2.8L V6, Sudden Stalling & Bucking

Hi Guys,

I have a 1986 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 with a 2.8L V6...

Up until yesterday (very rainy day) it ran fine then suddenly started
stalling & bucking (like loosing power). Would not start immediately after,
would take a couple of good cranks. I got it home while stalling at almost
every corner along the way and took of the air bowl & started it up. It
seems to run ok, but i hear a slight ticking noise coming from near the carb
or distributor.. Also i looked down the carb and noticed the gas wash like
flowing out, is this normal or should it be a misty spray?

Any Ideas?

Fred

As another poster said, water in the cap/plug wires. That could be the cause
of the ticking - the spark is grounding out through a crack in the cap or
bad plug wire.
tad

"TradeMaster" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi Guys,
>
> I have a 1986 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 with a 2.8L V6...
>
> Up until yesterday (very rainy day) it ran fine then suddenly started
> stalling & bucking (like loosing power). Would not start immediately
after,
> would take a couple of good cranks. I got it home while stalling at almost
> every corner along the way and took of the air bowl & started it up. It
> seems to run ok, but i hear a slight ticking noise coming from near the
carb
> or distributor.. Also i looked down the carb and noticed the gas wash like
> flowing out, is this normal or should it be a misty spray?
>
> Any Ideas?
>
> Fred
>
>