My Carb is Acting Funny...Help!!!

Cold start, warm start, both? The pumping to refill the float bowl sounds all too familiar a Rochester Q-Jet problem, leaking well plugs is the problem on those, epoxying the well plugs is the cure. Not sure about a 2 bbl. Rochester, but it could be the same kins of thing.

Brad (from the 4 Wheeling center of the universe, 4 corners USA)

usually it is a cold start problem. I at first thought it didn't like cooler temps, but after pumping 8 times i think it is something else. where are the well plugs at? i am not familliar with carbs, they seem to be black magic for me, but i need to learn.
Thanks
Dan Stewart 1963 CJ5 "caloosa Jeepers" member

That's not really the purpose of the accelerator pump. It sounds more like you might have a choke
problem. You should be able to take the air cleaner off and work the throttle and see the pump squirt
a stream into the carb if it's working. The real purpose of the pump is to prevent a power sag durring the
first second of quick acceleration. Since you didn't mention a problem here, I would guess the pump is
working. To answer your question, yes the parts come in the kit.

I am not running the choke. i took off the automatic choke, and put on a cable one, then took that off. The pump squirts, but it just seems weird for pumping it 8 times to get it started. I noticed the pounding of my jeep in the woods lossened up the richness screws before, i rechecked those and they are fine now, could the pounding do other damage inside it?
Thanks
Dan Stewart 1963 CJ5 "Caloosa Jeepers" member

Like I said, the word Rochester brought back memories of 1970s and early 80s GM V8s, usually equipped with a Rochester Quadrajet, probably one of the best but most complicated carburetors ever made. Tiny primaries, giant secondaries, sounded good with an open air cleaner. I'm rambling, worked on a bunch of those years ago, the well plugs are in the bottom of the float bowl, but like I said, I'm not sure if the 2bbl. has them. CJ7Taz mentioned the choke, that would be my first guess on cold start problems.

Brad (from the 4 Wheeling center of the universe, 4 corners USA)

I have had the choke off for about 2 years now. It juct started to act up more in the last 3 months. I hope that will fix it. I mean it is florida and the temps are not cold. maybe the low 70's if i try to start it.
Dan Stewart
1963 CJ5 "caloosa Jeepers" member