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Fuel problem
OK, armchair Jeep mechanic warriors.
'76 CJ-7. It has sat mostly in one place for the last month. Last time I parked it, it had a full tank of gas. Then last week I wanted to take it out so I went to the gas station, and just to make sure, I topped it off with 30 cents of gas. Drove it for 27 miles when it promptly died. It died in the way a car dies when it runs out of gas. So AAA tows it back home to me. Still never starts. I just put 2 gallons of gas in it and it starts right up! Now, the guy I bought it from told me that the fuel gauge was "intermittent". And sure enough, when it had a full tank, it was reading very low. I thought the fuel gauge was just bad. But now it actually seems like the problem is something else. When I put the 2 gallons in just now, it went from dead E to a bit above E. I assume I have the stock (15 gallon?) fuel tank. It obviously doesn't leak. What the heck is going on? Is my tank somehow only holding a few gallons? Is the gas not getting to the engine when it gets low? Bad fuel pump? -- "What we need are a couple of good hangings" - FTC Chairman Orson Swindle, regarding email spam |
Re: Fuel problem
"Must be the battery, I put fifty cents in." -Cheech and Chong
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Jay Stuler wrote: > > OK, armchair Jeep mechanic warriors. > > '76 CJ-7. > It has sat mostly in one place for the last month. > Last time I parked it, it had a full tank of gas. > Then last week I wanted to take it out so I went to the gas station, and > just to make sure, I topped it off with 30 cents of gas. > Drove it for 27 miles when it promptly died. It died in the way a car dies > when it runs out of gas. > So AAA tows it back home to me. Still never starts. > I just put 2 gallons of gas in it and it starts right up! > > Now, the guy I bought it from told me that the fuel gauge was > "intermittent". And sure enough, when it had a full tank, it was reading > very low. I thought the fuel gauge was just bad. But now it actually seems > like the problem is something else. When I put the 2 gallons in just now, > it went from dead E to a bit above E. > > I assume I have the stock (15 gallon?) fuel tank. > It obviously doesn't leak. > What the heck is going on? Is my tank somehow only holding a few gallons? > Is the gas not getting to the engine when it gets low? Bad fuel pump? > > -- > "What we need are a couple of good hangings" - FTC Chairman Orson Swindle, > regarding email spam |
Re: Fuel problem
"Must be the battery, I put fifty cents in." -Cheech and Chong
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Jay Stuler wrote: > > OK, armchair Jeep mechanic warriors. > > '76 CJ-7. > It has sat mostly in one place for the last month. > Last time I parked it, it had a full tank of gas. > Then last week I wanted to take it out so I went to the gas station, and > just to make sure, I topped it off with 30 cents of gas. > Drove it for 27 miles when it promptly died. It died in the way a car dies > when it runs out of gas. > So AAA tows it back home to me. Still never starts. > I just put 2 gallons of gas in it and it starts right up! > > Now, the guy I bought it from told me that the fuel gauge was > "intermittent". And sure enough, when it had a full tank, it was reading > very low. I thought the fuel gauge was just bad. But now it actually seems > like the problem is something else. When I put the 2 gallons in just now, > it went from dead E to a bit above E. > > I assume I have the stock (15 gallon?) fuel tank. > It obviously doesn't leak. > What the heck is going on? Is my tank somehow only holding a few gallons? > Is the gas not getting to the engine when it gets low? Bad fuel pump? > > -- > "What we need are a couple of good hangings" - FTC Chairman Orson Swindle, > regarding email spam |
Re: Fuel problem
"Must be the battery, I put fifty cents in." -Cheech and Chong
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Jay Stuler wrote: > > OK, armchair Jeep mechanic warriors. > > '76 CJ-7. > It has sat mostly in one place for the last month. > Last time I parked it, it had a full tank of gas. > Then last week I wanted to take it out so I went to the gas station, and > just to make sure, I topped it off with 30 cents of gas. > Drove it for 27 miles when it promptly died. It died in the way a car dies > when it runs out of gas. > So AAA tows it back home to me. Still never starts. > I just put 2 gallons of gas in it and it starts right up! > > Now, the guy I bought it from told me that the fuel gauge was > "intermittent". And sure enough, when it had a full tank, it was reading > very low. I thought the fuel gauge was just bad. But now it actually seems > like the problem is something else. When I put the 2 gallons in just now, > it went from dead E to a bit above E. > > I assume I have the stock (15 gallon?) fuel tank. > It obviously doesn't leak. > What the heck is going on? Is my tank somehow only holding a few gallons? > Is the gas not getting to the engine when it gets low? Bad fuel pump? > > -- > "What we need are a couple of good hangings" - FTC Chairman Orson Swindle, > regarding email spam |
Re: Fuel problem
"Must be the battery, I put fifty cents in." -Cheech and Chong
