A good day with the '67

[jpcoutts]

About a week ago I dragged the "67 out of the hay shed and around to the shop. I felt really guilty about how little time I've spent working on it. I was worried about whether or not she would even start. I charged the battery for a long time on a slow charge and stuck the end of the fuel line in a can of fresh gas but no luck before the battery went dead. I put the charger back on it and tried again today and after pouring some gas in the carb she fired right up! I need to get the oil changed and get to work on the brakes now.

[Tripwire]

i hate you wish i had one as well...... the future X wife would kill me if i got another money pit

steve

[rang-a-stang]

i hate you wish i had one as well...... the future X wife would kill me if i got another money pit

steve

HAHAHAHA!!! True life! Well said!

[FSJunkie]

I like to take a shower after I have a goo day.

[jpcoutts]

What;s up with the title anyway. I thought I fixed it! Oh well, life is goo !

[mud89]

Good news, is it a 232 or a 327 ?

[jpcoutts]

It's a 327, T18, model 20 and being DRW it has a Dana 70 rear axle.

[jpcoutts]

Yesterday I removed the fuel tank so I could clean it out and get it back to supplying fuel for the truck. It's an old steel tank with a few dents but thankfully no leaks. It has a drain plug welded into the bottom but it wouldn't turn so I left well-enough alone and quit trying to remove it. I did find an old repair made with some sort of epoxy patching material but its holding with no leaking so far! I rinsed it out several times with fresh gas and got quite a bit of sediment and a lot of rust flakes out. I'm using two in-line filters between the tank and the carb so I feel OK using it until I figure out what to do about a replacement. Right now its mounted on square tubing hanging between the frame rails behind the rear axle. I'm sure I'll eventually replace it with a new plastic tank but this will work for now.

[KaiserMan]

Does your sending unit work Jim? If so keep it when you replace the tank. I've got three aftermarket sending units in my various Jeeps and they all read 1/4 tank low. The one in my 71 used to read right, then dropped to reading 1/4 low. The other two did it out of the box.

[jpcoutts]

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll have to be really careful removing it so I won't destroy it in the process. I wonder if the issue is a resistance issue in the circuit between the sender and the gauge? I replaced the sending unit in the J20 when I replaced the tank and it reads 1/4 too high. I think I can correct that by bending the float arm but I haven't gotten around to it yet!

[mud89]

Good luck !
By the way, i am working on another 327 in my 65 wagoneer
Do you have a link with pics ?

[jpcoutts]

No link with pics at the moment. I got frustrated with PB and haven't even tried in a while. What's it like working on a 327 over there?

[RoadRacer_Al]

67 Gladiator with a 327, TH400, Dana 20 transfer cases.

First challenge is getting the trans rebuilt. It died after a few days of city driving.

[mud89]

No link with pics at the moment. I got frustrated with PB and haven't even tried in a while. What's it like working on a 327 over there?

My 65 wagoneer comes from California and is what you call a "survivor" , but the 327 smokes, i am trying to diagnose the issue.
If it needs a rebuild , i guess it won't be simple..