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01-06-2013, 06:22 PM

96GreatWhite

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This just started happening to me a couple of days ago when it was wet outside so I figured it might be the moisture causing it. It cleared itself up. But then today, being dry outside, and after cranking up just fine all day, I got in my Jeep and tried to crank. It cranked fast but was a continuous crank. I had to give it gas for it to finally start. Any suggestions or recommendations?

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01-06-2013, 09:15 PM

Bruce in Montana

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Check fuel pressure at the fuel rail yet?

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01-06-2013, 10:47 PM

96GreatWhite

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Not yet but it is on my "to-do" list, any other items I should check?

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01-06-2013, 11:28 PM

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If you had to "give it gas" before it would start, you should take a look at your TPS.

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01-07-2013, 01:02 AM

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TPS would also be my first guess, easy to check with an analog multimeter. I'm on my phone or I'd post a writeup.

Is it correct to say that once the Jeep starts you don't need to keep your foot on the gas?