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hello everyone.....

I just bought a 65 cj5 with the f head engine not running the previous owner said they had it rebuilt and it smoked very bad.... Well hauled it home and ended up putting a fuel pump on it and new gaskets in the carb...and by the way where is the cheapest place to buy a carb?.....Started up the engine and sure enough the smoke filled the garge So I decieded to run an compression test and all the cylinders stayed in the 118 to 121 psi range. They said something about not getting the rings installed in the right order never heard of this can someone give me so insight on what is going on with this cj??

 

thanks sparky I will check that out...

 

any one else have any ideas on the smoking cj?

 

blue the best I can tell I ma having a lot of issues with the carter carb Can not seem to get it to stop over filling the bowl and having gas running out the bottom of the carb around the pump lever , so fooding maybe a issue with this engine but it smells and looks like oil smoke, but how can it smoke that bad and have 120 psi compression?

 

the only way to tell if the rings were installed properly would be to pull the pistons out and inspect.
is the oil in the engine contaminated with raw fuel ?
pull the dipstick; check the oil level; smell the oil. replace if needed with straight 30wt
I suppose it's possible the rings never seated....bonami time ?

 

you know I can not remember what the marking on the dipstick looks like. I will look at it tomorrow after work and am also considering the solex replacement. thanks everyone for the fast response and info..

 

If the PO use hard chrome rings in the rebuilt,it will smoke for long time. Untill the the rings take a set. Also if he line up the ring gap it will smoke, they will turn after a while too. I bet he use hard chrome rings

 

In addition to what the others have stated, things that would cause smoke (short list): Broken piston rings; improperly installed rings... etc., etc.

Also, if the carb is giving trouble, I'm sure your aware that there is a fire danger. Keep an extinguisher handy and perhaps roll the Jeep out in the drive rather than risking burning your garage.

Ok, enough 'ol mother hen' ...

 

yes gas leaks and fire is a dangerous situation , I have no idea what kind of rings the PO used.

And right now I am looking for the best price and shipping on the solex. One ? about the solex is it the same size(cfms) as the carter or is there any need in upgrades for such a small and old engine?

 

hey, christmas came early today got my new solex carb and my hood hold downs and also got my cjs rebuilders guild all today....Can not wait untill the weekend