Dana 300 One-piece model 20 rear Dana 30 front, upgraded to 6-bolt caliper and Warn hubs, awaiting locker

2" shackle lift/reversal 2" lift springs of unknown origin 33" Mickey's

And it finally runs!!!!!

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Don Wallish
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Cool, it's a good feeling getting them back on the road isn't it?

Had my CJ7 down for a year doing a frame up with 'glass body build.

If you are replacing your heater core, while in there I 'highly' recommend a big GM blower motor for the fan. On low, the sucker puts out more than high did with the stock motor. No exaggeration either.

Here is a link on it:

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Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

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Mike Romain

I made this swap. Some things that applied to my `79 CJ-5 that are not mentioned in the article:

The flat on the motor shaft (using the part specified in the article) as it came out of the box extended only about 1/2", but the shaft is longer than the stock Jeep part. I had to extend the flat towards the motor with a grinder to allow the squirrel cage to sit properly.

The blower motor must be shimmed out away from the heater box with a 1/8" gasket to allow sufficient depth for the squirrel cage. Those attempting this upgrade should test the assembled blower and heater box while it is still on the bench to make sure that the cage isn't rubbing on the inside of the box.

If using a junkyard motor, keep the shaft hardware. The stock Jeep nut isn't the same pitch. You will also have to mix-n-match washers and the nylon spacer between the cage and the motor.

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