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11-11-2013, 08:22 PM
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headlights work fine last time I changed the head light switch one of the prongs was loose and you know what that leads to. So I had to change the plug and I'm thinking maybe I got a bad joint on one of the wires or maybe the new switch is faulty
11-11-2013, 08:48 PM
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Check your track bar bolt. It may be tight but the hole may be wallowed out. I had the same issue Til I put a larger bolt in it and drilled out my track bar sleeve. Now it's tight and doesn't move around. Have someone turn your wheel full lock back and forth while your under the front. It'll help narrow it down
11-11-2013, 08:51 PM
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You're in DC theory class, now you get to use it. Get your meter and probe around tomorrow and pull the switch out.
11-11-2013, 09:09 PM
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i still had the old switch in the jeep I switched them and they still didn't work I may get my step dad's meter out and poke around a little bit tonight, I'll probably wait till tomorrow and just drive the blazer in the morning
11-11-2013, 10:15 PM
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tested every fuse in the kick panel fuse panel idk what's up but I'm getting pissed how the **** do they just stop working?
11-11-2013, 10:40 PM
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Ive got a 1993 cherokee that had a HO 4.0, i put in a 1989 4.0 temporarily until i get the original one out of the shop. everything from the 93 motor lined right up to the 89 motor. its all reassembled and i have bought quite a few new parts for it.
cps
plugs
wires
whole distributor (cap,rotor,and cam sensor)
coil
fuel filter
in the 2 months that ive had it completed, i have gotten it to run once for about a minute. and after running it even idled for a few seconds before dying. since then i havent gotten it to run at all. it cranks and cranks but nothing. it will sputter every couple of revolutions but still nothing. the distributor is set correctly, the fuel pump primes and the injectors squirt when the key is turned on. the pump also kicks on when trying to start. im tired of screwing with it, i want it to run. ive done everything i can think of, still nothing.
cps
plugs
wires
whole distributor (cap,rotor,and cam sensor)
coil
fuel filter
in the 2 months that ive had it completed, i have gotten it to run once for about a minute. and after running it even idled for a few seconds before dying. since then i havent gotten it to run at all. it cranks and cranks but nothing. it will sputter every couple of revolutions but still nothing. the distributor is set correctly, the fuel pump primes and the injectors squirt when the key is turned on. the pump also kicks on when trying to start. im tired of screwing with it, i want it to run. ive done everything i can think of, still nothing.
11-12-2013, 12:07 AM
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Ive got a 1993 cherokee that had a HO 4.0, i put in a 1989 4.0 temporarily until i get the original one out of the shop. everything from the 93 motor lined right up to the 89 motor. its all reassembled and i have bought quite a few new parts for it.
cps
plugs
wires
whole distributor (cap,rotor,and cam sensor)
coil
fuel filter
in the 2 months that ive had it completed, i have gotten it to run once for about a minute. and after running it even idled for a few seconds before dying. since then i havent gotten it to run at all. it cranks and cranks but nothing. it will sputter every couple of revolutions but still nothing. the distributor is set correctly, the fuel pump primes and the injectors squirt when the key is turned on. the pump also kicks on when trying to start. im tired of screwing with it, i want it to run. ive done everything i can think of, still nothing.
cps
plugs
wires
whole distributor (cap,rotor,and cam sensor)
coil
fuel filter
in the 2 months that ive had it completed, i have gotten it to run once for about a minute. and after running it even idled for a few seconds before dying. since then i havent gotten it to run at all. it cranks and cranks but nothing. it will sputter every couple of revolutions but still nothing. the distributor is set correctly, the fuel pump primes and the injectors squirt when the key is turned on. the pump also kicks on when trying to start. im tired of screwing with it, i want it to run. ive done everything i can think of, still nothing.
11-12-2013, 04:04 AM
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Year: 2001
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Ive got a 1993 cherokee that had a HO 4.0, i put in a 1989 4.0 temporarily until i get the original one out of the shop. everything from the 93 motor lined right up to the 89 motor. its all reassembled and i have bought quite a few new parts for it.
cps
plugs
wires
whole distributor (cap,rotor,and cam sensor)
coil
fuel filter
in the 2 months that ive had it completed, i have gotten it to run once for about a minute. and after running it even idled for a few seconds before dying. since then i havent gotten it to run at all. it cranks and cranks but nothing. it will sputter every couple of revolutions but still nothing. the distributor is set correctly, the fuel pump primes and the injectors squirt when the key is turned on. the pump also kicks on when trying to start. im tired of screwing with it, i want it to run. ive done everything i can think of, still nothing.
cps
plugs
wires
whole distributor (cap,rotor,and cam sensor)
coil
fuel filter
in the 2 months that ive had it completed, i have gotten it to run once for about a minute. and after running it even idled for a few seconds before dying. since then i havent gotten it to run at all. it cranks and cranks but nothing. it will sputter every couple of revolutions but still nothing. the distributor is set correctly, the fuel pump primes and the injectors squirt when the key is turned on. the pump also kicks on when trying to start. im tired of screwing with it, i want it to run. ive done everything i can think of, still nothing.
11-12-2013, 06:15 AM
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Ive got a 1993 cherokee that had a HO 4.0, i put in a 1989 4.0 temporarily until i get the original one out of the shop. everything from the 93 motor lined right up to the 89 motor. its all reassembled and i have bought quite a few new parts for it.
cps
plugs
wires
whole distributor (cap,rotor,and cam sensor)
coil
fuel filter
in the 2 months that ive had it completed, i have gotten it to run once for about a minute. and after running it even idled for a few seconds before dying. since then i havent gotten it to run at all. it cranks and cranks but nothing. it will sputter every couple of revolutions but still nothing. the distributor is set correctly, the fuel pump primes and the injectors squirt when the key is turned on. the pump also kicks on when trying to start. im tired of screwing with it, i want it to run. ive done everything i can think of, still nothing.
cps
plugs
wires
whole distributor (cap,rotor,and cam sensor)
coil
fuel filter
in the 2 months that ive had it completed, i have gotten it to run once for about a minute. and after running it even idled for a few seconds before dying. since then i havent gotten it to run at all. it cranks and cranks but nothing. it will sputter every couple of revolutions but still nothing. the distributor is set correctly, the fuel pump primes and the injectors squirt when the key is turned on. the pump also kicks on when trying to start. im tired of screwing with it, i want it to run. ive done everything i can think of, still nothing.
I think you've probably got the wrong flexplate on it.........
11-12-2013, 07:58 AM
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11-12-2013, 08:29 AM
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ok, who's tired of replacing ujoints?.... Ya got me.. I am. Ok, ?, what is a reliable ujoint that one could purchase through a local parts store?
11-12-2013, 09:21 AM
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11-12-2013, 11:41 AM
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I start the jeep in the morning (I guess whenever it's cole), it seems to start, so I stop turning the key, but within a second, it dies. Then it cranks for at least 10 seconds before starting, and doesn't happen again for a couple of days.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?