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Old Apr 4, 2016 | 02:37 PM
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Our 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee will turn over but won't start! We have done everything we can think of....new distributor, new crank shaft positioner, new plugs, new wires....checked fuses....cannot figure it out and it's driving us crazy even though it won't drive anywhere! Fire coming from crank shaft positioner, but not getting to plugs....any suggestions???
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Old Apr 4, 2016 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Wendy Gevedon Hull
Our 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee will turn over but won't start! We have done everything we can think of....new distributor, new crank shaft positioner, new plugs, new wires....checked fuses....cannot figure it out and it's driving us crazy even though it won't drive anywhere! Fire coming from crank shaft positioner, but not getting to plugs....any suggestions???

Don't know much about GC's but it may be a defective coil, or a defective Automatic Shut Down Relay.
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Old Apr 4, 2016 | 03:39 PM
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Replaced the coil and shutdown relay
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Old Apr 4, 2016 | 11:03 PM
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PCM, power control module. Test the inputs and outputs.
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Old Apr 5, 2016 | 06:35 AM
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Try posting this on the Grand Cherokee Forum.


https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f5/


List all the troubleshooting you've done and all the parts you've shot gunned.
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Old Apr 5, 2016 | 07:54 AM
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I know this sounds silly but are you getting fuel to the engine?
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Old Apr 5, 2016 | 08:18 AM
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yea first checck the fuel pressure in the rails, if its fine then go to step 2


Check if your getting spark


My cherokee had the same problem... it ended up being the ignition coil being bad, replaced and fires up just great!!
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