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Mark Peterson
Hi William Bigelow,
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How about some Automatic Transmission Fluid in the cylinder. I've never had to do it on the junk I drive around but there are many claims that it works. Mark Peterson - 1952 Pickup 4X4. -----Original Message-----
From: Bigelow, William F., MAJ, JCS [SMTP:william.bigelow@...] Sent: Thursday, October 29, 1998 7:55 AM To: 'WillysTech@...' Subject: [WT] FINALLY HOME From: "Bigelow, William F., MAJ, JCS" <william.bigelow@...> Dear Fellow Members, I hesitate to do this (my hard drive is only 1gb), but I'm going to solicit advice from the collected Willys "brain trust" on this site. :-)) Anyway, here goes. I finally got my 58 cj3b (purchased three months ago) home this past weekend. I know, I know I should be disbarred from the Willys club for waiting so long, but its a long story so don't ask. The body is solid and straight, no cancer, very little surface rust and even has a solid tool box. It has all it's parts and pieces to include the original drive train and the remains of three-point hitch it had during its farm days. Only things missing are the sideview mirror and a spare tire mount. ...and so on and so on. Bottomline: I can't get the engine to turn manually. The guy I bought it from (a LTC in financial difficulty who owned the jeep for many years) assured me it was running when he parked it three years ago. I pulled the plugs and three of the four chambers look good. The fourth one is rusty and contains what appears to be the remnants of some varnished gasoline. I remember a string awhile back that said moisture can seep in through an open exhaust valve. I didn't want to try any of my novice shade tree approaches till I spoke to the pro's. Question: What is the best way to approach this problem--starting with the least obtrusive/labor intensive solutions first. I'm not afraid of bustin' knuckle, in fact I like it, but I'd rather be spinning the distributor for an hour, whilst sippin' a cold one, than be pullin' the head and throwin' wrenches at my kids. I'll be gone for a few days so I'll thank everyone in advance for their input. Bill WILLIAM F. BIGELOW MAJ, MP Intern, OCJCS/PA william.bigelow@... DSN 225-7678 Comm (703) 695-7678 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this mailing list, or to change your subscription to digest, go to the ONElist web site, at and select the User Center link from the menu bar on the left. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ========================================================== WillysTech Share a favorite Bookmark with other subscribers... Go to and access the User Center ========================================================== |
