HELP carb not getting gas

my 88 yj has been having problems with getting gas. no gas shoots out
in the carb when i hit the pedal. this happened a few weeks ago but
started working again. the car was running fine until recently. when
i put gas straight down the carburetor it starts and stops so i assume
its just the fuel line thats faulty. the fuel filter is new so its
not that. i took the venturi out of it and made sure nothing was
clogged. nothing was found so i put it back together. i did this
because i read somewhere that it was needed if gas dripped out when
car was idling. from recent work to the carb i noticed this was
happening so i figured id give it a shot. i have a 258 Carter BBD
carburetor.
any help with where to begin is appreciated thanks in advance

88yj proclaimed:
> my 88 yj has been having problems with getting gas. no gas shoots out
> in the carb when i hit the pedal. this happened a few weeks ago but
> started working again. the car was running fine until recently. when
> i put gas straight down the carburetor it starts and stops so i assume
> its just the fuel line thats faulty. the fuel filter is new so its
> not that. i took the venturi out of it and made sure nothing was
> clogged. nothing was found so i put it back together. i did this
> because i read somewhere that it was needed if gas dripped out when
> car was idling. from recent work to the carb i noticed this was
> happening so i figured id give it a shot. i have a 258 Carter BBD
> carburetor.
> any help with where to begin is appreciated thanks in advance
>
I don't know that carb, but does it have a separate accellerator pump
that adds just a shot of gas when you pump the pedal?

Got a float valve in the carb that is leaking down? Sometimes can be
cured by just pulling it and tapping gently with a soft mallet...but by
the time you get it that far about a rebuild kit would be in order.

88yj wrote:
> my 88 yj has been having problems with getting gas. no gas shoots out
> in the carb when i hit the pedal. this happened a few weeks ago but
> started working again. the car was running fine until recently. when
> i put gas straight down the carburetor it starts and stops so i assume
> its just the fuel line thats faulty. the fuel filter is new so its
> not that. i took the venturi out of it and made sure nothing was
> clogged. nothing was found so i put it back together. i did this
> because i read somewhere that it was needed if gas dripped out when
> car was idling. from recent work to the carb i noticed this was
> happening so i figured id give it a shot. i have a 258 Carter BBD
> carburetor.
> any help with where to begin is appreciated thanks in advance
>

Did you put the fuel filter back in right side up?

The filter has two outlets, the center one goes to the carb and the
'top' one goes to the return line. This one must be up top or the gas
will siphon back to the tank air locking the pump so you get no gas into
the carb. You can prime it a few time to get the like full and it will
run until the next time it sits.

Any gas smell? If so check the rubber line where it goes from the frame
to the tank in the back and up front to the pump.

Mike
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