Ongoing Work 2020
March 1st - March 7th - March 24th | |
March 1st - Fuel and Oil Filter | |
On March 1st, I refitted the oil filter. I'd done the whole job without draining the oil from the can, just taping up the inlet and outlet connections. Like on Jessie, the hardest part was to connect it all back together, supporting it with one hand, tightening bolts with the other, all without scratching the new decals! Once it was all back together again, the engine was given another test run to check for fuel and oil leaks and all seemed well, though I'll give them both another check on the drive once the weather warms up. |
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March 7th - Power Supply Over Saturday 7th, I made a wooden box to
mount the power supply unit into and to hide away all the wiring. I
decided not to fasten the box into the glove box as I didn't want to
drill any holes through the glove box floor. There was a small gap
between the floor and the firewall, just big enough to pass a positive
supply wire up into the glove box. The earth wire is attached to one of
the glove box hinge bolts. The other end of the wire goes through an
existing cable hole in the firewall and off to the battery. There's a
switch on the box to cut off power to the three outputs and when it is
not needed, it can be pushed back into the glove box out of the way. The
cigar socket can now be used for powering a satnav if required and
there's a 1AH and 2.1AH USB output for phone charging or other USB
accessories. It's nice to have the voltage indicator too. |
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March 24th - Coronavirus Hibernation With the Covid-19 lockdown canceling so many
events and keeping people indoors, there was little chance of getting
both Jeeps out for a run around. While "Jessie" is at the
front of the garage, still able to be on the road and useable if needed,
"Hope" was going to be sitting around for a long time like
"Faith". The Dodge had used up all four of my axle stands, so
I had to make use of some chopped up railway sleeper and other blocks of
wood. With these, I was able to lift "Hope's" feet a little
way off the ground, until some point in the future where we can become
more mobile again. While the stacks of wood don't look particularly
stable, the Jeep is quite steady and is only one inch off the ground. I
can still run the engine and exercise the brakes and clutch while in the
garage. |
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