TRD270
Web Wheeler
- Location
- SaSa Sandy
No pics but today I did spark plugs in everyones favorite 5.4 F*rd...... hopefully stupid misfire goes away
General Tech What did you work on Today?
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4x4_Welder
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- Location
- Twin Falls, ID
Make sure to do coil boots and torque the plugs to 15ft/lbs. I fought a misfire and pinging on an Expedition, the "senior tech" had just done a tune up two weeks ago, so the shop owner didn't want me wasting time looking at the plugs. Well, six hours of diagnosing chasing everything else, I pulled a coil and found melty boots with loose plugs.
Oh yes. I did that this last summer. Had to extract 4 plugs that broke off. The extraction tool really is a life saver. Still had misfiring on two cylinder (with new coils) so I checked the part number on my new plugs. They were not the updated part number so I pulled them all back out and put in the updated part number. Good to go.
TRD270
Web Wheeler
- Location
- SaSa Sandy
I found before I did this that 3 coils have been replaced, 5 were original. I replaced the other 5 today. I'm a little worried the plugs weren't the cause. The ones I pulled out all looked in pretty good shape and gapped properly..... all were the same motorcraft plugs I replaced them with. I had already tried swapping the coil on the cylinder that was giving me fits and it threw the code again which is why I decided to do plugs, because it also gave me a P0300. I haven't driven it since finishing it, and it would only do it before after "long" periods of time on the freeway. Pretty sure something still isn't right because it seems to be missing still, I haven't brought it up to temp yet though.
4x4_Welder
Active Member
- Location
- Twin Falls, ID
Injectors can be an issue on those, they're pretty straightforward to swap cylinder to cylinder to check for issues.
I'll start a thread once I get to working on it. For now i'm just researching and brainstorming.
2v or 3v?
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
This sucker is getting a lot of use this winter..
The road has been closed since 10 am yesterday.
The road has been closed since 10 am yesterday.
zmotorsports
Hardcore Gearhead
- Location
- West Haven
Saturday my son and I cut the spare tire well out of his WJ floor.
We then cut his tank skid. We removed a 6.5" section from it to tuck the tank up tight to the underside of the body.
We then cut a 5”x2.75” hole through the left rear frame rail in which to run the fuel fill tube and a couple of vent lines through. I’ve seen people cut a hole in the floor and build a box to house the fill tube inside the rear cargo area but I don’t think that looks like a very clean mod so we opted to keep everything outside and under the Jeep undetected. I also saw one guy who cut a 2" hole with a hole saw through the frame section and used a piece of exhaust tubing which looked like a nice job but it didn't account for the other couple of hoses that needed to reach either the fuel fill or the charcoal canister. This will allow adequate space for all of the hoses and not crowd them.
Hole cut in the inside rail.
After boxing with 3/16" plate, fully welded and painted.
Outside of frame rail, behind the charcoal canister.
I don’t have any pics of the skid once it was trimmed and welded for some reason so I’ll have to get s couple tonight.
Mike
We then cut his tank skid. We removed a 6.5" section from it to tuck the tank up tight to the underside of the body.
We then cut a 5”x2.75” hole through the left rear frame rail in which to run the fuel fill tube and a couple of vent lines through. I’ve seen people cut a hole in the floor and build a box to house the fill tube inside the rear cargo area but I don’t think that looks like a very clean mod so we opted to keep everything outside and under the Jeep undetected. I also saw one guy who cut a 2" hole with a hole saw through the frame section and used a piece of exhaust tubing which looked like a nice job but it didn't account for the other couple of hoses that needed to reach either the fuel fill or the charcoal canister. This will allow adequate space for all of the hoses and not crowd them.
Hole cut in the inside rail.
After boxing with 3/16" plate, fully welded and painted.
Outside of frame rail, behind the charcoal canister.
I don’t have any pics of the skid once it was trimmed and welded for some reason so I’ll have to get s couple tonight.
Mike
zmotorsports
Hardcore Gearhead
- Location
- West Haven
Yesterday after we returned from breakfast I had a couple of things I wanted to do in the shop.
I have grown tired of chasing my cutoff disks around the drawer so I machined a few aluminum standoffs and secured them in the drawer as pegs to store a few of my more commonly used cutoff and grinding disks.
Done. That should keep things in place. I’ve wanted to do that for several months now but either didn’t have the time or I’d forget until I grabbed another cutoff disk then I would remember.
Later in the day our winter storm settled in.
Mike
I have grown tired of chasing my cutoff disks around the drawer so I machined a few aluminum standoffs and secured them in the drawer as pegs to store a few of my more commonly used cutoff and grinding disks.
