Snowbound

   Last night the region was hit with a N'or Easter, all told we got about 8 inches. The kids didn't have to go to school today, I don't have to be at work until Friday. A fresh blanket of snow, lots of free time and a Jeep that's not road ready, what a buzzkill. I can only blame myself.
The headlights and turn-signals still don't work.... It's killing me.
   A little background; when these Jeepsters were built they did not have a fuse box, but rather 1 circuit breaker. While this seems ok, in reality it's not. There were many instances of fires started because of inadequate wiring. The solution is to wire in a fuse to the ignition, which was done to this Jeep at one point. In fact a bunch of home made wiring additions were done to this Jeep. It's making sense out of what is here that is so frustrating. Additional gauges, upgraded radio, steering wheel, relays that go nowhere.... Not impossible, just tedious.
   I am thinking about just removing the whole wiring harness and starting from scratch. Not a fun job, as I have done it before. It would solve all of the electrical gremlins, but its a task better suited for warm weather. To be determined...

Lets get to know each other...

Well I have had the jeep for a week now, and I am getting to know more every day. So far there have been no major suprises and that's good. But there are a few issues, some are more urgent than others.  Once these issues are identified, it's all a matter of figuring out the solution and putting a plan into place to fix the problem.

First off, I have no headlights. All of the markers and most of the turn signals work which is good, but they all need to work. So...more on this in the future.

One of the first things that I noticed was that the drivers side hood latch would not catch.

Nothing seems bent or out of alignment, (but who knows). Every time I would look at the Jeep my eye would go directly to that open latch, just hanging there - It was making me nuts.










 A little adjustment of the mounting screws on both the hood and the fender have given enough clearance to allow it to latch.

It's not much, but sometimes the little victories can be the most rewarding.

Welcome to my blog, here is my 1971 Jeepster Commando. Follow along and lets see where we go.

Particulars for those who care: Dauntless V6, 4 Speed, front disc conversion, with Alcan spring lift.