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Re: Balls, Poppet
Reed Cary
Ron, I think we were looking to see both if there was some smart way of disassembly, and any
technical info one needed to know. (The set up on the side shifter is very touchy). Thanks for looking, Reed (CA) --- "Ronald L. Cook" <rlcook@...> wrote: From: "Ronald L. Cook" <rlcook@...>===Who's got a military manual?Me. What do you need to know? I haven't been keeping up on this _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at |
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Re: willys woodies
Reed Cary
Great story, Morris.
The fish that got away. I'm sure we all have stories like that, just at the moment when one is cash poor. Off-topic, so don't look:(I have an Aston Martin story, w/$800 sign on it) I relish each of your posts and wish you would tell us more about what W-O vehicles you own/have owned. Reed (CA) --- "Morris G. Hill" <mgh@...> wrote: From: "Morris G. Hill" <mgh@...>=== _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at |
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Re: Balls, Poppet
Ronald L. Cook
Who's got a military manual?Me. What do you need to know? I haven't been keeping up on this thread. Troubleshooting in shifter tower in Military manual mostly says "inspect and replace any damaged or worn parts" no matter what the symptoms are. This includes the poppet ball springs. The secret would be to properly identify a worn spring. Broken, even I can figure out. Ron, Ia 43GPW, 51M38 |
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Re: PU Sheet Metal
Morris G. Hill
I don't know what part of CA Jim's from, but in April I took one of my long
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road trips in my own '56 pick-up, and while visiting a friend in Redding (located on I-5 between Sacramento and the Oregon border) I ended up stopping at a big wrecking yard by the name, I think, of Viking auto wrecking. One of the guys saw my truck and told me they had a bunch like it in their yard. He offered to show them to me. They were on their own row about half a mile back in the lot and he had to drive me there in a junkyard truck. There were about half a dozen Willys pickups & wagons, mostly picked over and banged up, but with some good stuff left, even some chrome. There was also an early Gladiator with the OHC engine looking pretty complete. The guy said they were thinking of crushing the old ones because no one was buying the parts any more. I was sorry I didn't need anything, because there were a few good items there. -----Original Message-----
From: Scott Little <slittle@...> To: WillysTech@... <WillysTech@...> Date: Friday, June 25, 1999 7:35 AM Subject: Re: [WT] PU Sheet Metal From: Scott Little <slittle@...>the nonbulletin board also, but I would like to buy NOS or new if available or tailrusted used. I have checked Willys America and they seemed to have new yardgates and beds only. CA.you know of? I could have my folks swing by on their way from Tucson to Dad would love the adventure.------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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Re: Lost data
Reed Cary
Rus,
You can just go to the archives, search for what you want and down-load what you need: Reed (CA) --- Rus Curtis <roc@...> wrote: A while back I had a problem with my computer and lost all the saved emails from this list. I=== _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at |
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Re: willys woodies
Morris G. Hill
I saw one of these wagons in 1965 -- this one was a 1954 6-85, and the cane
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body inserts looked exactly like the woven cane bottom you see on chairs. The headliner was a different material -- it was the "woven paper" coarse weave stuff that came on all Willys wagons, at least all the ones I saw from the 1940's and 1950's. I tried to find the headliner stuff about 12 years ago, because the original headliner in my 1956 wagon was beyond reasonable salvage, but lots of calls later I had managed to learn only that this "woven paper" as they called it in the trade (1) had been cheap and not very durable; (2) hadn't been made in years, and (3) besides Willys, had only been used by Ford in their woodies around the 1940 period. I test-drove the 1954 6-85 wagon and it ran and looked good, but I couldn't afford the $175 the owner wanted for it. -----Original Message-----
From: RockyRdAdv@... <RockyRdAdv@...> To: WillysTech@... <WillysTech@...> Date: Friday, June 25, 1999 12:38 PM Subject: Re: [WT] willys woodies From: RockyRdAdv@...practice on a lot of early luxury sedans. I've seen it on Rolls Royce and Packards,headliner and interior trim has long since decomposed leaving only crumblingVern Heywood |
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The Ultimate Woody...
