Recent content by Lucihale

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Good call. On occasion I've found an almost "greasy" gray corrosion before. I'm not sure EXACTLY why it was there, but it stops electricity dead. Everyone I came across that had it, didn't really notice that it was on there because I looked like a normal terminal. Make 'em shine before you...

Hey, just thought I'd stop in and thank you for the help on my 232 thread. You were right, the bearing on connecting rod #6 was spun.

Thanks Tyler, the bearing is def. spun. I'm workin out the oil pump situation, but it seems like it's workin fine now. I think it just got too low.

Here are some pictures of the bad bearing. I just wanted an opinion on the minor scoring, and if that is going to mean that I need to get the crankshaft re-worked. It seems to have LESS scoring on it than these do. They still FEEL perfectly smooth, but obviously, have been worn.

Another sunny day leads to more Jeep fixery. Found my 6th piston bearing to be down-right SLOPPY. :( But it's certainly what the terrible noise was. I'm going to check tappets when I finally get them out and I think my oil pump is fine (you're right Tyler Bates) but now that I went through the...

Okay! I stabilized my engine, removed the mount from the passenger's side and pulled the oil pan down. I remove the oil pump from the engine and have set everything aside as it looks like it's going to rain again. (If you haven't guessed, I don't have the luxury of a garage. ;) Here is where...

Quick update! It's been ****ing rain for over a week up here, but I got some days that I could open it recently. The tappets wouldn't come out with a magnet, so they're still in right now. I just started pulling the oil pan off today, and discovered that I need to uncouple the passengers side...

Thanks! I sure will.

Also, is there a way for me to pull my tappets without a tappet puller? I've heard magnet, and I've heard wooden rod. Any advice here will be used in the morning as well!

Didn't have a 'scope, but I ran it with the valve cover off. I pulled all the rods and looked at 'em and they seemed straight and complete. Oil pan tomorrow. I'll keep you guys up to date on it.

Can't thank you guys enough, I'll tug off the oil pan tomorrow, and check the bearing. I'll also take pictures along the way so if anyone spots something I don't, we can address it then. :D

Update: Finished going through pushrods. None are broken. None look bent.

Just like any other time I've had a problem, I'll poke around and see what I can fix using Google and mechanical intuition; failing that, I come here. To the experts, for help in diagnosis, repair options and general aid. THANK YOU ALL IN ADVANCE! :!: The Engine- AMC 232 w/ Webber 2bbl...

Just to be conclusive, so that others might be able to use this; I replaced the TPS, and cleaned the IAC. Cleaning the IAC stopped the stalling problem when coming to a stop, and the irregular idle. The TPS is only a couple of days old, but everything seems to be running far better, with no...