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What Did You Do To Your Jeep Today?

Dave Deyton said:
Went to drive the A1's Thursday. 53 cranked and ran well. Took a few hot laps. Horn works great now!
64, nothing! Looked and the blackout light was left on. Both batteries were dead. So low the Norco 24V charger couldn't even see them.
Had to separate the batteries and put chargers on them. Finally, at 7.2 amps the Norco has moved to 50%. Wahoo! Stayed on 25% for hours and hours.
Batteries are fairly new AGM's, so I think they'll be OK. Got to check that light switch when I park it.
I will go back out to the shop and check them after dark to see how they are charging.
Always something!

Dave
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You could put a quick disconnect terminal on the negative post. Ya it’s a bit of a nuisance to have to hook/unhook every time, but no worries for a draw on the battery or maybe even a possible short causing a fire.
 
I was thinking about a disconnect on the negative post today. Charged both batteries individually and tried to crank the Jeep. Just a click. Put the 24V charger on both batteries and it charged them. Cranked and ran fine. Made about four laps around the neighborhood. Brought it back, cut it off and it cranked.
The batteries were too low for the 24V charger to even recognize them.

Thinking a disconnect is a great idea! I might hide a disconnect with a key like on the CAT equipment I used to work on.

Dave
 
I found an old Bellview last summer and finally got all the pieces together to get it mounted up. No plaz so I gas axed and grindered all the cuts I got the old KC 6" lights at the Moonshiner's Swap Meet a couple years ago. Still need to run all the wiring and winch operation cables, but it took a while just to get it this far.
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Golden Burro said:
I found an old Bellview last summer and finally got all the pieces together to get it mounted up. No plaz so I gas axed and grindered all the cuts I got the old KC 6" lights at the Moonshiner's Swap Meet a couple years ago. Still need to run all the wiring and winch operation cables, but it took a while just to get it this far.
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Are the flanges on the bumper in place? Is there a flange on the bottom of the winch mount? My mounting plate went behind the bumper and i squeezed the winch in front of the grill.
 
Golden Burro said:
I found an old Bellview last summer and finally got all the pieces together to get it mounted up. No plaz so I gas axed and grindered all the cuts I got the old KC 6" lights at the Moonshiner's Swap Meet a couple years ago. Still need to run all the wiring and winch operation cables, but it took a while just to get it this far.
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I like the way that sits; well done!
 
Jw60 said:
Are the flanges on the bumper in place? Is there a flange on the bottom of the winch mount? My mounting plate went behind the bumper and i squeezed the winch in front of the grill.
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I cut the top flange off of the bumper and milled the cable slot into it to match the mounting plate and flushed the winch up tight. There are 1/8" spacers on the upper bolts to account for the thickness of the bumper. I welded some verticals in on either side of the winch to sort of 3 sided box it in. The winch plate is a big broke "L" and bolts onto the front of the frame along with the front bumper on the underside. I notched it from there back to fit inside the frame rails. Its about 8" back from there, then bolted in some 1/4"x 3" 4" long to connect the winch plate to the frame at the end on both sides. That hardware holds the light mounts too.
 
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64 M38A1 won't crank. One of the batteries is bad. Last week I got them charged, one has gone bad. Charger won't recognize it as 24V. Took the 53 A1 for a few trips around the block. Ordered a digital batter checker. When it cools down a little, I'll replace both batteries and hopefully use at least one of them in my 12V garden tractors.
Always something.

Dave
 
Maybe the biggest load yet. There was more on the truck too I already unloaded. It blew out a few clouds of coolant on the 3 mile climb home it got quite hot. I think the coolant will need a top up. I had no idea It was going to be this much or I would have taken my tahoe with the big trailer. Its all repacked ready to haul to the yard tomorrow.
 

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jeep2003 said:
Maybe the biggest load yet. There was more on the truck too I already unloaded. It blew out a few clouds of coolant on the 3 mile climb home it got quite hot. I think the coolant will need a top up. I had no idea It was going to be this much or I would have taken my tahoe with the big trailer. Its all repacked ready to haul to the yard tomorrow.
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That's quite the load!
 
I have some serious buyer's regret on the AGM batteries. but it's too hard to get to those batteries to go with regular ones.
Too much time spent cleaning up the trays, making hold downs and painting everything.
Next time, I'll mark the lock down rods. I made them all different lengths to fit. Spent most of my time trying them in different places to see which ones fit where.
Hopefully, it will be another 4 years or more before I need to do any more battery work.
Been taking off the negative terminal when they are sitting for a while.
I always disconnect the negative cable if I put on the 24V battery charger.
Cost me one solid state regulator, but Mike (1967 CJ5A) repaired it so I have an extra.

Dave
 
jeep2003 said:
Maybe the biggest load yet. There was more on the truck too I already unloaded. It blew out a few clouds of coolant on the 3 mile climb home it got quite hot. I think the coolant will need a top up. I had no idea It was going to be this much or I would have taken my tahoe with the big trailer. Its all repacked ready to haul to the yard tomorrow.
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I like to see old jeeps being used, but this looks like abuse! Top speed about 30?

I hauled a load of dirt with my fc150, never again. Motor struggled, brakes weren't happy, and neither was the people that passed me
 
Well I know it feels abusive but the jeep likes it. I checked the coolant yesterday and it was fine. Started up ready to do it again. I hauled a load of wood from my neighbors woods behind his house. Its just a big steep wooded bank with a little walking trail I backed up the mountain like it was nothing. I felt like I was on a shelf road in colorado. The bump stops are extended so they are less than a couple inches off the axle It can haul any amount of weight. I rarely go more than like 6 miles from home and its all 30mph roads around here theres never anyone behind me.
 
Checked fluids for once:
Topped off the transfercase, rear axle, hopefully I got the transmission. Might need dipsticks on this stuff. Radiator was a tad low so I topped it off with some leftovers from the Ford (which will get drained and filled with fresh 50/50 soon)
Brake reservoir was a little lower than i like and really dark. Oil is a half qt low, no power steering or hydraulics. Shocks were tight. Front Hub bolts and some lug nuts on the rear were loose.



I also found it easiest to shove the brake fluid bottle in the access then crack the lid over the reservoirs
 
Jw60 said:
I also found it easiest to shove the brake fluid bottle in the access then crack the lid over the reservoirs
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I use a flex funnel. It makes a nice ramp from inside the Jeep to the reservoir of choice:
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