They really do walk among us!!!!!!
They all can't be angels like us.
They really do walk among us!!!!!!
Thoughts and prayers to you and your family!!My youngest finally came home from the hospital after being inpatient since July 25, 2023.
I'm going to the shop on Wednesday for some powder coating.. I'll ask.I'd be interested as well. Got a passenger fender that is rusting through and I can't find a good replacement that is already black.
No quieter as far as I can tell. It looks much more finished. So, just looks better.So why paint the underside? Does it make it quieter or something or is it for looks?
Did you lay it out in the sun all day? They are very easy IF you leave them out in the sun for 3-4 hours.Oh and try to get the bow on the lower hole…
Check out the dimple extending outward from the mount preventing the bow from seating lower.
I finally got it on the lower setting but had to massage it a bit.
Not the only problem.
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Did you lay it out in the sun all day? They are very easy IF you leave them out in the sun for 3-4 hours.
In Kansas when you register a new vehicle they give you a paper temporary tag and you have to wait for them to mail you the real one. It came today so I put it on.
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Came out of the house to this!!!!! Guess I don't have to worry about Ducks anymore!!!!!
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Now @AndyG is putting CATS on other's Jeeps? Does that man have no sense of personal space?
If that’s an unmolested engine, it’s almost inconceivable that it left the factory with bores that large. Don’t take this the wrong way - are you using a bore gauge to measure, and have you set the bore gauge properly? That’s really the only way to accurately measure.Manual specs say bore diameter should be 3.4446-3.4452 but all mine are 3.45132-3.45148, that’s roughly 0.006-0.007 out of spec.
If that’s an unmolested engine, it’s almost inconceivable that it left the factory with bores that large. Don’t take this the wrong way - are you using a bore gauge to measure, and have you set the bore gauge properly? That’s really the only way to accurately measure.
According to the manual, for the 2.4L, you have the following dimensional ranges for stock pistons and cylinders:It was rebuilt when I bought it so it had to have been oversized then. I do have a 3 prong bore gauge, and I think I was using it right. I at least was consistently using it wrong since my measurements were all very close LOL.
I did find on the piston head “0.50” which would it is 0.50mm/ 0.019685in oversized.
Also found 87.97 SF0.03 which I’m pretty sure is the piston diameter +\- 0.03mm.
According to the manual, for the 2.4L, you have the following dimensional ranges for stock pistons and cylinders:
Piston OD - 3.4434" to 3.4441"
Cylinder Bore - 3.4446" to 3.4452"
That puts line-on-line clearance between .0005" and .0018"
That means, if you're using a +.50mm piston, keeping the same clearance, those numbers become:
Piston OD - 3.4631" to 3.4638"
Cylinder Bore - 3.4643" to 3.4649"
But you're measuring bores to be 3.4513" to 3.4515". If your interpretation of the piston markings is correct (and it does make sense to me), and you are correctly using your bore gauge, your bores are about 12 thou smaller than your pistons. That's not possible (assuming these pistons were in the cylinders at one time). Measure your pistons. If they are between 3.4631" and 3.4638", your interpretation of the markings is definitely correct, and the logical conclusion is that you are not getting correct bore readings from your gauge, either from improper use, or from a broken bore gauge. That's where my money is.
@Duner - can you post of picture of the bore gauge?