I have a 360 in my CJ. I bought it with the 360 in it but it had issues. I sent the engine out and had it mostly rebuilt. I finished assembling the front of the engine and the intake and exhaust manifolds. At the time, I wondered why the original fuel line was in such a zig-zag pattern. I put more of a direct ''up from the fuel pump, right turn, straight over and into the fuel filter and direct into the carb.'' Now, when I go ANYWHERE, the fuel must drain back from the carb down the line. And if I park on an incline, the fuel must drain back farther. I changed the fuel pump, thinking that it may help but it did nothing. When I start it after the fuel drains back, I get a substantial amount of smoke from the tail pipe. (The builder assured me that the valve stem seals were top-notch, high quality and oil was NOT getting by them) First things first. I need to fix the fuel line back to original. I need to find one existing so I can copy it. I'm still concerned about the oil burning issue - I'm still now sure why it's doing that. Any help with the fuel line or oil burning issue?

Cars & Trucks - AMC - CJ7