Fennidh

YF 1bbl, for now.....





"Jo" <jo_ratner@nospamyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2gapm6Fm65gU1@uni-berlin.de...
> what year is the jeep? does it have a carb or is it FI?
>
> Del Rawlins wrote:
>
> > In <C1Vnc.36561$6L3.21854@fed1read05> Fennidh wrote:
> >
> >>Anyone wanna guess why, if I park uphill in the
driveway, my
> >>jeep needs 5 or 6 cranks to start, but if parked
downhill,
> >>the normal 1st crank starts it.
> >>
> >>Like I said, it is nothing more than an annoyance. It
does
> >>sit for a day or two at a time no matter how I park it.
I
> >>can park it uphill and start it a couple of hours later
and
> >>it fires right away.
> >
> >
> > Just a guess but maybe it has something to do with the
time it takes for
> > the fuel pump to build enough pressure to push fuel
uphill, whereas
> > downhill gravity will aid in feeding the fuel to the
engine? If it is
> > parked uphill for only a couple of hours there wouldn't
be enough time
> > for the pressure to bleed off. Maybe there is a small
internal leak in
> > your system or maybe that is normal for the Jeep fuel
system. I haven't
> > noticed it in mine and I park on a very slight hill at
home.
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> > Del Rawlins- del@_kills_spammers_rawlinsbrothers.org
> > Remove _kills_spammers_ to reply via email.
> > Unofficial Bearhawk FAQ website:
> > http://www.rawlinsbrothers.org/bhfaq/
>

Fennidh

You know what Mike, I never thought of the relation between
the two outlets when in that position. I am going to have to
monkey with the angle, and see what I get. The symptoms are
more like the carb siphoning, but I never thought about it
going THAT direction.

Thanks all,

Still taking ideas,


--
Jim Tygart
Las Vegas, Nevada
'77 CJ 5

o_o_o_o
/| ,[_____],
|ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻ )_)


"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:40A0EB7E.EA99ECE6@sympatico.ca...
> You gas filter isn't lined up right would be my guess.
>
> The filter has two outlets. The center outlet goes to the
carb and the
> top outlet goes to the return line.
>
> If the return line isn't at the top, gas will syphon back
to the tank
> when it sits.
>
> Your return line is likely level with the center outlet so
when it gets
> on an angle, it syphons.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in
'00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Fennidh wrote:
> >
> > Anyone wanna guess why, if I park uphill in the
driveway, my
> > jeep needs 5 or 6 cranks to start, but if parked
downhill,
> > the normal 1st crank starts it.
> >
> > Like I said, it is nothing more than an annoyance. It
does
> > sit for a day or two at a time no matter how I park it.
I
> > can park it uphill and start it a couple of hours later
and
> > it fires right away.
> >
> > --
> > J T
> > Las Vegas, Nevada
> >
> > o_o_o_o
> > /| ,[_____],
> > |ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
> > ()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻ )_)
> >
> > yes,I swiped the art above. THANKS! It's cool.

Fennidh

You know what Mike, I never thought of the relation between
the two outlets when in that position. I am going to have to
monkey with the angle, and see what I get. The symptoms are
more like the carb siphoning, but I never thought about it
going THAT direction.

Thanks all,

Still taking ideas,


--
Jim Tygart
Las Vegas, Nevada
'77 CJ 5

o_o_o_o
/| ,[_____],
|ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻ )_)


"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:40A0EB7E.EA99ECE6@sympatico.ca...
> You gas filter isn't lined up right would be my guess.
>
> The filter has two outlets. The center outlet goes to the
carb and the
> top outlet goes to the return line.
>
> If the return line isn't at the top, gas will syphon back
to the tank
> when it sits.
>
> Your return line is likely level with the center outlet so
when it gets
> on an angle, it syphons.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in
'00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Fennidh wrote:
> >
> > Anyone wanna guess why, if I park uphill in the
driveway, my
> > jeep needs 5 or 6 cranks to start, but if parked
downhill,
> > the normal 1st crank starts it.
> >
> > Like I said, it is nothing more than an annoyance. It
does
> > sit for a day or two at a time no matter how I park it.
I
> > can park it uphill and start it a couple of hours later
and
> > it fires right away.
> >
> > --
> > J T
> > Las Vegas, Nevada
> >
> > o_o_o_o
> > /| ,[_____],
> > |ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
> > ()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻ )_)
> >
> > yes,I swiped the art above. THANKS! It's cool.

