Hey all, I'm new here, but I read through like 50 pages to be sure I wasnt posting some rediculous question. Here it goes:
My '89 2.5L cherokee didn't want to start the other day and I'm trying to figure out the problem, I made sure it had fuel in the tank, and spark and a full battery, but I cant here the pump prime when i turn the key. I got it running but it kept cutting out every 20 seconds or so and then it wouldnt start at all. I heard a rapid ticking from the fuel pump relay, (another post said it was the second one back on the passenger side fender) and the shift light on the dash was flashing in time with it. I tested the plug for the relay and it has one constant 12 volt and one switched 12 volt, and I replace the relay. Still no dice, its still clicking and I dont know what to do next.
Does anyone have any suggestions about what I should check next? Also, can anyone tell me what the first relay controls, because it was also ticking, and can anyone describe what the ballast resistor looks like so i can examine that too?
Thanks, Colin Clark
(great board by the way)
My '89 2.5L cherokee didn't want to start the other day and I'm trying to figure out the problem, I made sure it had fuel in the tank, and spark and a full battery, but I cant here the pump prime when i turn the key. I got it running but it kept cutting out every 20 seconds or so and then it wouldnt start at all. I heard a rapid ticking from the fuel pump relay, (another post said it was the second one back on the passenger side fender) and the shift light on the dash was flashing in time with it. I tested the plug for the relay and it has one constant 12 volt and one switched 12 volt, and I replace the relay. Still no dice, its still clicking and I dont know what to do next.
Does anyone have any suggestions about what I should check next? Also, can anyone tell me what the first relay controls, because it was also ticking, and can anyone describe what the ballast resistor looks like so i can examine that too?
Thanks, Colin Clark
(great board by the way)