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can't keep it started

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nicksjeep

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i just picked up an 89 xj and it starts then dies withen a few seconds. i bypassed ballast resistor and replaced fuel pump relay. what should i look for?
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idk if yours has an alarm, but mine did the same thing as you are describing, and it was the alarm.
 
alek21 said:
idk if yours has an alarm, but mine did the same thing as you are describing, and it was the alarm.
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Good thought, forgot about that. Had to cycle the ign a few times then lock the door with the key then unlock it then cycle the ign again and the doors again then it started and kept running.
 
I'LL CHECK THE TPS. WITH PRESSING THE GAS WHEN IT STARTS IT DIES. WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN. THANKS FOR THE ADVISE
 
but this doenst have an alarm
 
i could be wrong i will check again but i am almost sure there is not an alarm in it
 
Crank Posititon sensor!!!!
 
try posting this question in the OEM tech forum and you get an entire nations worth of naxja viewers to help.
 
My CPS was shorting out, and yes it was running, only for a second though. It was misfiring real bad also.
 
i checked at the valve stem for the fuel injecters and i had a pretty good stream of fuel
 
nick, since you live soo close if you dont get it running by sunday, I can swing by over there and we can check it out...just a thought..JOSH
 
I had a good stream too, but the 90 XJ ran like crap and would die in a minute. You really need to see the pressure. It would have saved me a LOT of time, trouble, frustration and money if I had checked the pressure with a gauge from the very beginning. Although, I really did need to replace the headgasket anyway.

Check the pressure witha fuel pressure gauge.
 
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