Inconsistent curb idle and low power at RPMs

WHY DON'T YOU FIND A "SACRIFICIAL" SHORT 1/2 DRIVE SOCKET (EVEN GRIND IT SHORTER) AND HAVE THE WELDING SHOP WELD IT ONTO YOUR HOLDER----THE WELDING SHOP MIGHT EVEN HAVE A TRASHED OUT SOCKET IN THEIR INVENTORY

INSURE THE "SQUARE" IS ORIENTED THE RIGHT WAY

MIGHT EVEN HAVE 'EM "BEEF UP" THE BACK SIDE TOO!

PROBABLY JUST A FEW BUCKS--I'D DO IT FOR FREE IF YOU WERE CLOSE BY!

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SO. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE ME FOR A NICE QUIET RIDE SOON?

WEAR PATTERN IS PERFECT!

FILLER UP WITH 85W-90 OR 80W-90 AFTER YOU GET IT BACK ON

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU HAVE ASKED THAT I FAILED TO ANSWER?

YOU HAVE SAVED YOURSELF A BUNDLE. NOT TO MENTION THE TASK HAS BEEN DONE CORRECTLY AND TO PERFECTION, YOU WILL SELDOM FIND SOMEONE WHO WILL TAKE THE TIME TO DO IT BY THE BOOK, AND MAKE IT OPERATE AND LAST, AS IT SHOULD

KEEP ASKING. THE CJ FORUMS ARE SLOWING DOWN AGAIN

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RVT IS FINE

WHAT ABOUT TRYING ANOTHER PLUG?

I'M NOT SURE WHAT STYLE YOU HAVE--YOU MIGHT HAVE A "FEMALE SQUARE" THAT YOUR RATCHET FITS IN, YOU MIGHT HAVE A FEMALE TORX, YOU MIGHT HAVE A "MALE SQUARE HEAD" THAT A WRENCH OR 8 POINT SOCKET FITS ONAND THERE MAY BE A MAGNET INCORPORATED INTO IT

I HAVE A MODEL 20 TRANSFER CASE AND A T-150 3 SPD TRANNY

MY TRANSFER CASE HAD THE "RATCHET SQUARE PLUGS" AND NO MAGNET---I REPLACED THE DRAIN AND THE FILL WITH 1/2" NPT (PIPE TAPERED THREAD)....TECHNICALLY "NATIONAL PIPE THREAD"----WITH HEX HEADED BRASS TAPERED PLUGS. THEY SEEM EZer TO REMOVE

THE TRANSMISSION DRAIN HAS A MAGNET MADE INTO THE PLUG, IT IS THE "MALE SQUARE HEAD", THE FILL IS THE SAME WITHOUT A MAGNET...I LEFT THEM BOTH ALONE...SEE 1ST PIC

YOU DON'T THINK YOU (LAST FELLER) HAS CRACKED YOUR CASE ACROSS THE HOLE FROM OVER TIGHTENING? CLEAN THE IMMEDIATE AREA WELL WITH A WIRE BRUSH, THEN RUB YOUR CRUDDY FINGER ALL AROUND THE HOLE AND SEE IF YOU EXPOSE A CRACK WITH THE CRUD

YOU CAN ALSO "TAP" THE HOLE AGAIN TO CLEAN IT UP----THIS IS USING A TAPERED TAP (NPT)---YOU MUST STOP WHEN IT GETS A LITTLE TOUGH TO TURN--IF YOU START CUTTING INTO THE THREADS, YOU BETTER STOP!......FAILURE TO STOP WILL RESULT IN A STRAIGHT THREADED HOLE IN WHICH A BOLT WILL GO THRU, A PLUG WOULD BE USELESS!!!

SEE MY ANSWER ON January 09, 2012 AT THIS POST (ROUGHLY NEAR THE END)

http://www.2carpros.com/questions/1992-ford-crown-victoria-aod-transmission-time-shift-2nd-gear-roughly-30mph-locks

IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE INSIDE OF THE CASE----BY ALL MEANS REMOVE THE BOTTOM COVER AND LOOK (I WISH I HAD!) YOU CAN CUT A NEW GASKET OUT OF GASKET MATERIAL, AND USE THE MINIMAL AMOUNT OF RVT TO SEAL IT!!!!

