ineedabrew
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Guys I need some help. This is my first real post so bear with me. I installed a DUI distributor a while ago and it brought life to my 86 CJ. I think the ignition module was dead. Anyway, I powered it directly from the red hot wire that plugged into the ignition module.
After getting the jeep running, I am having problems with idle. I did the idle tube cleaning several times and it seems to help initially but after a couple hours of driving, the jeep continues to stall when rolling to a stop or sitting at a light. I went through Dale's "Adventures under the Hood" at sprynet.com and checked the three major players. My metering pins simply are not moving at all. I have done all the rich/lean tests, etc. and still no movement at all. I pulled the lead of the o2 senser and tested it with a multimeter. It is giving indications varying from .1 to about .6 so I think it is working but does that make sense without the pins moving? Even on start up the pins don't move.
I broke down the carb and it is really clean fairly new according to previous owner. I removed the stepper motor and attempted to move the pins by hand. There is quite a bit of resistance to move them. Is this normal? Can I test the stepper motor by hot wiring some pins?
From what I read, the 02 sensor, stepper motor, or ECM must be dead.
On a side note, after installing the DUI distributor, my orange and purple wires that went to the old distributor now don't attach to anything . Is this right? I was contemplating the nutter bypass but didn't see the point of running jumper wires to the ignition module side when they didn't connect to the distributor anymore.
Sorry for the long post, I am full of questions.
After getting the jeep running, I am having problems with idle. I did the idle tube cleaning several times and it seems to help initially but after a couple hours of driving, the jeep continues to stall when rolling to a stop or sitting at a light. I went through Dale's "Adventures under the Hood" at sprynet.com and checked the three major players. My metering pins simply are not moving at all. I have done all the rich/lean tests, etc. and still no movement at all. I pulled the lead of the o2 senser and tested it with a multimeter. It is giving indications varying from .1 to about .6 so I think it is working but does that make sense without the pins moving? Even on start up the pins don't move.
I broke down the carb and it is really clean fairly new according to previous owner. I removed the stepper motor and attempted to move the pins by hand. There is quite a bit of resistance to move them. Is this normal? Can I test the stepper motor by hot wiring some pins?
From what I read, the 02 sensor, stepper motor, or ECM must be dead.
On a side note, after installing the DUI distributor, my orange and purple wires that went to the old distributor now don't attach to anything . Is this right? I was contemplating the nutter bypass but didn't see the point of running jumper wires to the ignition module side when they didn't connect to the distributor anymore.
Sorry for the long post, I am full of questions.
