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    Posted: 05 Mar. 2023 at 7:45am
I got the Carter carb in my '47 CJ2A rebuilt and now running the jeep.  It idles and drives, but...  it has a pretty bad bog out when trying to rev or accelerate.  Second gear has really little power.  I can floor it and I don't get much from the jeep in that gear.

So, what part of the carb should I look at?  Accelerator pump?  One of the jets?  Some other doodad?  I should note that I bought the master rebuild kit from Kaiser Willys and I was disappointed with the quality.  I had to bend and sand the accelerator pump, for instance, and there were other issues.

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Raise the metering rod a hair.

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I think Lee is on the money. If that doesn't work, try your old metering rod. I bought that same kit and ended up swapping the metering rod back to the original. I can't remember if that was actually the issue, but I know the original metering rod is in there now and it runs like a champ. 
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Thank you for the ideas.  I actually kept my original metering rod as the new one was bent and longer than the original.  I'm definitely going to try to raise it a little.  Thanks, again.

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Follow up on this effort.  I replaced the metering rod with the new one and raised it.  It runs much, much better.  There is no more (or almost) bog when accelerating.  I still have quite a bit of low power particularly in second.  Should my intervention be the same - raise the metering rod a tad?  
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Check your ignition timing.
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I bought a complete engine rebuild kit from Kaiser Willys for the L134 gear drive engine. Needless to say what a waste of $900 dollars. Made in China 🇨🇳 
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  Have you read ANY of my posts regarding K-W? Evidently not. 
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But they do have an impressive website, very pretty, and easy to navigate, and their catalogs are pretty too! 

A lot of the stuff KW sells is Omix-Ada imports, but they don't bother to tell you that.

When it comes to engine parts I look for quality brand parts. If they don't list the brand, I don't buy.

I want Hastings rings, Silvolite pistons, and US made bearings, none of which are found in a KW kit.  

That said, I have an engine that was built using a KW kit, and it runs great. I didn't build it, and while it runs great now, I just don't know how long it will last.


Edited by Oldpappy - 20 Mar. 2023 at 8:43pm
If you can't get there in a Jeep you don't need to be there!
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