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YAAAAA!

FINALLY A CJ!

SORRY YOUR PAL IS SICK

DO YOU HAVE SPARK AT THE PLUGS?

IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO CHECK, ASK, I'LL TALK YOU THROUGH IT!

WHILE YOU ARE AT IT, LET'S DUMP 2 TEASPOONS OF GAS INTO THE TOP OF THE CARBURETOR, GIVE IT A TRY!

NOW

LET ME KNOW ABOUT THE SPARK, HOW IT REACTED WITH THE GAS

I HAVE MANY EXPLANATION PICTURES TO HELP OUT IF NEEDED

SO GLAD YOU ARE HERE, CJs ARE SO GOOD THEY RARELY BREAK + THEY ARE DARN EZ TO FIX

YOUR TURN!

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LONG AS YOU RETURN TO THE POST, I'LL HANG WITH YOU!

I'M USUALLY HERE FROM ABOUT 6:30 PM OR SO TO ABOUT 11:00 PM EASTERN TIME. HITHER AND YON ON THE WEEKENDS! ALL BALANCED ON WHATEVER THE WIFEY THROWS ON ME.

SPARK TEST

AT THE PRESENT (TILL YOU LEARN ABOUT A REMOTE STARTER SWITCH) YOU NEED A HELPER!

PULL A LONGER SPARK PLUG WIRE OFF OF A SPARK PLUG (LEAVE IT ON THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP)

STICK A NAIL INSIDE THE BOOT (WHERE THE PLUG GOES IN) SITUATE THE NAIL IN BETWEEN THE METAL PART AND THE RUBBER BOOT.

NOW YOU HAVE CONTACT WITH THE CLIP IN THE BOOT, AND THE NAIL WON'T FALL OUT

NOW LET'S HOLD THE NAIL ABOUT 1/8 TO 3/16 AWAY/ NEXT TO A BOLT OR CLEAN METAL (ANYTHING THAT IS A GOOD GROUND)

THAT IS, HOLD THE WIRE OR USE INSULATED PLIERS TO HOLD THE WIRE IF YOU'RE CONCERNED.

HAVE YOUR PAL CRANK THE ENGINE WHILE YOU HOLD THAT NAIL/ GROUND GAP

DO YOU SEE THE SPARK JUMPING FROM THE NAIL TO THE GROUND? DOING THIS IN THE SHADE WORKS BEST!

THANKS FOR THE ADDITIONAL INFO

ARE YOU SURE YOU HAVE FUEL? MAYBE THE GAUGE/ SENDER IS OFF?

SEND REALLY GOOD PICS OF YOUR DISTRIBUTOR/ BOTH SIDES OF THE ENGINE AND A GOOD TOP VIEW (HOOD LAID ON THE WINDSHIELD FRAME)

MY DISTRIBUTOR IS A MOTORCRAFT WHICH WAS INTRODUCED IN 1979 (MY JEEP CJ-5 IS A '77, I UPGRADED FROM A CRAPPY PRESTOLITE TO THE BETTER MOTORCRAFT)
PICTURE OF THE MOTORCRAFT BELOW (DON'T FRET, YOUR PLUG WIRE SEQUENCE MAY START AT A DIFFERENT TOWER, SO DON'T START MOVING THEM!- MY DISTRIBUTOR IS DROPPED IN "TEXTBOOK")

LET ME KNOW OF ANY OTHER MODIFICATIONS YOU MAY HAVE

HOW LONG HAVE YOU AND YOUR JEEP BEEN FRIENDS?

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CHARGE YOUR BATTERY!

AND

LOOK OVER "MY ANSWER" IN THIS POST

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/1996-chevrolet-tahoe-wont-start-sounds-dead-battery-jumpbox-get-same-reults

SEE YA TOMORROW

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GOT IN LATE AS CRAP!

SEND PICS OF L & R SIDES OF ENGINE (FULL FRONT OF ENGINE TO THE REAR)

NOTICED YOU HAVE A WEBER CARB (AFTERMARKET)

I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH DIFFERENT BRANDS OF IGNITION MODULE - TO ME, ANY "GOOD" ONE IS ACCEPTABLE. FROM PAST EXPERIENCES OF TEARING MY HAIR OUT AFTER REPLACING A BAD MODULE WITH A "NEW" BAD MODULE LOOKING/ TEARING THRU MY WIRES FOR THE "NO START" PROBLEM FOR DAYS, THEN REALIZING IT WAS THE "NEW ONE"

I ALWAYS HAVE 'EM TEST THE NEW ONE ***** AT LEAST 5- 8 TIMES*****BEFORE I LEAVE THE STORE!

