What did you do to or with your CJ today?

[mtnwhlr]

I don't see a return spring on your carb the spring I do see i don't think is right.

 

[gr8dain]

I don't see a return spring on your carb the spring I do see i don't think is right.

Ok. Tell me what does not look right. I may not have hooked it back up correctly. The way it is, it does pull the lever back to provide less fuel. Just not enough.

 

[mtnwhlr]

The spring is going the same direction as the cable. I don't think thats where it goes. It's dark and snowing right now or I would go out and look at mine. If no one else chimes in by tomorrow I will go out and look at how I have mine.

 

[gr8dain]

The spring is going the same direction as the cable. I don't think thats where it goes. It's dark and snowing right now or I would go out and look at mine. If no one else chimes in by tomorrow I will go out and look at how I have mine.

That would be much appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Posi]

gr8dain, can you post some pics in the tech section of both sides of the carb. I can look at it later tonight. I'm sure others will have an answer before then as well.

I can't tell from the pic what carb it is. If 2100 the spring looks to be in the correct spot. Although their both in the same direction they work against each other. When the cable is pulled back the spring extends, and helps close the throttle. I'm thinking the linkage on the other side may be your problem if you don"t have a vac leak.

 

[007]

gr8dain - where did you source that door?


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[Woolyworm]

Clever - I like the hatch!


Wooly

 

[mtnwhlr]

That would be much appreciated. Thanks.

After looking at your pic I think it should work the way you have it because the spring is below the pivot point and the cable is above. I don't know what carb you are running, I have the stock one on mine and this is how my spring is setup.

 

[jsherm01]

Repainted it today from yellow to desert.

CJ7 repaint by jsherm01, on Flickr

 

[gr8dain]

Well, took the Scrambler out into the driveway to get some sun after I sorted out my tail light/reverse light problems. Bad connection at the rear harness. Wish I would have worked my way from back to front rather than front to back. Would have found it quicker.

Outside I went to work on the idle. It idles at 650 or so and never went high. Go figure. So I left it alone. Put some more gas in it and found out that I now have a working fuel gauge. Yay.

Installed the front bumper and winch since I Could get to them in the garage.

Need to paint the bumper but I can do that later.

When I decided to call it a day, I wanted to move it back into the garage under its own power (despite not bleeding the brakes yet.

Bad news. When I had the engine out to swap it to the new frame, I decided to replace the clutch. Well, something must have gone wrong as she is not engaging into any gear. .

Edit - After thinking more, i was messing with the Transfer Case shifter testing the light. It may be in neutral. Doh! I hope that is it. I will validate in a bit.

 

[gr8dain]

Woot. It was the Transfer Case in neutral. Happy that it was just a dumb oversight. Phew.

 

[CJim7]

Bittersweet weekend with the CJ. I managed to take it out for it's first drive in over a year. Ran awesome....but....there is a cyclic "clunk" coming from the rear. I checked the U-joints and they seem tight, but one could be froze (crossing fingers) because if it isn't that, its the rear end (yay) and I don't feel like tearing that apart right now.

And then.....the thing just decided to quit running altogether
I'm really hoping its the ICM which I think is probably the original one. The way the propane system works, it is very difficult to tell if it is getting fuel or not. But it acts like it's either no spark or no fuel. I'll work on it more this next week...figure out if I'm getting spark or not.

Just empty every pocket

 

[Neuner]

Repainted it today from yellow to desert.

Cool color change. Like it a lot more.

 

[mriplaybass]

Decided to go ahead and start collecting the parts to install on board air. There is a salvage yard about 20 min. away from us that has vehicles primarily from the 30s to the 70s. I called to see if they had a York compressor and mounting bracket for a V8, and was told that they had compressors on the shelf, but I would have to wander around the yard to find a mounting bracket. After about an hour of wandering through 50+ years of automotive history, we found a car with the needed bracket. Unfortunately, there was a seized compressor still on the car making bracket removal even more of a challenge than removing the rusty bolts that had been sitting exposed to the weather for 20 or more years. After about an hour of cussing, spraying PB blaster, then more cussing, the bracket conceded the battle, and fell free of the engine.

With compressor in hand, we proceeded to the office to pay for our newest treasure. The owner told us to follow him to the back of the parts building to pick out a compressor. When we arrived at the correct shelf, he told me to pick one out of the pile. I climbed on top of a stack of engines and other parts to reach what looked like a likely candidate. The pile began to sway. The owner then said "look to the right, I think there is one in good condition there". He was right............Bracket and all! Sheepishly he began to apologize. I told him he could either let me slap him up side the head, or give me a better deal.
Assault and battery charges are not pending. We got the compressor, mounting bracket with tensioner bracket, all the parts we had removed from the car, and a windshield washer spray nozzle, all for $40. I can live with that since I would enjoy just wandering around this kind of salvage yard even if I didn't need anything.

 

[gr8dain]

For those who know, I am ending my frame swap/rebuild and have had issues getting brake fluid to the rear wheels.

Made progress on bleeding the brakes tonight. Since I saw the leak at the crossmember over the rear, I felt good that fluid made it that far. I tried to tighten that connection and start on the rear. Fluid flowed freely. Did one wheel until it ran pretty clear. Then did the other rear wheel. My son was in the driver seat pressing the pedal. Then checked the front. Both front flowed great. Still had the leak at the connection and tackled that. I think it is good now.

So the pedal felt really good. Then I turned it over and now the pedal is really soft. But I did notice that I let the reservoir go a little too low for the rear and it might have sucked in some air. Oh well. I will redo the rear. But feeling much better about it. Should have it done by the weekend. Maybe I will tackle it tomorrow night. Then I can get it inspected.

Getting closer. I can smell it. Or is that brake fluid and exhaust?

 

[Posi]

Holy bondo batman!

 

[Lumpy Grits]

Posi-Sure hope you're wear'n a mask when sand'n that stuff. It will muck up your lungs.
LG

 

[Posi]

Yes, have a 3m half facepiece that I can wear under my face shield, plus ear protection. Can't tell you how many times the needles from the wire wheel hit the face shield. I swept the driveway with my long handle 5 lb magnet 4 times to pick up all the wire needles. I don't even want to tell you how many hours it took to strip.

 

[Petescj]

Holy bondo batman!

This is my favorite build I rarely see.

 

[gr8dain]

Ok. So I got A LOT more air out of the rear brakes. The pedal feel is much better. But it still won't allow me a super hard stop. So probably have more to do. Took it for a test drive. (Sorry. No one was around to take a video.)

Also noticed that I need an alignment. My eyeball alignment was not enough.

Still a good day. And I spent some quality time with the Scrambler cleaning all of the oily handprints off of it using Simple Green. Worked really well.

All tucked in now.