RenegadeStang
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Statesboro, GA
Well, ol' Pepper had starting issues this morning. But let's start with last night.
The XJ hadn't been moved any this weekend. I got in last night to move it in the driveway. When I started it, it hesitated a little and then caught itself. Then it ran like normal. However, it never got up to operating temperature.
This morning, it wouldn't turn over. I hooked up the Camry to jump it off, it cranked but it wouldn't start. So I tried cranking it again, this time with my foot on the gas. It choked up and then started, but as soon as I let my foot off the gas, it died. Tried it a few more times and it did the same thing.
I'm hearing three things from my peers here at 4WP: TPS, alternator or just weak battery. The TPS and alternator (as far as I know) are original, so 10 years old. The battery I got last year.
Thoughts?
Unfortunately, I don't have the Mustang up here, so no alternate mode of transportation to work.
The XJ hadn't been moved any this weekend. I got in last night to move it in the driveway. When I started it, it hesitated a little and then caught itself. Then it ran like normal. However, it never got up to operating temperature.
This morning, it wouldn't turn over. I hooked up the Camry to jump it off, it cranked but it wouldn't start. So I tried cranking it again, this time with my foot on the gas. It choked up and then started, but as soon as I let my foot off the gas, it died. Tried it a few more times and it did the same thing.
I'm hearing three things from my peers here at 4WP: TPS, alternator or just weak battery. The TPS and alternator (as far as I know) are original, so 10 years old. The battery I got last year.
Thoughts?
Unfortunately, I don't have the Mustang up here, so no alternate mode of transportation to work.