I have been doing a lot of driving with the "new" jeep to try and see what issue it may have lurking under the surface. I have found and fixed a few, mostly had them fixed. I have 2 issues that have popped up lately.
1. I filled the tank the other day with 93 Octane. I waited until the fuel was as low as I was comfortable with, not knowing the gauge's accuracy too well yet. After that, I am having to crank it over and pump the gas about 6-8 times to get it to start. It spits and sputters a good bit, but it will smooth out after a few seconds usually. Once on the road, I will get a little hesitation, or a hiccup, while driving, but it seems okay for the most part. If I start it up again, I only have to bump the key.
2. At low speed, it will occasionally die. It happened yesterday when going through a sharp turn at low speed. Losing PS and PB in a turn is scary. Popping it in neutral and turning the key fires it right back up.
The shop where I took it after I got it said they thought this issue was related to the torque convertor not disengaging correctly when coming to a stop. They put in some BG Transmission cleaner/conditioner, and it seemed to fix it. It has still done it a few times since, so I am leaning away from the trans issue a bit.
Research looks like clogged pick ups and maybe a carb rebuild might fix both issues. It does not look too hard, even for a novice like me. What rebuild kit do you recommend, and should I do the choke, stepper, solenoid and all now, or just see how it goes with the rebuild?
If any of you have any other thoughts, I am open to try them first.
I replaced the fuel filter last night, and it is lined up correctly.
84 CJ7
Carter BBD
Automatic Trans
Thank you,
Bryan
1. I filled the tank the other day with 93 Octane. I waited until the fuel was as low as I was comfortable with, not knowing the gauge's accuracy too well yet. After that, I am having to crank it over and pump the gas about 6-8 times to get it to start. It spits and sputters a good bit, but it will smooth out after a few seconds usually. Once on the road, I will get a little hesitation, or a hiccup, while driving, but it seems okay for the most part. If I start it up again, I only have to bump the key.
2. At low speed, it will occasionally die. It happened yesterday when going through a sharp turn at low speed. Losing PS and PB in a turn is scary. Popping it in neutral and turning the key fires it right back up.
The shop where I took it after I got it said they thought this issue was related to the torque convertor not disengaging correctly when coming to a stop. They put in some BG Transmission cleaner/conditioner, and it seemed to fix it. It has still done it a few times since, so I am leaning away from the trans issue a bit.
Research looks like clogged pick ups and maybe a carb rebuild might fix both issues. It does not look too hard, even for a novice like me. What rebuild kit do you recommend, and should I do the choke, stepper, solenoid and all now, or just see how it goes with the rebuild?
If any of you have any other thoughts, I am open to try them first.
I replaced the fuel filter last night, and it is lined up correctly.
84 CJ7
Carter BBD
Automatic Trans
Thank you,
Bryan