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Well failed emissions, running rich based on the numbers. Gonna try to lean it out and try again with the Carter carb before committing to a carb swap. Also found a nice pin hole leak in the power steering pressure hose. Glad it’s not the pump or the steering gear. Addressed the sleeve that got mangled from the CV axle exploding. Will need a new tie rod in the future. Hooked up one of the tachs I have laying around and got the idle and stuff dialed in. Now to address its cooling issues as the coolant has turned brown. Probably some build up inside. And for your viewing pleasure, the really pristine 140k interior.

i will have to do that. Looks like the PO's got a new O2 installed rather recently. Also the Weber I have is a 32/36 which is supposed to fit. Might be a good candidate.

Nope. I tried the same method once. messed up the timing.

No pdf exists of the TBI manual….yet You can find them on eBay still.

Great ideas. However I’m on a time crunch with the temp plate to try to pass emissions. I think I do, I’m gonna have to clean it up and look at it but it’s has an adapter plate that mated to the 2.5L manifold from what looks like the base of the 258 manifold. I’ve contemplated the bypass, however I wasn’t sure I could do it since I can barely find any info on what you can and can’t do in AZ related to carbs and stuff. But since I can do a carb swap, a nutter bypass can be done along with the HEI stuff. Though the duraspark is running pretty good to my surprise. It does have that sole-vac or idle stop as it was called on other AMCs but I adjusted that screw so the idle stop isn’t doing much.

That’s the thing. Haha. Both are easy. I’m close on the Carter carb, it’s running rich to where it’s not passing. But the other can be just as easy of a swap since I have it and could get more power. LS powered eagle. That’s a monster.

Lol. Lets pass emissions first then I can have some real fun.

Need a little help as I am on the fence with what I can do given that I found out I can do a carb swap.

I don’t hear about many converting from TBI to HO so this will be neat. I recommend looking at 4.0 Renix to HO swaps since it should be the same just minus 2 cylinders.

Heck yeah!!! That little cartridge comes in handy. I really should look into getting that reproduced in some fashion.

Picture comes from the AMC|Jeep TBI manual.

Ehhh a VIN is a VIN.

Looking great at the Jeep farm Jeep show this morn!

Two close to the bottom of first post. This is what the wire should look like.

No. It’s a constant power wire. If you plug it into the available spade terminal on the coil, it will turn some stuff inside the cab on. Kinda neat but also known to keep the Jeep running.

It’s a red wire, somewhere around the coil and gets infamously plugged into the coil. It always has power to it. I know I’ve got one or two of the retractable lights for sale. An option. There’s also the early and SJ style lamp and then yeah there’s the late XJ lamp but it will need a ground wire added as those aren’t metal.

I don’t care what anyone says. These things are cool and protect the front. Even in the Comanche outfitters book from AMC has a drawing of the desert fox with a cover.

Correct

So are you wanting to convert from Renix to HO?

Good times. Gooooood times.

ICM contacts to the coil are known to corrode and not give a good spark.

Well hot damn!

Ok has the clicking been around with the old pump too?

Oh yeah. Each Jeep is it’s own journey to getting it roadworthy and like it was from the factory. Are you sure that the clicking isn’t something internal to the pump? Or something else? I can’t imagine a pulley doing this but stranger things. Is the clicking rhythmic or is it just a random click?

I installed AC in mine a few years ago so pics won’t help. HOWEVER! I can say when I didn’t have AC that the alt had the AC style pulley on vs the no AC pulley. It did in fact throw the belt alignment off. Not enough to do any damage or anything like that. But it was noticeable when looking at the belt from the power steering down to the alt.