Recent content by swanny71

I have an ‘88 YJ. My 4WD CAD and light didn’t work when I brought it home 4 yrs ago, among a lot of problems that weren’t addressed. I found that the primary vacuum source line off the engine was connected to a dead vacuum port. So I hooked it to a primary manifold vacuum port, and all works...

Tortuga blanca. For obvious reasons.

You mentioned you have a TBI. Wouldn’t happen to be Howell? I have a 4.2L with Howell. I get a similar condition every so often, 1 in 20 starts perhaps. After 5 seconds of grinding and no-start, I floor the pedal (while still cranking) and it starts within another 5 seconds reliably. The Howell...

If your oil pressure gauge is erratic, put in a new sender unit, they're cheap. The replacement ones have new technology over the original ones, mine now works great.

I also have Ranchos, not sure which model, but they have 5 selectable adjustments. The ride became significantly better when I removed both the front and rear tracking bars, I believe they were binding the shackles not allowing proper movement of the leaf springs. Handling on the freeway and...

I used duct tape, been on there 4 years now, it's seen temps from the teens to 100+°F.

I have an '88 with the Howell TBI, been my daily driver and fun off-road vehicle for nearly 4 years. I love the Howell, simple and reliable. I pass California smog every time, the guy always tells me it's because of the Howell.

Have no idea if this is related, but I'll throw it out there. I was having extreme trouble filling with gas at the gas station, had to fill super slow out it was tripping the automatic gas pump shut-off. Turned out to be the emissions evaporator canister was clogged which didn't allow venting of...

Here's something that happened to me although it didn't shut down the engine. My charcoal canister (emissions) was restricting the vapor return line from the gas tank such that I could fill the gas tank at a normal speed, only super slow. Mine is a 1988 with a 20 gal plastic tank. You might try...

Pull the plugs and examine, perhaps a head gasket or valves problem. Might do a compression check with engine warm.

What mods have you done for the $2,500 invested?

In the interest of helping others, I discovered my slow gas fill problem. On a hunch, I disconnected the vent line from the gas tank to the charcoal canister (at the canister), then proceeded to fill the tank. I was able to fill it at ALL SPEEDS with no shutting off of the nozzle at any time...

Mine's definitely 20 gallon, I've put in 18+ gallons a few times. Haven't tapped on the tank to verify plastic or metal. The vent hose length isn't probably the issue since it slow fills when it's near empty all the way up.

Thanks all for the suggestions. Upon closer attention it appears to be a fill problem - which I attributed to a venting problem. I just fill it carefully at a slow rate and it works. When/if I have another tank problem, I'll pull the tank to get a better look. Or I'll try to snake the lines - my...

This is apparently a common problem with the YJ's. I have the 20 gal tank. I've found if I insert the nozzle so that the tail end of the handle is at 3 o'clock, it fills the best, but still very slow -- not nearly as fast as the first automatic hold notch on most all pumps. I have no leaks. Do I...