Re: is there suppose to be a hood seal on a cj7?
 

No hood seal on the OEM body. There is an offset that drops below the front
grill.

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

"Jet" <jet@bestweb.net> wrote in message
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> yesterday I was driving my 86 cj7 with a fiberglass body around in the
snow
> and I checked the motor and it was all wet like someone sprayed it with a
> hose and there was snow in the front of the Weber carb air cleaner. did
> someone leave out a hood seal when they installed my fiberglass body?
> thanks carmine
>
>

Re: is there suppose to be a hood seal on a cj7?
 

No hood seal on the OEM body. There is an offset that drops below the front
grill.

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

"Jet" <jet@bestweb.net> wrote in message
news:vtsi8omifp4e7b@corp.supernews.com...
> yesterday I was driving my 86 cj7 with a fiberglass body around in the
snow
> and I checked the motor and it was all wet like someone sprayed it with a
> hose and there was snow in the front of the Weber carb air cleaner. did
> someone leave out a hood seal when they installed my fiberglass body?
> thanks carmine
>
>

Re: is there suppose to be a hood seal on a cj7?
 

No hood seal on the OEM body. There is an offset that drops below the front
grill.

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

"Jet" <jet@bestweb.net> wrote in message
news:vtsi8omifp4e7b@corp.supernews.com...
> yesterday I was driving my 86 cj7 with a fiberglass body around in the
snow
> and I checked the motor and it was all wet like someone sprayed it with a
> hose and there was snow in the front of the Weber carb air cleaner. did
> someone leave out a hood seal when they installed my fiberglass body?
> thanks carmine
>
>

is there suppose to be a hood seal on a cj7?
 

yesterday I was driving my 86 cj7 with a fiberglass body around in the snow
and I checked the motor and it was all wet like someone sprayed it with a
hose and there was snow in the front of the Weber carb air cleaner. did
someone leave out a hood seal when they installed my fiberglass body?
thanks carmine

Re: is there suppose to be a hood seal on a cj7?
 

On or about Mon, 15 Dec 2003, Jet of jet@bestweb.net wrote:

> yesterday I was driving my 86 cj7 with a fiberglass body around in the snow
> and I checked the motor and it was all wet like someone sprayed it with a
> hose and there was snow in the front of the Weber carb air cleaner. did
> someone leave out a hood seal when they installed my fiberglass body?

Nope, no weatherstripping around the hood. Some CJs had extra splash
panels (roughly 8"x8") to bridge the gap between the trailing edge of the
inner fender and the bottom of the firewall, but I've no idea if these
were optional or model-year dependent.

Re: is there suppose to be a hood seal on a cj7?
 

On or about Mon, 15 Dec 2003, Jet of jet@bestweb.net wrote:

> yesterday I was driving my 86 cj7 with a fiberglass body around in the snow
> and I checked the motor and it was all wet like someone sprayed it with a
> hose and there was snow in the front of the Weber carb air cleaner. did
> someone leave out a hood seal when they installed my fiberglass body?

Nope, no weatherstripping around the hood. Some CJs had extra splash
panels (roughly 8"x8") to bridge the gap between the trailing edge of the
inner fender and the bottom of the firewall, but I've no idea if these
were optional or model-year dependent.

Re: is there suppose to be a hood seal on a cj7?
 

On or about Mon, 15 Dec 2003, Jet of jet@bestweb.net wrote:

> yesterday I was driving my 86 cj7 with a fiberglass body around in the snow
> and I checked the motor and it was all wet like someone sprayed it with a
> hose and there was snow in the front of the Weber carb air cleaner. did
> someone leave out a hood seal when they installed my fiberglass body?

Nope, no weatherstripping around the hood. Some CJs had extra splash
panels (roughly 8"x8") to bridge the gap between the trailing edge of the
inner fender and the bottom of the firewall, but I've no idea if these
were optional or model-year dependent.

Re: is there suppose to be a hood seal on a cj7?
 

No seals on mine, but I have the 'glass one piece front clip.

If you have any kind of lift on it, the axles get down into the air flow
and snow will blow up into the engine.

