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<blockquote data-quote="maddvector" data-source="post: 428769" data-attributes="member: 19449"><p>I just recently purchased this Jeep from a neighbor for $500. It was originally her father's vehicle and it only has 150K miles on it.</p><p>It hasn't been used or run since 2016 and it needs a ton of work because in August of 2016 my neighborhood flooded badly.</p><p>The motor had about 3 gallons of water in it and it was seized. I drained the water out of it and filled it with 3+ gallons of diesel mixed with transmission fluid and let it soak for approximately 3 days. I then pulled the spark plugs and sprayed a mixture of 70/30 transmission fluid and acetone on each piston. I let that soak for about 6 hours and I slowly began working the crankshaft back and forth. The next day I drained I pulled the spark plugs back out and began fully rotating the crankshaft. I filled the engine back up with 10w30 motor oil and changed the oil filter. I will not know if the engine has suffered permanent damage until I run it.</p><p></p><p>I have now dropped the gas tank and I am replacing the fuel pump assembly, fuel filter and I am refurbishing the fuel injectors. The gas tank only had a trace amount of water...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]117304[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]117307[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>I have also drained the rear differential and I am replacing the cover in order to get rid of the rubber plug. It leaked and allowed water into the rear end.</p><p></p><p>Next is the transmission and the front differential.</p><p></p><p>Eventually I am going to convert the rear brakes to disk brakes and replace the leaf springs.</p><p>New front suspension to include ball joints and new shocks.</p><p>I am going to put in the black vinyl carpet and black seat covers with tan inserts. I am also going to replace the soft-top and go with a black one.</p><p>I am going to go with slightly larger tires on black rims.</p><p>Finally a new front windshield frame and a new white paint job...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="maddvector, post: 428769, member: 19449"] I just recently purchased this Jeep from a neighbor for $500. It was originally her father's vehicle and it only has 150K miles on it. It hasn't been used or run since 2016 and it needs a ton of work because in August of 2016 my neighborhood flooded badly. The motor had about 3 gallons of water in it and it was seized. I drained the water out of it and filled it with 3+ gallons of diesel mixed with transmission fluid and let it soak for approximately 3 days. I then pulled the spark plugs and sprayed a mixture of 70/30 transmission fluid and acetone on each piston. I let that soak for about 6 hours and I slowly began working the crankshaft back and forth. The next day I drained I pulled the spark plugs back out and began fully rotating the crankshaft. I filled the engine back up with 10w30 motor oil and changed the oil filter. I will not know if the engine has suffered permanent damage until I run it. I have now dropped the gas tank and I am replacing the fuel pump assembly, fuel filter and I am refurbishing the fuel injectors. The gas tank only had a trace amount of water... [ATTACH type="full" width="183px" alt="Jeep Rio Grande 2_sm.jpg"]117304[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" width="275px"]117307[/ATTACH] I have also drained the rear differential and I am replacing the cover in order to get rid of the rubber plug. It leaked and allowed water into the rear end. Next is the transmission and the front differential. Eventually I am going to convert the rear brakes to disk brakes and replace the leaf springs. New front suspension to include ball joints and new shocks. I am going to put in the black vinyl carpet and black seat covers with tan inserts. I am also going to replace the soft-top and go with a black one. I am going to go with slightly larger tires on black rims. Finally a new front windshield frame and a new white paint job... [/QUOTE]
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