scott494
NAXJA Forum User
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- kentucky/tennssee
I just got an 1989 jeep cheeroke, for FREE everythings works awesome..just doesnt run and is rusty but this is gonna be a trail rig only... i can do just about everyhting suspension wise, but iim definaly not an engine guy.
The XJ starts every time no problems BUT idles alll the way up to about 2000-2500 runs for like 1.5 seconds and then just idles back down to ZERO and shuts off . if you give it gas it'll rev maybe one time then putter out.. the enitre full assembley has been replaces. line,filter,pump,screens and regulator, and i belive the injectors.
we got into it a little today and its getting plenty of fuel.. it just seems that once it starts and then comes back down to idle, the XJ just wants to shut itself off. and like i said its getting fuels because if you pump it while its trying to dye you can smell the raw fuel. and some even comes out of the exahust, even disconncted in case it was gfetting TO MUCH fuel but that definatly wasnt the problem either..For some reason we really think its electrical...somwhere... because the engine doesnt burp or sputter out... it just idles up and then back down to off..
electrical somewhere..?? im no master mechanic but im not exactly where to start now.
please someone give me ideas where to start out at.. i know i got this for free and using this as my cheap truck challenge. I REALLY dont want to take it to a mechanic.
thanks scott
The XJ starts every time no problems BUT idles alll the way up to about 2000-2500 runs for like 1.5 seconds and then just idles back down to ZERO and shuts off . if you give it gas it'll rev maybe one time then putter out.. the enitre full assembley has been replaces. line,filter,pump,screens and regulator, and i belive the injectors.
we got into it a little today and its getting plenty of fuel.. it just seems that once it starts and then comes back down to idle, the XJ just wants to shut itself off. and like i said its getting fuels because if you pump it while its trying to dye you can smell the raw fuel. and some even comes out of the exahust, even disconncted in case it was gfetting TO MUCH fuel but that definatly wasnt the problem either..For some reason we really think its electrical...somwhere... because the engine doesnt burp or sputter out... it just idles up and then back down to off..
electrical somewhere..?? im no master mechanic but im not exactly where to start now.
please someone give me ideas where to start out at.. i know i got this for free and using this as my cheap truck challenge. I REALLY dont want to take it to a mechanic.
thanks scott