Unless you want to be confused by unintelligible nonsense please refer to my second post in the thread for the actual question.
Sorry for the drabble
Posting this here as well as Dulcy's thread. Feeling a bit stupid.
Alright, I'm stuck and need some help getting on track. After I bought this rig is ran fine at low elevation but died at my house 8000ft.
Since then its runs well for a time but I've always had trouble getting it to idle near the sever hundred mark. I'll just start from my current position with questions.
Currently
Fj60 with 2f
1. Smog components removed (partial PO, partial me) and idler replaced with man a fre
2. Rushing style recurve on the dizzy done by a mechanic neighbor. he's a good dude but not available much so i don't want to bug him
3. Had some compression confusion earlier but have 100psi + in all cylinders (125 in all but 5 but am counting on some unidentified vacuum leak )
4. Desmog style - Ive run vacuum lines in two versions and can't get idle right (mjweb60 "keeping HAC" and the "how To Desmog" Document )
5. Carb. I have two OEM carbs available . The originals secondary was frozen and has been freed, second was recently purchased used. both seem to currently have all linkage and moving parts functioning .
6. My Dizzy vac advance does not seem to work (pull vac on the advances and the rotor doesn't move)
7. I Know I've got oil pressure so thats a plus
8. Recent fuel filter change , That old bit was full of rust. Plan on changing the tank but want to get it running first
9. Man a fre Plugs in the Air Rail ports and Block off plate in place with gasket
10. At faster than Idle speeds the engine runs with no hiccups can't hear a vacuum leak
Before I go any further, the reason I purchased this vehicle specifically to learn to work on vehicles and would most rather do the work myself. I'd like to do the work myself but as they say, winter is coming, and a baby and I'll need to start splitting wood soon. After that I'm poked for a bit. I am armed with 3 days, and FSM (all three), a Chilton and ok tool Cache. and a 60 minute round trip to a variety of auto parts stores.
I'd like to start over with the whole desmog process and am totally lost.
So...
1. How would you start and go about the process of figuring this out my problems? Please reference posts and or FSM pages as needed.
2. Presuming you can't vouch for your carb at idle (because i jacked with it so much) can I you still set the base timing ? how? Carb has fuel, linkage all turns and moves
3. FSM says start at 2 turns for the idle mixture screw and, the best I can tell says Play with the Idle Speed screw, where should I start just to get base timing going?
4. I know there is a Intake manifold crack problem , Looked under the carb, and sprayed carb cleaned across the area no change in function occurred. anywhere else I can look or other method to use?
5. The only loose hose or connection I can detect is the Valve cover to Air Cleaner connection, Does this matter?
6. I am at about 8000ft and have a function HAC if that matters.
In general, the function of this engine seems like it should be pretty simple. I'd like to be able to figure it out on my own (with your help) and don't feel I'm say enough to quite put it together on my own. I think starting with a good idle would help me figure the rest out.
As mentioned before I've got three solid days to figure this out. If Im still at a loss I'll be limping it to a mechanic.
I would appreciate any help I can get on getting through this process. I am happy to owe you beer or what not and will always pay that debt. Plus think of the joy you'll have knowing you helped an idiot like me.
I'm starting with plugs on all my vac stuff to try to get idle. is this right?
Help Me. Thank you.
Sorry for the drabble
Posting this here as well as Dulcy's thread. Feeling a bit stupid.
Alright, I'm stuck and need some help getting on track. After I bought this rig is ran fine at low elevation but died at my house 8000ft.
Since then its runs well for a time but I've always had trouble getting it to idle near the sever hundred mark. I'll just start from my current position with questions.
Currently
Fj60 with 2f
1. Smog components removed (partial PO, partial me) and idler replaced with man a fre
2. Rushing style recurve on the dizzy done by a mechanic neighbor. he's a good dude but not available much so i don't want to bug him
3. Had some compression confusion earlier but have 100psi + in all cylinders (125 in all but 5 but am counting on some unidentified vacuum leak )
4. Desmog style - Ive run vacuum lines in two versions and can't get idle right (mjweb60 "keeping HAC" and the "how To Desmog" Document )
5. Carb. I have two OEM carbs available . The originals secondary was frozen and has been freed, second was recently purchased used. both seem to currently have all linkage and moving parts functioning .
6. My Dizzy vac advance does not seem to work (pull vac on the advances and the rotor doesn't move)
7. I Know I've got oil pressure so thats a plus
8. Recent fuel filter change , That old bit was full of rust. Plan on changing the tank but want to get it running first
9. Man a fre Plugs in the Air Rail ports and Block off plate in place with gasket
10. At faster than Idle speeds the engine runs with no hiccups can't hear a vacuum leak
Before I go any further, the reason I purchased this vehicle specifically to learn to work on vehicles and would most rather do the work myself. I'd like to do the work myself but as they say, winter is coming, and a baby and I'll need to start splitting wood soon. After that I'm poked for a bit. I am armed with 3 days, and FSM (all three), a Chilton and ok tool Cache. and a 60 minute round trip to a variety of auto parts stores.
I'd like to start over with the whole desmog process and am totally lost.
So...
1. How would you start and go about the process of figuring this out my problems? Please reference posts and or FSM pages as needed.
2. Presuming you can't vouch for your carb at idle (because i jacked with it so much) can I you still set the base timing ? how? Carb has fuel, linkage all turns and moves
3. FSM says start at 2 turns for the idle mixture screw and, the best I can tell says Play with the Idle Speed screw, where should I start just to get base timing going?
4. I know there is a Intake manifold crack problem , Looked under the carb, and sprayed carb cleaned across the area no change in function occurred. anywhere else I can look or other method to use?
5. The only loose hose or connection I can detect is the Valve cover to Air Cleaner connection, Does this matter?
6. I am at about 8000ft and have a function HAC if that matters.
In general, the function of this engine seems like it should be pretty simple. I'd like to be able to figure it out on my own (with your help) and don't feel I'm say enough to quite put it together on my own. I think starting with a good idle would help me figure the rest out.
As mentioned before I've got three solid days to figure this out. If Im still at a loss I'll be limping it to a mechanic.
I would appreciate any help I can get on getting through this process. I am happy to owe you beer or what not and will always pay that debt. Plus think of the joy you'll have knowing you helped an idiot like me.
I'm starting with plugs on all my vac stuff to try to get idle. is this right?
Help Me. Thank you.
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