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Old May 17, 2013 | 01:08 PM
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Year: 1997
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i have a 97 jeep cherokee sport with the 4.0 and i just did cap plugs wires and rotor and put it on a scan tool it said tps voltage low so i put a new one on and it still runs bad when you drive it it doesnt missfire but when you get on the gas it starts to miss and sputter then when you let off it almost dies any ideas ?
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Old May 17, 2013 | 01:13 PM
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I'd start by checking and cleaning all of your grounding points. Just search on here for "ground refreshing." Bad grounds can provide for some weird problems.
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Old May 17, 2013 | 01:18 PM
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i guess the computer could have a bad ground i washed off my engine and the next day it started running like crap so i thought i had water in cap but it was all dry
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Old May 18, 2013 | 08:58 AM
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It turned out to be the tps reset the PCM and it runs like a champ now
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