Kris smith

ok first off i have followed th ethrottle body and iac cleaning outlined by cruiser. irst issue is in the morning i went to start it and all it did was crank and crank and smell like gas. im pretty sure this is a crank sensor?
issue two was once i got it started later that day it started idling funny like at 1200-1500 rpm or around 300 rpm and would stall out in nutral with the clutch in i would restart and it would idle at 3000 for what seemed like forever but was really anout 30 seconds. i have no clue whast causing this any help
and the last issue is i was driving home after all the issues and my temp guage was at 210 which isnt normal for my jeep. then it would drop of to 100 and back my oil pressure guage has been doing this sicne i put in a new water temp sender. i think i may be missing a ground or someting any help guys thank you

austinjoe13

I agree with the crank sensor and probably a vacuum leak for the high idle. Get some carb cleaner and while the engine is idling, spray the cleaner where the manifold meets the block. If it stumbles or dies, tighten up your manifold bolts from the middle out.

What exactly do you mean by funny idle? Is it smooth, does it lope between 1200 and 1500rpm? Does it suddenly drop to 300?

Kris smith

ok i have no vac leaks that was the first thing i checked when i first had this issue cleaning the iac and throttle body really helpped at first. and funny as in i normally idle at abou 7-800 ill be say coasting in second gear down a grade into a canyon and i come to a stop put the clutch in and the rpms onlydrop back to 12-1500 or after ive been on the highway at one steady speed for a while. or lik ewhen it died at a stop light i was just sitting there and i went to 1st to move up a litl and it stayed at 1500 and then started to drop to 300 and was bucking and fightin to stay running and just finally went off. it fired rigth back up but stayed at 3000 rpm for about 30 seconds and then as i was about to switch it off and let it sit it dropped back to normal. anhd thats when my guages started acting up