Ok, I Am Officially Getting Tired Of This Crap

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I had an old work truck at this place I used to work. And the the truck would vapor lock and I will get it back to the shop and they would keep it for a day and say there is nothing they could do. After a couple to times leaving me on the side of the road I grabbed three wooden cloths pins and put on the fuel line about six inches from the carb and never had an issue again. One day I was in the shop for an oil change and the mechanic said hey I have not seen you in here for the vapor locking, I guess it fixed it’s self…. I said not i fixed it, when you change the oil you will find my fix.

 

Clothes pins on the fuel line as a heat sink are a classic flathead Ford V8 trick.

 

Please post photos of your motor. It really does help to see what you're seeing.

 

This sounds like A problem I had on My 1948 CJ2A Many Years Ago .
Turned out to be the AMP meter . Replaced it and rewired it no more problem ?

 

Can’t be vapor lock as it goes away the minute I get off the slope.

 

Factory steel lines so can pinch the line.

 

If it were electrical, it would happen at other times. And as I think more about it, the last time I got stuck out driving it I thought vapor lock because after 5 mins on the side it started and ran fine. But now I remember I took that turn a bit fast and it was a left turn which would force a lean to that side.

 

I'd take a good look inside the fuel tank, including how the pickup is located.
Pardon if this has been previously suggested

 

If misbehaving on a slope, have you confirmed the float level and function?

 

Do you have the ceramic ignition resistor with the coiled wire?

Pertronix or drop-in electronic distributor
How much play is in the distributor shaft?

How does it run with 12v to the coil and an extra ground wire?

 

The only thing I can think of that might be affected by a side angle, or a left turn, is the carb float or something in the tank stopping fuel flow.

 

Typically, if it was a fuel stoppage, it would gain rpm and start hunting. That would be as the bowl is being emptied. If it pretty immediately lowers or bogs I would suspect too much fuel. I don’t know the spec but you could tee in a pressure gauge. If that is spot on then maybe the float is a little too high and losing control-just a w.a.g.

 

I'm not so sure about it being a fuel float issue because of how intermittent it is. The carb has been looked over but ignition is hardly discussed.

Scout pilot suggested electrical after he looked over the carburetor but we don't have any feedback.

In my mind It has to be a foreign object of some kind or electrical and there isn't much electrical on a CJ.

 

Distributor has been gone thru and fine. It only hesitates when on that side which tells me it carb. Plus it’s very rich when starts up and runs Neil it gets off that side. Probably float issue. Gotta fly home for some things so will see if my float measuring tool is at home and bring it back. It’s a process but I’m really feeling carb on that side. Other things mentioned I would think would happen at other times too. But will see.

 

Ok, Brian P made a guage for me when he rebuilt mine, I'll have to share a picture when I get a chance.

Have you read his notes on mine? It was a real mess.
Carburetor - pg 2 by Joe with a jeep, on Flickr

 

How does a mere mortal know if he had the "correct" one when he buys the kit? I originally sent it off to be "restored" and expensive process by a well known carb shop in CA called J&J. They came highly recommended. I have problems and send it off to another and was told there was a ford problem something accelerator pump in and the wrong needle. It was supposed to have the off road metal one with spring or something. At this point I’m not sure who can really get it all right. I have kits from Mike's but they contain extra parts and not specific instructions for Jeeps. But I am convinced it is carb and not electrical, vacuum, Pertronics, crud in the tank, bad pump, etc. Too many things point to too much fuel but only when angled towards the drivers side. Fuel must be spilling internally. In this position, it will idle but very very rich and stumble when trying to push the accelerator. For now I avoid parking leaning that direction until I get better solution. I park in same spot but 180 out so leans to passenger side and so far so good.