BigWillysStyle
New member
I'm new to the whole off road biz but ol hat at engines. I purchased a CJ7 with a 258 3 speed combo in January. It's rough but a great platform to build around. On its first off-road adventure I noticed white gunk around the leaking dipstick and under the balance cover. Suspecting a blown head gasket I removed the head and took it to the machine shop to find it was cracked. Insert 4.0 HO mod. Order a top end kit, 4.0 Head bolts and header and away we go. Well today I got it all together and went to start the engine and it was extremely difficult to start and when it did start the RPMs quickly accelerated to alarming levels prompting me to shut the engine off. My two thoughts are "stuck" carb with fuel just flowing freely through or possibly the intake is misaligned and sucking air? The alignment of the intake is even with the top edge of the head and the dowel holes have been ground. Anyone's input on a possible solution or diagnostic check will be appreciated!