Started My Never-Ending Project

[Spf79]

Originally Posted by Chris_72_JIMMY

Tank went in tonight, the install fought me the whole way. The tank fit great and no issue with filler neck but all the little things were a pain. Put $30 worth of gas in it. No problems except i could only go to first click on pump handle. If i went full it would shut it off.

That is awesome, I'm jealous you are driving!!

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by Chris_72_JIMMY

Tank went in tonight, the install fought me the whole way. The tank fit great and no issue with filler neck but all the little things were a pain. Put $30 worth of gas in it. No problems except i could only go to first click on pump handle. If i went full it would shut it off.

well, guess I was wrong. What hoses did you use. can't believe every thing you read on the internet

don't throw your old tank out, guys need the filler neck

[Chris_72_JIMMY]

Glad to get it moved so I could do a little of a much needed cleanup. The aftermath of the last month was getting out of hand.

[Chris_72_JIMMY]

I ended up using a 1 1/4" hose from O'reilly. It was a little spendy at $36 but it worked fine and was plenty stiff for the application. Didn't get a chance to get a pic of just the hose.

On a side note, I found out the NP205 I just spent all that time on is leaking oil out of the front drive shaft yoke. I either didn't torque it enough or didn't apply enough sealant so that's gonna be fun as there isn't much room now that's is back in the Jimmy. I have plenty of impact sockets but they are almost too thick and I need a thin wall as I think that may be why I thought it was torqued and maybe it wasn't.

[Chris_72_JIMMY]

So back when I installed the new flexplate, I thought it was needed as the starter liked to skip some teeth every few start ups. So I figured the old flex plate was warped enough to cause this. With the new flexplate installed it still happens. So after some digging on the web a bunch of topics came up about the little support bracket that connects the front end of the started to the engine block can cause this. I looked at mine at lunch and sure enough mine is there but there is no nut holding it to the starter post and the bolt connecting to the block is very loose. Do any of you guys have and experience with this?

[Chris_72_JIMMY]

Well, I answered my own question. The top bolt on the starter bracket was very hard to get to but got everything tight last night. Starter turns over perfectly now, no more jumping off the flywheel. Was honestly shocked that it made that much of a difference.