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Jay Stuler wrote: > > OK, armchair Jeep mechanic warriors. > > '76 CJ-7. > It has sat mostly in one place for the last month. > Last time I parked it, it had a full tank of gas. > Then last week I wanted to take it out so I went to the gas station, and > just to make sure, I topped it off with 30 cents of gas. > Drove it for 27 miles when it promptly died. It died in the way a car dies > when it runs out of gas. > So AAA tows it back home to me. Still never starts. > I just put 2 gallons of gas in it and it starts right up! > > Now, the guy I bought it from told me that the fuel gauge was > "intermittent". And sure enough, when it had a full tank, it was reading > very low. I thought the fuel gauge was just bad. But now it actually seems > like the problem is something else. When I put the 2 gallons in just now, > it went from dead E to a bit above E. > > I assume I have the stock (15 gallon?) fuel tank. > It obviously doesn't leak. > What the heck is going on? Is my tank somehow only holding a few gallons? > Is the gas not getting to the engine when it gets low? Bad fuel pump? > > -- > "What we need are a couple of good hangings" - FTC Chairman Orson Swindle, > regarding email spam |
Re: Fuel problem
http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/...&storeId=10101
The fuel sending unit. It goes into the gas tank and sends the fuel and fuel level. Easy to replace. I had the same problem after I replaced my rusted steel tank with a poly tank about a year ago. The recomendation is to replace the sending unit at the same time, but I didnt. When the fuel level dropped to about half a tank, the float would not go any lower. So I seemed like it was out of gas. Since that time the fuel guage stopped working altogetjer. I ordered a sending unit last week. I will install it and it should fix both my problems. Brad 81 CJ5 "Jay Stuler" <usenetjunk2004@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:c9ti3a$621$1@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu... > OK, armchair Jeep mechanic warriors. > > '76 CJ-7. > It has sat mostly in one place for the last month. > Last time I parked it, it had a full tank of gas. > Then last week I wanted to take it out so I went to the gas station, and > just to make sure, I topped it off with 30 cents of gas. > Drove it for 27 miles when it promptly died. It died in the way a car dies > when it runs out of gas. > So AAA tows it back home to me. Still never starts. > I just put 2 gallons of gas in it and it starts right up! > > Now, the guy I bought it from told me that the fuel gauge was > "intermittent". And sure enough, when it had a full tank, it was reading > very low. I thought the fuel gauge was just bad. But now it actually seems > like the problem is something else. When I put the 2 gallons in just now, > it went from dead E to a bit above E. > > I assume I have the stock (15 gallon?) fuel tank. > It obviously doesn't leak. > What the heck is going on? Is my tank somehow only holding a few gallons? > Is the gas not getting to the engine when it gets low? Bad fuel pump? > > -- > "What we need are a couple of good hangings" - FTC Chairman Orson Swindle, > regarding email spam > > |
Re: Fuel problem
http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/...&storeId=10101
The fuel sending unit. It goes into the gas tank and sends the fuel and fuel level. Easy to replace. I had the same problem after I replaced my rusted steel tank with a poly tank about a year ago. The recomendation is to replace the sending unit at the same time, but I didnt. When the fuel level dropped to about half a tank, the float would not go any lower. So I seemed like it was out of gas. Since that time the fuel guage stopped working altogetjer. I ordered a sending unit last week. I will install it and it should fix both my problems. Brad 81 CJ5 "Jay Stuler" <usenetjunk2004@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:c9ti3a$621$1@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu... > OK, armchair Jeep mechanic warriors. > > '76 CJ-7. > It has sat mostly in one place for the last month. > Last time I parked it, it had a full tank of gas. > Then last week I wanted to take it out so I went to the gas station, and > just to make sure, I topped it off with 30 cents of gas. > Drove it for 27 miles when it promptly died. It died in the way a car dies > when it runs out of gas. > So AAA tows it back home to me. Still never starts. > I just put 2 gallons of gas in it and it starts right up! > > Now, the guy I bought it from told me that the fuel gauge was > "intermittent". And sure enough, when it had a full tank, it was reading > very low. I thought the fuel gauge was just bad. But now it actually seems > like the problem is something else. When I put the 2 gallons in just now, > it went from dead E to a bit above E. > > I assume I have the stock (15 gallon?) fuel tank. > It obviously doesn't leak. > What the heck is going on? Is my tank somehow only holding a few gallons? > Is the gas not getting to the engine when it gets low? Bad fuel pump? > > -- > "What we need are a couple of good hangings" - FTC Chairman Orson Swindle, > regarding email spam > > |
Re: Fuel problem
http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/...&storeId=10101
