Weird sputter problem
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From: Gordon, Ga
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 L I6
Ok so i finely changed my valve cover gasket and while i did, i kind of cleaned out my valves.( just scraped and got all i could get out) but anyways after a day or two, I went to the park and work. When i went to go home, i cranked my jeep up and it felt like it was flooded, sputtered and just cut off when i tried to go(first time it happened).
So the next time it happened, i ran my RPM's up to 2000-3000 and kept it there for 20 mins and it went away. I just don't understand why it does this. it does this maybe 2 times a day and i go alot of places everyday. my jeep is a 1996 with 280,000 miles on it. what ya think?
So the next time it happened, i ran my RPM's up to 2000-3000 and kept it there for 20 mins and it went away. I just don't understand why it does this. it does this maybe 2 times a day and i go alot of places everyday. my jeep is a 1996 with 280,000 miles on it. what ya think?
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hmm cleaning the rods off. They looked like someone put a bunch of leaves in oil after breaking them up and throwing them in there. Just looked like alot of broken up junk. so i tried my best without taking them apart with a shop vac and scrapper. good?
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My GUESS is you dislodged a piece of something that is stuck in the vacuum system somewhere. I would try some seafoam or similar to run thru the system. any gas smell when you have the problem??
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Yes and i picked up some sea foam the other day from looking at a random post. Any tips on how to get the best use out of it? and where to put it
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