I DO DO TRY TO REALIGN MY STUFF LIKE IT WAS

BUT WHO KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE ME?

I'VE BEEN AROUND MANY THAT DID NOT TRY THIS PRACTICE.I'VE NOT SEEN ANY VIBRATION ISSUES ON THEIRS.

MAYBE IT JUST REALLY MATTERS A LOT WITH A LONG DRIVE SHAFT ON OTHER RIGS

WHAT DO DO YOU DO WHEN YOU INSTALL A BRAND NEW ONE?

REMEMBER I DON'T DRIVE TRAINS (NOT AN ENGINEER)!

DRIVE ON SOLDIER. CROSS THAT BRIDGE IF NEED-BE!

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MAY BE I'M TOO LATE

THE TANK NORMALLY RUSTS OUT (MEGA PIN HOLES) UNDER THE PLASTIC COVERS WHERE SAND AND DIRT GETS TRAPPED UNDER IT, THEN IT GETS WET AND STAYS THAT WAY A WHILE

ON OTHER JEEPS I'VE HAD AND OTHERS I'VE HELPED ON, WE SPRAYED/BRUSHED THE TANK WITH RUST RESTORER/TRANSFORMER STUFF AND THEN COATED THEM WITH UNDERCOATING

I USED TO DRIVE 70 MILES A DAY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK, THEN "MY OWN DRIVING", I GOT TIRED OF FILLING UP EVERY DAY WITH THE 15 GALLON TANK. I OPTED TO GET THE 21 GALLON POLYETHYLENE (TOPPED OFF, IT REALLY HOLDS 22 GALLONS!)

I REALLY LIKE IT---IMPROVED RANGE IS NICE!

WHEN I WAS IN THE ARMY, I ALWAYS HAD TO MAKE A FUEL STOP SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SAVANNAH, GA (HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD) AND MY HOMETOWN NEAR GREENVILLE, SC. IT ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL LIKE I WAS WASTING TIME WHILE TRYING TO GET HOME ON FURLOUGH, WHEN IT TOOK ME AN ADDITIONAL 30 MINUTES TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE AND FIND A GAS STATION!

LAST YEAR I MADE THE SAME TRIP (1987 WAS THE LAST TIME), TO GO SEE A RANGER BUDDY......FELT SO GOOD TO ARRIVE IN SAVANNAH, WITH FUEL TO SPARE, WITH NO STOPS ALONG THE WAY.

I'M NOT A HERMIT, I DO TRAVEL IN MY JEEP UP THIS WAY, IT'S JUST THAT THIS TRIP REALLY HIT HOME, WITH THE OVER-SIZED TANK

THE ONLY DRAWBACK I SEE WITH THE BIG TANK, IS THAT IT RIDES LOWER THAN THE 15 GALLON TANK, EXTREME 4X4ing, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S ROCKY TERRAIN IS YOU MAY SMACK IT AROUND MORE, OR IT MIGHT DRAG OR HANG YOU UP. I HAD MY FEEL OF ALL OF THAT WITH MY 1ST THREE CJ 5s. I STILL WILL GO 4 WHEELING, USUALLY THRU NECESSITY OR EXPLORING, BUT THE "TRASHING OF MY JEEP" IS NO LONGER PART OF THE PROGRAM!

THE POLYETHYLENE TANK IS STILL PROTECTED WITH THE ORIGINAL TANK'S SKID PLATE, THE NEW TANK COMES WITH EXTENSIONS WHICH ALLOW IT TO HANG A FEW INCHES LOWER

NOW, WITH A "NORMAL" FULL FUEL LOAD, I HAVE 22 GALLONS IN THE TANK, AND 5 MORE GALLONS IN MY GERRY CAN ON THE BACK

THE ONLY PROBLEMS WITH DRIVE SHAFT VIBRATIONS I HAVE EXPERIENCED IS "BAD U-JOINTS" AND "SIDE TO SIDE PLAY" IN THE "WORN" TELESCOPIC PART OF THE SHAFT......DON'T WORRY--BE HAPPY!

