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89 Cherokee fuel problems

Old 03-21-2015, 07:58 PM
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I have an 89 jeep Cherokee limited. It recently stopped running and we thought it was a fuel problem so we changed the fuel pump and fuel filter. It now runs for 6 or 7 seconds but then it cuts out and spits and sputters and when I give it gas it dies. Any got an idea of what it might be?
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Have you checked the fuel pressure? How's the regulator?
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Originally Posted by Dshuster
I have an 89 jeep Cherokee limited. It recently stopped running and we thought it was a fuel problem so we changed the fuel pump and fuel filter. It now runs for 6 or 7 seconds but then it cuts out and spits and sputters and when I give it gas it dies. Any got an idea of what it might be?
Yep. Could be a bad fuel pump ballast resistor. Bypass it and see what happens.
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