fuel still a problem
09-13-2007, 04:54 PM
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fuel still a problem
my 88 yj 4.2 is not getting fuel. ive checked the steel fuel line
that goes back to the tank. i also have checked every line between
this one and the carburetor. none of them are clogged or torn. the
fuel filter is new as well as the fuel pump. im about to drop the
tank and look at the hoses i cant see as of now. i tried this before
but the bolts on the first layer of sheet metal under the tank are
impossible to take off. 3 there and all 3 wont budge. is there
anything else i could check before trying the tank again? and what can
i do to get these damn bolts to move?! when i blow through the gas
line i dont hear any bubbling but know theres gas in it, unless it all
drips out unoticed buti idk how that could happen.
thanks to anyone that can help
that goes back to the tank. i also have checked every line between
this one and the carburetor. none of them are clogged or torn. the
fuel filter is new as well as the fuel pump. im about to drop the
tank and look at the hoses i cant see as of now. i tried this before
but the bolts on the first layer of sheet metal under the tank are
impossible to take off. 3 there and all 3 wont budge. is there
anything else i could check before trying the tank again? and what can
i do to get these damn bolts to move?! when i blow through the gas
line i dont hear any bubbling but know theres gas in it, unless it all
drips out unoticed buti idk how that could happen.
thanks to anyone that can help
09-13-2007, 06:09 PM
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Re: fuel still a problem
88yj wrote:
> my 88 yj 4.2 is not getting fuel. ive checked the steel fuel line
> that goes back to the tank. i also have checked every line between
> this one and the carburetor. none of them are clogged or torn. the
> fuel filter is new as well as the fuel pump. im about to drop the
> tank and look at the hoses i cant see as of now. i tried this before
> but the bolts on the first layer of sheet metal under the tank are
> impossible to take off. 3 there and all 3 wont budge. is there
> anything else i could check before trying the tank again? and what can
> i do to get these damn bolts to move?! when i blow through the gas
> line i dont hear any bubbling but know theres gas in it, unless it all
> drips out unoticed buti idk how that could happen.
>
> thanks to anyone that can help
>
Someone has stolen your gas! I have had that happen a few times over
the years.
If you can blow through the line and don't hear bubbles, I would put a
gallon of gas in before going farther.
You could have a broken line on top of or in the tank, but....
You should soak the bolts in a good penetrating oil a few times.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
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> my 88 yj 4.2 is not getting fuel. ive checked the steel fuel line
> that goes back to the tank. i also have checked every line between
> this one and the carburetor. none of them are clogged or torn. the
> fuel filter is new as well as the fuel pump. im about to drop the
> tank and look at the hoses i cant see as of now. i tried this before
> but the bolts on the first layer of sheet metal under the tank are
> impossible to take off. 3 there and all 3 wont budge. is there
> anything else i could check before trying the tank again? and what can
> i do to get these damn bolts to move?! when i blow through the gas
> line i dont hear any bubbling but know theres gas in it, unless it all
> drips out unoticed buti idk how that could happen.
>
> thanks to anyone that can help
>
Someone has stolen your gas! I have had that happen a few times over
the years.
If you can blow through the line and don't hear bubbles, I would put a
gallon of gas in before going farther.
You could have a broken line on top of or in the tank, but....
You should soak the bolts in a good penetrating oil a few times.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
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09-13-2007, 06:09 PM
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Re: fuel still a problem
88yj wrote:
> my 88 yj 4.2 is not getting fuel. ive checked the steel fuel line
> that goes back to the tank. i also have checked every line between
> this one and the carburetor. none of them are clogged or torn. the
> fuel filter is new as well as the fuel pump. im about to drop the
> tank and look at the hoses i cant see as of now. i tried this before
> but the bolts on the first layer of sheet metal under the tank are
> impossible to take off. 3 there and all 3 wont budge. is there
> anything else i could check before trying the tank again? and what can
> i do to get these damn bolts to move?! when i blow through the gas
> line i dont hear any bubbling but know theres gas in it, unless it all
> drips out unoticed buti idk how that could happen.
>
> thanks to anyone that can help
>
Someone has stolen your gas! I have had that happen a few times over
the years.
If you can blow through the line and don't hear bubbles, I would put a
gallon of gas in before going farther.
You could have a broken line on top of or in the tank, but....
