Drovers Return to the world of Jeep

[Drover]

I will rename the Jeeperific MkII, The Jeep Grand Chook .......... as it s*#s on other vehicles. and I like Chooks.

Bet they don't go gunning for the Apache chopper but the Chevy Cheyenne, do they still make them ?? and the name Ute will have to go as well I'm afraid, old Sioux and Iroquious choppers ....................

 

[Crusty181]

And what about the Apache helicopters

Hekawi helicopters. (Although I not 100% sure you cant still upset a completely made up minority group)

 

[Drover]

Isn't that Indian for lost ?????? ........................ I remember my F Troop moments...

 

[DRW]

I’d be so proud to have a superb wartime aircraft named “White Aussie”

 

[Crusty181]

I’d be so proud to have a superb wartime aircraft named “White Aussie”

Named after that mythical long forbidden creature that we dare not mention it's name ... except you just did

 

[Drover]

Thread needed a Bump I think ....................... so many folk would be starved for Jeep Info for sure........

Van is all checked out to roll, so did a load check of the gear the Jeeperific carries, my trusty Aldi water transfer pump failed the test after years of sterling service, I couldn't resusitate it so instead of getting another I decided to order a 59lt water tank which will get put in the back of jeep when on the road, replacing the 3 jerry cans I used to lug around, I will just knock up a light ply house for it, so it doesn't get banged around, typical caravan tank but i will only use the breather and one of the small outlets which I will use to fill or drain from, pressure feed from mains with the breather plumbed to outside via a floor grommet, water spurts on road, tank is full, tap on both lines..... Only fill when needed and I think it will work well and should gravity feed to van tanks if not may just make a fitting to connect to breather line so I can add a few psi of air to push it, only needs a couple of psi......... certainly have good quality clamps in that case.

Only recent mod to the Jeep was I built a unit to replace something they called a Turbo Muffler, a plastic baffle device that fitted between Turbo and Intercooler, to keep noise down, some have split open, I always looked at it as a restrictive bit of BS, after market shiny job is in the $300 area, so I got a muffler shop to knock me up a bit of pipe 55mm OD one end and 65mmOD the other,$15, I migged a bracket and some beads on pipe end to hold hose, 2 x turbo clamps $18, has had a good test run and works well, in fact I think the diesel sounds a lot better ............ gave it a 100K service a few months back time has flown, at least Covid, weather and bluddy Doctors have kept the mileage down, only 10K km this year with only a 1K with van so far and last year I think we managed 25k Km but it did do near 12K with van on back, saved on servicing and tyres................... 20 days and counting................. why not escape earlier ?, bluddy doctors of course....

 

[Drover]

Having just read another road report on the new WL Grand Cherokee I think Jeep will loose sales for sure here in Oz, what was once the go to tow vehicle if you wanted a wagon is no longer, as it now has a tow cap down to 2.2t, only available with a V6 petrol which is thirstier than the diesel by a long shot and unless you spend over $100K for the top of the line model you only get a single speed transfer case which doesn't do its 4WD cred much good............. better vehicles to buy really I think.......have to make this WK2 last longer which by the way its running very nicely having just over 115K km on the clock, the last year it clocked about 15K km less than normal but the money saved was spent anyway .......... this year isn't looking like a high mileage year either at least the tyres will last longer..........

 

[Drover]

Proved another old Fix Up still applies to modern stuff, the thermostat on the Jeep like many european engines now isn't just a simple metal affair, while they still have the similar metal moving parts they are encased in a Nylon housing, mine had a hissy the other day, coolant and oil temps went thru the roof but I managed to limp to a mates, once cooled down we pulled the innards out of the housing and after a test run I headed for home 55kms away, all good...... luckily I have coolant and oil temp gauges so I knew exactly what was happening, so nothing really cooked ........ oil has been changed and hopefully all is good again..... the temps with the wax valve removed were actually quite good, ambient was 21c and around town and on the highway temps were very good, I may not replace it with the new one when the postie turns up ........... though if down south in colder climes it would be a must.............

Still a mighty vehicle this Jeep of mine.......................

 

[DRW]

My old girl is still going strong (daughter had it now) with 250,000 on the clock, always used Castrol oil always used genuine Mopar coolant but I have to say the interior of the new Jeep is outstanding especially compared to anything from Thailand

 

[Drover]

My old girl is still going strong (daughter had it now) with 250,000 on the clock, always used Castrol oil always used genuine Mopar coolant but I have to say the interior of the new Jeep is outstanding especially compared to anything from Thailand

Used to use Castrol magnatec Diesel 5W40 ACEA C3, I changed to a Nulon 10W40 API CJ4 oil mainly for the HD, Castrol didn't have a match, then Jeep changed their recomendation from 5W40 ACEA C3 to a 5W40 API CJ4 oil which is an ACEA E9, Castrol does have a match but its hard to find ........ I always use Nulon coolant easier to source if needed... Think they changed to better cover their bearing and DPF dramas they have had in the US.

 

[Drover]

The Worldwide recall of Bosch CP4 fuel pumps in many diesel vehicles and my Jeep being one of them has now been completed on my chariot, a new upgraded Bosch HPFP fitted and fuel lines, running even nicer than before .................. FCA/Stellantis Z46 recall.................