Frank Wood
in my humble opinion, besides me of course, is not even a Willys.
This vehicle is my Holy Grail of vehicles. At the moment I can't think of a single vehicle on this planet I would rather have than this one. Serious Storegae. There is also good info on this page covering the two companies that "woodied" vehicles. Cantrell and Cambell. Enjoy, Frank |
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Three Galled Balls - more on shift tower rebuild
Frank Wood
Contest: Who can finish the jingle, to the toon of Three Blind Mice:
Three Galled Balls, Three Galled Balls, .... Never mind. Bad idea. Anyway, I admit, am not anatomically extraordinary, but it did take 3 poppet balls to rebuild my shift tower. One is still in the garage somewhere. Resting in that secret little place with the long lost washers and nuts and such. It launched out of the tower, missing my head but bouncing off the ceiling of the garage and flying off to it's secret hiding place. I suggest wearing eye protection. And maybe nose protection. Just imagine. I secured the tower upside down in my bench vise. I think I used a socket extension to force the ball and spring down while sliding the shift rod back in. It took quite a few attempts and I think I had to walk away several times before I sledged it. You need to use something that can hold the ball down but still provide a bit of room for the end of the rod to slide partially over the ball. Maybe I used a flathead screw driver. Then you try and remove your implement and slide the rod all the way across at the same time. Eventually worked for me but there has to be a better way. I replaced springs and balls. They are cheap and why not for something that is such a pain in the sash. Just remember to order the springs when you order the small parts kit. Might want to order an extra poppet ball or two too. I also wanted to replace the spring that is up inside the tower but that looks to be impossible. Someone please prove me wrong. Wish I could be over at Ricks right now helping with the gearboxes. Rick you haven't slipped off to Old Mexico with my OD have you? Cheers, Frank Wood(Houston) 1964 6-230 4WD 1956 DJ-3A Dispatcher |
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Lost data
Rus Curtis
A while back I had a problem with my computer and lost all the saved emails from this list. I had been saving a lot of info on this list to use as I continued my rebuild. One of the strings was about getting replacement bolts to attach the body to the frame from somewhere in Colorado, I think. Can anyone recall or help me out on this? TIA
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Re: willys woodies
Jerry Stoper
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My 47 wagon has remnants of the wicker around the headliner. It's been rattle can painted so I can't tell what the outside looked like. Jerry (AR) Ben GRIFFITHS wrote: From: "Ben GRIFFITHS"<ben.griffiths@...> |
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Re: PU Sheet Metal
Jerry Stoper
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I need the "Overland" script for the tailgate of my 47 Wagon and the plastic piece that holds the horn button to the steering wheel. Will you see if they have one next time you are there. Jerry (AR) Scott Little wrote: From: Scott Little <slittle@...> |
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Re: Three Galled Balls - more on shift tower rebuild
In a message dated 6/26/99 11:00:34 AM Central Daylight Time, ftwood@...
writes: << I also wanted to replace the spring that is up inside the tower but that looks to be impossible. Someone please prove me wrong. Wish I could be over at Ricks right now helping with the gearboxes. Rick you haven't slipped off to Old Mexico with my OD have you? >> Frank, If you've got a replacement spring, I can put it in, It took me about 20 minutes to get it in, but it's not too bad. It would take more than one OD to get to take off for Mexico. :-) |
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351 heads
my 51 panel 2x4 has a 351w in it when i built this motor i did some research into heads etc. It has been 15years but i still recall that the 351 heads had bigger chambers so to use them with a 302 required domed pistons to regain the compression the only reason to change was the valve size. the highest compression heads were the c9oz castings which were the first year and came on the 4bbl version which was only the first year. they came out with 4bbl versions in the eightys but that first year engine was used in some shelbys etc it also used special pistons which are still avaliable and the cam requires a different fireing order which is actualy a smoother running setup.
