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Stored in Valley Springs, CA 95252 since November of 2024 (started it a couple of weeks ago Sept/2025 by charging the battery and squirting some SeaFoam down the carb throat). Drove it last year about 1,500 miles on a road trip and added about a quart of oil every 500 miles and got about 20 mpg...

The best ides of all: "“ama sua, ama llulla, ama quella” (don't steal, don't lie, don't be lazy) – traditional Inca greeting. In order to understand this greeting, we need to understand a little bit about Inca Culture. The Incas had three main laws: do not steal, do not lie, do not be lazy...

Thanks Every One of You! My day: Met a Hartnell College (Salinas) friend (now a dentist in Chico) and his significant other as they disembarked from their cruise ship in Cabo San Lucas. At the last minute, I called in time for lunch reservation at 1:30 PM (the latest time slot) at Flora Farms...

Trip Summary: Did not need to add even one drop of oil or antifreeze to the motor or transmission; no flat tires; and thanks to new aluminum radiator motor ran cooler than normal. Total mileage driven 3,840 miles on 194 gallons of gasoline at average price of $4.89 per gallon and overall gas...

Tried to add second vehicle to my Hagerty classic car insurance but ran into a little hitch-now require fotos of both vehicles in a fully enclosed garage. And I quote: "We do require secure, enclosed storage for vehicles to qualify with Hagerty, so we'll need to confirm that both vehicles are...

Update: Drove another 1,472 miles (237,348 - 235,876) with 76.439 gallons of regular fuel which averages out to 19.25 mpg. On different segments of the highway mileage varied between a low of 15.76 mpg to high 21.8 mpg. Some Mexican military personal and police officers on the way seemed...

Sale pending.

Driving to my 52 year high school reunion in Salinas, CA (where this 1992 Jeep Cherokee XJ I am driving was first sold). Leaving from La Paz, BCS, Mexico this morning with 235,373 miles on the odometer. Just arrived tonight at Guerrero Negro, BCS, Mexico with 235, 876 miles on odometer. Doing...

Need it soon, shipping to 95252. Thank you.

Need to find something around here I can use to hook up old school timing light which is without the spring adaptor that went from the spark plug to the spark plug wire so a spot would be available for the timing light. Thank you for any ingenuous ideas.

Looks like a little ingenious custom fabricating took place.

I would rather not use the Lokar-style kick down setup. I prefer to re-use the factory 318 kick down linkage because I just like the way its setup (photo #1). I transferred all the '72 318 linkage to '72/'73 340 intake manifold and that is fine. However, the Thermoquad doesn't exactly match the...

OK how to I determine that beforehand? I had three bolts tightened once and then had to start all over again (laying under the vehicle in can be a pain in the butt).

I thought I installed a Mopar flex plate to a torque convertor one time where the bolts had to go in a certain pattern (could have been '65 year model). Now I am about to install a 340 to replace the 318 in my '72 Satellite and I'm not sure if the flex plate bolts up to the torque convertor only...

Update: Adjusted the valves (one quarter turn past zero lash), installed five quart oil pan (omitted factory windage tray per Kevko recommendation), pre-oiled bearings & valve train with drill (Castrol 10W-30), installed intake manifold (along with fabricated stainless steel heat shield), valve...