It was the choke. Looks like a twice a year "fix" for me. The "thingy"
that closes the choke (then opens it when the engine warms) keeps
slipping. It's only held on with a tension ring. I tightened the ring
by bending it. Hopefully it will hold a long time.

Jo wrote:

> I have an 85 CJ7 that has decided not to start for me after sitting for
> a while. Unfortunately, it is hard to debug this issue since once it
> does start, I can't test it aain for hours. Any ideas how to attack
> this? It could take days to find the issue (or I could find it the
> first time which, with my luck, would never happen).
>

 

It was the choke. Looks like a twice a year "fix" for me. The "thingy"
that closes the choke (then opens it when the engine warms) keeps
slipping. It's only held on with a tension ring. I tightened the ring
by bending it. Hopefully it will hold a long time.

Jo wrote:

> I have an 85 CJ7 that has decided not to start for me after sitting for
> a while. Unfortunately, it is hard to debug this issue since once it
> does start, I can't test it aain for hours. Any ideas how to attack
> this? It could take days to find the issue (or I could find it the
> first time which, with my luck, would never happen).
>

 

It was the choke. Looks like a twice a year "fix" for me. The "thingy"
that closes the choke (then opens it when the engine warms) keeps
slipping. It's only held on with a tension ring. I tightened the ring
by bending it. Hopefully it will hold a long time.

Jo wrote:

> I have an 85 CJ7 that has decided not to start for me after sitting for
> a while. Unfortunately, it is hard to debug this issue since once it
> does start, I can't test it aain for hours. Any ideas how to attack
> this? It could take days to find the issue (or I could find it the
> first time which, with my luck, would never happen).
>