It has been my pleasure. I get so caught up in my projects, I have enjoyed helping you with yours.
I spent last night digging through the engine bay of my Willys after the fire. It was pretty nasty. Some plastics just melted, others caught fire, then some turned into ooze. It has been hell scraping it off of important parts.
After i cleaned it all out, i pulled the old military air box and wiring. I rewired the Jeep with clean (non-singed) wires and took stock of what I need to replace. I re-sprayed the engine bay and some metal bits with Krylon and made it look presentable. In all of my cheapness, I am now using a shock boot for an air duct, and i have no washer reservoir any more (it developed a hole), but the Jeep could certainly have been worse off. My friend really saved me coming by when he did.
Now I am focusing on cleaning out the last remnants of the dry chemical (friends say that it will remove paint if left on) and preparing to mask and repaint the hood and cowl where the blistering occurred. That might not be until next weekend. I have a safety class to teach on Saturday about hi-lift jacks as a part of the VJA Safety day.
-bc
Sorry to hear about the fire! Nice blog!
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