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Re: PU Sheet Metal
J.Lewis
That's the same theory I have about Florida. Most people didn't move down
here until air conditioning became commonly available. The population didn't really start rising until the 60's and 70's. Four wheel drive vehicles have never been as popular down here as up north either, so there weren't nearly as many jeeps sold in Florida during the 40's and 50's. Jeeps have become extremely popular in the last few years though. I think probably because of better marketing strategies (girls like'm now) and the SUV market is better now. - Jerry Tampa, FL '46 CJ-2a #53681 (in many pieces) From: Richard Grover <grover@...>My pickup is from California and my wagon is from New Mexico!trailer. Driving from Canada down to Arizona and filling the trailer up with solidaround Phoenix. One pickup with good rear fenders and two doors was crushed two------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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hello
Hello! My name is Mat, and I just joined this mailing list. I live in Germany (left here by the military,
and taken in by a German girl) and my fleet consists of an 87 BMW 325i (pretty average but fast), a 91 Renault Clio (I dont think you guys have these back there in the real world), a 63 Triumph TR4 (frame up resto project), and last but not least a 69 CJ5 with the 225 V6. I picked it up when I was in Colorado getting my A+P license. I almost sold it before I came back to Germany, but I couldnt get rid of it. Anyway, Jeep parts over here are few and far between, especially for the V6. Can any one recommend a good mail-order company for early Jeep parts? Im also looking for a complete exhaust system from the manifolds back. Unfortunately there are no custom exhaust shops here, and all of the places I asked in the states needed a pattern or the vehicle. Any tips? Mat Guilbeault |
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Re: hello
Hi Matt, How are things in Germany? I spent 3 years over there at
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Spangdahlem, and loved it. If you go to Rick Grover's wonderful web page at: and select "Parts Sources" you will find a wealth of info on mail order parts houses for early jeeps. With cost of phone calls over there I'm surprised anybody can afford Internet access. Welcome to the list. Lots of prior military hanging out here. Rick S (TX) In a message dated 6/26/99 4:33:40 AM Central Daylight Time,
mguilbeault@... writes: << Hello! My name is Mat, and I just joined this mailing list. I live in Germany (left here by the military, and taken in by a German girl) and my fleet consists of an 87 BMW 325i (pretty average but fast), a 91 Renault Clio (I dont think you guys have these back there in the real world), a 63 Triumph TR4 (frame up resto project), and last but not least a 69 CJ5 with the 225 V6. I picked it up when I was in Colorado getting my A+P license. I almost sold it before I came back to Germany, but I couldnt get rid of it. Anyway, Jeep parts over here are few and far between, especially for the V6. Can any one recommend a good mail-order company for early Jeep parts? Im also looking for a complete exhaust system from the manifolds back. Unfortunately there are no custom exhaust shops here, and all of the places I asked in the states needed a pattern or the vehicle. Any tips? Mat Guilbeault >> |
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Re: Balls, Poppet
OK Reed,
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Now it looks as though we are looking in the same book. You are right. It makes absolutely no sense what so ever for them not put instructions in there for rebuilding the tower. I even bought the second book hoping that it would list the instructions. Of course if you have some mechanical skills, take your time and don't force anything, you can figure it out. I don't think you should have to do it that way. John, I didn't get to the tower last night. I got sidetracked by the Spurs game. I have to pull apart Franks T-case today, but after I get done with that, I hope to get back to the shift tower. Rick S (TX) In a message dated 6/26/99 12:59:06 AM Central Daylight Time,
recary@... writes: << Turns out I was reading the write up for the side shift T-90. I can't find anything for the tower. Isn't that dumb! Why give info for the least-, yet entirely leave out info for the most common. I'll bet dollars to donuts, you'll find it in one of the military manuals. (Trouble shooting page does say, "replace spring".)It's almost like they left the section out. Who's got a military manual? Reed (CA) >> |
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