Interestingly while FCA (Jeep Australia) had put out a recall no individual notices sent out it was up to owners to chase it up with a Dealer........ https://www.vehiclerecalls.gov.au/recalls/rec-005648

 

[Drover]

Latest upgrade for the Jeeperific is going to be air bags for the back so I can do away with a WDH, pain to fit and carry around ... Only really need them to take the load off the Nivomat self leveling shocks, I hook up drive down the road about half a K by then the Nivomats have jacked back up to standard level and I put the bars on ........... had enough of them, been thinking of HD air bags for ages and a one day special on them meant I saved over $90 so in the mail soon, just need inspiration to fit them .................... and being coil sprung wagon no worries about bending chassis if one hasn't replaced the original leaf springs.

 

[DRW]

Latest upgrade for the Jeeperific is going to be air nags for the back so i can do away with a WDH, pain to fit and carry around ... Only really need them to take the load off the Nivomat self leveling shocks, I hook up drive down the road about half a K by then the Nivomats have jacked back up to standard level and I put the bars on ........... had enough pf them, been thinking of HD air bags for ages and a one day special on them meant I saved over $90 so in the mail soon, just need inspiration to fit them .................... and being coil sprung wagon now worries about bending chassis if one hasn't replaced the original leaf springs.

I did the same, you won’t look back I only ran around 15PSI same as the new chariot

 

[Drover]

The Airbags arrived so in the shed to start the fit out, had wondered if I could manage, yeppers, I thought I should be good, hadn't even got the spring out on one side when I realized age had certainly caught up with me, hand and arms not happy at all, so put it back together and all booked in with local fella, bugga 54 yrs of doing the spanner work, well most of it, now have to farm hard/heavy stuff out, its rather more life changing than I thought .................... so just the standard servicing I think from now on ........................ Most annoying but such is life ... No grime, no bits of skin left behind or blood leaks on floor, so there is a positive side ............. Glad I fitted new springs to Big Mal when I could.....................

 

[DRW]

Geepers Ian you don’t need to take the spring out they have a little adapter in the kit to block the valve, deflate them, screw on the valve blocker thingy and slide them in through the spring!!! Done in minutes but it’s easier on a hoist.

 

[Drover]

Geepers Ian you don’t need to take the spring out they have a little adapter in the kit to block the valve, deflate them, screw on the valve blocker thingy and slide them in through the spring!!! Done in minutes but it’s easier on a hoist.

I wish, on the WK2 the spring has to come out so you can drill not 1 but 2 holes in the top mount to run the air line into the cross member frame ....... unlike the WH and WG the whole thing is part of the body which complicates things ..... If I had a hoist I would have just slung a mini winch and pulled down the lower arm to get the extra leverage .......... After a few years of hinting my son in law might just be talked into getting a scissor hoist so he can work under his EH as he wasn't all that taken with a hoist..... Anyway I actually don't mind putting it in a workshop, won't mention it to my boys though as they might think I need to be committed..

 

[Drover]

Late PS: Not only putting down the heavy tool jobs but I think my machete will be retired as I nearly chopped the end of my thumb off doing some bushes a trim, lucky it was glancing blow off a branch as its rather sharp ............................ at least Im alive as there was blood everywhere ............... Think I might do a workshop inventory of all things that could possibly bite me and pack then all away, I was given a nice 10" drop saw the other week, might just have it as a shed ornament, could be scary...

 

[DRW]

I wish, on the WK2 the spring has to come out so you can drill not 1 but 2 holes in the top mount to run the air line into the cross member frame ....... unlike the WH and WG the whole thing is part of the body which complicates things ..... If I had a hoist I would have just slung a mini winch and pulled down the lower arm to get the extra leverage .......... After a few years of hinting my son in law might just be talked into getting a scissor hoist so he can work under his EH as he wasn't all that taken with a hoist..... Anyway I actually don't mind putting it in a workshop, won't mention it to my boys though as they might think I need to be committed..

Mine was a WK2 I didn’t drill anything?

 

[Drover]

Mine was a WK2 I didn’t drill anything?

Certainly have to on my 2015 the top mount on the thing is solid no hole in the middle to pass the line through, I have seen some U tubes of some fitting them through the spring but with the air line coming out the bottom but wasn't keen on that one little bit as I could see it getting taken out very easily.... The sleeve around my units would have made it a prick of a job and my hands wouldn't have managed it anyway...................... So long as the fella doesn't stuff things up I'll be happy...

 

[DRW]

Certainly have to on my 2015 the top mount on the thing is solid no hole in the middle to pass the line through, I have seen some U tubes of some fitting them through the spring but with the air line coming out the bottom but wasn't keen on that one little bit as I could see it getting taken out very easily.... The sleeve around my units would have made it a prick of a job and my hands wouldn't have managed it anyway...................... So long as the fella doesn't stuff things up I'll be happy...

Thinking back to 2012 I think mine came out from the bottom and I put high pressure hose from a pressure washer over them, anyhow you will be pleased with the result I’m sure