Recent content by jalong

Thanks for the advise. Maybe that would be enough to get it started so I could get it back to Edmonton!

The truck is at Rocky Mountain House. And a spare starter relay would be fantastic... except... I'm not so sure it is the starter relay. My daughter took a picture of the "Black Box" with her cell phone, sent the picture to me, and it is clearly marked "Glow Plug Relay." But that doesn't make...

It's not too bad at 20°F. But I don't think my wife and sister-in-law are quite up to pop-starting it! ;)

Hello All! My '83 BJ60 has been starting perfectly until 2 days ago. Suddenly, when I turn the ignition key to where the glow light should turn on, a black box on the fender apron of the engine compartment starts making a grinding sound. When I try to engage the starter, it acts just like I...

Exactly what I needed Thanks Dogboy2, Euclid. That's exactly what I needed to know! :-) John

Hi everyone! I decided to put a stereo in my 60 this weekend. So I pulled off the dash top and faced my first hurdle, mounting the damn thing. 9 hours later, I now have a good mount but am faced with my next obstacle - finding where to hook up some of the wires. I've only installed stereos...

Thanks everyone! Your replies were very helpful with understanding the rust situation -- which really doesn't appear that bad! Southbound: From what I can see (and I might not be looking at the right thing :-), the frame only has surface rust. Is there anywhere/anything I should specifically...

Thanks for the reply! I've got another... ummm, dumb question: If you cut the metal out, what kind of metal do you replace it with? And how would you attach it? Welding? Thanks!

1983 BJ60 newbie ques: need info on dealing with rust/repainting Hello everyone! I discovered the site yesterday and spent most of the day reading the vast wealth of info here. I just got a July 1983 BJ60 3B 5 speed with 385000 km (235000 mi). The truck was bought brand new by my dad in...