andrewf844
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Kindsbach, Germany
1999 cherokee 4.0 with automatic and a 231 trans
first had troubles a week ago jeep shut off going down the autobahn at about 80mph and it wouldnt restart. a day later it started fine. i figured fuel lines froze or something so i put some gas additive (heet) in it. then i drive it to work today about 30min commute drove just fine. went to leave work and it will crank but not turn over. it primes and the battery has 14 volts but im getting no spark from the coil pack. (i replaced the coil pack cap and rotor about a year ago.) so using a multimeter i tested the wire to coil pack and i cant remember the reading exactly but it was really low like 3 volts. so would it be a bad alternator? can they just stop working like that? any ideas would help as im in germany and i cant just run to the local parts store and start swapping parts.
first had troubles a week ago jeep shut off going down the autobahn at about 80mph and it wouldnt restart. a day later it started fine. i figured fuel lines froze or something so i put some gas additive (heet) in it. then i drive it to work today about 30min commute drove just fine. went to leave work and it will crank but not turn over. it primes and the battery has 14 volts but im getting no spark from the coil pack. (i replaced the coil pack cap and rotor about a year ago.) so using a multimeter i tested the wire to coil pack and i cant remember the reading exactly but it was really low like 3 volts. so would it be a bad alternator? can they just stop working like that? any ideas would help as im in germany and i cant just run to the local parts store and start swapping parts.