Truth is, Nate, I don't really know all that much about Jeeps. I looked at some CJ5s and I couldn't fit in them. The CJ7 was longer and the extra room was for the drivers legs so the longer door is probably an artifact of it being a CJ7. That said the local Jeep parts guru isn't sure by my description what it is. YJ tubs have the tank fill "door" below the left tail light and covered by the license plate. Mine is below the right one. It has a CJ7 dash but it doesn't quite fit right. It has holes where there are no nuts on the tub to bolt it to. So it is a bastard mix of ???. So I think the tub is an early experiment with the YJ tub.
One guy who came by to buy some parts off it that I didn't need said it has a YJ tub. I don't know how he knew. I have a buddy with a 94 YJ and I don't like the instrumentation on the dash. To damn wussy for my taste in Jeeps. So I'm glad for the CJ7 style dash. Eventually, though, I'm going to bend a new piece of (probably .08") sheet and clean it up
Thanks for the comments.
Bogy.
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From: "vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes]" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 6, 2016 8:30 AM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] 240D Engine in Jeep CJ7
O.K. ;
It's been like 35 years since I worked for Jeep so pardon if I make mistakes here , O.K. ?.
IIRC the CJ7 was the InLine 6 cylinder derivative ? .
I agree , for actual no nonsense off roading , a four cylinder is prolly the best option .
Not sure about the manual gear box though as the last Jeep I drove was a 1952 M38A1 in 196? m, it had the four cylinder F-Head engine , very robust and trouble free but one hell of a stiff clutch .
The door opening in your good looking Jeep looks longer than I remember Jeeps having ~ is this because it's an '81 or a CJ7 ? .
-Nate
Bogy wrote :
It's been like 35 years since I worked for Jeep so pardon if I make mistakes here , O.K. ?.
IIRC the CJ7 was the InLine 6 cylinder derivative ? .
I agree , for actual no nonsense off roading , a four cylinder is prolly the best option .
Not sure about the manual gear box though as the last Jeep I drove was a 1952 M38A1 in 196? m, it had the four cylinder F-Head engine , very robust and trouble free but one hell of a stiff clutch .
The door opening in your good looking Jeep looks longer than I remember Jeeps having ~ is this because it's an '81 or a CJ7 ? .
-Nate
Bogy wrote :
It's an 81 CJ7 with an early YJ tub. This is my second MB diesel in this jeep. The first was a 300 but it had poor compression in 1 and 2 and the tranny wouldnt go out of second until it warmed up. This 240D came available last Christmas and it has a manual transmission. I think jeeps should have 4 bangers and manny trannys.
Bogy
Bogy
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