Found a Time Bomb in my 1981 CJ8

[Jesse51773jr]

You will not believe what I found clogging up my fuel delivery system:

Jesse Ellis Photography | Jeep CJ8 Scrambler, Fuel Obstruction | Video 1

 

[caveman]

Very interesting. I never knew this. This could be the problem with a lot of the fuel system problems that people have been having. I have a couple of old rusted out CJ7 tanks out back under the snow that I'll cut apart as soon as I can get to them just to see if they all have this.
Nice find. Thanks for the video.

 

[Morris4x4Center]

Very helpful video ! :-)

 

[73CJ]

Sure looks Factory by those hose clamps and clips.

My tank only made it to 7 years but the 73 CJ5 didn't have the hose only the 90 deg fitting on the outside.

Interesting video.

 

[Hedgehog]

n the rubber and other crud the tank looks pretty good. Now is your opportunity to get a bigger tank .... put in a metal breather tube, add some metal and have her welded up and you have a nice clean, higher capacity tank. I'd have it lined with that stuff used in new motorcycle tanks. Unfortunately you cut above the seam....

 

[RuffShod]

Kind of unfair to blame AMC though (in the vid), that hose was made long before ethanol was put into gas and surely wasn't ethanol resistant, hence the deterioration.

 

[Lumpy Grits]

Kind of unfair to blame AMC though (in the vid), that hose was made long before ethanol was put into gas and surely wasn't ethanol resistant, hence the deterioration.

Yeah-The 2 piece rear axles was such a 'great' idea too.

BTW: :ww:

LG

 

[RuffShod]

Yeah-The 2 piece rear axles was such a 'great' idea too.

BTW: :ww:

LG

Haha- well, ya can't win 'em all!

Also, thanks for the welcome!

 

[Lumpy Grits]

'73 'Heep' means NO SMOG-
I must hate you some for that-
Still gotta do the 'dance' with mine
LG