Hi Everyone! Looking for some help and guidance if possible. A couple quick notes:
When I got it back home, I went to work and replaced the distributor by watching an enormous amount of YT videos and looking at a bootlegged copy of the service manual. If it's relevant I did install it 3 times wrong before I got it lined up right and the engine turned over on the first try. The Jeep idled fine so I decided to take it for a drive. Upon accelerating, I found that the Jeep started to bog down and make intermittent loud noises (sort of like a loud clank). Pulled her back in and found the distributor cap was loose (Distributor - 4....Me - 0). I tightened it back up, took her back out, and found that the problem still exists.
I also changed the spark plugs and greased the spark plug wire boots. I confirmed everything is seating correctly so I think I've ruled out a misfire. I took it back out today and the problem still exists. However, I found that problem only seems to exist when accelerating, and only seems to happen at low speeds. After the engine bogs, If I continue to give it gas it seems to run perfectly up to 50mph (fastest I've gone). I can say that between 10mph-50mph the engine seems to run nice; good acceleration, no noises, smooth ride, etc. Below is a video showing the issue when going to accelerate (my apologies for the crappy audio). Also, I'm awarding bonus points for anyone who can diagnose and point me in the direction of getting rid of that awful squeak. Thank you in advance!
- I bought a 99 Jeep TJ 4cyl as a project Jeep. It's has 185k miles but it look like some work may have already been done to the engine. The gentlemen I purchased it from only owned it for 3 months and was looking to offload it before he moved out of state
- I will eventually look to do an LS swap or something similar once I have the skills and confidence
- I plan on making this Jeep street legal but also more for off-roading, i.e. not my daily driver
- I got it for super cheap and am looking to work on it progressively to learn more about engine/vehicle mechanics
- I am in NO WAY a mechanic but I'm pretty handy, have a good collection of tools, and tend to follow directions pretty well
When I got it back home, I went to work and replaced the distributor by watching an enormous amount of YT videos and looking at a bootlegged copy of the service manual. If it's relevant I did install it 3 times wrong before I got it lined up right and the engine turned over on the first try. The Jeep idled fine so I decided to take it for a drive. Upon accelerating, I found that the Jeep started to bog down and make intermittent loud noises (sort of like a loud clank). Pulled her back in and found the distributor cap was loose (Distributor - 4....Me - 0). I tightened it back up, took her back out, and found that the problem still exists.
I also changed the spark plugs and greased the spark plug wire boots. I confirmed everything is seating correctly so I think I've ruled out a misfire. I took it back out today and the problem still exists. However, I found that problem only seems to exist when accelerating, and only seems to happen at low speeds. After the engine bogs, If I continue to give it gas it seems to run perfectly up to 50mph (fastest I've gone). I can say that between 10mph-50mph the engine seems to run nice; good acceleration, no noises, smooth ride, etc. Below is a video showing the issue when going to accelerate (my apologies for the crappy audio). Also, I'm awarding bonus points for anyone who can diagnose and point me in the direction of getting rid of that awful squeak. Thank you in advance!
