Work continues on the build for my Africa bound JK Unlimited Rubicon, with Ron at Northwest Diesel Offroad getting closer to wrapping up the diesel conversion.
The adapter required us to move the crank trigger wheel to the front of the engine – this is so the Jeep PCM will know the engine is running.
Crank trigger wheel installed on Harmonic Balancer
I had to make it legit with a badge.
Turbo Diesel JK Wrangler
By using the injection pump from an earlier engine (The OM603), the OM606 can be made fully mechanical
Mechanical injection pump installed and timed
Hopefully I won’t be the one to forget and put gas in it!
This is to remind me, and gas station attendants
I got an insulated cover for my Dometic CFX-35 fridge
I added an insulated cover to my Dometic CFX-35 fridge which should help a lot in the heat of Africa
Getting very close now!
-Dan
Check out Dan’s latest article in JPFreek Adventure Magazine here.