LET'S NOT BUY NUTHIN' AT ALL TILL I SHOW YOU A BUYING TRICK NEXT RESPONSE

SOLENOID AIN'T NO BIG DEAL- STORE BRANDS ARE FINE, YES, THE CORRECT ONE IS THE SAME AS FOR A '70s-EARLY '80s FORD

SOUNDING LIKE YOU HAVE A CARB OR VACUUM PROBLEM

BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A LOOSE/ DISCONNECTED/ SPLIT/ CRACKED/ COMPLETELY LOOSE VACUUM LINE OR FITTING. SEE IF THE CARB ANCHOR BOLTS ARE LOOSE.

WE'LL GET YOU TUNED UP TOO, AFTER WE GET THE HEARTBEAT BACK

ALSO, WHAT PART OF THE COUNTRY ARE YOU IN?

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HOMEBOY!

STATIONED IN SAVANNAH, HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD DURING THE '80s (AIRBORNE RANGER)

JUMPED ONTO AND FLEW FLEW INTO NORTH FIELD MANY TIMES (ACCIDENTALLY LEFT THERE IN THE WOODS ONE NIGHT W/ ANOTHER FELLER WHEN THE SGT IN CHARGE OF THE PLANE'S PASSENGERS HAD A BRAIN FART. HE GOT CHEWED GOOD WHEN WE WERE UNACCOUNTED FOR!

WHEN I WAS A KID MY DAD WAS LOOKING FOR LOST RELATIVES IN CEMETERIES AS A HOBBY, WE WENT DOWN YOUR WAY TO A "SOMETHING" SWAMP CHURCH GRAVEYARD. THE CHURCH WAS ACROSS THE STREET AND HAD A DOME ON TOP. YOUR TOWN WAS CLOSE AND HAD OLD HOUSES AND BUILDINGS SITUATED AROUND THE RAILROAD. (ALSO SEEN WHEN I WAS IN THE ARMY)

I HAD PROBLEMS POSTING LAST TIME, I LOST IT ALL TWICE, I DID MENTION IN THOSE THAT THE CAR IS NICE (EVEN THOUGH I LIKE JEEPS MORE BETTER!) AND THE JEEP IS NICER!

I'M ABOUT 100 MILES NORTH WEST OF YOU

I'M GONNA PUT YOUR PICS IN "MY PICS" SO I CAN BLOW 'EM UP BIGGER TO LOOK 'EM OVER

DID YOU PUT THE CARB ON IT?

HAVE YOU LOOSENED/ MOVED/ OR TAKEN THE DISTRIBUTOR OUT?

IF YOU HAVE A TACH (GREAT!) IF NOT, ANY GUESS ON HOW FAST YOU MUST MAINTAIN ENGINE SPEED TO KEEP IT FROM DYING?

WILL IT REV UP OR DOWN WITH THE PEDAL?

LAST TIME IT HAD A FUEL FILTER?

WHEN IT RUNS, IS IT SMOOTH OR MISSING ETC?

SEE THIS/ LEARN HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR SAVINGS/ A124 AND TRT41 RECENTLY WORKED (STILL!!!) DO DRY RUNS TO SEE WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DON'T, LOOK FOR CODES YOURSELF, YOU MAY DO BETTER THAN ME!

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/2001-dodge-neon-milage-just-want-put-fliuds-their-locations

YOUR TURN SANDLAPPER!

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MY 1ST AND 2ND JEEPS BELOW

BATTERY CABLES

POSITIVE TO THE SOLENOID

*****NEGATIVE TO ENGINE (SIDE OF BLOCK OR HEAD)*****!

ANY OTHER WAY MIGHT SET A WIRE HARNESS ON FIRE! AS THE STARTER WILL FIND A GROUND IF THE "BIG ONE" IS OUT OF ORDER AND DOESN'T CARE WHAT SIZE THE WIRE IS. WITH THE BATTERY CABLE GROUNDED ON THE ENGINE, THAT IS THE MOST DIRECT ROUTE TO THE STARTER.

USUALLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS A CABLE OR WOVEN STRAP JUMPING OVER THE MOTOR MOUNT (THIS WOULD GROUND THE BLOCK TO THE FRAME)

NORMALLY A WIRE JUMPS FROM NEGATIVE BATTERY TO THE BODY (FROM THE BATTERY CLAMP OR THE CABLE TO THE BODY)

THE "BOSCH" THINGEE LOOKS LIKE RELAY- DOES IT HAVE 4 OR SO PRONGS ON THE BACK? IT MAY BE FOR FOG LIGHTS/ ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP ETC.

DO YOU HAVE A MECHANICAL (STOCK) FUEL PUMP OR A ADD ON ELECTRICAL?

BELOW IS A "STOCK" CJ SOLENOID

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