What did you do to your Cherokee today?
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Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Minnesota
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
embarissing...but was drifting in the snow and ran into a tree. Now my front bumper is all jacked up. To get it so my fender wouldnt constantly rub on my tire the whole time i drove, i hooked tow cables to the corner of the steel bumper and connected it to a my bros truck and and pulled her right back to where it was...partly
nice..yeah i left my bumper bent from when i hit that subaru cause each dent has a story..haha
I used my multimeter and tested the wire from the coolant temperature sending unit plug to the gauge. The reading told me that the wire was good. I was getting a reading of 13.70 volts through the temp gauge wire. I than looked at the sending unit and noticed that the base for the sending unit was broken which when pluged in it would be very weak conection to the sensor it self. There for I figure replacing the old sensor should fix the problem.
Has anyone here noticed that their gas gauge moves a lot while driving. I mean When I gas up and have a full tank the gauge shows full. After driving a mile or two it shows that I have three quarters of a tank. Could the sending unit be going out?
CF Veteran
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From: Metro Denver, CO
Year: 1987
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
After the pump clicks itself off, wait about 5 seconds and pump some more gas in until it clicks off again. Now you have a FULL tank.
My gas gauge moves around a LOT.... (+/- 1/4 tank)...Going uphill vs. downhill, left turn vs. right turn, accelerating vs. braking....I only use it for a rough approximation of how much fuel I have....
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Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Metro Denver, CO
Year: 1987
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
Ditto, I use miles for a more exact measurement, it works really well (about 250 miles/tank) right up until I go wheeling....



