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1050463 The Jeep starts and idles smooth. No missing or surging. Temp. gauge is normal. This is a problem I've had since the rebuild (See original posts). Thought it was solved a couple of times. Acting up again after she's been undergoing body resto. I'm out of answers. Local Jeep mechanic...

1050988 Good luck on your motor. It sounds like a tired six cylinder to me. I had an 80 CJ with the 258. The breather on top of valve cover that went into the stock air cleaner assembly filled the air cleaner with oil. I piped my breather tube to the bottom of my Jeep. The oil/gas blowby slowly...

1050991 Some questions on my ongoing problem. My Vacuem advance tube is hooked up straight to the base of the carb from the distributer. I am not running ported vacuem. The CTO switch is in the intake,but the outlets are plugged. This is how it was with old carb. since my air tubes/etc. are...

1051183 What engine is in the CJ-5? Most all vehicles (light duty)after 1975 were equiped with cats. However, I have seen two CJ's with "non-catalyst" stickers on the dash. It was a '76 and a '77 I believe. These CJ's were equiped with the 232 CID six cylinder. All 258's and 304's in CJ's...

1051229 I'll sum up where I stand.(In a bucket of tears!) The engine is my original 304 that was rebuilt, bored over .030, balanced, etc. by a local engine shop. *Added Performer EGR manifold,PerformerEGR carb. model #1400(600cfm) * Added Competition cam: Model CL10-201-4, Cam grind #260H *...

1051327 I just finished cramming the exhaust back up under my Jeep. The two local opinions of the day are: " Internal leak in the manifold causing lean condition. Possibly a warped aluminum intake." and "Need to get more fuel to it. Go up two jet sizes in the carb." I've been re thinking the...

1051338 Thanks joeycj5! Sounds good. I'll jet up the carb. first. I'm getting pretty tired of intake gasket replacements. I'm probably keeping factory production up! Since mine is the emission carb. I'm not sure what size my current jets are. Did you have alternating pipes glow? Or all of...

1053093 Check into getting a factory service manual. Leon Rosser or Collins Bros. may have what you need. My book for the '80 has wiring diagrams in the back. Is your turn signal slow because your battery is weak?( Caused by the horn problem.)[addsig]

1054181 I followed the timing technique on mine. The distributor was in the correct location so it did not solve my particular problem. JoeyCJ5 how does the MSD combo perform? My distributor is the only item I did not upgrade during my engine rebuild. It could be my weak link.[addsig]

1054202 My problem: Remember the "HOT Headers/ lean condition?" discussions? I tried everything to get the Jeep to run. Finally I took it to a performance shop. I hated to take my baby to someone else , but I had reached my limit! They have been tweaking the carb. and adjusting timing. Mechanic...

1054203 During rebuild I upgraded to a larger diameter clutch. It's the OE clutch used in the V-8 trucks and Cherokees. It's an 11" instead of the 10.5". A little more surface area. My old clutch was still working after 10 years and lots of miles. YES a new pilot bushing is recommended and YES...

1054255 Yeah it's a book! The timing is just what the mechanic said was making it work without turning the headers glow orange. I have worked on my Jeeps all my life. Never have I had such a frustrating problem. It makes me want to start over with the engine and go all stock! I can't believe...

1048716 My '80 CJ-7 has a rebuilt 304 V-8. The engine was bored over .030 and has an Edelbrock Performer intake, Edelbrock Performer carb.(500 cfm), a mild Competition Cam, in-frame headers, and dual exhaust with cats/flowmasters. My re-occuring problem is the header tubes turning "glowing red"...

1049834 Still can't get my CJ to cooperate. My 304 w/Edelbrock Performer intake and carb. is still turning the headers orange after 5 to 6 minutes of running. FINALLY got through to Edelbrock tech line! They suggested metering rods part #1449. No luck! Tried timing anywhere between 6 and 10...

1052575 I'm back at my Jeep trying to trace any mistakes or miscues. (See hot headers/lean carb.?) I was checking the timing marks and the position of the rotor button. My '80 Jeep service manuel describes the procedure to line up the marks if your engine was rotated while the dist. was off. I...

1057876 My frame off rebuild is 95% complete on my '80 CJ-7. I purchased a hard top that I'm going to install. I have all the pre-drilled holes for the top on my Jeep. Is there any foam or weather stripping that goes on the bottem of the hard top. I really don't want to scratch up my new paint...

1075799 I know this topic has been covered somewhere! I am helping my buddy put a Chevy 350 and(hopefully) a Turbo 350 automatic in his '76 CJ-7. He purchased the adapters needed for his Dana 20. The big problem is the front driveshaft does not seem like it will clear the transmission? And his...