FishinDawg

Time to hunt has been few and far between this year but did manage to get this GA buck on 11/8

9 hours ago, retro said:

It sounds like you may have fixed the flickering lights issue. Its possible that the pilot screw (idle mixture) needs readjusted though @FishinDawg, its easy you can adjust it by ear, no need for a tachometer.

From the service manual:

 

 

Have ya got a pic of your '04 Rubi that you can share? We all love pics...!

 

 

Thanks for that, retro! The pilot screw never crossed my mind...now that I think about it, the old spark plug came out fairly black and sooty. I’ll play with the adjustment over thanksgiving. 
 

I just have this one pic at the moment. PO removed all the decals, but I’ve got new decals and a tank vent hose ordered that should be here in a few days 

Thanks for the help y’all! Just to update, I was able to get ahold of a new rectifier and bolted it on just to rule that out...and that made the lights a little brighter and I didn’t notice them flicker or dim at all. The idle still isn’t totally smooth, but it runs fine beyond that...it’s probably not a big deal but little things like that bug me 😂. I did adjust the idle up a little. I’ll just ride it as is for now and when I have some free time pull the carb and give it a good cleaning since it’s probably never had it done. 

Hey everyone, new member from GA. Picked up an 04 Rubicon recently from a fella...it was in good shape and only had 767 mi/135 hrs. Drove it around before buying it, ran good, all transmission modes worked good. Shortly after being home it had starting issues, wouldn't idle without dying. Battery was weak, so replaced that. Changed the oil (T6 15w-40). Changed the spark plug (NGK 7901). Ran a fresh tank of gas with a good dose of seafoam, which helped smooth out the idle tremendously. Now it starts great and idles smooth for the most part, but you can hear the idle skip at random times and sometimes it just cuts off while idling. One other thing I've noticed, at night with the lights on at idle, they will almost dim for a split second at random times...no change in how the idle sounds when this happens. Aside from the idle issues, it drives perfect. Kinda has me stumped if its carb related or electrical, or both. Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks!