need some help

kdrugatz

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i have my 1980 cj5 for sale....trying to sell this thing but having trouble getting it to start up now?!?!? i bought it last april and its always fired up for me...realized i needed a new battery so i got one in there and it will crank but not run?? any ideas on why? yes there is gas in it and yes ive tried putting fuel in the carb...but i am a girl and dumb when it comes to this sort of thing..another reason why i need this to go..dont have the time, money or desire to mess with it. but it has sat for 3 months without me touching it so i dont know...any advice?
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If it want start with gas in the carb it sounds like you don't have any fire on the plugs. Would it start before you changed the battery?
 
well it began over the summer not starting up without a jump and it would hold the charge while running but then when i would cut it off and try and start it right back up without a jump it would not. so now it wouldnt even crank at all with a jump...nothing!...so i put a new battery in and it cranks just can get it to actually start up and run?!?!?!?
 
i will pay someone for their time and labor to come and diagnos or even fix this so it will run for whoever buys it OR if you are interested in buyin i will knock it off the price
 
Have you tuned it up? spark plugs, wires, cap What motor does it have I6(258)
 
this is going to sound odd but check the 02 sensor and the oil blow off line on the air box and the air filter. if it feels like it want to turn over but wont it MIGHT be that its an easy clean and attempt to get it started.
 
deltaspecops99 said:
this is going to sound odd but check the 02 sensor and the oil blow off line on the air box and the air filter. if it feels like it want to turn over but wont it MIGHT be that its an easy clean and attempt to get it started.
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Pretty sure a CJ5 isn't going to have an 02 sensor and most def. doesn't have an air box.

If its been sitting for a while it could be a number of things.

I'd check for spark first. If you were closer I'd fix it for you.
 
Has it been sitting out all winter uncovered? I would still start with a set of plugs. I'm working on a cj5 it was the same way it would turn over easy and wanted to start with a boost box hooked up. After I changed the plugs it started the first turn of the switch. It sounds like it had some issues before it was parked. My work schedule is pretty full til friday if you can't get anyone to check it by then pm me your address I'm only 20 minutes from winston salem. I will be off work around 11am on friday.
 
I wold take the air filter off and try puttin a little gas in the carb. Then try to crank it. If it tried to crank then you know it's a fuel problem. If it doesn't try to crank.....check and see if you have any fire. This can be done using an old spark plug and one of your plug wires. pull one plug wires loose from a plug on the engine and plug the old spark plug in it. Get someone to turn the key over (try to crank it) and see if there is any spark going from the plug to the little prong on the end. Make sure to hold it by the plug wire as it could shock you. I hope this helps.
 
oh lord thanks guys for all the help....ya it has been sitting out all winter..havent touched it or tried to start it up since sept. air filter has been off the whole time too..never put it back on..not sure if thats why..i have no idea..and ya whoever is willing to help ill pay ya...really appreciate it. i am on on fridays so that would work great
 
no i havnt tuned it up or even touched anything on the motor since ive got it..its basically sat since last april minus all the body work and paint that me and some friends did this past summer...other thing is when i was trying to get it started i saw some sparks...????
 
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Just sell it at a cheaper price and let whoever buys it fix it.
 
not exactly sure i was in the drivers seat cranking it and my friend was under the hood by the pass side front fender and coming from under there somewhere?!?!?....and dont really want to drop the price..ive already done that..im sure its just a simple fix..hoping!
 
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