Recent content by alabama cj7 fan 1986

Repair a rusty jeep any way you can

Good morning all, I am new to this forum but have been impressed with the level and quality of all the help I have gotten. Now I need some more. My CJ is now running fine but the milage sucks. The basics are 258 ci, bored .060 over, nutter bypass completed, 31" tires, stock gears, new carb...

I have a 86 CJ7 that was giving me the same grief that the bdd carb give everyone. I found a tech tip several years ago on how to get rid of it and run the distributor directly from the ignition module. I stumbled on it yesterday as being still on the net. It is listed as "nutter bypass" and...

Looks a lot cleaner with all the emission junk gone

When rust takes over get out the sawsall

when the economy won't allow a new tub just use wood

New seat help too

when the economy won't allow a new tub just use wood

8) Thanks everyone, I found what was wrong, Vac leaks and timing not perfect. I guess that an old CJ is not a freeway flyer anyway. I now will see what I get for milage. All it needs now is paint and a little patching.

thanks that confirms everything everything else. now I will search for a port layout of the bdd card as the port at the bottom has high vac at idle. Thanks again.

I had the timing set at 9 and it still had the problem. If I move the vac line won't that off set the mech advance as that point has a hard vac at idle that drops off as you put you foot in it.

I have a fold and tumble rear out of a 86 CJ7 in red that needs a good home. It has no damage.

I am trying to get the performance back in my CJ. I have rebuilt the motor, removed all emission stuff as well as the computer. I have a new carb w/o stepper motor, and the distributor is tied into the ignition module directly. It will run fine and starts great but on the road in 4th gear after...