Lets seen when I brought the jeep the guy I bought it from said it needed a carb adjustment because it would stall every time it came to a stop, but the real problem was that the intake manifold was warped so I got the intake machined to make it flat again and a new carb gasket and intake gasket $450 dollars later it was fixed to only find out that it went because my cat was blocked 300 dollars there to for a cat back exhaust.
The next week I lost the clutch and I brought the jeep to ammco what a mistake there work and service sucked and it took over a week to do and $900 dollars later after and new fly wheel, (which I didn't need) clutch, pressure plate, throw bearing, clutch slave, clutch line and, clutch master it was fixed once again a year later the spider gears went but I was lucky and they didn't blow throw the axle so I replaced them with and powertrax no slip locker no spider gears to break any more! I have had lots of carb trouble and very bad gas mileage keep screw driver handy it is a real pain in the ass I hope to, but fuel injection soon.
Other than that I love the jeep. They are fun to drive on though's sunny days, but they suck in the snow. I won't give it up till the body falls off witch won't happen any time soon I hope. It's better off road in the explorer and the blue oval is off my hood. I hope to replace it with a jeep wrangler tj when this dies I will drive jeep forever.
Ah, 1989 Jeep Wrangler YJ carb problems. How many hours do you have for me to explain? I spent an eternity trying to figure out the stock carb. It sucks. It will never be right. I then went to Collins Brothers and purchased a new carb made for the YJ. Much better performance. No longer dying at stops, etc. It does take some tinkering. Also, the instructions are terrible. I am a little above a novice and I had to go very slowly to get it right. If you have any experience at all at these things, the new carb should be a piece of cake for you. Good luck. If you have any questions, then e-mail me at chatzot@yahoo.com.
I have an '89 wrangler as well. When I bought it, I knew it needed clutch, which the seller provided. I didn't realize how much more it needed. I slowly worked on it and most problems have been fixed now, except the stock carb; I've been chasing it for more than a year. Upgraded most, even put in a new fuel pump. Still dies though and is pain when 4x'ing on incline. I heard Howell injection system is way to go. Only heard positives so I'm planning on installing soon. Yes, these Jeep things are addictive.
I had a new 1987 Wrangler as a demo back in 1987, and have owned 3 Wranglers since then. Every one of them was excellent in the snow - if yours isn't, I would have your four wheel drive system checked.
I'm running 31" tires on my current Wrangler and it will climb snowbanks and easily navigates unplowed roads. Wranglers are terrific in snow.
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