This past few days I did some updates to the Jeep. First off, I was having some major stalling and idle issues. It would stall out at every stop, and it would stutter while idling parked. It is a common problem with older Jeeps. The main reason for this problem is the carburetor. I got a good deal on a used Weber carburetor from a guy on JeepForum.com.

I was a little unsure if I could do the install. There are a lot of tubes and wires and nonsense that had to be plugged and moved. I had to buy new tubes since the used one did not come with the correct ones. A new fuel hose, PCV tube and some random vacuum tubes.

I should have started during the daylight hours, but I was supposed to meet up with another Jeep owner to trade tires. (The 35″ tires were a little unsafe for the stock axles and brakes on my jeep so we were going to trade my 35″ for his 33″ tires). The guy cancelled at like 4:00, so I decided to start the carb swap. It gets dark around 4:30 – 5:00 and I was working under the hood with 2 flashlights.

After a couple of hours and lots of looking at my installation instructions, the swap was complete. At least it was as complete as my knowledge would allow. I tried starting up the Jeep… and it started on the first try. It had no problems idling. No more sputtering or stalling out. I was surprised.

I took it for a few minute test drive and it didnt even sputter once at stops. It ran fine the whole time. I smelled some burning rubber smell, but I assumed it was the gasket sealer I used on the carburetor mounts. I drove for about an hour the next day it was very reliable and strong.

Here is the engine compartment before the swap:

Here is the engine with the new Weber carb:

Here is a pic of all the unused stuff from under the hood after the install: