Project: Tetanus (warning: picture heavy thread)

[razor02097]

Well after 311km of some careful driving I was able to get 11.6 km/liter or 27.3 miles/us gallon

The speedometer reads a little fast but the odometer is accurate. I drove 60MPH for one minute and covered a mile. I also verified by driving the same distance to work every day and it is accurate. I used the same fuel station and same pump#. I tried to make it as "scientific" as I could with the resources I have. Hanging in the right lane isn't so bad. +3 MPG is pretty nice it's like going to work and back once per tank free.

I tried the gauge on the Jeep and was able to get 16.3 MPG which is still a 2.3MPG improvement.

[Keeshimself]

Originally Posted by razor02097

Well after 311km of some careful driving I was able to get 11.6 km/liter or 27.3 miles/us gallon

The speedometer reads a little fast but the odometer is accurate. I drove 60MPH for one minute and covered a mile. I also verified by driving the same distance to work every day and it is accurate. I used the same fuel station and same pump#. I tried to make it as "scientific" as I could with the resources I have. Hanging in the right lane isn't so bad. +3 MPG is pretty nice it's like going to work and back once per tank free.

I tried the gauge on the Jeep and was able to get 16.3 MPG which is still a 2.3MPG improvement.

I reckon that is highway MPG's?

Also, how much of a pain was it to strip your interior and put it all back in? How long did it take?

K

[razor02097]

Originally Posted by Keeshimself

I reckon that is highway MPG's?

Also, how much of a pain was it to strip your interior and put it all back in? How long did it take?

K

It's my commute is 65% highway and 35% city.

Interior isn't too bad. Each of the front seats are 4 bolts each and the rear bench is 4 bolts. The center console is held on with push clips.

The carpet is in 2 sections. There is a rear section below the rear bench and in the cargo area and the front section which covers the rest of the cab. The carpet is held down with trim panels and plastic snaps. It isn't too bad once you have the rest of the interior out.

One thing I've done is to tear all the jute off the back of the carpet... I hate Jute. Once I have the floor done I will be using truck bedliner on the whole interior floor. It will make the inside waterproof and impact resistant. After I get the bedliner on the interior carpet will go back in minus the jute.

[Neven01]

Jute? that must be that padding they used.
I had no padding or carpet or even a back seat on my Sidekick when purchased.
already thinking about chopping as much of the rear off as possible and going 4X4 gonzo on it, IDK I had a F150 with 35" tires and 4inch lift kit on it with the shocks and all, when hard times hit the resell on it sucked I didnt get 10th of what I put into it. so lesson learned restoring this for my forever 4x4 to buz to town and beyond during those frozen months. I first need to find a heater for the garage heh dont last 5 minutes w/o hands freezing it so dang cold here.
Fargo ND they say this is the coldest part of the continental US and I beleive it, and this is a warm winter
Well looking forward to more pics of your project
I will show mine when I get the heater going.

[razor02097]

Not sure if it is real jute or not. I believe it is just cotton fibers. Basically looks like they took lint from a bunch of dryers and packed it in to a sheet of insulation... Nasty stuff. Once it gets wet it takes days of direct sun light to dry out.

I'm planning on running Tetanus until the very end. The maintenance cost is starting to taper off as there isn't much of the original consumable parts left. All the fluids have been changed and all systems have been serviced.

That is the problem modifying vehicles extensively... people don't want to pay much for one. Even if the vehicle is a reliable great vehicle. If it doesn't appear OEM most tend to shy away. Good luck with your project, post up some pictures when you have time

[Bex]

Originally Posted by razor02097

Not sure if it is real jute or not. I believe it is just cotton fibers. Basically looks like they took lint from a bunch of dryers and packed it in to a sheet of insulation... Nasty stuff.

x2. It was horrible stuff, and really did look like they took the lint out of dryers!! And when I pulled mine up, you almost needed a mask, with all of the tiny particles flying around off of it. Once this stuff gets wet, under the carpet, it NEVER dries, and then, bye-bye floorpan. Sadly.....

[razor02097]

Originally Posted by Bex

x2. It was horrible stuff, and really did look like they took the lint out of dryers!! And when I pulled mine up, you almost needed a mask, with all of the tiny particles flying around off of it. Once this stuff gets wet, under the carpet, it NEVER dries, and then, bye-bye floorpan. Sadly.....

Makes you wonder what the manufacturer was thinking I read somewhere car makers actually make cars only to last 10 years before falling apart...



I received my new compression tester today

I went ahead and checked the spark plugs which now have 2270 kilometers on them. Number 1 is on the left.



I then checked compression...

Cylinder 1


Cylinder 2


Cylinder 3


Cylinder 4



Everything checks out. Tetanus is pretty healthy. I also went ahead and checked the valves while I had things apart.

[Bex]

You did the valve lash after the compression test, no? Curious as to what adjustment was needed, if any, on valve for cylinder 1 and 4, considering that the compression is a bit higher than the others (or conversely, 2 and 3 which is a bit lower.... ). Looks like 200psi on cyl 1 and 205 on cyl 4, which is still within acceptable 15% difference between cylinders, though.

[razor02097]

The clearances were okay. I did a valve lash adjustment not too long ago. I just wanted to check the valves again since it was only six 8mm bolts more. Even at 180psi all of the cylinders are within acceptable limits.

[colonelhogan44]

I have yet to do a compression test on my tracker...I guess if it's running well, I won't mess with it. I have all the equipment, but other jobs take priority, I guess.