yes and it worked on my 1996 jeep cherokee limited thanks...

 

how did you pin point that it was the alarms. i just replaced my distributor and i have no spark. fuel pump works , combustion is there but it just crank crank crank and itll crank all the way till the battery dies!

 

probably wont be the alarm, as it shuts it fuel pump down

very easy to put the dizzy in one tooth (or more) out...how sure are you about that ?

source of dizzy ?..cam sensor maybe dead from box

'96 dont have an immobiliser in Oz, dont know about USA

 

thats what i was thinking also. buf i followed directions to the T today for 8 hours. even started over a couple times. i did the ole obd1 test and it came up with #12 and #55. i also have a bad hot wire connection on my distributor , plus .. i realised all the ground in the engine bay arent there. she has power fuel and combustion but no spark at all. ... ran half decent before distributor change but it was also out of timing then

 

a bag of issues there

The PCM provides ground for the spark (and fuel injectors)

There is 2 big studs on engine block that earth heaps of things, including PCM. They must be perfect

have you got 12V going to the Dizzy ?

are the injectors cycling, or do you just have fuel pressure ?

check & fix any bad wires

re-fit original dizzy to see if it runs, ..is it an el-cheapo "new" distributor" ?

 

it was deffenitly used and abused by the last people. needs both o2 sensors and 02 sensor relay also. ill try refitting the original dizzy to see maybe if this new on is bad out the box, i currently dont own a mutlimeter but a buddy is letting me use his tommrrow. trying to change a ***** into a house wife lol its a nice jeep but man was it abused

 

lol, good luck with that quest man

not even owning a multimeter is ominous, but hopefully you can use one

add the year of your XJ to your profile

and download the free FSM from cruiser54 on this site

 

never had use for one until now! but i will deffenitly be investing in one next couple days! i hoping its just a faulty ground

 

so my ob1 reader is showing 12,11,22,42,55 think it vould be a crank shaft or camshaft positioner

 

dont know Jeep codes, they should be converted to generic OBD2 codes via Google and publish them, that will be more meaningful

presumably your '96 is OBD2..does it have an OBD2 connector near your knee, or an obd1 connector in the engine bay ?