jeep wont stop stalling!

[jeff]

My 84 J-10 pick-up, stalls constantly! I have the amc in-line 6 and I think all original equipment under the hood... HELP!!

Jeff

[andy d]

im not the greatest diagnostician,but im a worse mindreader. does it have spark at the plugs? gas at the plugs? could be anything, prolly something basic,but ineed more symptoms. good luck!

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'88 gwag,pure stock

[Ralph]

I know I sound like a broken record on this. But if you have a Ford-Motorcraft-Duraspark ignition module, replace it.

[RudyC]

Ralph,
what should it be replced with?

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AKA RUDY79.
1979 WAGONEER, 360, TH400, Q- TRAC. 3" ADD A LEAFS, 31" MUD T/A'S (PEP BOYS CLONES).
" Go farther, it only breaks on the street"

[MonsterMash]

A new Ford Duraspark module.

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" I'm not going to make policy based on guilt."
--Gov. George "Dubya" Bush

"The internal combustion engine is the single greatest threat to life on this planet."
--Vice Pres. Al Gore
(I guess he walks to work?)

'84GW360--"Spinner"
'84 Ford truck ignition
Electric fuel pump
9.50x30x15 Dirt-Diggers
No emmissions crap
Otherwise stock
(soon to be 4v)

[RudyC]

OOH. OK..
I was thinking he meant replace it with a Mopar unit or something.

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AKA RUDY79.
1979 WAGONEER, 360, TH400, Q- TRAC. 3" ADD A LEAFS, 31" MUD T/A'S (PEP BOYS CLONES).
" Go farther, it only breaks on the street"

[reddog]

The BBD carb is a POS. I beleive that they are well known for idle problems. There are conversions to other carbs or fuel injection. You may consider rebuilding it if money is an issue. I know there others here that are more familar with the 258 that I.
Any other input on the BBD guys?

[Brian]

My truck stalled a lot. It turned out to be just a kinked fuel line and a shot fuel pump. Hope this helps.

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Brian
66' J-3000 "Great White Ghost"
327AMC/T-18a/Dana20
Dana 44 front & rear
My FSJ (http://www.geocities.com/punkrock405/myfsj.html)

[scotty]

as reddog said,the carter bbd carb is a POS. i went thru several on my 258,and finally replaced it with a motorcraft,which i am very happy with.

start with inspecting/replacing all vaccum lines.then spray all along the intake while the engine runs with carb cleaner,if it idels up anyplace while yuo spray youve found a vaccum leak.you may need to replace the intake gasket,the sixes are bad for leaks there,especially with the aluminum intake.make sure the ignition is in good shape(new plugs,wires,cap,rotor,etc.new module definaetly will not hurt) and set the timing.

after that,if it still wont idle and you want to keep a carter,have a shop that specializes in rebuilding carbs rebuild yours. the most common problems are clogged idle tunes,and worn throttle shaft bushings,the latter of which the rebuild kit wont take care of.rebuilding a carb is like rebuilding an engine,but worse.its easy to clean it and replace the little parts that come with the kit,but you need to know what youre doing and check all kinds of tolerances,like the trhottle shaft movement,if you really want it to run right.i wouldnt waste time with budget parts store rebuilds,either,im not convinced that they are blueprinted,just cleaned up and rebuilt with common rebuild kit. ive been thru 5 or 6 autozone reman carbs. they never last more than 6 months,usually only 3-4,and every time i take one back they give me a new one and another year warranty.same scenario-run fine for alittle while,thenno more idle.bak to the 'Zone.gets kinda old.

ive been thru several carbs,and replaced my intake gaskets 3 times trying to get a good running carter. the one time that my no idle situation was not a carter problem was when the egr valve went bad.BIG vaccum leak.

so,after youve done all the other stuff,have a pro rebuild it or toss it in the trash and replace it with a motorcraft 2bbc. im real happy with mine.



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scott
85 grand wagoneer
258 with motorcraft 2bbl/904/twin stick dana 300/dana 44/welded amc 20
38x15.5 gumbo mudders
snorkel/dual batteries/onboard air/"custom" convertable
3 inch body lift/mostly stock suspension/"modified" fender openings
custom front/rear bumpers and brushgaurd

T18/dana 20 swap very soon
searching for dana 18 to replace the 20...