I live in my Jeep Wrangler "Jade" Video mapping my 50 state road trip with my dog Annie Current state: CO (#4) | Was offroading and had a catastrophic oil leak which leads to Jade needing a new engine. Get well soon!
I AM JAKE'S | Jade | Engine Rebuild | 94 YJ
- Thread starter Jake Wettern | iamjake
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HaHa cool!! Happy freaking hump day! I'll keep an eye on your build! We've been following you on youtube.
That’s awesome! Thanks for the support of my journey!
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Jake you poping off for drills Are you. A reserve or serving Oh and happy freaking engine build geeza
Hi Geeza - I'm currently in the Oregon Air Nat'l Guard. Yes, she'll have a new engine and be stronger than she was!
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Following along with the build. I've been following along with the journey for quite some time now 
Jade will be far happier when all is said and done, I'm sure.
Jade will be far happier when all is said and done, I'm sure.
Hey Jimmy! That's awesome and sure appreciate you following my journey! Yes, Jade will be back stronger than ever!Following along with the build. I've been following along with the journey for quite some time now
Ive been following you on youtube as well. Goo stuff. You did have me fooled though with the grill on your jeep. You always refer to it as a wrangler, and I'm sitting here thinking, "No, its a CJ." I had no idea you could change the grill on them.
Nice rig, and I love the look with the plain steel rims that match the flat paint.
Nice rig, and I love the look with the plain steel rims that match the flat paint.
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We need to get you sponsored by Cummins, so you can drop that 2.8 turbo diesel craft engine in Jade! I’m glad to see the rebuild progress!
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Looking forward to seeing Jade back on the road!
Thanks so much that's awesome of you! Glad to have you along on this journey! Yes, Jade is a 1994 YJ with CJ front clip, hard top, and tailgate. I've always like the look of the CJ but could only find the YJ at the time so I changed her look and I painted her the olive drab green myself! Thank you for your support and following my journey!
These pics explain what happened to Jade's engine. Straight from Angelo @geddesracingengines... "The huge oil leak was from the gasket getting pushed in. It also had a bent rod that was caused by a prior head gasket failure. The bent rod is what led to the knocking by and strange wear pattern on the piston. She was pretty tired!!".
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