I'M GLAD THAT 7 YEARS AGO I BOUGHT US A HOUSE....COMPLETE WITH A 2 CAR GARAGE......I FEEL FOR YOU, I DID IT YOUR WAY FOR 24 YEARS

YOU JUST DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I THOUGHT ABOUT ONE OF THESE AND A KEROSENE HEATER SUITABLE FOR THIS SIZE

http://www.superiorportablebuildings.com/fabric-covers/portable-garages-for-sale-one-car-shelter-king.htm

WHEN WILL IT BE TIME TO TAKE ME FOR A RIDE?

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WHAT YOKE?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE OTHER ONE?

E.T.A. FOR THE ONE YOU ORDERED?

WHATCHA THINK ABOUT THE BIG TANK?

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NOT ALL OF 'EM (VEHICLES) USE A CRUSH SLEEVE, SOME USE SPACERS AND SHIMS TO ACHIEVE PROPER PRE-LOAD---THEY SIMPLY GET SET TO A SPECIFIC TORQUE ONCE THE SHIMMING IS FIGGERED OUT.I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE WRANGLERS, I'VE NEVER HAD A REAR END ISSUE WITH ONE, I TRY TO STICK WITH THE CJs!

YOU SHOULDA PUT THE OLE BOY ONTO "THE KNOWLEDGE BASE"----IT COVERS THE CJs, WRANGLERs, CHEROKEEs, AND TRUCKs.I THINK THAT WOULD'VE MADE A BIG IMPRESSION!

I REALLY LIKE TO IMPRESS THE '79 ON UP CJ OWNERS WITH EXPLAINING THE PROPER WAY TO USE THE HEAT CONTROLS AND THE --"I NEVER NOTICED THAT"-- VENT CONTROL WHICH PUMPS OUT MEGA AIR BETWEEN YOUR LEGS AND ONTO THE PASSENGERS LEGS. SO MANY HAVE OWNED ONE FOREVER AND THOUGHT THE 2ND K. NOB BELOW THE FAN, PULLED TO THE "1ST STOP" WAS "VENT" AND ONLY 1/4 OF THE WAY OUT (THOUGHT TO BE HALFWAY) WAS HEAT. NO WONDER THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT BEING COLD, THEY'VE BEEN CHEATING THEMSELVES OUTTA "FULL HEAT" FOREVER!

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WONDERFUL!

VACUUM PROBLEMS MAY BE HINDERING YOU. THEY'LL NEED TO BE SQUARED AWAY 1ST

. THEN LET'S GET YOUR CARB AND TIMING RIGHT

TELL ME WHERE YOU WANNA START

SEND ME SOME MORE (MANY) DIFFERENT ANGLES OF PICS UNDER THE HOOD AND WELL LIT---REMOVE THE BREATHER FOR THE PICS

I FEEL SURE YOU DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB ON THE DIFFERENTIAL

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PINGING IS PRE-IGNITION....THE EXPLOSION OCCURS TOO EARLY, AND THE PISTON IS DRIVEN DOWN ON THE ROD WHILE STILL IN "COMPRESSION" OR EXACTLY AT THE TOP OF THE STROKE.....IT SHOULD HAPPEN "JUST" AS THE PISTON IS STARTING DOWN ON THE POWER STROKE......THE EXPLOSION THAT IS!!! THE ACTUAL "CALL" FOR THE SPARK HAPPENS EARLIER TO GIVE THE ELECTRICITY TIME ENOUGH TO FIRE THE PLUG AT "JUST" THE RIGHT TIME

DID YOU PLUG OFF YOUR VACUUM ADVANCE WHILE YOU WERE TIMING? WAS IDLE SPEED 680 RPMs WHILE TIMING?....DID YOU PUT THE VAC ADVANCE BACK ON WHEN YOU WERE FINISHED?

