Good feedback. The compression issue was from the head gasket. After doing a compression test 2 neighboring cylinders were off.tgreese wrote:The loss of compression should have been diagnosed before disassembly of the engine. Since the bores are in good condition and you have a loss of compression, I would suspect the exhaust valves.
Yeah, picking up a bore gauge and micrometer to do some measurements... not inexpensive.440sixpack wrote:That from burning oil. your guides are probably shot.
GrandW wrote:Been working on the interior and restoring the steering wheel. Was really pleased with the finish (bottom right), unfortunalty it will need a color redo. If anyone is thinking of this, sand paper starting at 400 or 600, then went to 1500. Leather cleaner / degreaser (or just soap and rubbing alcohal), let dry, paint on.
Groovy, the way to do itcandymancan wrote:Just get a new wheel cover and stitch it on much easier then sanding removing the steering wheel and dying leather which will leach the dye no matter what you do . They sell matching colors, my 90 the cover was torn on the top from someone who drives with 1 hand on top.
Bought a new cordovan wheel skin from wheelskins.com and cut the old one off and stitched the new one one. Did the same for my moms 4.0 and my 5.9. Also got one for a friends car too..
Theyre like 35$
I am not in Arizona... but I am definitely interested in "meeting" Jerry to talk about some hard to find parts.will e wrote:Are you in AZ ... It's a great place to see a lot of different FSJ's and meet Jerry. (Jerry will be a source of those hard to find parts).
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalkcandymancan wrote:Just get a new wheel cover and stitch it on much easier then sanding removing the steering wheel and dying leather which will leach the dye no matter what you do . They sell matching colors, my 90 the cover was torn on the top from someone who drives with 1 hand on top.
Bought a new cordovan wheel skin from wheelskins.com and cut the old one off and stitched the new one one. Did the same for my moms 4.0 and my 5.9. Also got one for a friends car too..
Theyre like 35$
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as for the dash pad ive removed one this year on a 89 GW... Its fairly flat not warped like mine. I just havent put it on yet. Put it on storage with mineral oil on it. To remove it you need to to pull the a.c controls. radio. the glove box. The instrument cluster.. Then prepair to bend your hands in awkward positions using i believe 7 8 10mm sockets... Yea all the nuts are various sizes.. I was cursing like a sailor.
The windshield i was told you have to remove as well so i did and like said all those 13mm bolts are under the windshield gasket. But due to the dash pad vinyl being hard over the years the pad wasnt even being held on by the bolts as the bolt tore right through the pad material lol.. So when i remove mine in my 90 i am going to take a razor blade and cut the dash padd off from under the gasket.. Just cut it off so you have an inch or so of the dash pad UNDER the gasket.. This way when you put a new dash pad on you can just tilt it up and slide it under the windhshield gasket and the gasket will hold it down.. like it was anyway.
Am i making sense here ? There really isnt a need to remove the windhshield if you do it like this.. Just cut under the gasket not along the gasket.
Buttr if youre one of those puritan anal people go ahead and remove the entire windhshield.. Im 99.9% certsin my way will work.. I mean once its bolted down and the windshiekd gasket is laying on top of it.. where exactly is it going to go ?
letank wrote: Impressive detailled work. While I was crawling under the steering wheel, the stench of the sweaty wheel cover detracted me from the ongoing wiring fix... removed the slipped cover, and use paint thinner to clear the black stains, a quick dab of leather conditioner that has been laying around for the last 20 years in the garage and put on another JY slipped-on type ...
As said too much work for the windshield removal unless it is showing signs of leaks... if you have the windshield removed make sure that the correct sealant is used, not silicone, but proper windshield / Glass sealant is used otherwise the acid silicone will make the metal rust and ruins your A pillar...
Okay, think I'm where you are in terms of getting ready to curse. I've removed most the instrument panels per the TSM. My question is, am I supposed to drill out these rivets (bottom pic, it was under the ashtray), or does that who connecting thing come with the dash pad?candymancan wrote: as for the dash pad ive removed one this year on a 89 GW... Its fairly flat not warped like mine. I just havent put it on yet. Put it on storage with mineral oil on it. To remove it you need to to pull the a.c controls. radio. the glove box. The instrument cluster.. Then prepair to bend your hands in awkward positions using i believe 7 8 10mm sockets... Yea all the nuts are various sizes.. I was cursing like a sailor.