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Old 05-17-2017, 11:27 AM
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I have a Jeep Cherokee sport 1997 4.0 v6. 5 speed. My question is what's wrong with the car? I was going up a hill and I stalled a few times and I tried restarting the car and it wouldn't start back up. Everything in the car works, the headlights, radio, ac/heating, clutch. But after stalling those few times she won't start up. Is it the starter?
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Check for codes. Even if the CEL is out, there may be something there. If not, does it crank? If yes, check for spark. If not, check fuses.
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Originally Posted by fb97xj1
Check for codes. Even if the CEL is out, there may be something there. If not, does it crank? If yes, check for spark. If not, check fuses.
Can you tell me exactly what to do? I don't know much about cars... is there a way I could post a video of me starting her up?
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You can post a video to Youtube, and then copy the link here. It will show up in your post.

Let's go back to the basics: When you say it doesn't start, please describe exactly what that means. Does the starter motor turn the engine over, but the engine doesn't run? Or does the starter not even turn over the engine?

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