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I watch her like a hawk, and she got the cone off today! She's with me all the time, six years now, she's my self appointed therapy dog, and she is an Air-conditioning, couch queen, lol!
Well, there goes the engine
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Well, at least you’ll be starting out at 0 miles on the motor clock. And with your style of maintenance, it’ll last a good long time! 
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Yessir, thank you, and if it's bullet proof like a 4.0 should be, it will last me from now on. And it better, I have way too much in it now, to ever get rid of it!Well, at least you’ll be starting out at 0 miles on the motor clock. And with your style of maintenance, it’ll last a good long time!
yeah... but once it's done it's gonna feel like Samewise riding a dragon home to claim Rosie...
Now i'm just overdoing it
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Update!
Parts are finally back from the machine shop, completely rebuilt head, block fluxed and honed.
The new pistons are updated, improved design over the weaknesses of the O.E. pistons with thin skirts. They are federal mogul brand hypereutectic with the coating on the skirts. Also the mechanic had the machine shop rebalance the entire rotating assembly and weight match all the pistons. Will help make the engine run smoother and last longer. Everything else inside, cam, ect, new, and improved.
also some new seats! Samwise is getting stronger.
Parts are finally back from the machine shop, completely rebuilt head, block fluxed and honed.
The new pistons are updated, improved design over the weaknesses of the O.E. pistons with thin skirts. They are federal mogul brand hypereutectic with the coating on the skirts. Also the mechanic had the machine shop rebalance the entire rotating assembly and weight match all the pistons. Will help make the engine run smoother and last longer. Everything else inside, cam, ect, new, and improved.
also some new seats! Samwise is getting stronger.
OP
Much as I've got in it now, probably gonna break it in as a Mall crawler!
You happen to have a parts list? I’m facing a terribly loud knock and I know I’m on borrowed time.
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Lol, no, I don't, hoping to get a fully itemized list from the Mechanic when it's done though!
Yea I’m not from the area I’m currently in. Took it to one shop and he just said to run it till I can’t stand to listen to it anymore then swap in another motor. Needless to say, I’m looking for another shop.
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It's nice to know a "Fiddy tree" year old guy can recapture that "Night before Christmas" feeling again!
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Samwise is done, new motor breaking in, new seats in, top off, and tube doors on!
Running great!
Running great!
harbiison
TJ Enthusiast
that color is definitely my favorite i’ve thought about wrapping my rig either that or a nardo grey.
Great thread. Please post the itemized parts list for us headed in the same direction. I want to rebuild mine this winter if it makes it that long
He says that but when it comes time to go he’s gonna say, well, my paint is soooooo nice , and those limbs and all.....