Please help stuck on the beach asap
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Year: 1996
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Stranded on the beach please help.
Jeep ran ok for 3 hr drive here. 1996 cherokee sport. Stock. On the beach went from park to drive and gave it a little gas. It sputtered and died now wont start. Gauges all work it will crank but not start. 3 days ago I did new plugs,wires ,cap and rotor and fuel filter. It has run fine since. Although 1 time I accelerated and it sputters and then it goes.
I just did some testing. And I don't think it is getting spark to the distributed cap.
Please help ASAP on the beach and Tide is about to turn.
Jeep ran ok for 3 hr drive here. 1996 cherokee sport. Stock. On the beach went from park to drive and gave it a little gas. It sputtered and died now wont start. Gauges all work it will crank but not start. 3 days ago I did new plugs,wires ,cap and rotor and fuel filter. It has run fine since. Although 1 time I accelerated and it sputters and then it goes.
I just did some testing. And I don't think it is getting spark to the distributed cap.
Please help ASAP on the beach and Tide is about to turn.
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Year: 1996
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When I would accelerate it would sputter a little bit. But it only did that a few times after it sat over night. I thought it was fuel. But other than that all the work the other day was just to tune up before our trip.
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if your worried about the tide mabey go find someone to tow you off the beach first
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I found this online
I would start with swapping the ASD relay in the power distribution box (black box under the hood on the passenger side) with another non-critical relay like the e-fan. If that allows the engine to start, then you know what relay to replace.
I would start with swapping the ASD relay in the power distribution box (black box under the hood on the passenger side) with another non-critical relay like the e-fan. If that allows the engine to start, then you know what relay to replace.
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Does the starter turn over when you crank?
If not, hit the starter a few times with hammer, or what ever you have available, a fist sized rock would do, you won't damage the starter, the case is pretty tough I know because before I got my new starter I'd beat the daylights out of mine with a hammer to get it started.
If not, hit the starter a few times with hammer, or what ever you have available, a fist sized rock would do, you won't damage the starter, the case is pretty tough I know because before I got my new starter I'd beat the daylights out of mine with a hammer to get it started.
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Should have posted under the PNW section might have got more local people able to help. Heck I'd ran to the beach for something to do other than yank the head off my heep but I didn't notice till after 9pm
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Year: 1996
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Thanks all. a fellow jeeper saved the day and drug me out of the sand and back to dry land. I will try the fixing it in the morning. Just for the record my jeep wasn't stuck. It was broke. Being stuck is embarrassing. Haha. thanks everybody for the help
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Being stuck because you did something stupid is embarrassing but being stuck cuz you are having fun and over did it a bit isnt IMHO its just part of being an XJ owner