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rhettdog previously said:

I thought you were making a good point until I read the other thread and the part that said the Lexus made it up one part the Willys wouldn't? With the hood up was that due to engine issues not something else hopefully?

Stock one barrel carb needs a rebuild. My brother was turning one of the few screws on the carb to speed up the idle. Not bad for a 46. I think it was flooding out when at steep angles that day because it had been having that issue before. The last line my brother took in the LX470 has a large ledge at the beginning which requires a rock stacking to get over the initial ledge. Then it is fine the rest of the way. When you crank over a 6volt it sounds like it is going to die any second because of how slow it cranks. It still manages to start every time. If you take the oil bath air cleaner tube off you can watch the raw fuel pour (I mean literally pouring) into the intake manifold. I will try and post some more pics of it on the trail with other jeeps. I have them on my other computer. It has gone everywhere those pics were taken and even more. That crack is scarey in a narrow rig. I must say cracks are not that hard to navigate but they look cool. It is amazing how well a light little rig works on the trail. I don't fault all those doubters out there because I was once a doubter. I found this stock 46 for $1500 in a yard, picked it up at 2:00pm, and was wheeling with the local jeep club the next morning at 8:00am. It had not been started since 1989 according to the p.o. and everything works, including all the stock gauges. If you ever get a chance to take a ride in a stock willys do it, you will learn the power of skinney tires. I originally doubted the need for a roll cage because I did not think it would do much. After the last run we decided to make one before taking it out again.


Bob