General Tech What did you work on Today?

Mouse

Trying to wheel
Supporting Member
Location
West Haven, UT
Thanks for the Sniper tech. I am interested in understanding more of the differences between 1 and 2 - my scrambler is running a sniper version 1 and already had a computer fail with less than a 1000 miles. Holley replaced it, but I want a reliable efi
 

anderson750

I'm working on it Rose
Location
Price, Utah
Thanks for the Sniper tech. I am interested in understanding more of the differences between 1 and 2 - my scrambler is running a sniper version 1 and already had a computer fail with less than a 1000 miles. Holley replaced it, but I want a reliable efi
I was looking at putting a sniper on my El Camino until a talked to a couple people about issues they have seen…….the ECU being one of them. They believe the ECU failures are due to heat since it is built into the unit. I will probably go a different route with one of the models that does not have the ECU built into it.
 

zmotorsports

Hardcore Gearhead
Vendor
Location
West Haven, UT
I've been MIA for a while as life got away from me the past several months.

My son and I started the engine replacement in his WJ last weekend so I thought I'd share a few pictures of where we're at with his Jeep.


His WJ started burning oil quite severely last fall so we knew an engine replacement was on the horizon. We waffled back and forth about rebuilding vs. replacing with a long block and seeing as how my normal "go to" guy for engine machining has retired and I don't have quite the rapport built up with the one I use on occasion, we opted for a remanned long block.

After evacuating the A/C system we tore into the project.
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While the coolant was draining we disconnected everything underneath that we could.
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The radiator and all of the accessory drive removed as well as intake it was ready to be pulled. Wiring was moved to the sides and with the wide girth of this thing being an overhead cam engine, if the heads and manifolds would clear, it should easily clear coming out.
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The only downside was we couldn't get it high enough, so the motor mounts had to be removed then it slid right out. We did have to remove the front tires/wheels and set it down to nearly on the rotors to gain enough clearance to get the engine over the core support.
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Old 4.7 liter engine out and on the engine stand ready for disassembly.
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I know this engine gets a bad rap, but in all honesty, if properly maintained it is actually a pretty good engine. Just proper routine maintenance and care to avoid overheating and dropping a valve seat and this can go a couple hundred thousand miles easily and possibly even more. When my son bought it the Jeep had 170k miles on it 7 years ago and now has right at 206k, but it's buring about a quart in less than a thousand miles so it's time to retire it.

The inside of the engine looked fantastic however. Nice gold coloring and very, very little carbon or sludge buildup which I am sure is more from its first 170k rather than the last 35k or so.
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The chains are even in excellent condition with little to no wear on the guides themselves.
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Nothing in the pickup screen at all. The pickup is being replaced anyways, but nothing to be alarmed about inside.
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We stuck a boroscope into the intakes and exhaust ports and the valves even look pretty good. Very little carbon buildup.
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With the old engine disassembled and crated back up the reman. is sitting on the engine stand awaiting parts once we get them cleaned and ready to assemble.
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I also thought I'd share a video that a gentleman from YouTube posted to his channel. He reached out to me a few months ago about doing a toolbox and shop tour and while I didn't have time then, when he reached back out a few weeks ago I thought what the hell. :thinking:

He posted the video over the holiday weekend and I was humbled and flattered by the response. Hard to believe I've been at this for over 35 years. What's more staggering is the outpouring of comments that think I'm old. What the hell is with that????:rofl:

 

Herzog

somewhat damaged
Admin
Location
Wydaho
Damage from Sand Hollow last November. Finally found some knuckles from a member on here last week and had time to fix it today.

This definitely doesn't look right...

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The spindle measured out fine. I was worried it would be bent as well.

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Oh yea...
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Replacement is in. Perfect. The casting seems different, hopefully it's not weaker? Time will tell. Last one survived 12 years.

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N-Smooth

Smooth Gang Founding Member
Location
UT
Not sure if it's awesome or if I'm an idiot, but I installed a fish finder on the boat that may be worth more than the boat itself :rofl:

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Well you need a quality one so you can be sure you suck at fishing when it’s going nuts and you’re not catching anything 🤣

I usually refer to them as depth finders or random image generators but alas, I still use them.
 

Gawynz

Active Member
Location
Ogden, UT
I think the boat turned out great!
Thanks, I've been really happy with it. Last year I had it out 18 times, this year I've had it out 4 and I've had zero issues. Hull is sealed tight, all the electrical works, having a livewell is great, the 24V oversized KSL trolling motor is awesome I have to charge it every 7 outings or so at most. I was worried that the fish finder side imaging wouldn't work with the motor down but trying it out for the first time yesterday it worked perfectly. It has plenty of storage and comfortable for two people and a dog. If there is anything I'd change all the sealed plywood decking and structure and having 3 group 27 batteries added a lot of weight; an aluminum frame would probably be better and a 12V trolling motor would be fine. Also to plane out the boat I've got the 25hp 2-stroke at wide open throttle, it'll run about 23mph (not bad for a 16' boat). I'd like to get a bigger 4 stroke, but that adds weight and the boat max capacity says "35hp" on the tag, though I'm not sure how they determine that. Overall I'm not planning on any changes near term, I think I hit my goal on a budget bass boat.
 
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