engine wont start
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From: Illinois
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
i woke up this morning and went out to my jeep and went to turn the key and all it did was crank....i put the pedal to the floor and still didnt fire....pulled a spark plug and it was dry..no gas...i cranked it long enough that the plug shouldve been wet with gas but its not....can a fuel pump go bad overnite because it ran fine last night
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Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
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alrite heres an update...i took the fuel line off that goes into the fuel rail and when i turned the key some gas came out but then when i cranked on it it stopped putting out gas...dont know if its suppose to be pumping while it cranking or if something else is wrong
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From: Oroville, CA
Year: 1995
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 with all of the noise and clatter
Take a test light and see if the ground on the negitive side of the coil is pulsing while cranking. If not, could be a crank sensor or a cam sensor. If the PCM does not see an RPM signal it will shut the fuel pump off.
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ok im gonna check to see if i have spark on the plugs...i sprayed ether in and it fired a few times but never actually started... makes me think theres not enough spark but idk how a coil could bad from sitting overnite
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Year: 1994
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If you take the fuel line off and crank it you should have a lot of gas pump out.
If you take a spark plug out and hook it back up to the wire, have someone crank your engine for about 2-3 sec and make sure it is sparking.
If you have fuel and spark then its got to be the sensor, its on the bell housing of the trans at 11 o'clock
If you take a spark plug out and hook it back up to the wire, have someone crank your engine for about 2-3 sec and make sure it is sparking.
If you have fuel and spark then its got to be the sensor, its on the bell housing of the trans at 11 o'clock
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From: Oroville, CA
Year: 1995
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 with all of the noise and clatter
If you take the fuel line off and crank it you should have a lot of gas pump out.
If you take a spark plug out and hook it back up to the wire, have someone crank your engine for about 2-3 sec and make sure it is sparking.
If you have fuel and spark then its got to be the sensor, its on the bell housing of the trans at 11 o'clock
If you take a spark plug out and hook it back up to the wire, have someone crank your engine for about 2-3 sec and make sure it is sparking.
If you have fuel and spark then its got to be the sensor, its on the bell housing of the trans at 11 o'clock
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