Fennidh

You know what Mike, I never thought of the relation between
the two outlets when in that position. I am going to have to
monkey with the angle, and see what I get. The symptoms are
more like the carb siphoning, but I never thought about it
going THAT direction.

Thanks all,

Still taking ideas,


--
Jim Tygart
Las Vegas, Nevada
'77 CJ 5

o_o_o_o
/| ,[_____],
|ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻ )_)


"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:40A0EB7E.EA99ECE6@sympatico.ca...
> You gas filter isn't lined up right would be my guess.
>
> The filter has two outlets. The center outlet goes to the
carb and the
> top outlet goes to the return line.
>
> If the return line isn't at the top, gas will syphon back
to the tank
> when it sits.
>
> Your return line is likely level with the center outlet so
when it gets
> on an angle, it syphons.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in
'00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Fennidh wrote:
> >
> > Anyone wanna guess why, if I park uphill in the
driveway, my
> > jeep needs 5 or 6 cranks to start, but if parked
downhill,
> > the normal 1st crank starts it.
> >
> > Like I said, it is nothing more than an annoyance. It
does
> > sit for a day or two at a time no matter how I park it.
I
> > can park it uphill and start it a couple of hours later
and
> > it fires right away.
> >
> > --
> > J T
> > Las Vegas, Nevada
> >
> > o_o_o_o
> > /| ,[_____],
> > |ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
> > ()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻ )_)
> >
> > yes,I swiped the art above. THANKS! It's cool.

Fennidh

You know what Mike, I never thought of the relation between
the two outlets when in that position. I am going to have to
monkey with the angle, and see what I get. The symptoms are
more like the carb siphoning, but I never thought about it
going THAT direction.

Thanks all,

Still taking ideas,


--
Jim Tygart
Las Vegas, Nevada
'77 CJ 5

o_o_o_o
/| ,[_____],
|ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻ )_)


"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:40A0EB7E.EA99ECE6@sympatico.ca...
> You gas filter isn't lined up right would be my guess.
>
> The filter has two outlets. The center outlet goes to the
carb and the
> top outlet goes to the return line.
>
> If the return line isn't at the top, gas will syphon back
to the tank
> when it sits.
>
> Your return line is likely level with the center outlet so
when it gets
> on an angle, it syphons.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in
'00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Fennidh wrote:
> >
> > Anyone wanna guess why, if I park uphill in the
driveway, my
> > jeep needs 5 or 6 cranks to start, but if parked
downhill,
> > the normal 1st crank starts it.
> >
> > Like I said, it is nothing more than an annoyance. It
does
> > sit for a day or two at a time no matter how I park it.
I
> > can park it uphill and start it a couple of hours later
and
> > it fires right away.
> >
> > --
> > J T
> > Las Vegas, Nevada
> >
> > o_o_o_o
> > /| ,[_____],
> > |ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
> > ()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻ )_)
> >
> > yes,I swiped the art above. THANKS! It's cool.

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

Lengthwise float bowl, like night and day:
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Fennidh wrote:
>
> YF 1bbl, for now.....

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

Lengthwise float bowl, like night and day:
http://www.carburetorfactory.com/expvw01.html Real Carburetor:
http://www.holley.com/HiOctn/ProdLin...0-80533-1.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Fennidh wrote:
>
> YF 1bbl, for now.....

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

Lengthwise float bowl, like night and day:
http://www.carburetorfactory.com/expvw01.html Real Carburetor:
http://www.holley.com/HiOctn/ProdLin...0-80533-1.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Fennidh wrote:
>
> YF 1bbl, for now.....

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

Lengthwise float bowl, like night and day:
http://www.carburetorfactory.com/expvw01.html Real Carburetor:
http://www.holley.com/HiOctn/ProdLin...0-80533-1.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Fennidh wrote:
>
> YF 1bbl, for now.....