Ifinally finished! BUT slow crank, no start
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From: Broward County Fl.
Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 12 hole bosch Injectors
. lol idk what the problem is, its loud enough on mine
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From: Broward County Fl.
Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 12 hole bosch Injectors
To be really honest... mine sounds exactly like that. It even pauses and everything. I JUST replaced the starter. And so far, I haven't had any luck getting it to start either. 
I've just been working on other things and slowly making progress on other things. So, I guess I may have the same problem as you do. I was working on the solution myself though. Maybe somebody can help us... 
I've just been working on other things and slowly making progress on other things. So, I guess I may have the same problem as you do. I was working on the solution myself though. Maybe somebody can help us... 
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From: East Lake, NC
Year: 1987
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I checked my firing order with my scrap Jeep and with various diagrams, and it looks right. I'll re-check mine again in the morning when it's light out... maybe I missed something the first four times. I'll play around with it some too.
I'll play around with it some too.
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From: Broward County Fl.
Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 12 hole bosch Injectors
bring motor to top dead center on compression stroke on no 1 cyl remove cap see which way rotor is pointing that were no1 spark plug wire goes on cap then proceed to install the other wire in the correct order going counter clock wise
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From: Shorewood, Il
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: inline 6 4.0L
yay for the mechanic! lol ok can someone send me a pic of the right routing (actual engine picture) because mine is exactly like it shows in the previous firing order picture in the last couple pages
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From: Chicago
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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From: Broward County Fl.
Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
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Engine: 12 hole bosch Injectors
you also have cam timing theres adifference if you had the cam out and was not installed right that is whats called 180 out
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From: Broward County Fl.
Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
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Engine: 12 hole bosch Injectors
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From: Chicago
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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From: Broward County Fl.
Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 12 hole bosch Injectors
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From: Shorewood, Il
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: inline 6 4.0L
ITS ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YOU GUYS ROCK!!! it was the timing. I guess I cant read the haynes manual right
. its a little rough but Ill fix that tomorrow. but les than a second of turning the key VROOOOM! ( setting off my dads tiburon sitting next to me) lol