Been gone a while, busy with work and all. So I'll update. I got tired of running poorly, so I broke down and bought a rebuilt carb for the CJ. Found it for $169 plus tax and shipping, plus a core charge of $75 which I'll get back now that I've sent the old carb back. Before installing, I pulled every single vacuum hose and started from scratch, using the diagram under the hood. I replaced all vacuum hoses and fittings with new, and routed them so they're not such an octopus. Then I installed new spark plugs and the new carb. After cranking for 3-4 seconds to fill the bowl with fuel, she kicked off and ran as smooth as a baby's behind. Very nice. Still underpowered, but smooth nonetheless. Now for my problem. I have a rubber hose running up from my front differential into the engine bay, that just sits there loose. I can find no place that it plugs into. The previous owner told me it was just a vent hose, but it doesn't make sense that it connects to nothing. Does anybody know? I'm pretty sure it's the stock front end, but can't swear to that.