Done. That should keep things in place. I’ve wanted to do that for several months now but either didn’t have the time or I’d forget until I grabbed another cutoff disk then I would remember.
Later in the day our winter storm settled in.
Mike
- Location
- Draper, UT
I give you the SmokeMaster 5000 XH
So after making 12 lbs of Jalapeno/Cheddar sausage I needed a way to smoke it at a pretty cool temp so off I went to the garage to cobble together a ventury style cold smoke generator.
After pondering for a while at Home Depot I returned with these
The 1/4" pipe with the brass do-dads on the ends is the ventury jet and the 1/4" pipe gets mounted through a hole drilled in the 1" cap.
I TIG brazed it since the cap is made of cast or low-grade junk.
The 1" pipe get a slot cut into it to draw in smoke from the wood chips when the jet is pushing air through the ventury.
Here is the assembly
Now on to turning some 1/8" plate into a 4" tube
Lets start with adding some 3" wide flat stock to the 13" wide stuff I had so I could make 4" sides from the end result
I did a simple fusion weld with no filler for this
After that I drilled holes for the ventury assembly and for the 1/4" round bar that supports the ash grate and pre-cut the corners with the plasma, leaving tabs to bend and hold alignment of the edges.
The folded and assembled box
Test run after final welding and assembly. Hard to see the smoke.
Mounted on an old junk masterbuilt smoker that I ripped the electronics out of, direct wired the heater, and control the temp with a rheostat.
The original plan was to supply air via an aquarium air pump but mine wasn't up to the task so I re-configured for Shop air.
Better shot of the smoke.
With the heater off, this will cold smoke at temps below 100*
Ultimately, I'd like to build a smoker as well, but I have this now.
I already have ideas on how to simplify the build... 4" square tube for starters
So after making 12 lbs of Jalapeno/Cheddar sausage I needed a way to smoke it at a pretty cool temp so off I went to the garage to cobble together a ventury style cold smoke generator.
After pondering for a while at Home Depot I returned with these
The 1/4" pipe with the brass do-dads on the ends is the ventury jet and the 1/4" pipe gets mounted through a hole drilled in the 1" cap.
I TIG brazed it since the cap is made of cast or low-grade junk.
The 1" pipe get a slot cut into it to draw in smoke from the wood chips when the jet is pushing air through the ventury.
Here is the assembly
Now on to turning some 1/8" plate into a 4" tube
Lets start with adding some 3" wide flat stock to the 13" wide stuff I had so I could make 4" sides from the end result
I did a simple fusion weld with no filler for this
After that I drilled holes for the ventury assembly and for the 1/4" round bar that supports the ash grate and pre-cut the corners with the plasma, leaving tabs to bend and hold alignment of the edges.
The folded and assembled box
Test run after final welding and assembly. Hard to see the smoke.
Mounted on an old junk masterbuilt smoker that I ripped the electronics out of, direct wired the heater, and control the temp with a rheostat.
The original plan was to supply air via an aquarium air pump but mine wasn't up to the task so I re-configured for Shop air.
Better shot of the smoke.
With the heater off, this will cold smoke at temps below 100*
Ultimately, I'd like to build a smoker as well, but I have this now.
I already have ideas on how to simplify the build... 4" square tube for starters
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
You're a mad man Eric, I love it!
- Location
- Draper, UT
If I had a mill and a lathe I'd be dangerous
I get to replace a axle shaft. Yay!! Who knew high rpm and locked front end in the snow with lots of turning would snap a stock d30 shaft Haha. It was a good 10 year run though with some serious trail time. I have a very noob question though. If I take the outer shaft out can I still drive the jeep to chase parts? Be gentle with your response lol
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4x4_Welder
Active Member
- Location
- Twin Falls, ID
If you have a hub, yes kinda except the bearings won't have anything keeping dirt out. If it's a unit hub with a nut, no, the nut keeps the bearings together. I have in the past pulled the inner and put an expansion plug in the end of the tube, while keeping the outer in place to hold it all together.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
TJ hubs are not captured. You need the stub shaft through the unit bearing to keep it from coming apart. JK Unit bearings are captured.
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TJ hubs are not captured. You need the stub shaft through the unit bearing to keep it from coming apart. JK Unit bearings are captured.
Jeep Wrangler Unit Bearings: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You | DrivingLine
The Jeep Wrangler is arguably one of the most capable 4x4 platforms of all time. The open-top and lightweight machines have proven to be exceptionally nimble and competent wheelers time and time again.
Thanks. I guess I'll just wait til the fiance comes home with the family hauler.
Diesel_Zuk
Active Member
Pulled the third out of my samurai. Regearing from 3.73 to 5.13.
