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98 Cherokee Sport Starts and runs, let off the gas and it dies

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Old 06-04-2012, 04:06 PM
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My jeep ran awesome forever then pulling up to a stop light it just died and would turn over but not start. So I replaced the Crank Position Sensor and it will start now and run great, as long as my foot is slightly on the gas.

The second I let off the gas it dies. Is it the valve in the throttle body for the idle?
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My jeep ran awesome forever then pulling up to a stop light it just died and would turn over but not start. So I replaced the Crank Position Sensor and it will start now and run great, as long as my foot is slightly on the gas.

The second I let off the gas it dies. Is it the valve in the throttle body for the idle?
take it out an clean it ....
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could be the battery is having issues. Worth getting it tested or swap it out with another one to see.
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TPS?
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mine did the same same thing. replace the idle air control valve.
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