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IRQVET 
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 Posted: 27 Mar. 2020 at 3:00am |
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Spent time with the only stripper my wife approves of . . .
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Dean
Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran 49' CJ2A w/ GPA Engine #8924 67 CJ5 (Sold) |
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cpt logger
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Posted: 27 Mar. 2020 at 7:17am |
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Just be careful with that known carcinogen. It works well, but you need to keep away from the fumes & clean up any spills right away. Use the correct gloves. Ventilation would be good. I worked with MEK for a few decades, I lost a few friends to cancer. IDK that the MEK was the cause, but I suspect that it was at least part of the cause. One fellow washed his bald head with MEK every day. He died of brain cancer at 52. Don't do that. Please be careful. |
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Steelyard Blues
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Posted: 28 Mar. 2020 at 12:21am |
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Scanning through Craig’s List a couple weeks ago got me a
driver side heater and a lower brush guard. The heater is going to take a bit of work. So, that is on
hold. I spent the last couple days straightening up the rusty bent
up guard. I shot some paint on it yesterday and installed it today. A simple
install but takes a little time to pull apart the grill and reinstall. I like
that it cleans up the grill and seals up the last portion of the radiator. It
kept me entertained for a couple days. Micah   Edited by Steelyard Blues - 28 Mar. 2020 at 12:23am |
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1947 CJ2A 106327, Engine J109205, Tub 97077. Luzon Red
https://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/steelyard-blues_topic41024_post397981.html?KW=micah+movie#397981 1965 Johnson Furnace Company M416 #6-1577 |
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IRQVET
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Posted: 28 Mar. 2020 at 2:51am |
I cut my teeth painting aircraft, so I've been using MEK since then. Its nasty stuff, but its also awesome. I don't know if I'd coat my dome in it thou.
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Dean
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TateC
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Posted: 28 Mar. 2020 at 4:17am |
I don’t mean to sound insensitive but why would he wash his head in MEK? What a foolish thing to do.
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Tate Christensen
1941 Ford GP #9687 1943 Willys MB #263100 1944 Ford GPW #234613 1945 Willys CJ2A #10226 |
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cpt logger
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Posted: 28 Mar. 2020 at 6:14am |
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MEK was the only solvent that really cuts the cured B-2 sealant that we used at Boeing to seal the wing fuel tanks. Unless you keep clean while using this stuff, you just have to wait until it wears off. The rest of us were careful to stay clean & most of us wore stocking caps to keep it off of our heads. He did neither, he relied on MEK. He was an "old fart" and knew everything, so our warnings about MEK, including reading him the MSDS sheets, fell on deaf ears. Acetone only kind of worked & it required a lot of elbow grease. I never used either MEK, or acetone for cleaning myself up. I also almost always used the white coveralls that Boeing supplied for this and other purposes. It helped that we worked the graveyard shift, that way we were not sweating too badly in the summer months. Winters were chilly, but we had heaters for that.
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NCtoy
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Posted: 30 Mar. 2020 at 2:39am |
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Put on a new vacuum advance today and went for a test drive. After I got back, my neighbor had his truck stuck in his backyard, so my 5 year old and I went over and pulled him out.
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IRQVET
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Posted: 31 Mar. 2020 at 4:28pm |
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Ran the new Walcks stainless fuel lines up to the new JMP Carter. Getting ready to reinstall the fuel tank.
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Dean
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Pope891
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Posted: 31 Mar. 2020 at 4:49pm |
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Sandblasting. Hard work!
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IRQVET
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Posted: 31 Mar. 2020 at 7:31pm |
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What combo are you using to blast? I have a red bull gravity feed unit, but my little 10 gallon/ 2HP compressor can't run it to save its life.
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Dean
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Pope891
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Posted: 31 Mar. 2020 at 7:54pm |
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A friend of mine rented me his blasting set up. 100lb pressure pot (lower left in the picture), supplied air hood (lower right in picture) & hoses. I rented a 185CFM compressor and purchased (5) 60 lb bags of fine recycled glass abrasive.
Rather than spend $1,500-$1,800 for someone else to do it, I figured I would do it myself. Then again, I'm in the industrial coatings business, so it's familiar to me. See the pic below.
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uncamoney
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Posted: 31 Mar. 2020 at 10:30pm |
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At least you all are staying busy. I should be out there getting my 2 up.
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Posted: 31 Mar. 2020 at 10:32pm |
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where have you been? hope you're ok. good to see you posting again, or maybe I just missed 'em ? 😃
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uncamoney
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Posted: 31 Mar. 2020 at 10:45pm |
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I have been lurking, It took me several attempts to get back on.
Cant use that username, can't use that password, can't use that email as it is already in use. Who do think was using them? No way to contact anybody. I'm back and hope to not give bad advice. |
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cpt logger
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Posted: 01 Apr. 2020 at 3:24am |
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John, Welcome back. I missed you, Matt W.
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Steelyard Blues
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Posted: 02 Apr. 2020 at 12:49am |
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I took her for a couple hour test drive. I needed to make sure the new lower brush guard worked.
 Temp stayed at 160-170 the whole time. She really runs great. I had to take her for a short stint on the highway to get back to the house. 55 MPH and she was very smooth. I think a recent tire rotation and re-phasing the driveshaft helped with a vibration I was getting on deceleration. I didn't see any wild horses but did scare a couple Antelope. Micah.   Edit: I just realized it is April and should have started a new list.
Edited by Steelyard Blues - 02 Apr. 2020 at 1:02am |
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1947 CJ2A 106327, Engine J109205, Tub 97077. Luzon Red
https://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/steelyard-blues_topic41024_post397981.html?KW=micah+movie#397981 1965 Johnson Furnace Company M416 #6-1577 |
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Mark W.
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Posted: 02 Apr. 2020 at 12:57am |
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Working on the lighting harness for the Grill And I had to shorten the aluminum bottle I am using as a radiator overflow it was just to long. SO I cut off about 2" of the bottom then turned a new bottom on the lathe got lucky its just tight enough to be able to put it in with my hard rubber hammer and yet tight enough Brake cleaner would not pass through the joint. I think it will be just fine with coolant. My new Ceramic Head light sockets showed up sooner then I thought so hopefully tomorrow I can get this done and move to the next thing on the list.
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Chug A Lug
1948 2A Body Customized 1949 3A W/S 1957 CJ5 Frame Modified Late 50's 134L 9.25"clutch T90A D18 (1.25") D44/30 flanged E-Locker D25 5.38 Since 1962 |
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Posted: 02 Apr. 2020 at 2:42am |
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Great pics, Micah. Did you challenge those cantalopes to a drag race?
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