I have read many threads about the weber carb, and tried to apply them to my situation, with no real results.
I have a 1980 CJ5, 258 inline 6 and my weber carb has kicked my but, I have been messing with it for about 6 weeks now and I need help.
I have jetted, rejetted, and rejetted again, adjusted the float this way and that, rebuilt the carb, fixed vacuum leaks and set the timing, If the weber wasn't so pricey I'd junk it and go with fuel injection... but I am determined to get it running well.
the only way that it will run is if it is very rich and I am getting about 2-3 miles per gallon, not ideal at any gas price... and now it is smoking, white smoke and the tail pipe is spitting black stuff (bad enough to leave a bunch of nice stains on my driveway...
I have talked with redline/weber on the phone and did a bunch of trouble shooting with some results, but not really fixing the issue.
I checked the plugs, they had a lot of black deposits on them, the gap was good, so I just cleaned them and reinstalled them.
I am running a stock intake and exhaust manifold (the exhaust has a flapper on it and the spring broke off, so the flapper no longer works like it is supposed to) there are NO emissions parts left on the Jeep, no cat and it has a flowmaster muffler.
the engine has about 120,000 miles on it, it doesn't use oil, and it never smoked until now...
Any suggestions or maybe a good shop around Dover that wouldn't stick it to me (I'm new to the area and don't know any mechanics yet)
I have considered Cliffords' water heated intake and headers, but I don't think this will help, unless the water heated manifold really does help the carb run smoother in the cold? I am willing to try anything.