ubercurtisb
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Chandler, AZ
A couple weeks ago I was out in the Salome Wilderness area of Arizona, driving along a washboard road when all of a sudden my engine just stopped. The radio stayed on and the A/C fan was still blowing, but the engine just shut down. Before I even came to a stop I put it in neutral and tried to restart it, but I got nothing. I turned the Jeep completely off and tried to start it again, and it would turn over, but wouldn't start. I had fuel, the battery was fine, belts/hoses were all in tact, nothing was leaking and the oil level/temp was good. New spark plugs about two months ago, too. I popped the fuse box open and all were in good shape and plugged in. After about 15 minutes of wondering if my fuel pump had failed me, I turned the key over and VROOM! It started right up.
I high tailed it home because I was out wandering alone and the AZ desert isn't a good place to be stranded. The Jeep has been fine ever since, until today. It did the same thing as I pulled into work. It just died. Same symptoms, but this time I was on pavement. After a little wait, it started up again.
What is going on with my Jeep?! Do fuel pumps fail slowly?
I high tailed it home because I was out wandering alone and the AZ desert isn't a good place to be stranded. The Jeep has been fine ever since, until today. It did the same thing as I pulled into work. It just died. Same symptoms, but this time I was on pavement. After a little wait, it started up again.
What is going on with my Jeep?! Do fuel pumps fail slowly?