Recent content by Mike Varner

Sounds like you have a short somewhere in the ignition system. Could be at the bulkhead connector (usually located on the driver's side firewall) or in a splice somewhere. Sometimes the old Jeeps have bad, hacked-up wiring that comes loose or corrodes. Then they become a resistor and suck...

304 motor that I put together for my wife's Jeep. I'm located in Hampton, VA and build Jeeps for a hobby. I've been doing this for over 15 years. I built the motor, and have nothing to put it in yet! Here's what it has: Block: bored .030 over, hot-tanked, pressure checked New Sealed...

Drop the pan and look for metal. A few years ago I had the same problem - driving to work on the interstate, stopped at a light, and my oil pressure dropped to nothing. To get any pressure at all, I had to keep the RPM's up around 1500. When I pulled the pan, the pick-up was clogged with...

Sounds like something in your ignition (plug wires cross-firing, cracked cap, etc.) Could also be the bushings in the distributor, causing the shaft to move up and down slightly. At least it's a place to start.

907000 It's gotta be 4WD Hardware. Don't use their on-line site, except to order their free catalog. I have a '72 Super Jeep CJ-5, and they're about the only place that remembers those of us with old iron. Great service, and good prices. They've got the hard-to-find parts.