Deep CJ-6: Day Twenty-one Getting it Running
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By: Terry L. Howe - 5/2003
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The license plate on the tailgate.
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The license plate on the front.
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With the fuel tank done, I finally filled the tank with some gas and sarched
for fuel leaks. After trying to get the engine fired up for a while, I
finally realized the fuel pump was not putting out enough pressure and so I
swapped it out. The timing was all messed up, but I finally got the engine
fired up, running, but running very poorly.
With the engine running, I put the Jeep on the trailer and took it to the
exhaust shop. I had them put on a pretty quiet muffler so I can come home late
without bothering the neighbors. With the muffler on, I can work on
the engine timing and think at the same time!
The license plates were kind of hard to find places for. I wanted to
place them so they would not get damaged. On the tailgate, I put
the rear plate under some of the footman loops. I think only the
early CJs have the footman loops, but even in '75 the tailgate was
stamped for them. On the front, the license plate was a little hard
to locate because of the weird winch mount I had.
The other little task I took care of was installing the RC5000 K&N filter.
It is a cool little tapered cone filter that goes on the front of the
speed/density TPI 350. Looks good on there.
The tasks left to do, other than getting the engine dialed in, include
a top, roll cage, and some rocker gaurds. Those projects will probably
have to wait a while.
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