Merry Christmas 2024 from Venezuela! I watched your video very carefully, I was very impressed when I saw an original Willys package engine, later when I saw your truck, I remembered the 1957 Willys Station Wagon that I inherited from my grandfather in 1988 when he died. My grandfather bought it new in Venezuela, it was the luxury version, with lots of chrome and a powerful 6-cylinder 226 Super Hurricane engine, with dynamo and 6-volt electrical system, it was 100% the same as when it left the dealership in 1957, the I really enjoyed it and I traveled half the country with it, it never left me stopped because I was always able to repair small breakdowns. I hope you can enjoy your Jeep with that beautiful new engine, my sincere congratulations! Carlos Valero, Venezuela América del Sur.
nice to see these old willys trucks back on the road...i always wanted one...a couple of tricks i learned with my Cj3B...i moved the coil to the firewall and it helps keep it from soaking engine heat and keeps it a bit cooler...that exhaust insulation is a good idea..i insulated all the way back past the brake master cylinder...this stopped it from boiling the fluid when idling a long time in summer...it also helps mitigate vapor lock at the fuel pump..which is a problem with these F and L head engines with modern fuels when the engine gets hot..
Great video, just the one I’ve been waiting for the Engine rebuild and fitment. The Engine looks superb and is a credit to the builder and then yourself for all the work you’ve done on the ancillaries. I so feel your pain with the oil leak, with a vehicle of this age the oil seal could be a rope one and as such they are a swine to get right first time. Just take your time with the repair and having seen the quality of your previous work I’m confident that you will be successful. Looking forward to seeing the conclusion and then further work gently upgrading/restoring the Willys.
only the rear main seal is rope on these engines...they have a 'modern' rubber replacement but from what i have been reading it is inferior..i installed a rope seal on my F-134 CJ3B
Vintage Jeepers has thermostats. They are supposed to have 160 thermostat. Simple fix with some time involved. New oil seal, timing seal, crank to pully seal. You'll have to drop the oil pan.
I feel your frustration, discovering an oil leak in a newly rebuilt engine. Hopefully it will turn out to be a relatively simple fix. I thought your solution for the floor mat was genius. What was the material that you melted onto the mat and where did you source it? Thanks. And Merry Christmas to you and your family!
I bought a plastic “welding” kit, the kind with a gun and little metal joints. Well, it came with lots of sticks of different types of plastic. That one was polypropylene. It worked well. I would do that again.
On the oil leak, check the sealing surface on the crank shaft, it may have a groove worn in it and the seal can't squeeze tight enough. You would need to install a speedi-sleave on the crank. A 160 deg. thermostat would have been original equipment back then. On all the Jeeps I had, keeping them warm here in New York was harder than keeping them cool.
@ interesting. I’ve got a 42 GPW (no heat) and a 49 Jeepster with heat, both water temp probes on the side. I’ll check into that closer after watching your video. Thinking it through, it really shouldn’t matter as the water circulates. You’ve got a beautiful truck! Enjoy it!
you can change that seal with the engine in the truck...you have to pull the timing cover off...when reinstalling the timing cover slip the pulley on before you tighten the timing cover bolts...this will center the timing cover and seal relative to the pulley and lessen the chance of it being off center and leaking again....metalshaper did a quick video on this ruclips.net/video/x7UqaYkWIEE/видео.html ..and it really is a nice tip that lots of us overlook.
Merry Christmas 2024 from Venezuela! I watched your video very carefully, I was very impressed when I saw an original Willys package engine, later when I saw your truck, I remembered the 1957 Willys Station Wagon that I inherited from my grandfather in 1988 when he died. My grandfather bought it new in Venezuela, it was the luxury version, with lots of chrome and a powerful 6-cylinder 226 Super Hurricane engine, with dynamo and 6-volt electrical system, it was 100% the same as when it left the dealership in 1957, the I really enjoyed it and I traveled half the country with it, it never left me stopped because I was always able to repair small breakdowns. I hope you can enjoy your Jeep with that beautiful new engine, my sincere congratulations! Carlos Valero, Venezuela América del Sur.
Thank you Carlos. Merry Christmas to you too!
Wonderful to watch. A real old school engineer. Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Great Job!
