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Thanks for the write up.

Torque converter bolts that are just a hair loose can also generate a knock like sound.

Yes, a CUCV that doesn’t leave fluids on the ground is possible. I have several that keep their fluids inside. If you have one making a puddle or a mark after just an hour. Figure out what the liquid is and where it is coming from. Then try to fix it.

I just noticed you are in the UK. We could have a language problem. I know from my ‘67 Cooper S and my ‘57 MGA that “Earth” is the side of the battery connected to the chassis. I have no clue what you call the clamp of an electric welding set up. The clamp is what I was calling the “Ground” in...

I think the bigger thing to worry about is the path from where you are welding to the ground. Get the ground on the same part as is being welded. Never, never make the ground path go through something that moves. Such as a bearing.

This has come up a bunch. Basically it comes down to which way you want to spend money. There are many places on line and I’m sure someone local to you that can build a 700R4 to be a very dependable long lived transmission. You will have to change the input shaft on the 208 transfer case or...

Looking good. As similar as the two vehicles are. They are also vastly different. The suburban has so much more room for sleeping and gear and just loves to go down the interstate. It also does very well off road. But, compared to the m1009 feels like a huge clumsy beast. The M1009 is so agile...

You have to pull the wiper arms. Then with the hood open you can see the bolts for the cowl panel at the top of the firewall. The wiper arms is the hard part of the procedure. Coming off and going back on lined up. Mark them somehow before hand.

No, I did not make any more. If you aren’t using a turbo. I would suggest PVC pipe necked down with a grinder that has a 135° silicone elbow like mine at the bottom. Then an open air filter element installed above the IP. Just make the PVC pipe long enough to be sitting on the bottom of the...

Super easy to rebuild or replace. Since so much effort is needed to get to them and I have 2 trucks. I bought several replacement wheel cylinders and a half dozen or so rebuild kits. That way I can just swap leaking ones out hole and rebuild later to always have a few ready at any time.

A ball peen hammer has the just slightly rounded side and the smaller almost pointy side on the hammer head. If you put the valve cover, oil pan, transmission pan, etc…. Upside down on a wooden surface so the edge with the bolt holes is flat against the wood. Put the pointy end of the ball Peen...

I like “Right Stuff” for the valve covers. Once everything is super clean, the dimples have been inverted with a ball peen hammer and I feel patient. I will lay a thick bead of that aresol pushed stuff, let it sit 10-15 minutes, set the valve cover down and just start the screws. Then after...

Not that I am aware of Rory. During the Daimler-Chrysler days lawyers swarmed anyone selling anything with JEEP on it. There were several vendors selling newly built replacement M715 tailgates at the time. I know of at least one in Kingston, TN that continued to sell tailgates with no JEEP logo...

The intake bolt angle at the head of either vertical for the turbo heads or 60° from vertical for the non turbo heads. You also have the turbo oil feed and oil return in the valley. Both can be plugged. A center mount turbo 3 piece intake can be used without the turbo. You just need to play...

Yes, the Optimizer is all metric. I thought every 6.2/6.5 was all metric. President Carter tried to get Congress to convert the US to metric. They debated and it dragged on. Even today it takes 2-3 years to go from idea to production in the auto industry. So, Detroit Diesel while designing the...

Try moving your idle up or down just a bit. A little change makes a big difference with all the rattle noises inside the truck. If all your filters are newish and your Injection Pump timing is close. Then idle or the IP itself are about all that is left if you have no weird knocks or smoke of...

A few things came to mind while reading your post: How old are your batteries and are they fully charged? Mine only squeal on start up if they have been sitting a long while, very, very long glow time or if I left the lights on. Try tightening the belts just a bit more. They stretch out the...

Glad you got it fixed.

Looking good Rory!

The starter relay under the dash has a ground, 24 volt constant, 24 volt switched to the starter and 12 switched with starter position of the key only to connect the 24 volt stuff. You need 12 volts switched with just the key on and staying on the entire time the key is on run, not just start.