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I hit a milestone today, and it warrants a new thread. The engine finally fired and I got it to run for a few minutes, just idling. Runs rough, muffler half gone so it pretty loud. Smokes like crazy, no trustworthy gauges but....products on the way.
I'm thrilled. Doing handsprings. I'm almost driving!
Today I cleaned out the carb, cleaned off the spark plugs, confirmed firing order, cleaned out under the distributor cap, and after a bit of ether, she fired and ran for a very short time, no input from throttle or choke. Then fired after some cranking no ether. Then fired cranking, no ether, and ran for a few minutes! Getting better at it!
Next goal in life: get it to run smooth, and put into gear and drive fwd and backward! Can't wait.
I have decided on some modifications to make. But first, some pics of the recently demoused box interior. Needs very thorough cleaning, and some removal of failed plastic trim etc. I want to make the box contiguous with the cab, and install a few captains chairs in the the box. That way I can take 4 seat-belted peeps. I have three daughters and we like to go skiing. They want to make this a ski weekend mobile. A Unimogski Mobile.
![IMG_20240211_120101077.jpg IMG_20240211_120101077.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/671/671843-452d3eac8b913a628ac05d1a12474aa6.jpg)
![IMG_20240211_120126114.jpg IMG_20240211_120126114.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/671/671845-e2cb352800ef4805d35014d301aba248.jpg)
![IMG_20240211_142020707.jpg IMG_20240211_142020707.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/671/671844-8254e1da41aac4a25dd5274268c171fa.jpg)
I'm thrilled. Doing handsprings. I'm almost driving!
Today I cleaned out the carb, cleaned off the spark plugs, confirmed firing order, cleaned out under the distributor cap, and after a bit of ether, she fired and ran for a very short time, no input from throttle or choke. Then fired after some cranking no ether. Then fired cranking, no ether, and ran for a few minutes! Getting better at it!
Next goal in life: get it to run smooth, and put into gear and drive fwd and backward! Can't wait.
I have decided on some modifications to make. But first, some pics of the recently demoused box interior. Needs very thorough cleaning, and some removal of failed plastic trim etc. I want to make the box contiguous with the cab, and install a few captains chairs in the the box. That way I can take 4 seat-belted peeps. I have three daughters and we like to go skiing. They want to make this a ski weekend mobile. A Unimogski Mobile.
![IMG_20240211_120101077.jpg IMG_20240211_120101077.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/671/671843-452d3eac8b913a628ac05d1a12474aa6.jpg)
![IMG_20240211_120126114.jpg IMG_20240211_120126114.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/671/671845-e2cb352800ef4805d35014d301aba248.jpg)
![IMG_20240211_142020707.jpg IMG_20240211_142020707.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/671/671844-8254e1da41aac4a25dd5274268c171fa.jpg)