No updates tonight. I will update early tomorrow morning on the road to WAAAM.
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The WAAAM this Saturday in Hood River, Or
I’ll be in Hood River, Or, with Ann at the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum (WAAAM) to sign books on Saturday, May 12th. The event is part of their “Second Saturday” program, when the museum gets the engines running. You can learn more here: http://www.waaamuseum.org/pages/whatsNew/whatsNew.html
The WAAAM folks may also ask me to give a short presentation about jeeps, but they aren’t sure just yet. If so, I’ll get Ann to video tape it and, if I’m semi-intelligible, I’ll post it.
Here’s a picture of the Bantam T-Shirt. They come in different colors, depending on the shirts I can find. I only print in quantities of 20 or so.
Just a Few Updates Tonight
Ann and I are back in Seattle tonight awaiting Dad’s surgery tomorrow. He is having his aortic valve replaced. We expect things will go well, but there are a few complications, so it’s no simple surgery.
Therefore, just a few updates tonight. More tomorrow.
Also, I will be signing books at the WAAAM Museum in Hood River, Oregon, this Saturday. So, stay tuned for more on that later this week.
Wagon of your choice auction New London, WI **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
This is unusual. The winning bidder receives the opportunity to pick one of the three vehicles available. None of them are in very good condition.
“These trucks have not ben run for a long time.auction is for one only of your choice. they are 4 wheel drive with plow will need work. Auction is for one only not all three.”
No Updates Tonight
Updates Sat morning.
More Updates Later Today
I was doing updates this morning in the Veteran’s Administration parking lot again this morning when I got distracted with the Forklift post below. I have more updates to do, so watch for them late tonight.
In the meantime, I’ll be caring for Ann — the reason I was at the VA again today — who had a tooth and bridge removed and her jaw bone scraped to clear up some infected bone (a continuing legacy of the 1996 bombing). Right now, between Lorazepam and Oxycodone, she’s pretty out of it. I’d be out of it too if someone just scraped by jaw bone!
Wanted: Jeep Mechanic in the Los Angeles Area
A reader has a CJ-5 he’d like someone to fix. Anyone know of a dependable jeep mechanic in the Los Angeles Area?
Thanks,
– Dave
No Posts Tonight (Wed Night)
No posts tonight, so I republished some older ones. I will try to do some posts tomorrow during the day, but tomorrow night I am signing books and speaking at an art exhibit in Normandy Park, Washington (South of Seattle). So, there may not be any updates until Friday.
Year? M-170 Wautoma, WI **SOLD**
1946 VEC? CJ-2A Sheridan, WY **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay
Steve notes that this still has the column shift mechanics, though it also has a floor shift.
“This is a 1946 Willys CJ2A that I bought from a customer of mine. Her husband bought it brand new and I have only driven it to town a few times. The gears are good and tight. It starts just fine on the 6 volt system. The Heater still works and I think they are kind of rare. When I bought the jeep She said that it had not been started for over ten years. After inspection I found thick oil in the oil pan so I removed the pan and cleaned out the old oil before trying to start the engine. At this time I took pictures of the cylinders for inspection. Two of the cylinders have marks where the rings sat over the years. The cylinders will at sometime need to be honed out to remove the small ridges which you can see in the pictures. After I had the carburator cleaned and we were able to start the engine the water pump had to be replaced with a new one and I put a new belt on at that time.
I have driven the jeep around while hunting and totally had a great time. It is like going back in time and looking at the scenery a little longer because you are traveling a little slower.”








