i was driving when i had to stop at a light i was driving for about 5 miles before this happened i stop at a light my usic was on so i didnt even hear the car shut down i just noticed that my gauge was down to 0 like the car was off.

I tried to start it and the rpm stick just went up and down bestween 0-1000 rpms for about 2 to 3 times then it started. whats going on?

its a 88 cherekee 4.0L inline 6

FUEL HISTORY:
i use to have fuel related problems that wouldnt go away until i brought a pump from auto zone and i hard to eventually disconnect the ballast resistor to get the car to stay on i dont think the pump was getting enough voltage with the resistor connected i actually think it has something to do with autozones pumps i think the are 12v pumps if im not mistaken jeeps take the v pump?

my info could be mixed up or wrong but i heard that from a mechanic from just answer.com

i also ahve a new TPS, IAC and new map sensor help me out guys thanks.!!

 

See if it has any codes stored from "the incident".

 

thank god most autozone parts have a lifetime warranty..you bought it right???

 

what was wrong with all those old sensors? if you still have them then put them back in one at a time till the problem goes away, so hopefully it is a bad sensor that you got from autozone(not unheard of).

 

well the IAC was making my car shut off alot everytime i idled in park or in drive. the new IAC did fix this.

the TPS never really could get it right the 1st one i brought a shop said it was bad but i read online about the adjustment presidure and i didnt recall him adjusting the damn thing. he had put in my old TPS and since the car was running fine i didnt care but i kept the new TPS i brought.

months later i started having this idle issues and i read that it most likely is the TPS on these mondels i attempted to read the specs on the old TPS that was in the car and at first it was a little low on output but fairly close to range.

It wouldnt adjust any higher on the output and the input was 4.somthing
but the output was definately in the 82% range of the input ( the input didnt round of to the 5v spec though but it was 4.3somethin)

i assumed it was the TPS i tried to put the new one i had in and adjust to the right spec but it was way to high
the input was within range but the output wasn't 82% and it wont adjust to it either
started the car, with as close to 82% as possible and it was really high idle

I then brought another TPS and installed and the specs were similar to the last new one just didnt start with high idle.
but this new TPS output is not 82% of the input thats for sure

 

im surprised no one said anything about the resistor being disconnected i usually get alot of warning about that.

if it turns of to be the pump i think im a go with one from the dealer rather not take any more chances as this would be the 3rd time i would be replacing the pump and seriously i dont think it was the pump every time i replaced it.

thats why this time i wanna research carefully