Peaches 1980 J-10

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z52YdOYmbBk

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Ok most of the smog stuff off. MMOil sat in the cylinders over night. Today I cranked it over to get most of the MMOil out of the cylinders. Have oil pressure. Getting ready to put three gallons of gas in the tank and fire her up. Not 100% sure there is old gas in the tank but after 2.5 yrs + in the heat of NV I"m sure it evaporated. Not sure if the tank leak has been fixed but will soon find out. Will update later. Jim

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Got her running and the lifters had to fill up. The carb is leaking/needs to be rebuilt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW2_9iRpUso

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Put some premium in the tank (4 gallons) and got her running again. She idled for a long time then when the (somewhat) high idle released she started to die. The temp was at normal and after normal temp the oil pressure was 38psi idle. 40 cold. No leaks at the carb so I guess the seals swelled after sitting for so many years. Maybe I need to adjust the carb and go from there. More continued-stay tuned.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8vaNJQr3Q0

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I put 4 gallons of premium in the tank and I'm sure some junk was in it. New filter and it ran until the high idle stepped down. I think the filter clogged after 25min of run time. So I will drop the tank and swish it around w/the fuel in it and install a new sender. Question(s): 1. Should I put some Stay-Bil in the tank to help loosen it or just swish it around w/the new fuel in it? 2. Does the J-10 have a circuit board for the gauges or wires like a regular Jeep? 3. If the circuit board is bad, where can I get a new one? Thanks again, Jim

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I bought a rebuild kit for the carb (pics below) on the J-10 and it was $70.00. Now I have the chance to put a MC-2100 on the engine but not sure if the original is better or if the MC-2100 is better. I know the MC-2100 is easier to work on (IMHO) but the guy at NAPA said the original carb (pics below) is a heavy duty carb. This Jeep use to belong to the Calif Fish/Game. What is your opinion? I can save $70.00 since I already have a MC-2100 in stock. Thanks, Jim

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Rebuilt the carb and runs better.