I had my carb actually freeze up a couple weeks ago on a 250 km drive in
white out conditions. I was running for an extended time (2 or 3 hours)
in 3rd gear at 2000 rpm and the sucker froze at 2000 rpm. I had to pull
off the road and let it sit for a while running to melt the ice/snow
buildup around the carb linkage.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Jet wrote:
>
> yesterday I was driving my 86 cj7 with a fiberglass body around in the snow
> and I checked the motor and it was all wet like someone sprayed it with a
> hose and there was snow in the front of the Weber carb air cleaner. did
> someone leave out a hood seal when they installed my fiberglass body?
> thanks carmine

Re: is there suppose to be a hood seal on a cj7?
 

No seals on mine, but I have the 'glass one piece front clip.

If you have any kind of lift on it, the axles get down into the air flow
and snow will blow up into the engine.

I had my carb actually freeze up a couple weeks ago on a 250 km drive in
white out conditions. I was running for an extended time (2 or 3 hours)
in 3rd gear at 2000 rpm and the sucker froze at 2000 rpm. I had to pull
off the road and let it sit for a while running to melt the ice/snow
buildup around the carb linkage.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Jet wrote:
>
> yesterday I was driving my 86 cj7 with a fiberglass body around in the snow
> and I checked the motor and it was all wet like someone sprayed it with a
> hose and there was snow in the front of the Weber carb air cleaner. did
> someone leave out a hood seal when they installed my fiberglass body?
> thanks carmine

Re: is there suppose to be a hood seal on a cj7?
 

No seals on mine, but I have the 'glass one piece front clip.

If you have any kind of lift on it, the axles get down into the air flow
and snow will blow up into the engine.

I had my carb actually freeze up a couple weeks ago on a 250 km drive in
white out conditions. I was running for an extended time (2 or 3 hours)
in 3rd gear at 2000 rpm and the sucker froze at 2000 rpm. I had to pull
off the road and let it sit for a while running to melt the ice/snow
buildup around the carb linkage.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Jet wrote:
>
> yesterday I was driving my 86 cj7 with a fiberglass body around in the snow
> and I checked the motor and it was all wet like someone sprayed it with a
> hose and there was snow in the front of the Weber carb air cleaner. did
> someone leave out a hood seal when they installed my fiberglass body?
> thanks carmine

Re: is there suppose to be a hood seal on a cj7?
 

On or about Tue, 16 Dec 2003, Mike Romain of romainm@sympatico.ca wrote:

> I had my carb actually freeze up a couple weeks ago on a 250 km drive in
> white out conditions. I was running for an extended time (2 or 3 hours)
> in 3rd gear at 2000 rpm and the sucker froze at 2000 rpm. I had to pull
> off the road and let it sit for a while running to melt the ice/snow
> buildup around the carb linkage.

My `79 CJ-5 (2 bbl I-258) used to do that occasionally while highway
driving. If I hadn't varied the throttle for more than a couple of
minutes, under just the right weather conditions, the throttle (or,
perhaps, the cable) would ice up and lock it at speed. Stomping on the
pedal was the only way to free it up.

Re: is there suppose to be a hood seal on a cj7?
 

On or about Tue, 16 Dec 2003, Mike Romain of romainm@sympatico.ca wrote:

> I had my carb actually freeze up a couple weeks ago on a 250 km drive in
> white out conditions. I was running for an extended time (2 or 3 hours)
> in 3rd gear at 2000 rpm and the sucker froze at 2000 rpm. I had to pull
> off the road and let it sit for a while running to melt the ice/snow
> buildup around the carb linkage.

My `79 CJ-5 (2 bbl I-258) used to do that occasionally while highway
driving. If I hadn't varied the throttle for more than a couple of
minutes, under just the right weather conditions, the throttle (or,
perhaps, the cable) would ice up and lock it at speed. Stomping on the
pedal was the only way to free it up.

Re: is there suppose to be a hood seal on a cj7?
 

On or about Tue, 16 Dec 2003, Mike Romain of romainm@sympatico.ca wrote:

> I had my carb actually freeze up a couple weeks ago on a 250 km drive in
> white out conditions. I was running for an extended time (2 or 3 hours)
> in 3rd gear at 2000 rpm and the sucker froze at 2000 rpm. I had to pull
> off the road and let it sit for a while running to melt the ice/snow
> buildup around the carb linkage.

My `79 CJ-5 (2 bbl I-258) used to do that occasionally while highway
driving. If I hadn't varied the throttle for more than a couple of
minutes, under just the right weather conditions, the throttle (or,
perhaps, the cable) would ice up and lock it at speed. Stomping on the
pedal was the only way to free it up.

Re: is there suppose to be a hood seal on a cj7?
 

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> On or about Tue, 16 Dec 2003, Mike Romain of romainm@sympatico.ca wrote:
>
> > I had my carb actually freeze up a couple weeks ago on a 250 km drive in
> > white out conditions. I was running for an extended time (2 or 3 hours)
> > in 3rd gear at 2000 rpm and the sucker froze at 2000 rpm. I had to pull
> > off the road and let it sit for a while running to melt the ice/snow
> > buildup around the carb linkage.
>
> My `79 CJ-5 (2 bbl I-258) used to do that occasionally while highway
> driving. If I hadn't varied the throttle for more than a couple of
> minutes, under just the right weather conditions, the throttle (or,
> perhaps, the cable) would ice up and lock it at speed. Stomping on the
> pedal was the only way to free it up.

I have gotten away with the stomp a few times, but not on that one. It
'would' go higher, it just wouldn't drop.

I needed to knock the ice off my wipers and off the bottom half of my
headlights too so it was a good time to take a short break. It thawed
pretty quick.

I have had other vehicles do strange things in snowstorms too. One
Mazda up and bogged out on the highway so I looked and looked and
finally opened the distributor cap only to find it packed full of snow.
LOL! That was in -30C or so.

Mike

Re: is there suppose to be a hood seal on a cj7?
 

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> On or about Tue, 16 Dec 2003, Mike Romain of romainm@sympatico.ca wrote:
>
> > I had my carb actually freeze up a couple weeks ago on a 250 km drive in
> > white out conditions. I was running for an extended time (2 or 3 hours)
> > in 3rd gear at 2000 rpm and the sucker froze at 2000 rpm. I had to pull
> > off the road and let it sit for a while running to melt the ice/snow
> > buildup around the carb linkage.
>
> My `79 CJ-5 (2 bbl I-258) used to do that occasionally while highway
> driving. If I hadn't varied the throttle for more than a couple of
> minutes, under just the right weather conditions, the throttle (or,
> perhaps, the cable) would ice up and lock it at speed. Stomping on the
> pedal was the only way to free it up.

I have gotten away with the stomp a few times, but not on that one. It
'would' go higher, it just wouldn't drop.

I needed to knock the ice off my wipers and off the bottom half of my
headlights too so it was a good time to take a short break. It thawed
pretty quick.

I have had other vehicles do strange things in snowstorms too. One
Mazda up and bogged out on the highway so I looked and looked and
finally opened the distributor cap only to find it packed full of snow.
LOL! That was in -30C or so.

Mike

Re: is there suppose to be a hood seal on a cj7?
 

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> On or about Tue, 16 Dec 2003, Mike Romain of romainm@sympatico.ca wrote:
>
> > I had my carb actually freeze up a couple weeks ago on a 250 km drive in
> > white out conditions. I was running for an extended time (2 or 3 hours)
> > in 3rd gear at 2000 rpm and the sucker froze at 2000 rpm. I had to pull
> > off the road and let it sit for a while running to melt the ice/snow
> > buildup around the carb linkage.
>
> My `79 CJ-5 (2 bbl I-258) used to do that occasionally while highway
> driving. If I hadn't varied the throttle for more than a couple of
> minutes, under just the right weather conditions, the throttle (or,
> perhaps, the cable) would ice up and lock it at speed. Stomping on the
> pedal was the only way to free it up.

I have gotten away with the stomp a few times, but not on that one. It
'would' go higher, it just wouldn't drop.

