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'48 Jeep CJ-2A - A Comedy Of Errors

1948 Jeep Cj2a Comedy Of Errors Jb80 Lube
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1948 Jeep Cj2a Comedy Of Errors Jb80 Lube
During the four weeks the other repairs were being made, the head-stud nuts were soaking in JB-80 penetrating lube. There's nothing worse than snapping a head stud, so take your time. It really did take four full weeks of careful soaking and gentle implementation of an 111/416 wrench to get all 12 nuts off without breakage, but it's worth the time spent. I didn't snap a stud, but while leaning on the grille and torquing the wrench, I caved in the grille. Like the rest of the body, it's technically only bondo and rust with a shell-like covering of paint, so I'm not too broken up about it.
1948 Jeep Cj2a Comedy Of Errors Gears Broken Synchros
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1948 Jeep Cj2a Comedy Of Errors Gears Broken Synchros
With that much water in the T-case, I suspected the same for the tranny, which would explain why it wouldn't shift out of First gear. Popping off the tranny tunnel and removing the shift tower, I was greeted with a seized, rusty collection of gears and broken synchros. The tranny and T-case weren't even worth rebuilding, so I gave them to 4-Wheel & Off-Road Editor/Junk Collector Rick Pw.
1948 Jeep Cj2a Comedy Of Errors Rol Gasket
Homefree, right? Wrong. Apparently,... 
   
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1948 Jeep Cj2a Comedy Of Errors Rol Gasket
Homefree, right? Wrong. Apparently, the engine was decked and bored, and the new ROL gasket was punched with the stud holes just slightly off. When the head was torqued down and the engine fired, I was greeted with the sound of a thousand tiny hammers smacking away at an anvil. The 0.060-inch larger pistons now come beyond the top of the block and hit the edges of the stock-bore-sized gasket. I ordered a vintage NOS head gasket from Peter DeBella Jeep Parts to fix the problem.
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