Cj-2a Fuel Trouble?

Check fuel pressure and volume at the carb inlet pipe. Check the float and inlet valve for sticking and function. Check for vacuum in the tank from  a bad cap. Could there be a crimp or dent in a fuel line?
Is the accelerator pump circuit working?


Edited by TERRY - 28 July 2014 at 8:30pm

Yep, there could be trash build up in the carb.

Well, I am not an overly 'Mechanically Literate' person, but I'll tell you what I can. We replaced the coil, condenser, and points about a year ago. The points look fine now, no excessive blackening and the gap appears to be fine. It has the original Carb, So I suppose that means it is a WO since it's a '47. (Am I correct that the Solex was on later models, or is that my imagination) It also has the original mechanical fuel pump, I don't know if it is single or dual action. (I can find all these things out, if need be). We switched over from a 12 volt generator to a 12 volt alternator last year, they had already converted from 6 to 12. I have driven it a quite a bit over the last year, it has essentially been my daily driver for the last two months. No problems to speak of with the engine,other than the fuel filter problem we had at first, which I described in my earlier post. If there is anything else that might help any of you figure this out I would be glad to oblige. 

Well, I'll answer what I can at the moment and get back before long with answers about the carb and pump. But anyways, before it started acting up, I'd been driving it at least twice a week, often more, for about two months. (Before that it was still too cool in the mornings) It's been in the garage every night until it started warming up, but it was outside through most of June. We haven't had any rain though. I just fuel up at our local card lock, so no, not name brand fuel. And yes, the tank is usually about 3/4 full. I have a simple NAPA in line filter about half way between the tank and the fuel pump (It's at about the lowest point on the line). I heard from another source that the float in the carb might be stuck, does that happen often with these old carbs?

When you say you cranked it with the line off you had pressure--do you mean you had it off at the carb and it has pressure up there??