I needed to knock the ice off my wipers and off the bottom half of my
headlights too so it was a good time to take a short break. It thawed
pretty quick.

I have had other vehicles do strange things in snowstorms too. One
Mazda up and bogged out on the highway so I looked and looked and
finally opened the distributor cap only to find it packed full of snow.
LOL! That was in -30C or so.

Mike

Re: is there suppose to be a hood seal on a cj7?
 

LOL Winter can be fun sometimes eh
I remember one morning going out to the car
and the whole engine bay was snowdrifted full..
Oh and the front of the car (79VW Sirocco) was buried
in same snowdrift. I learnt not to park facing the wind
that year. :-)

Mike Romain wrote:
> Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
>>On or about Tue, 16 Dec 2003, Mike Romain of romainm@sympatico.ca wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I had my carb actually freeze up a couple weeks ago on a 250 km drive in
>>>white out conditions. I was running for an extended time (2 or 3 hours)
>>>in 3rd gear at 2000 rpm and the sucker froze at 2000 rpm. I had to pull
>>>off the road and let it sit for a while running to melt the ice/snow
>>>buildup around the carb linkage.
>>
>>My `79 CJ-5 (2 bbl I-258) used to do that occasionally while highway
>>driving. If I hadn't varied the throttle for more than a couple of
>>minutes, under just the right weather conditions, the throttle (or,
>>perhaps, the cable) would ice up and lock it at speed. Stomping on the
>>pedal was the only way to free it up.
>
>
> I have gotten away with the stomp a few times, but not on that one. It
> 'would' go higher, it just wouldn't drop.
>
> I needed to knock the ice off my wipers and off the bottom half of my
> headlights too so it was a good time to take a short break. It thawed
> pretty quick.
>
> I have had other vehicles do strange things in snowstorms too. One
> Mazda up and bogged out on the highway so I looked and looked and
> finally opened the distributor cap only to find it packed full of snow.
> LOL! That was in -30C or so.
>
> Mike

Re: is there suppose to be a hood seal on a cj7?
 

LOL Winter can be fun sometimes eh
I remember one morning going out to the car
and the whole engine bay was snowdrifted full..
Oh and the front of the car (79VW Sirocco) was buried
in same snowdrift. I learnt not to park facing the wind
that year. :-)

Mike Romain wrote:
> Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
>>On or about Tue, 16 Dec 2003, Mike Romain of romainm@sympatico.ca wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I had my carb actually freeze up a couple weeks ago on a 250 km drive in
>>>white out conditions. I was running for an extended time (2 or 3 hours)
>>>in 3rd gear at 2000 rpm and the sucker froze at 2000 rpm. I had to pull
>>>off the road and let it sit for a while running to melt the ice/snow
>>>buildup around the carb linkage.
>>
>>My `79 CJ-5 (2 bbl I-258) used to do that occasionally while highway
>>driving. If I hadn't varied the throttle for more than a couple of
>>minutes, under just the right weather conditions, the throttle (or,
>>perhaps, the cable) would ice up and lock it at speed. Stomping on the
>>pedal was the only way to free it up.
>
>
> I have gotten away with the stomp a few times, but not on that one. It
> 'would' go higher, it just wouldn't drop.
>
> I needed to knock the ice off my wipers and off the bottom half of my
> headlights too so it was a good time to take a short break. It thawed
> pretty quick.
>
> I have had other vehicles do strange things in snowstorms too. One
> Mazda up and bogged out on the highway so I looked and looked and
> finally opened the distributor cap only to find it packed full of snow.
> LOL! That was in -30C or so.
>
> Mike

Re: is there suppose to be a hood seal on a cj7?
 