Top job Erik, shame about the oil leak, that would really get to me after all that installation work. Still at least it's hopefully doable in situ 🤞🤞
Thanks Howard. Frustrating for sure, but we’ll get it figured out.
I really appreciate your attention to details! It makes a difference.
Thanks!
The engine sounds smooth. Good job.
Merry Christmas buddy.
Cruising Emmett!!!
nice to see these old willys trucks back on the road...i always wanted one...a couple of tricks i learned with my Cj3B...i moved the coil to the firewall and it helps keep it from soaking engine heat and keeps it a bit cooler...that exhaust insulation is a good idea..i insulated all the way back past the brake master cylinder...this stopped it from boiling the fluid when idling a long time in summer...it also helps mitigate vapor lock at the fuel pump..which is a problem with these F and L head engines with modern fuels when the engine gets hot..
I like that coil idea. Thanks.
Great video, just the one I’ve been waiting for the Engine rebuild and fitment. The Engine looks superb and is a credit to the builder and then yourself for all the work you’ve done on the ancillaries. I so feel your pain with the oil leak, with a vehicle of this age the oil seal could be a rope one and as such they are a swine to get right first time. Just take your time with the repair and having seen the quality of your previous work I’m confident that you will be successful. Looking forward to seeing the conclusion and then further work gently upgrading/restoring the Willys.
I appreciate the nice words and support as always. Thank you!
only the rear main seal is rope on these engines...they have a 'modern' rubber replacement but from what i have been reading it is inferior..i installed a rope seal on my F-134 CJ3B
This is wonderful. The long awaited reunion. Again your thoroughness pays off. Can't wait for the final declaration. I'm rootin fer ya.
Thanks! Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
@AntiqueCarsandStuff Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Excellent content. That oil leak after all the engine install would have aggravated me.
Yes!
Great editing as usual.
Great job on everything buddy😊
Thank you!
Vintage Jeepers has thermostats. They are supposed to have 160 thermostat.
Simple fix with some time involved.
New oil seal, timing seal, crank to pully seal. You'll have to drop the oil pan.
Very good. Thank you.
UGH , Great job and good luck . Merry Christmas to you and your family
Thank you, and Merry Christmas to you and your family as well!
I feel your frustration, discovering an oil leak in a newly rebuilt engine. Hopefully it will turn out to be a relatively simple fix. I thought your solution for the floor mat was genius. What was the material that you melted onto the mat and where did you source it? Thanks. And Merry Christmas to you and your family!
I bought a plastic “welding” kit, the kind with a gun and little metal joints. Well, it came with lots of sticks of different types of plastic. That one was polypropylene. It worked well. I would do that again.
@@AntiqueCarsandStuff Thanks!
Nice fix on the floor mat, it looks great.
Thank you!
On the oil leak, check the sealing surface on the crank shaft, it may have a groove worn in it and the seal can't squeeze tight enough. You would need to install a speedi-sleave on the crank. A 160 deg. thermostat would have been original equipment back then. On all the Jeeps I had, keeping them warm here in New York was harder than keeping them cool.
Thanks for the information. That’s good to know 160 was originally used.
the sealing surface is on the land on the back of the pulley..otherwise, yes there could be a groove...if there is you need to replace the pulley.
Thermostat insures engine at proper temperature also
Yes sir.
What color green is that in the engine compartment
I don’t know but I like that deeper green color.
Does the water temp probe go where you installed the heater hose?
No, the water temp sending unit goes on top of the head toward the back.
@ interesting. I’ve got a 42 GPW (no heat) and a 49 Jeepster with heat, both water temp probes on the side. I’ll check into that closer after watching your video. Thinking it through, it really shouldn’t matter as the water circulates. You’ve got a beautiful truck! Enjoy it!
you can change that seal with the engine in the truck...you have to pull the timing cover off...when reinstalling the timing cover slip the pulley on before you tighten the timing cover bolts...this will center the timing cover and seal relative to the pulley and lessen the chance of it being off center and leaking again....metalshaper did a quick video on this ruclips.net/video/x7UqaYkWIEE/видео.html ..and it really is a nice tip that lots of us overlook.
Excellent. Thank you.