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1995 Sahara project
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<blockquote data-quote="Plastic Fury" data-source="post: 442094" data-attributes="member: 21352"><p>Given the condition of the "coolant" that was in this engine and how much sludge and rust I found in the block, I knew the whole coolant system was in need of replacement. The rubber hoses were coated with rust, when you squeezed them, they crunched. I figured the heater core was going to be trashed as well. It was damn heavy when I removed it, it must have been full of sediment. </p><p></p><p>I ordered a TYC heater core replacement but it was lacking the bracket of the OEM, so I yanked it off and glued it to the new replacement to better keep it mounted properly using the OEM screws.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]122887[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]122888[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Comparison of the new TYC replacement vs the OEM after I had attached the bracket to the new one.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]122889[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>At this point, installed the new radiator and new coolant and heater hoses and I was all set for the first start up.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]122890[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>After priming, I was pleasantly surprised that she fired up on the first try. Sounded good, idled good, etc. </p><p></p><p>With the arrival of my Tom Woods driveshafts, I was finally able to complete the drivetrain. I knew I had to order a custom rear as the automatic transmission driveshaft is a different length that what is needed for the manual transmission. My front driveshaft was rusted solid, I tried to free the telescoping end with PB blaster, heat and a big ass hammer to no avail. I decided to just order both front and rear, have them new and know they are balanced, etc. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]122892[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I have to say with the installation of the SYE and both of these shafts, I have a 2.5" lift, 5/8 shackle lift and 1" motor mount lift and this Jeep has zero vibrations up through 65mph (fastest I've had it so far lol). Well worth it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Plastic Fury, post: 442094, member: 21352"] Given the condition of the "coolant" that was in this engine and how much sludge and rust I found in the block, I knew the whole coolant system was in need of replacement. The rubber hoses were coated with rust, when you squeezed them, they crunched. I figured the heater core was going to be trashed as well. It was damn heavy when I removed it, it must have been full of sediment. I ordered a TYC heater core replacement but it was lacking the bracket of the OEM, so I yanked it off and glued it to the new replacement to better keep it mounted properly using the OEM screws. [ATTACH type="full"]122887[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]122888[/ATTACH] Comparison of the new TYC replacement vs the OEM after I had attached the bracket to the new one. [ATTACH type="full"]122889[/ATTACH] At this point, installed the new radiator and new coolant and heater hoses and I was all set for the first start up. [ATTACH type="full"]122890[/ATTACH] After priming, I was pleasantly surprised that she fired up on the first try. Sounded good, idled good, etc. With the arrival of my Tom Woods driveshafts, I was finally able to complete the drivetrain. I knew I had to order a custom rear as the automatic transmission driveshaft is a different length that what is needed for the manual transmission. My front driveshaft was rusted solid, I tried to free the telescoping end with PB blaster, heat and a big ass hammer to no avail. I decided to just order both front and rear, have them new and know they are balanced, etc. [ATTACH type="full"]122892[/ATTACH] I have to say with the installation of the SYE and both of these shafts, I have a 2.5" lift, 5/8 shackle lift and 1" motor mount lift and this Jeep has zero vibrations up through 65mph (fastest I've had it so far lol). Well worth it. [/QUOTE]
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