LOL Winter can be fun sometimes eh
I remember one morning going out to the car
and the whole engine bay was snowdrifted full..
Oh and the front of the car (79VW Sirocco) was buried
in same snowdrift. I learnt not to park facing the wind
that year. :-)

Mike Romain wrote:
> Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
>>On or about Tue, 16 Dec 2003, Mike Romain of romainm@sympatico.ca wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I had my carb actually freeze up a couple weeks ago on a 250 km drive in
>>>white out conditions. I was running for an extended time (2 or 3 hours)
>>>in 3rd gear at 2000 rpm and the sucker froze at 2000 rpm. I had to pull
>>>off the road and let it sit for a while running to melt the ice/snow
>>>buildup around the carb linkage.
>>
>>My `79 CJ-5 (2 bbl I-258) used to do that occasionally while highway
>>driving. If I hadn't varied the throttle for more than a couple of
>>minutes, under just the right weather conditions, the throttle (or,
>>perhaps, the cable) would ice up and lock it at speed. Stomping on the
>>pedal was the only way to free it up.
>
>
> I have gotten away with the stomp a few times, but not on that one. It
> 'would' go higher, it just wouldn't drop.
>
> I needed to knock the ice off my wipers and off the bottom half of my
> headlights too so it was a good time to take a short break. It thawed
> pretty quick.
>
> I have had other vehicles do strange things in snowstorms too. One
> Mazda up and bogged out on the highway so I looked and looked and
> finally opened the distributor cap only to find it packed full of snow.
> LOL! That was in -30C or so.
>
> Mike

Re: is there suppose to be a hood seal on a cj7?
 

that's called cruise control...

"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@ntplx.net> wrote in message
news:Pine.GSO.4.43.0312171343541.25631-100000@sea.ntplx.net...
> On or about Tue, 16 Dec 2003, Mike Romain of romainm@sympatico.ca wrote:
>
> > I had my carb actually freeze up a couple weeks ago on a 250 km drive in
> > white out conditions. I was running for an extended time (2 or 3 hours)
> > in 3rd gear at 2000 rpm and the sucker froze at 2000 rpm. I had to pull
> > off the road and let it sit for a while running to melt the ice/snow
> > buildup around the carb linkage.
>
> My `79 CJ-5 (2 bbl I-258) used to do that occasionally while highway
> driving. If I hadn't varied the throttle for more than a couple of
> minutes, under just the right weather conditions, the throttle (or,
> perhaps, the cable) would ice up and lock it at speed. Stomping on the
> pedal was the only way to free it up.
>
>
>

Re: is there suppose to be a hood seal on a cj7?
 

that's called cruise control...

"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@ntplx.net> wrote in message
news:Pine.GSO.4.43.0312171343541.25631-100000@sea.ntplx.net...
> On or about Tue, 16 Dec 2003, Mike Romain of romainm@sympatico.ca wrote:
>
> > I had my carb actually freeze up a couple weeks ago on a 250 km drive in
> > white out conditions. I was running for an extended time (2 or 3 hours)
> > in 3rd gear at 2000 rpm and the sucker froze at 2000 rpm. I had to pull
> > off the road and let it sit for a while running to melt the ice/snow
> > buildup around the carb linkage.
>
> My `79 CJ-5 (2 bbl I-258) used to do that occasionally while highway
> driving. If I hadn't varied the throttle for more than a couple of
> minutes, under just the right weather conditions, the throttle (or,
> perhaps, the cable) would ice up and lock it at speed. Stomping on the
> pedal was the only way to free it up.
>
>
>

Re: is there suppose to be a hood seal on a cj7?
 

that's called cruise control...

"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@ntplx.net> wrote in message
news:Pine.GSO.4.43.0312171343541.25631-100000@sea.ntplx.net...
> On or about Tue, 16 Dec 2003, Mike Romain of romainm@sympatico.ca wrote:
>
> > I had my carb actually freeze up a couple weeks ago on a 250 km drive in
> > white out conditions. I was running for an extended time (2 or 3 hours)
> > in 3rd gear at 2000 rpm and the sucker froze at 2000 rpm. I had to pull
> > off the road and let it sit for a while running to melt the ice/snow
> > buildup around the carb linkage.
>
> My `79 CJ-5 (2 bbl I-258) used to do that occasionally while highway
> driving. If I hadn't varied the throttle for more than a couple of
> minutes, under just the right weather conditions, the throttle (or,
> perhaps, the cable) would ice up and lock it at speed. Stomping on the
> pedal was the only way to free it up.
>
>
>