What did you do to your Cherokee today?
02-19-2015, 10:31 PM
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02-20-2015, 04:29 AM
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Year: 1996
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New engine is in, but now we're going into Week 2 of the motor not catching! It cranks, but won't start. Good fuel pressure, got spark, no codes thrown. CPS changed, fuses & relays good. All wire connections and grounds look good. Having a company come in to completely read the ECU. Hope to find out where the problem is. Frustrating!
02-20-2015, 07:13 AM
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Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
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It appears to have been the distributer. The inside plate was cracked/damaged and there was an issue with the shaft. Damn. It was some special whoopdie-doo distributor I got from Summit a couple of years ago. Dropped in a new regular distributor and it seems to be running smoother. Gonna let it run and let the ECU do its thing and smooth it out even more before we officially call this "done".
Glad to see you got it fixed.
02-20-2015, 07:14 AM
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02-20-2015, 07:41 AM
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02-20-2015, 07:42 AM
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Finished up the radiator install. Twisted the upper transmission cooler line that mounts to the radiator and it leaked, of course. Got the new one in and installed last night and now it's good to go!
02-20-2015, 08:57 AM
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02-20-2015, 09:05 AM
02-20-2015, 12:10 PM
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Indeed. Mines been hanging down for almost 2 years. I broke yhe tube taking it up. Luckily it fit into the fitting and actually fit better than before.
Oh yeah. I need to replace that motor mount with the other brown dog mount I have laying around somewhere.
Oh yeah. I need to replace that motor mount with the other brown dog mount I have laying around somewhere.
02-20-2015, 05:22 PM
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Picked up some hoses and a rad cap from the dealer yesterday. When I was there, I met a buddy of mine who had just traded his old truck in for a new Ram 2500. Since they didn't give him anything for it, he sold me his 50" LED light bar cheap on the spot. Great deal, except I got it home and discovered that it blocked both turn signals when sitting on top of the front bumper.