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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 10:21 PM
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Year: 87
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Heres one for ya. I have an 87 with a new 4.0 and it starts when it wants to. It cranks good, plenty of fuel, and good spark. Tested the cps and its good. I have spark at all six plugs. Heres the kicker even with spark and starting fluid it wont start. I couple others and I think it may be the ecm? Just seeing if you guys have any ideas?
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Old Aug 30, 2011 | 12:42 AM
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Could it be a worn out ignition switch? Maybe its only working when it wants to. Try jumping the starter next time to see if it fires up. Just a thought
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Old Aug 30, 2011 | 01:43 AM
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check the TPS, and IAC. they might be sticking, or your throttle body might be super dirty/carbon deposited. check those and see. I had the same issue for a bit. if none of those things fix it, check to see if your coolant temp sensor is bad-if it reads a low temp, it will overfuel itself to get up to operating temperature and too much fuel will cause starting issues.
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Old Aug 30, 2011 | 01:47 AM
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Dose it run good when it starts? If it dosent and won't run on starting fluid I would check the timing.
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Old Aug 30, 2011 | 02:44 AM
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Not really Jeep advice but if there is spark, fuel, and compression, about the only thing left is it's flooded.
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