WHEN YOU WERE FINISHED WAS YOU IDLE SPEED SET BACK TO 680 RPM?

ARE YOU USING PORTED VACUUM OR MANIFOLD VACUUM TO THE VACUUM ADVANCE (FOR ME--MANIFOLD VACUUM [CONSTANT VACUUM] WORKS BEST ON MY SET UP) ONCE I HOOK MY VACUUM LINE BACK ON (IT IS ADVANCED ALL THE TIME) MY RPMs GO WAY UP AND I MUST IDLE IT BACK DOWN TO "MY" IDLE SPEED, WHICH IS 700 RPM (20 RPM IS NO BIG DEAL!)

LET'S LOOK AT "MAY 13" ON DOWN TO THE END----SEE ALL THE LINKS IN "MAY 30" THEY EXPLAIN STUFF WELL----IN GRIZZLY93'S POST

http://www.2carpros.com/questions/1982-jeep-cj7-ignition-problem-spark-distributor-cap

HERE'S TWO MORE----SAME FELLER ASKING BOTH---HE HAS A 304----THE METHODS ARE THE SAME AS A SIX CYLINDER----THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS 2 EXTRA CYLINDERS (AND NO ROOM!) AND THE CONFIGURATION OF THE MARKS, ETC......IN THESE POSTS I DID USE PICS OF MY 258 TO TRY TO CONVEY THE METHODS TO HIM

http://www.2carpros.com/questions/1980-jeep-cj7-v8-wont-start

http://www.2carpros.com/questions/1980-jeep-cj7-timingtuning-problem-with-a

LET ME KNOW WHEN WE NEED TO DO THE LAND-LINE COMMO THING AGAIN---I SHOULD BE GOOD THIS EVENING FROM ABOUT 19:00-23:30 HRS EASTERN THIS EVENING.......STILL GOT MY #?

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ROGER

CLICKING IS REALLY MORE LIKE A 2-5 SECOND "CLATTER"

MOST LIKELY THIS IS A TIMING ISSUE

HEAR ME OUT!

WE WILL GO OVER HOW TO CHECK TO SEE IF BOTH ADVANCES WORK CORRECTLY SOON

I STILL WANNA KNOW WHETHER YOUR VACUUM ADVANCE LINE IS "MANIFOLD VAC" (CONTINUOUS S. UCKING) OR IS IT "PORTED VAC" (IF YOUR IDLE IS CORRECT, PORTED VAC WILL ONLY S. UCK WHEN YOU OPEN THE THROTTLE UP JUST A LITTLE OR MORE?

YOU CAN TEST FOR EITHER WITH YOUR FINGER OR YOUR TONGUE OR USING A VACUUM GAUGE----YOU CAN STICK ONE IN THE LINE SIMILAR TO THE WAY I HOOK INTO THIS PORT ON MY INTAKE (PIC 1)

I'M PRETTY SURE YOU SAID THAT YOU ARE SORTA EXEMPT FROM THE EMISSIONS TESTING

ALL OF THE OLD VACUUM CRAP ON YOUR RIG IS MOST LIKELY NOT WORKING AS IT DID 20 YEARS AGO, WITH THINGS NOT WORKING AS THEY SHOULD BE, EFFICIENCY IN A GOOD BURN, PROBABLY IS SUFFERING

I THINK THAT MAKING YOUR ENGINE RUN THE BEST IT CAN, WOULD REDUCE BAD EMISSIONS FROM YOUR ENGINE. TESTED OR NOT!

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT SNATCHING ALL OF THE "CRAP" OFF, JUST LEAVING ONLY THE NECESSARY VACUUM LINES AND ELECTRICAL STUFF?

I AM MAKING YOU SOME EZ TO SEE VAC DIAGRAMS ELIMINATING THE CRAP.I WILL POST 'EM SOON

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