Today's progress report:
After Meeting Russ and retrieving a dented silver truck from certain peril (porta-winches are kewl), I stopped to pick up a temp sensor...but I didn't know if it was for the computer or the gauge so I didn't get it. (it was for the gauge). A little while later, we were pulling the tarp off the Green and hooking up the battery charger to top off the optima.
I tried to drain the oil, but it was empty. I replaced the filter. (Rats, I never changed the plugs.) Russ found a plug for the missing temp sensor. I filled the coolant. Russ started on the fuel pump wiring.
Then I noticed 2 wires near the firewall that are supposed to mount to each other on the firewall and be hot. Luckily the silver truck was a GM and had the little bracket to donate. Russ had some cool little 1/4" bolt inserts rather than sheet metal screws. Those bad boys could hold the engine in if needed. My cordless died, so the Old Milwaukee came to the rescue. (nothing is easy)
While I was mounting the bracket, I noticed that the power steering pump had no hoses connected to it.
The hoses from the freak are somewhere...but weren't with us today. Silver truck to the rescue again! Even though it didn't have the engine in it, it still had the pump and steering box. The high pressure hose mounted fine to the Todd Adams ported YJ box, but wouldn't fit the 454 pump. Luckily the deal from the back of the silver truck's pump (where the hose came from) fit in the 454 pump, and with a little bending it fit. I destroyed the return hose fitting, so I'll have to pick one up this week. I also installed the shortened hoses for the rock ram.
It doesn't have a PS cooler. I ran a cooler on the return hose on the freak...will I need one on this, since it has the rock ram?
Going back to standard time will put the suck on evening work parties, but I guess that's what coveralls and lights are for. And Saturdays.