You should soak the bolts in a good penetrating oil a few times.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
> my 88 yj 4.2 is not getting fuel. ive checked the steel fuel line
> that goes back to the tank. i also have checked every line between
> this one and the carburetor. none of them are clogged or torn. the
> fuel filter is new as well as the fuel pump. im about to drop the
> tank and look at the hoses i cant see as of now. i tried this before
> but the bolts on the first layer of sheet metal under the tank are
> impossible to take off. 3 there and all 3 wont budge. is there
> anything else i could check before trying the tank again? and what can
> i do to get these damn bolts to move?! when i blow through the gas
> line i dont hear any bubbling but know theres gas in it, unless it all
> drips out unoticed buti idk how that could happen.
>
> thanks to anyone that can help
>
Someone has stolen your gas! I have had that happen a few times over
the years.
If you can blow through the line and don't hear bubbles, I would put a
gallon of gas in before going farther.
You could have a broken line on top of or in the tank, but....
You should soak the bolts in a good penetrating oil a few times.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
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09-13-2007, 06:09 PM
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Re: fuel still a problem
88yj wrote:
> my 88 yj 4.2 is not getting fuel. ive checked the steel fuel line
> that goes back to the tank. i also have checked every line between
> this one and the carburetor. none of them are clogged or torn. the
> fuel filter is new as well as the fuel pump. im about to drop the
> tank and look at the hoses i cant see as of now. i tried this before
> but the bolts on the first layer of sheet metal under the tank are
> impossible to take off. 3 there and all 3 wont budge. is there
> anything else i could check before trying the tank again? and what can
> i do to get these damn bolts to move?! when i blow through the gas
> line i dont hear any bubbling but know theres gas in it, unless it all
> drips out unoticed buti idk how that could happen.
>
> thanks to anyone that can help
>
Someone has stolen your gas! I have had that happen a few times over
the years.
If you can blow through the line and don't hear bubbles, I would put a
gallon of gas in before going farther.
You could have a broken line on top of or in the tank, but....
You should soak the bolts in a good penetrating oil a few times.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
> my 88 yj 4.2 is not getting fuel. ive checked the steel fuel line
> that goes back to the tank. i also have checked every line between
> this one and the carburetor. none of them are clogged or torn. the
> fuel filter is new as well as the fuel pump. im about to drop the
> tank and look at the hoses i cant see as of now. i tried this before
> but the bolts on the first layer of sheet metal under the tank are
> impossible to take off. 3 there and all 3 wont budge. is there
> anything else i could check before trying the tank again? and what can
> i do to get these damn bolts to move?! when i blow through the gas
> line i dont hear any bubbling but know theres gas in it, unless it all
> drips out unoticed buti idk how that could happen.
>
> thanks to anyone that can help
>
Someone has stolen your gas! I have had that happen a few times over
the years.
If you can blow through the line and don't hear bubbles, I would put a
gallon of gas in before going farther.
You could have a broken line on top of or in the tank, but....
You should soak the bolts in a good penetrating oil a few times.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
09-13-2007, 06:09 PM
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Re: fuel still a problem
88yj wrote:
> my 88 yj 4.2 is not getting fuel. ive checked the steel fuel line
> that goes back to the tank. i also have checked every line between
> this one and the carburetor. none of them are clogged or torn. the
> fuel filter is new as well as the fuel pump. im about to drop the
> tank and look at the hoses i cant see as of now. i tried this before
> but the bolts on the first layer of sheet metal under the tank are
> impossible to take off. 3 there and all 3 wont budge. is there
> anything else i could check before trying the tank again? and what can
> i do to get these damn bolts to move?! when i blow through the gas
> line i dont hear any bubbling but know theres gas in it, unless it all
> drips out unoticed buti idk how that could happen.
>
> thanks to anyone that can help
>
Someone has stolen your gas! I have had that happen a few times over
the years.
If you can blow through the line and don't hear bubbles, I would put a
gallon of gas in before going farther.
You could have a broken line on top of or in the tank, but....
You should soak the bolts in a good penetrating oil a few times.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
> my 88 yj 4.2 is not getting fuel. ive checked the steel fuel line
> that goes back to the tank. i also have checked every line between
> this one and the carburetor. none of them are clogged or torn. the
> fuel filter is new as well as the fuel pump. im about to drop the
> tank and look at the hoses i cant see as of now. i tried this before
> but the bolts on the first layer of sheet metal under the tank are
> impossible to take off. 3 there and all 3 wont budge. is there
> anything else i could check before trying the tank again? and what can
> i do to get these damn bolts to move?! when i blow through the gas
> line i dont hear any bubbling but know theres gas in it, unless it all
> drips out unoticed buti idk how that could happen.
