Recent content by Torisco

Cleaned original plugs and still were sooty (black powdered) after running and quitting Replaced plugs with new ones and got same result. Had the top off of the carb and ran the electric fuel pump to make sure float stopped fuel from entering after bowl was filled to specified float setting...

I tried that and it did not change the problem.

Wife was ill...just got back to this issue. Am just now going to install the new coil, and points. Will respnd after this to what yuou have given me. I truly appreciate this post and ois guidance.

I do not have the primer installed on this rig. Thank you for the input.

I greatly appreciate what you have told me. After rebuilding the carburetor I have been running and testing the problem for, at least, half a dozen times for 5- 10 minutes without the air lines connected to anything (just hanging there). The original problem that started all of this appeared to...

Thank you for the info I had no idea about. A Test run goes probably around 5-10 minutes max. at idle before the engine quits. The two air horn lines are connected at the distributor but the air cleaner and air horn assembly are and were off when I have test run the engine. I read somewhere...

Had a family emergency and had to step away from my M43 problem. Am now back at it and family issue came out fine. I tested the compression 1= 100, 2 =95, 3=97, 4=95, 5=98, 6=100. I think compression is not a problem. I pulled number one plug to check for spark. Grounded the plug body to the...

I made a lousy description...thanks for the clean-up

Tubular front axle housing assembly is a Willys MB. Square front axle housing assembly is a Ford GPW.

If you still have no answer to your marking question...I have the specs for marking the jeep in U.S. Army standards and U.S. Marine standards that I can send you.

Won the compression tester I bid on, with a ridiculously low bid, before being offered one by Ziggy 0. Sure appreciated the offer but was stuck with the bid I previously made for a tester. Got my coil from Da Bella and got my distributor points rotor and condenser. Tester will arrive next week...

Thank you.

That is the reason I gave for cancelling the order. I asked the very question you posed.

Thanks

Do you have a picture of the tester?