shut off and now wont run
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Year: 1991
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4L
shut off and now wont run
well i might as well start from the start, i have a 1991 jeep Cherokee 4L. i was driving down the road and it stalled, i started her back up again and it was ruinning like it was miss firing and really ruff and died. it now will turn over and it wont keep it running, it just dies right away. when it first died i could get the revs up to 3500 and it would hold it there but once you let off the throttle it dies, now you cant rev it up at all it just kills it. probably a month ago i got new plugs cap rotor all that good stuff. got any ideas?
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Sounds like a plugged fuel filter, CPS, or possibly a fuel pump. Start by checking the CPS and go from there. Could also be an ignition coil.
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Year: 1998
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Engine: 4.0
seems pretty low. Change out your fuel filter first. If you haven't changed it in awhile it would be worth changing even if thats not the problem.
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Year: 1995
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 with all of the noise and clatter
Silly question: Is there gas in the tank?...You would be suprised of how many fuel pumps get replaced just to find there is no gas in the tank.
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Engine: 2.5L I4 MPI
id replace the filter before that tho its usually the 5 dollar part that curses our cars/trucks to not run and even if it is the pump its always good to replace the filter
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Year: 1991
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4L
yea there sgass, just got some the day before she died, i hear the pump turn on tho, and it does spit out gas ( i unhooked the line at the filter and put a gauge on it ) but it doesn't hold the pressure.
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Did you check for pressure before the filter or after? If your not getting fuel to the rail, check your lines and make sure you don't have a kink. CHANGE THE FUEL FILTER! it's too cheap to skip the step, when you pull it out, dump what's in it into a cup or bottle. Look for mud/dirt. If there is any of that, possibly dabree clog.