Recent content by Bluefish

It went from a suspected smell of coolant from vents to blowing smoke out of the vents overnight! Looks like I have a leaking heater core... and I'm supposed to move tomorrow! Looks like I'll be taking my little s10 pickup and have to come back next week and fix it. My plan is to have the ac...

A little follow up, I used the factory Mopar thermostat, which comes with the gasket and it worked perfectly with no issues. Nothing like using factory parts, I had a six hour drive the day after towing a trailer and put about 1k miles on in the past week. So I was happy to be confident with a...

Here is an interesting article I stumbled across about thermostats, helped me understand them a little better :) http://www.superstreetonline.com/how-to/aftermarket-parts/1308-low-temp-thermostats/ I run a low temp thermostat in my 88 Bimmer 3 series, but for the Liberty it seems like...

Thanks guys, alas I went with the OEM part. My old boss is ordering it from Jeep, they deliver to his shop multiple times a day and he's just down the street. Will try and post some pics of the part and install!

Hi guys! My thermostat has been staying open when it should be shut, making the heater very cold and causing the temp to go to 1/4 on the gauge. Problem is I need to fix it TODAY, so I can move tomorrow to my new house six hours away haha. Figures right..? My local shop could order one from the...

Black Death was a thing back before oil technology advanced now it's less common and only happens if oil changes are not done regularly :) Fluid maintenance is the best thing I've learned to keep up on over the years. As a service writer in a shop I was always about preventative maintenance...

Hi conundrum! Sorry to hear your 3.7 is slipping towards the grip of Black Death. I had a worst possible case oil crud scenario with a Ram V10. I used the motor from a parts truck I bought out of impound for a swap (dumb). Oil was obviously never changed, no maintenance. The valve covers had...

Good advice about flammability and foam turblediesel, thanks! Those tiny little wood stoves you mention are really cool. Have a friend who uses one to heat the old school bus he lives in and it works great. Thanks for the nice comments! I am really stoked to get out camping in this :) I joined...

Cool. Sounds like a good improvement to make :) I also plan to add a water tank and a water heater for a sink and shower. Been looking at what others have done online and getting ideas!

It was just me :) not a difficult trail, just fun to fly through the river when it's raining. The road is cool, it's wide open for big dump trucks to drive on, could hit 100 there if you were motivated enough. I promise the next video will be extreme ;)

Yea, replacing the rear springs when I did the front would have been the way to go. The main time it's been an issue is on rocky trails in the sierra's with the jeep fully loaded with dog, gear and two kayaks.. Then it takes a lot of finess not to bottom over the big rock gardens. Short of doing...

It's blue guys, come on... :)

We live on the coast, literally, on a cliff :) so pretty moderate. But camping in the mountains and stuff I'm sure it will see more extreme temperatures so would be worth it. Any ideas of what to insulate with?

Oops! Fixed.

Walls are not insulated. Hopefully won't need it in California! I paid $1700.