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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 11:58 PM
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Angry 89 Jeep, Help!!!!!!!!

I just got a 89 Jeep Cherokee that my brother gave me outta his salvage yard, looks clean, has a lift supposedly just needed a harmonic balancer. I put the new balancer on, turns over just fine, no fire tho. So checked the coil, no spark. Installed a new coil, no spark yet.
So then I put on a cps (crank sensor) still no spark. I got to digging around on the thing and it looks like it has had a new computer installed on it not to long ago, along with the updated harness for the crank sensor. I am at a loss here, it also has a brand new alternator.
Any help would be great, I did go through and check a bunch of the wires and they all seem to test out good.
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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 12:53 AM
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start with the cps, again. do your testing as this article will show you, if you still have issues lets break them down.

start here: http://www.lunghd.com/Tech_Articles/...iagnostics.htm
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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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I just put a new cps on last night, still no luck
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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 10:20 PM
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even a new CPS could be faulty...

where is it getting no spark from? are you testing from the distributor, or from the wire coming directly off the coil?
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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 06:30 PM
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I am getting no spark outta the NEW coil, or when i put a plug in any of the wires and ground it out.
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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 06:35 PM
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and you checked the fuses, power wire to the starter and the power wire from the ignition, correct?
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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 07:23 PM
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If I remember corectly the yellow wire on the coil should hve 12 volts coming off of it when the switch is on
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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 08:48 PM
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do you have a wiring diagram?
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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 09:03 PM
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If you dont have one send me you email and Ill send one to you.
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 02:20 AM
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I will double check everything you mentioned above, but it is cranking over just fine. I will check the wire for 12v also. Thanks for every1's input, keep it coming, it's much apprecitated!
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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 02:29 PM
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Are you getting spark to the distributor
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 11:15 AM
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Default seems like prob

accept now i think i got a fuel problem
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