Need help! I have a weber carb on an 89 sidekick 1.6. Idles fine, runs at low speed fine. When I run it at 55 for about 3-5 miles it looses power like it's starving for gas. If I drop back to 50 it runs okay. What the heck is the problem?
Thanks, goetzco
I see lots of folks mess up the gas tank air vent when they swap carbs. This is a charcoal canister on most vehicles and vents the carb float bowl too, I am not sure what yours uses, but something like that.
The test is to crack open the gas cap and see if the trouble goes away.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT'sgoetzco wrote:
Thanks Mike! That is one thing I haven't tried. I will let you know if it does the trick.
There is an air filter on mine that I plug up when I take it into the mud. The filter is only about $2.00 but is a bugger to change.
Mike
goetzco wrote:
Simple stuff first: Dirty fuel filter? Bad fuel pump? Hole in fuel line allowing the fuel pump to suck air?
which weber? what's the temperature that you're having trouble with? is the carb icing up? what are you feeding it with? is the strainer in the tank ok? (i've had trouble with separate cars with each of these) is the carb an aftermarket setup? icing is a real posibility. good luck, sammm
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