Thanks guys! Im pretty excited too. I imagine Ill pull out most of the switches, and rear glass/motor then sell the carcass for someone who might want the axles/motor/trans etc.
So we get to the bottom of the hill, and apparently in our haste to escape we missed a stop sign partially obscured by a tree, and blew right through it. I know this because when I got to the bottom of the 3.7 mile white rock hill, to figure out where we were going after, an elderly man in a mini van, wearing an oxygen tank and a "Veterans of Korea" ball cap advised me that if I ran that stop sign again, he would shoot my damn ass till I died. Being that im not rude to the elderly or veterans, I apologized. He repeated himself again, letting me know, my "damn ass, would be shot dead". Again, I thanked him for his service.
The trip back was very uneventful.
Got it back to my buddies house, and off the trailer. Checked the fluids. Its leaking oil badly, as the entire bottom of the motors covered, as is the crossmember. Im thinking it may need a rear main seal. Dunno. Oil level and coolant level is fine. Battery is dead however. Imma try and start this big bitch. (Editors note: Can I say bitch here? Or no? Moderators please delete if I cant. No offense meant.)
(not me pictured)
Okay so its getting no spark (Score one for Stuka) and, its got this super odd looking thing on the left fender firewall. Can anyone tell me about it? I have a feeling some of my problems are gonna lie here.
Because I get power to one side of it. So I jumped it. Just cause, ya know, cause. And..... (iphone video)
http://youtu.be/JMnTXl6hUTI
http://youtu.be/PRu-3sJ6_1s -- pretty crummy, viewer beware.
Ha! Im half way there(ish). Still has a coolant leak, an oil leak, and wont start from the key! Okay. Maybe, uhm. 22% there.
Its resting comfortably at my buddies house until I can work on it more. I have a VW in need of immediate time and when its running, the Wagoneer moves up a notch.
I welcome your thoughts, comments, and concerns.