'98 no start

2offroad · Aug 15, 2004

did search and found less than nothing, facts '98 XJ 4.0L AW4 231 with 68K miles, pin hole in top radiator hose, gauge did not show high temp, now won't start, fires back thru throttle body and trys to run backwards.

jneary · Aug 16, 2004

check the basics. could coolant have saturated the dist cap. look for corrosion under all the plug wire boots on the dist. cap.

Kejtar · Aug 16, 2004

jneary said:
check the basics. could coolant have saturated the dist cap. look for corrosion under all the plug wire boots on the dist. cap.

Also are you getting a check engine light? anything else is happening?

2offroad · Aug 16, 2004

jneary said:
check the basics. could coolant have saturated the dist cap. look for corrosion under all the plug wire boots on the dist. cap.

cap dry, wires were wet at ends no corrosion, no codes or check engine light.

2offroad · Aug 16, 2004

has spark and fuel, getting ready to set it on fire.

Kejtar · Aug 16, 2004

2offroad said:
has spark and fuel, getting ready to set it on fire.

I dn't know if it will help any, but it shouldn't hurt: disconect your battery for a few minutes: maybe something got hung in the comp logic?

2offroad · Aug 17, 2004

did that several times, put in new plugs same thing, left it alone for a couple of hours with the hood up in the sun, then tried again and the damn thing started.
I HATE JEEPS.
starts and runs fine now, must have been moisture infiltration. love spell check

Bloodshdr · Aug 17, 2004

Water in the cap or in the spark plug boots can cause that. Unless you dry it completely, it will flare up again when the engine gets hot.

2offroad · Aug 17, 2004

Bloodshdr said:
Water in the cap or in the spark plug boots can cause that. Unless you dry it completely, it will flare up again when the engine gets hot.

checked that early in the show looked dry, let run till hot started back no trouble.

Bloodshdr · Aug 17, 2004

Try actually drying it instead of just looking at it.

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