I got the same spare tire carrier on the back of mine. I made a Jerry can holder out of angle iron that I bolted up behind the spare tire. Works great. Do yourself a favor and get rid of that mechanical fuel pump and run a Holly electric pump. They work great and last a long time. And I have tried them all. Spectra is garbage.
I feel your pain! My 198O CJ5 with the 258 leaks like a sieve again. Used the felpro cork gasket and worked great for over a year, now it's blowing oil everywhere. Think the bolts could use a good tightening. Someone said torque them to 50 inch pounds. What would your suggestion be on the torque spec? And yes, the CJ is the best looking Jeep ever made. And those new Camaros are badass!
Im sure you're long done by now but from what I've read, I would go 50 in. lbs. on torque spec for the valve cover, and as far as the oil blowing everywhere...check that your pcv valve/lines are clogged and there is good suction by from the carb. I decided to do away with carb suction anyway and went with an exhaust pcv kit. Not difficult to install, just drill into the exhaust collector(s) and weld the nipple(s) from the kit to it, then screw on the check valves and hook up the 5/8" pcv hose to the oil/air separators in the valve cover. This did away with all my oil leak problems, especially blowing out from the valve cover...Of course that was after a complete gaskets and seal overhaul on the motor. And it will only work if you live in a non-emission state, like lovely Florida!
@@georgeadolf666 Thank you so much for the reply and advice. Because I'm really, really lazy I have not checked the torque on those valve cover bolts yet. Well actually I did start the attempt but ended up needing a smaller socket for which I ended up purchasing a new socket set with the extender I needed. Now that the weather is not freezing, I'll run out and finish the job. Here in idaho as long as your vehicle is 1980 or older an emissions test is not required. My Jeep is a 1980 so I'm golden! And to top it off, because it's exempt from emissions, I had a guy get rid of the no good for nothing piece of crap catalytic converter! Yay!!!!
