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Old Jun 25, 2013 | 10:24 PM
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Okay so last time i took my jeep out i pulled it off the trailer and it ran just fine, i shut it off then we got ready to go play and it wouldnt even start. Another guy there said he had the same problem at one time and he unplugged the map sensor told me to pump it as fast as i can and got it to start and he plugged it back in but it just ran like crap for acouple minutes then ran decent but the same thing kept happening all day. Does anyone know what could be the problem?
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Old Jun 26, 2013 | 01:38 AM
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Since unplugging the MAP temporarily fixes it, I'd start with that and the associated vacuum hose.
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Old Jun 26, 2013 | 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Radi
Since unplugging the MAP temporarily fixes it, I'd start with that and the associated vacuum hose.
I'm confused. Did that hokey starting procedure work on the other guy's Jeep or the OP's Jeep?
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Old Jun 26, 2013 | 10:06 AM
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I'm confused. Did that hokey starting procedure work on the other guy's Jeep or the OP's Jeep?
yeah but i dont no what he did to fix it
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Old Jun 26, 2013 | 10:14 AM
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and the map sens that was one the start of the day a guy gave to me awhile ago and i had the other one that i took off before so i put it on and it still did the same thing so i no it cant be that but i got nothing
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Old Jun 26, 2013 | 10:57 AM
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Dude, your lack of punctuation and run-on gibberish sentences make it impossible to help you.
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Old Jun 26, 2013 | 11:52 AM
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^^^lmao...

Are you attempting to say the map sensor that you used while it was having issues was a different one that you got from someone?

Would you explain why you replaced it in the first place? I have a feeling its a vacuum issue.
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Old Jun 26, 2013 | 01:05 PM
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^^^lmao...

Are you attempting to say the map sensor that you used while it was having issues was a different one that you got from someone?

Would you explain why you replaced it in the first place? I have a feeling its a vacuum issue.
to start the day i had the map sensor that the guy gave me when i was having the problem. I then decided to put the old one back on and it still did it. I put a new one on because awhile ago i was having problems and he gave me it, which was from a junk yard, its a long story of why he did.
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Old Jun 26, 2013 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
Dude, your lack of punctuation and run-on gibberish sentences make it impossible to help you.
Sorry lol when you got a hot teacher its hard to pay attention.
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Old Jun 29, 2013 | 12:14 AM
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do you think maybe it could be that both map sensors are bad?
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Originally Posted by CherokeeXJ
do you think maybe it could be that both map sensors are bad?
Could be. ever done the sensor ground test in my write-ups?
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Old Jun 29, 2013 | 12:32 AM
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Could be. ever done the sensor ground test in my write-ups?
no i have not but i think i will try it, but i dont get how it just started doing it out of the blue, cuz it only did it that day. a few days later when i pulled it of the trailer and cleaned it, it ran fine so idk
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Originally Posted by CherokeeXJ
no i have not but i think i will try it, but i dont get how it just started doing it out of the blue, cuz it only did it that day. a few days later when i pulled it of the trailer and cleaned it, it ran fine so idk
Cuz that's how cars and electrical **** work. That's why.
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Old Jun 29, 2013 | 12:38 AM
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Cuz that's how cars and electrical **** work. That's why.
yeah no ****, and has to do it when i want to play and then stops when i'm done
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Old Jun 29, 2013 | 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by CherokeeXJ
yeah no ****, and has to do it when i want to play and then stops when i'm done
Yep. You've got it figured out. That's why you do preventative things. So then, when you wanna go play the risk of failure is greatly reduced. Click on the "pink link" in my signature and get after it.
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