>
> thanks to anyone that can help
>
Someone has stolen your gas! I have had that happen a few times over
the years.
If you can blow through the line and don't hear bubbles, I would put a
gallon of gas in before going farther.
You could have a broken line on top of or in the tank, but....
You should soak the bolts in a good penetrating oil a few times.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
09-13-2007, 07:20 PM
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"Must be the battery, I put twenty five cents in." -Cheech & Chong
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>
> Someone has stolen your gas! I have had that happen a few times over
> the years.
>
> If you can blow through the line and don't hear bubbles, I would put a
> gallon of gas in before going farther.
>
> You could have a broken line on top of or in the tank, but....
>
> You should soak the bolts in a good penetrating oil a few times.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
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>
> Someone has stolen your gas! I have had that happen a few times over
> the years.
>
> If you can blow through the line and don't hear bubbles, I would put a
> gallon of gas in before going farther.
>
> You could have a broken line on top of or in the tank, but....
>
> You should soak the bolts in a good penetrating oil a few times.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
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09-13-2007, 07:20 PM
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"Must be the battery, I put twenty five cents in." -Cheech & Chong
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"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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>
> Someone has stolen your gas! I have had that happen a few times over
> the years.
>
> If you can blow through the line and don't hear bubbles, I would put a
> gallon of gas in before going farther.
>
> You could have a broken line on top of or in the tank, but....
>
> You should soak the bolts in a good penetrating oil a few times.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
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>
> Someone has stolen your gas! I have had that happen a few times over
> the years.
>
> If you can blow through the line and don't hear bubbles, I would put a
> gallon of gas in before going farther.
>
> You could have a broken line on top of or in the tank, but....
>
> You should soak the bolts in a good penetrating oil a few times.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
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09-13-2007, 07:20 PM
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"Must be the battery, I put twenty five cents in." -Cheech & Chong
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"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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>
> Someone has stolen your gas! I have had that happen a few times over
> the years.
>
> If you can blow through the line and don't hear bubbles, I would put a
> gallon of gas in before going farther.
>
> You could have a broken line on top of or in the tank, but....
>
> You should soak the bolts in a good penetrating oil a few times.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
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>
> Someone has stolen your gas! I have had that happen a few times over
> the years.
>
> If you can blow through the line and don't hear bubbles, I would put a
> gallon of gas in before going farther.
>
> You could have a broken line on top of or in the tank, but....
>
> You should soak the bolts in a good penetrating oil a few times.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
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"Must be the battery, I put twenty five cents in." -Cheech & Chong
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"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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>
> Someone has stolen your gas! I have had that happen a few times over
> the years.
>
> If you can blow through the line and don't hear bubbles, I would put a
> gallon of gas in before going farther.
>
> You could have a broken line on top of or in the tank, but....
>
> You should soak the bolts in a good penetrating oil a few times.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
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>
> Someone has stolen your gas! I have had that happen a few times over
> the years.
>
> If you can blow through the line and don't hear bubbles, I would put a
> gallon of gas in before going farther.
>
> You could have a broken line on top of or in the tank, but....
>
> You should soak the bolts in a good penetrating oil a few times.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
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09-13-2007, 08:25 PM
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Re: fuel still a problem
"88yj" <scrrules11@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> my 88 yj 4.2 is not getting fuel. ive checked the steel fuel line
> that goes back to the tank. i also have checked every line between
> this one and the carburetor. none of them are clogged or torn. the
> fuel filter is new as well as the fuel pump. im about to drop the
> tank and look at the hoses i cant see as of now. i tried this before
> but the bolts on the first layer of sheet metal under the tank are
> impossible to take off. 3 there and all 3 wont budge. is there
> anything else i could check before trying the tank again? and what can
> i do to get these damn bolts to move?! when i blow through the gas
> line i dont hear any bubbling but know theres gas in it, unless it all
> drips out unoticed buti idk how that could happen.
>
> thanks to anyone that can help
>
Be sure there is PLENTY of gas in the tank.
Disconnect the fuel line from the fuel pump to the carb AT the carb.
Disconnect the coil wire.
Have someone turn the ignition switch to spin the motor and see if fuel
spurts out of the line.
Be sure the fuel line isn't pointing toward the disconnected coil wire.
If it squirts fuel, you're good to go.
If not, you have a bad pump, or an obstruction.
Pretty simple.
Spdloader
