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Oilleaker1
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I don't have a problem with this. drive to the top of the hill before you stop!
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Green Disease, Jeeps, Old Iron!
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dasvis
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That's what the passenger is for......
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1947 CJ2A #88659 "Rat Patrol"
1953 CJ3A #453-GB1 11266 "Black Beauty" 1964 Thunderbird convertible ..... & one of them moves under it's own power!! |
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smfulle
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And there you have one of the main reasons to eliminate the foot starter switch. It's all fun and cool for nostalgia and originality, but for starting on a wall with death or destruction a few inches behind you, having to get a foot on that starter switch is no Bueno.
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smfulle
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Well, because I have one hand on the wheel and one hand on the key and one foot on the clutch and one foot on the brake AND the skinny pedal, I don't have enough appendages to do an actual close up shot of the two-feet-on-three-pedals dance but if you watch closely here in this video you will see me stall the engine quite a few times while hanging on an extremely off camber slope with death and/or destruction waiting if any backwards roll occurs. The two-feet-on-three-pedals dance is demonstrated here multiple times. |
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RICKG
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Read carefully Stan.. (should be easy for a librarian) your OP read: THREE feet onTWO pedal dance Edited by RICKG - 09 Jan. 2020 at 3:09pm |
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I never met a mule I didn't like!
MC51986 "OD MULE" DOD 01-52 '50 CJ3A "Bucksnort". Keep 'em Rollin' |
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smfulle
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Well, how embarrassing.
This has always been an issue with me. I can never get that 3rd foot to do what it is supposed to. And I have always needed someone else to proof read my writing because I only see the first letter or two of each word and skip on to the next word because I know what that word should be without looking at every letter. |
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smfulle
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Not fixing it (my original post) though because that would ruin the fun.
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RICKG
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I never met a mule I didn't like!
MC51986 "OD MULE" DOD 01-52 '50 CJ3A "Bucksnort". Keep 'em Rollin' |
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Nothing Special
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The line lock I used to have on my Bronco was entirely mechanical, so that's an option too.
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Nothing Special
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I've done this as well. Below is a link to the kit I've used. Just a small lever that clamps onto the shifter. Mine holds where you set it so it can be used to raise the idle. There are also those that will drop back to idle when you quit squeezing (I think Bam Bam has that style). Personally I like the ones that will hold. I think I can do just about anything with it that I could with the return-to-idle style, but I can also set the idle up a bit, let go of it and let the vehicle chug over rocks without staling or too much jerking. |
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jpet
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Starting on a hill in gear:
Some hills are steep, some are steeper. Some people have well tuned engines, some do not. Some Jeeps have L134s, some have bigger engines Some Jeeps are 12 volt, some are not Some people have a hi-torque starter, some do not. Some people have low gears, some, even lower. Some jeeps start fast, other take several cranks. The point is, nobody needs a forum to tell them if they should or should not do this. Next time you are on a hill, you can try starting your jeep in low/low. If the engine cranks smooth, you are good. If there is a strain, you may re-think it based on the surrounding danger. Use your on-board brain to determine your special case. This is not a new technique. It has been done by off-roaders and farmers long before I was driving. To each their own but IMO, the readers should at least know the technique is available and it should not simply be dismissed as a bad idea. |
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jpet
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I use a walmart bicycle brake connected to the throttle cable:
I wanted something that releases when you let go so it can't get accidentally stuck. Very handy when you are in a tough spot and need three feet. |
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CJ2A #29110 "General Willys"
MB #204827 "BAM BAM" "We do what we can, and we try what we can't" |
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Lee MN
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Well put! 👍👍👍 Lee |
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LEE
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Jolly Rodger
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Some people are "Qwaaazy", some are not!
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Oldpappy
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Well, I have never seen anyone in this part of the country with three feet
When my father was teaching me to drive he would have me drive up "Knollwood" road which had a very steep part, and there he would reach over and turn off the ignition. First time he did this, when I was about 13, we had a pretty sketchy moment before I got over the panic enough to hit the brakes. I think it aged him a bit. The "Two feet, on three pedal dance" became so ingrained in me I no longer give it any thought, just comes natural, and doesn't matter if it is a Jeep, or a Farm truck, that is how I do it, and it works every time. How do you guys in Colorado put a rock under the wheel and hold the brakes at the same time????
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Bruce W
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Oldpappy asked: “ How do you guys in Colorado put a rock under the wheel and hold the brakes at the same time????”
Shut the engine off and let first or reverse gear hold it. BW
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It is NOT a Jeep Willys! It is a Willys jeep.
Happy Trails! Good-bye, Good Luck, and May the Good Lord Take a Likin' to You! We Have Miles to Jeep, Before We Sleep. |
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RICKG
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Have Roy Jean stuff a rock under there-make sure it's bigger'na grapefruit tho.. |
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I never met a mule I didn't like!
MC51986 "OD MULE" DOD 01-52 '50 CJ3A "Bucksnort". Keep 'em Rollin' |
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tamnalan
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This thread is chocked with ideas!
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Alan Johnson
1942 MB - "TBD" 1943 MB - "Lt Bob" 1950 cj3a M-100 x2 teardrop camper: https://forums.g503.com/viewtopic.php?f=141&t=201740 |
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