Project: In over my head (again)

[Old_Red_Jeep]

Hey all,

so believe it or not, last Sunday I got to the point with the truck where I was feeling particularly ballsy and I DROVE IT!!! I had to jerry rig a gas can to act as a fuel tank but hey, it worked! mostly. The only issue is that the front brake T fitting started leaking and after driving for a couple miles the engine started acting up. It didn't want to stay idling and if you stand beside the engine and give it constant throttle, it will rev up, hit kind of a "dead spot", then burst back to life. I guess I need to rebuild the carb? maybe the fuel filter's just clogged? I dunno, but it drove!!! There is hope!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRNFzQP88Xc

[Barrman]

Dirt in the needle/seat for the float is probably your issue.

Kind of neat getting to drive it?

[jeepdan]

Thanks for sharing the video. Loved it!

I can relate to the excitement of driving our trucks for the first time.

Got to love that gear whine. These trucks have a sound all of their own with the tornado engine, and the whiney transfer case.

[Old_Red_Jeep]

Hey all, In an attempt to figure out the engine stumble and unwillingness to stay running I figured that I'd clean out the carb. Well, it's looking like it was a good idea wether it fixes the problem of not. there's a lot of varnish and flaky gunk built up. I've chipped off what I could and blown it out and now it's sitting in some kerosene in an attempt to clean it out further. I'm also going to swap at the fuel filter for good measure. Hopefully I'll order everything to fix the fuel system in the next week or so.

[Nailhead]

Kerosene isn't a strong enough solvent to clean that up. I would at the very least go get a couple cans of spray carb solvent and spray the hell out of that thing after disassembling it. Better yet, dunk all the metal parts in one of those Berryman carb cleaner cans, or an ultrasonic cleaner.

Treat that float like gold if it's any good: they are no longer available.

[Don Cavey]

Agree, kerosene will not dissolve the varnish. Berkebile Oil 2 + 2 Gum Cutter works well.

[Nailhead]

Agree, kerosene will not dissolve the varnish. Berkebile Oil 2 + 2 Gum Cutter works well.

Don, that sounds suspiciously like a recipe that would call for "eye of newt".