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I've got an issue where when I try to start my car, the carb fills up and spills gas everywhere....So the history. I'm in the midst of putting on the old carter 2 bb carb that came with the jeep. I previously removed it and installed a motorcraft 2150 and did the nutter bypass which worked...

OK. So I have an 86 CJ-7, 258 w/ Carter BBD. Typical setup. It acts like the carburetor is plugging off as has been described in many posts. So I removed and cleaned the venturi tubes, idle tubes, nozzles, etc. It runs fine for 5-10 miles, then starts to run rougher and rougher at idle, until it...

First time poster, long-time reader of the site. Had to make an account because i couldn't find anyone else with the same problem. Background: I bought my '87 YJ from the original owner. he had a brand new Carter BBD carb put on it months before he sold it. I performed the Nutter bypass, and...

Greetings to all. This is my first post but not first time here. I have gathered a great deal of info, insights, and procedures from all who attend in the build of my jeep. I am trying to get the jeep to idle without success. I have a referbed carter carb from national carb. i have spent...

I posted another tread on the forum, but was in to much of a rush to do a good job giving details and providing images for you guys to help me out so I'm going to give it a second shot. Background: Im doing a bit of a restoration to my 81 CJ7, the PO messed around with it a lot and when I...

Hey guys, I have a question to pose to the 258/Carter BBD experts out there, so here it goes. Jeep Background: 1985 CJ7, 258, Carter BBD, T5, 31's. Nutter'ed & Rush'ed. Rebuilt Jasper about 5k on it. I'm doing the typical tune-up this weekend and the next. I wanted to try and work smarter...

after difficulty starting and a leaky carter. i rebuilt the carb and completed the nutter bypass yesterday. its amazing it starts right up with no problem idles smooth and dosent sound sick anymore. a few questions/comments/problems are still there though. I took it for her madden voyage which...

Hey All, I need to replace the gasket for my 79 CJ7's air cleaner lid...not the smaller gasket at the carburetor, but the large circular deal on top. I've been unable to find it anywhere...any ideas where I can get one? Air cleaner is the one that fits on the stock Carter 2 barrel. Thanks for...

I have a 89 YJ on 33" tires and 4:56 gears. Stock Carter carb with rigged K&N air filter on it, Magnaflow cat with no muffler pipe running all the way back, I also have the right speedo gear to.... Today I filled up and calculated my mileage and got a little over 22. This was all city driving...

I have a 1979 CJ5 with a 4.2l I6. I just put a full new fuel system on the jeep. Fuel pump 1 month ago and i just finished this week with a new MTS plastic tank, sending unit, all new hoses, and fuel filter. The previous setup did not have the 1 in 2 out filter with the return line to the...

I my cherokee came with the factory carter YF carburetor and cast iron manifolds. I have the aluminum manifold and a non computerized 2 barrel carter BBD from my old amc eagle. I'm wondering if the single barrel or double barrel would be a better option from a fuel efficiency stand point.

Here's my story: I am currently in the midst of restoring my great grandfather's 1963 CJ-5. I have gone as far as to removing the body off the frame. Cutting to the chase, I rebuilt the carburetor in the spring, and afterwords the engine ran like brand new. I removed the lines and replaced them...

I have an 1987 YJ 4.2L I6 and at first have been having problems stalling randomly and at stops, but now im having problems starting it. After replacing the ICM and the pickup sensor in the distributer, i checked today and i have spark at the plugs. One of the previous owners had a rebuilt...

ok so i got my jeep running pretty good with the nutter bypass on my carter bbd....and i am am still getting 9-10mpg..my jeep has never been lifted and has stock sized tires...the jeep idles nice now...and has a little more power but just sucks gas! as far as mixture screws i ran them all the...

I have a 1987 I6 4.2L YJ with a carter stock carb that has had a rough idle since i got it with a major exhaust leak in the catalytic converter. I have had a couple of problems with my car since i bought it. First of all i have had trouble starting the car even though it has an automatic choke i...

So recently my 88 YJ has been having a problem with idling and flooding easily. I have the 4.2 L 258 I6 with the stock crappy carter 2bbl carburetor on it. I know this is a common problem for these guys. To make a long story short I come to find that I need a new venturi cluster, or at least the...

the timing i keep between 9-11 degrees there are no vacuum leaks the vacuum advance i have turned back about 2-3turns my jeep is pretty slow now and gets very bad gas mileage. i hope to get this fixed before my truck sells any help would greatly appreciated,maybe some help with how to adjust...

For a while now, I've had problems with a persistent battery drain when the Jeep is not in use. (85 CJ7). Today, I unhooked the positive battery cable from the positive battery terminal, and hooked up a tester light to the cable and terminal. With the Jeep off, I still got a light...power...