Thanks for watching!

It was a good time! Unless your a first gen 4runner haha

I would bring less capable rigs if I went again. Nobody showed up so me made it into a 4x4 day. It would be more fun in normal beater cars.

@@finishedwithengines is it the same time next year?

@wheelinndealin I’m not sure at this point. The organizers asked if I wanted to run it next year. They are all from down south so it’s hard to pre run the trails and organize the event.

Well my group was 5, and the organizers were a group of 4. It must be the smallest gambler ever!

The ultra reliable Toyotas all died and the Chrysler built Jeep worked the whole time. Just my luck haha

I think 2 could reasonably come out of the group.

Let me know if you need any parts! I have plenty in stock!

@@finishedwithengines looks like my biggest needs right now are an inner windshield frame and hardware and a decent Ross steering box/shaft.

Thanks! You can’t beat a lifetime warranty and American Made!

This one is going to be fun. It’s just nice enough to be used but not so nice where I feel bad thrashing on it!

Interesting. I have been looking for answers all over Pirate but I have not run into that detail. I’ll give it a shot. Thanks!

Thanks! It’s a great starting point and has a ton of potential

So far I agree. I know I’ll be back in these axles soon and peeling old RTV sucks

Thanks Nate! I can’t wait to see your Jeep on the road!

Send me an email! [email protected] Thanks for watching and best of luck in the storm!

It’s a learning process on KZbin. Quality has improved from when I made this. Thank for watching!

I’m glad it worked out! Stay warm!

Thanks! I have a lot of fun working on old iron. I’m glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

If you are breaking actuators I would investigate the dampers inside. Do they move freely? I wouldn’t expect the controller to do this. Make sure all the dampers are in the correct position

@finishedwithengines , on my last 2 actuators, I noticed that they would do a 720 turn when switching from cold to hot. And when I moved the temp dial incrementally, the dial on the actuator would move slowly one dial point at a time. But if I moved the dial on the controller, say...2 or 3 notches at a time to hot or cold the actuator would do a complete 720 cycle. I thought actuators moved at 180° axis either to the hot or cold. And to answer your question. The dampers were moving beautifully back and forth doing it manually. But yesterday when I removed the actuator for inspection I noticed that the damper wasn't rotating manually any more. And your video pointed it out perfectly. Hopefully I can do the exact fix you did. But I'm wondering if the controller is not sending correct stop and go signals to the actuator. And would like to sort that out before attempting your fix. The dim lights on my controller don't work so that's steering me into changing it even more. But it would be nice to know if the controller deals with the rotation of the actuator.

@milvolts1 interesting. Well I hope it works out. That could be the control overrunning the max swing of the damper. The whole setup on these jeep is weak

@finishedwithengines , you got that right. But I must admit for being a 2005 it's not all lost. I tried moving the opposite side with a needle nose and that little nipple broke 😤. So I heated up the end of a flathead screwdriver and Bam it worked. Probably will leave it on hot. Till temp warms up outside. Thanks for the feed back and comments. God bless!

I would love to take a look!

Which one are you referring too? I don’t have the Jeep anymore but I might remember

I have engines, but nothing in ready to run condition. What exactly are you looking for? I have plenty of blocks/heads ect, but they would all need to see a machine shop

Thanks bud! As with all projects, it’s one step at a time! Thanks for watching!

It’s a fact of life in Maine, the roads are poisoned. I think rust free is no holes in the frame, and the floors and rockers are able to be patched in a day! Welcome to the north east!

So the green one is actually sitting on the lift right now. That one is going to be done later on. I think the rest are great for parts. My brother and a friend have both expressed interest in doing one of the other ones in time. That stinks about your seal, hopefully you will have the Jeep together next year!

Thanks! I’m a big fan of David Freiburger and the way he approaches cars. Get it running, and don’t get too twisted up on making everything perfect. I try to keep my nice cars very nice, and the other machines can be rougher and used! Thanks for watching!

Agreed, "Don't get it right, just get it running."

I think realistically 2 will live again, perhaps a third

Thank you! I think of it as part of automotive history. It’s good that some old Jeeps are restored perfectly, or never got used hard to begin with, but the reality is that most were just a car that had a useful life, and then became somebody’s beater. That transition is happening right now with Tj and XJs. I wouldn’t ever shame a guy for fixing something with the tools at hand on a shoestring budget. I’m just glad I can get my hands on a few of these old rigs almost 80 years later!

That’s awesome! How does an Arizona Jeep get worse then that? Park them in a lake? Up in Maine it’s cool to find one I. Any condition. Most are pretty trashed 70+ years later

They will but it’s going to be tight The trailer with 2 is 18’ on the flat with a 2’ beaver tail. You may have to get creative and stack the bumpers on top of each other, or set one up on the headboard.

You can make it fit if you get creative

Thanks! Sometimes you just can’t say no!

Thanks again Nate! Best of luck with your CJ-2a! I would love to see pictures when you get your MB!

Thanks! Hopefully we can use them for several cool projects

Thanks! It was definitely cool!

It definitely has extra features, and I think it’s cool to look through the window at how they work

Thanks bud! They will definitely make all my projects much easier. It’s not the largest tractor but it can do some work. Thanks for watching!

It sounds like you have a damper somewhere else that broke, hence changing when you hit a bump. The damper I fixed in the video takes the whole air charge from the blower and directs it to either the ac evaporator or the heater core. After that it hits other dampers that send it to defrost, foot, or dash vents, or some combination of them. I would look at the other dampers and the associated controls. I sold this Jeep so I can’t look in specific detail, but in general all car HVAC systems have this sort of arrangement. Some use motors, some use vacuum controls, and others have a mechanical linkage. I’m fairly confident that this era of Jeep has another motor to control discharge flow someplace under the dash if you look closely

You must have a dual zone system

@@finishedwithenginesI hope my 07 single zone has the easy knob that just slides off from glove box side 🤞🏽🫣 I ordered the knob from Amazon tonight $9 and I’m opening up my glove box tomorrow n see what’s up my hope is just the knob that’s broken I hope I don’t have to mess w the left side n open the console and rewire electrical wires like u did 😮‍💨

Hopefully it works out for you. Swapping the wiring around it’s really easy if it comes to it

Absolutely! Thanks for watching!

It’s a perfect combination. Not to mention the beautiful smell of diesel!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks bud! It’s getting closer and it feels good to see things starting to go back together. Thanks for watching!

Can’t beat a diesel Jeep!

That’s awesome! Hopefully I can’t make it down that way later this summer!

Mine has 257k on it lol.

Thanks! I’m glad it helped!

I would start by pulling that blend door motor off. It’s easy to see if the shaft is broken or if the motor is bad.

I’m up to number 5 on the restoration. I did notice that your spare tire holder is in the wrong place. Passenger side. I don’t use it except for show n tell just to heavy for that corner. And the canvas bow brace pockets are on the drivers side. And also on the bottom of the windshield frame.

She definitely had a life before me! In time I’ll have all the little things in order

Over all it’s a good Jeep, all things considered

Hopefully they saved the data plates

@@finishedwithengines I did it looks like it was shot with a 45. Big hole took out the serial number. You should have seen the heater. Not much bigger than a cigar box. Didn’t worth the cost and effort that some one put into it.

That old cable is 5/8. Plenty strong for that little Jeep!

Thanks! It’s very nice!