I took the windshield, hood, front fendors, and grill off so I could spray clean the engine and firewall. After 15 minutes and countless number of quarters at the carwash in town, we still didn't have a clean jeep.
The carwash degreaser still left lots of oily clay baked to the side of this engine, and wrapped around the steering gearbox.
That filthy air cleaner is starting to show its true colors. Did you notice the Fram label on the oil filter canister? Unfortunately part of the Fram label paint disappeared with the grease and dirt.
Here's a close up of an ugly combination of dirt, grease, and rat droppings.
The previous owner painted the interior of the jeep tub white. Looking below the fuel tank filler neck, you can see the original picket gray showing through. Suprisingly, with the surface rust under the gas tank, there were no rust-through holes.
Looking where the license plate use to be on the left corner, you can see that the frame use to be black.
Here's a close up of the dash gages. Note that the odometer reads 38,755 miles. According to the previous owner, those are all original miles, and not rolled over. The two unlabled black knobs on each side of the dash light socket are the choke and throttle knobs.
After being frustrated with the town carwash, I borrowed a pressure washer and spent another 4 hours trying to strip the grease and clay from the engine, frame, and drive train. WHAT A TOUGH MESS!
