Buying a Jeep with no gas tank... help
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From: Clifton, NJ
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee
Engine: I6 4.0L
Anyone have a tutorial or explanation on how to start it up without a gas tank? Thanks. I
92 Jeep Cherokee
I6 4.0L HO
92 Jeep Cherokee
I6 4.0L HO
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From: Broward County Fl.
Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 12 hole bosch Injectors
Watch a guy try this three wharehouses a a 55 chev belair burnt to ground and three week stay in the hospital later . How lucky are you in life. Can of starting fluid will get it to start . Other than that mounting a tank and hooking it up correctly only safe way.
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From: Riviera, Texas
Year: 1998 Sport
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Using a can of starting fluid would be your best and safest option. Just spray a little to get it going and shoot a little more to keep it running.
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From: spokane valley, wa
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
As long as you have the send and return lines in the can and probably near where the gas tank should be (considering that's where all the lines are running to/from) I don't even understand what would have to be done to cause a fire like that ...
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From: Russellville, Arkansas
Year: 1991
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I-6
I popped the tank on my '76 Power Wagon one time, I had to drive @ 75 miles to get out of the woods and get home. I set a 5-gal can in the passenger floorboard and ran the fuel line it to. Granted, the pump was on the engine, but the principle is the same. Just don't smoke in the vehicle while you're doing it.
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From: spokane valley, wa
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I popped the tank on my '76 Power Wagon one time, I had to drive @ 75 miles to get out of the woods and get home. I set a 5-gal can in the passenger floorboard and ran the fuel line it to. Granted, the pump was on the engine, but the principle is the same. Just don't smoke in the vehicle while you're doing it.
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From: Riviera, Texas
Year: 1998 Sport
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I just want to see how he will get the elect. fuel pump into the gs can. Like mentioned before if it was a mechanical pump that would be a completely different story.
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From: Russellville, Arkansas
Year: 1991
Model: Cherokee
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I have used an aftermarket elec fuel pump that I keep around for when I need to drain a gas tank. Mine is a small Napa brand, if I remember correctly.
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