The fuel sending unit. It goes into the gas tank and sends the fuel and fuel level. Easy to replace. I had the same problem after I replaced my rusted steel tank with a poly tank about a year ago. The recomendation is to replace the sending unit at the same time, but I didnt. When the fuel level dropped to about half a tank, the float would not go any lower. So I seemed like it was out of gas. Since that time the fuel guage stopped working altogetjer. I ordered a sending unit last week. I will install it and it should fix both my problems. Brad 81 CJ5 "Jay Stuler" <usenetjunk2004@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:c9ti3a$621$1@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu... > OK, armchair Jeep mechanic warriors. > > '76 CJ-7. > It has sat mostly in one place for the last month. > Last time I parked it, it had a full tank of gas. > Then last week I wanted to take it out so I went to the gas station, and > just to make sure, I topped it off with 30 cents of gas. > Drove it for 27 miles when it promptly died. It died in the way a car dies > when it runs out of gas. > So AAA tows it back home to me. Still never starts. > I just put 2 gallons of gas in it and it starts right up! > > Now, the guy I bought it from told me that the fuel gauge was > "intermittent". And sure enough, when it had a full tank, it was reading > very low. I thought the fuel gauge was just bad. But now it actually seems > like the problem is something else. When I put the 2 gallons in just now, > it went from dead E to a bit above E. > > I assume I have the stock (15 gallon?) fuel tank. > It obviously doesn't leak. > What the heck is going on? Is my tank somehow only holding a few gallons? > Is the gas not getting to the engine when it gets low? Bad fuel pump? > > -- > "What we need are a couple of good hangings" - FTC Chairman Orson Swindle, > regarding email spam > > |
Re: Fuel problem
http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/...&storeId=10101
The fuel sending unit. It goes into the gas tank and sends the fuel and fuel level. Easy to replace. I had the same problem after I replaced my rusted steel tank with a poly tank about a year ago. The recomendation is to replace the sending unit at the same time, but I didnt. When the fuel level dropped to about half a tank, the float would not go any lower. So I seemed like it was out of gas. Since that time the fuel guage stopped working altogetjer. I ordered a sending unit last week. I will install it and it should fix both my problems. Brad 81 CJ5 "Jay Stuler" <usenetjunk2004@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:c9ti3a$621$1@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu... > OK, armchair Jeep mechanic warriors. > > '76 CJ-7. > It has sat mostly in one place for the last month. > Last time I parked it, it had a full tank of gas. > Then last week I wanted to take it out so I went to the gas station, and > just to make sure, I topped it off with 30 cents of gas. > Drove it for 27 miles when it promptly died. It died in the way a car dies > when it runs out of gas. > So AAA tows it back home to me. Still never starts. > I just put 2 gallons of gas in it and it starts right up! > > Now, the guy I bought it from told me that the fuel gauge was > "intermittent". And sure enough, when it had a full tank, it was reading > very low. I thought the fuel gauge was just bad. But now it actually seems > like the problem is something else. When I put the 2 gallons in just now, > it went from dead E to a bit above E. > > I assume I have the stock (15 gallon?) fuel tank. > It obviously doesn't leak. > What the heck is going on? Is my tank somehow only holding a few gallons? > Is the gas not getting to the engine when it gets low? Bad fuel pump? > > -- > "What we need are a couple of good hangings" - FTC Chairman Orson Swindle, > regarding email spam > > |
Re: Fuel problem
I would suspect that the fuel pickup inside the tank is screwed up somehow.
Chris "Jay Stuler" <usenetjunk2004@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:c9ti3a$621$1@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu... > OK, armchair Jeep mechanic warriors. > > '76 CJ-7. > It has sat mostly in one place for the last month. > Last time I parked it, it had a full tank of gas. > Then last week I wanted to take it out so I went to the gas station, and > just to make sure, I topped it off with 30 cents of gas. > Drove it for 27 miles when it promptly died. It died in the way a car dies > when it runs out of gas. > So AAA tows it back home to me. Still never starts. > I just put 2 gallons of gas in it and it starts right up! > > Now, the guy I bought it from told me that the fuel gauge was > "intermittent". And sure enough, when it had a full tank, it was reading > very low. I thought the fuel gauge was just bad. But now it actually seems > like the problem is something else. When I put the 2 gallons in just now, > it went from dead E to a bit above E. > > I assume I have the stock (15 gallon?) fuel tank. > It obviously doesn't leak. > What the heck is going on? Is my tank somehow only holding a few gallons? > Is the gas not getting to the engine when it gets low? Bad fuel pump? > > -- > "What we need are a couple of good hangings" - FTC Chairman Orson Swindle, > regarding email spam > > |
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