New CJ owner- timing question?
Kruser
Jeeper
Hey guys, I just bought my first CJ on Sat. and I couldn't be more excited. Have owned 2 Wranglers in the past, but this is my first round headlight Jeep. It is a 1977 CJ7 , AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l , 4 speed.
I am wanting to get it in shape to be a daily driver. It doesn't run too bad as it is, but there is some hesitation when I rev the engine. I replaced the spark plugs, plug wires, dist cap, and adjusted the timing to factory specs. After adjusting the timing it ran terrible (very sluggish and backfire) then I kept adjusting the timing until it smoothed out and wasn't as sluggish. My concern is that I had to adjust the timing so far that it is right as the last timing mark... Why is this? Can this cause any damage?
Where is a good place to start to get rid of the hesitation?
Thanks.
I am wanting to get it in shape to be a daily driver. It doesn't run too bad as it is, but there is some hesitation when I rev the engine. I replaced the spark plugs, plug wires, dist cap, and adjusted the timing to factory specs. After adjusting the timing it ran terrible (very sluggish and backfire) then I kept adjusting the timing until it smoothed out and wasn't as sluggish. My concern is that I had to adjust the timing so far that it is right as the last timing mark... Why is this? Can this cause any damage?
Where is a good place to start to get rid of the hesitation?
Thanks.