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Alaskan Postal getting the spa treatment in Hawaii

Likin' the lighter colored roof. Nice choice.
 
Thanks everyone.. The photos just don't do the roof justice. It just keeps coming out all silver because of the flake in it. It's actually has a Copper hue to it to match the body color.
I've been trying to find the right lighting so the camera will capture what you really see.

Today went as planed..... alignment..check, install side windows...check
Tomorrow will be dedicated to the door trim bits..
 
Hello all, Not much to report because I'm now in Arizona and the jeep is on a slow boat to L.A.

I am having a fuel issue, The jeep will run fine in stop an go but after about a 25 min drive it will hesitate like it's out of gas. But if you turn it off for a few, it will be fine until the next trip. Not sure if it's not venting and building pressure, heating up or electric pump not working right. It's a 258 w/ howell and HEI. Any comments would be appreciated.
 
If you are still running a computer on the fender... I would rule that out first.
 
No computer on the fender. Just the one in-cab from howell. Crappy thing is I have to wait to do any good trouble shooting till around the 14th of June when it shows up here.
 
OK, The Jeep finely made it to Arizona and after some messing around with it replaced the charcoal canister and that seemed to help till today. Went for a few hour trail ride up and around the Huachuca mountains, everything was fine until the jeep started acting like it was starving for fuel under load. If I put it in neutral and rev'd the throttle at the throttle body it would rev then start stalling out. I poured water on the intake and throttle body to cool it down and that seemed to work for a bit. Once My tools and the rest of our household goods get here I'm going to move the pump closer to the tank and see how that goes. It seems to only do this when the under hood temps get high. Any help would be nice.
 
Are you still running a computer on the firewall?
 
Using stock fuel lines to feed it? Too close to exhaust and causing vapor lock?
 
I see I asked the same question twice on the same page even. Sorry for not paying attention. Just had that happen twice so far, so easy for me to jump to.
 
I'm running the stock lines but I rerouted the feed line up and over the valve cover then insulated it with header wrap. Like I said, I'm going to move the pump when the rest of my stuff gets here.
 
Definately move the pump. My 8 was acting like the Howell fuel pump was bad as well. I moved it to the cross rail in front of the tank, and all is well:0)
 
Love your postal. Haven't seen one of these except in pictures. Great progress you are making. Just curious. The dash has an extra indicator light that most cjs don't have. Is that a carb light for the emmisions system or what?
 
Know how to check for codes? Any codes being thrown out?

The Howell systems are fairly simple: fuel delivery or electrical problems.

How long have you had the Howell installed, and did you do the install yourself? Where is your pump currently? Like dmock, mine is just tucked under the transmission cross-member.

I guess I'd try ruling out one thing at a time - fuel delivery is probably a good choice. Your pump could be going bad, your filter could be full of garbage, or like BW said - it could be vapor lock. I don't think the Howell system is as prone to lock as the original system, but your symptoms remind me of them. Make sure your fuel return line is unobstructed by forcing air through it and listening for bubbles in the tank.

If it's not fuel delivery, on to electrical. Check all your grounds and consider the relays. I had a problem with my relay harness right off the bat and had to crimp it down to make proper contacts with the relay. Check for codes as I mentioned.

Other than that - make sure all your bolts are tight on the intake/exhaust manifolds and throttle body. Loose connections make for oxygen leaks which can throw off the system.

Good luck, let us know what you find!
 
Kim Dawson said:
Love your postal. Haven't seen one of these except in pictures. Great progress you are making. Just curious. The dash has an extra indicator light that most cjs don't have. Is that a carb light for the emmisions system or what?
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I'm pretty sure all right-hand drive CJs have that light (both of my postals do). It's an e-brake indicator light.
 
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