NATEBROD
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Anaheim, CA
Ok I'm new to the jeep scene but it looked like a whole lot of fun the last time I was out in the desert with my dirt-bike and my buddy brought his jeep.
So I bought a 1988 or 1989 XJ, the guy was not sure, from a charity auction on ebay. I picked the thing up yesterday and drove it home. The battery was dead but we jumped it and it started right up. I threw it in drive and did not have any problems until I filled the gas tank. I was experiencing a sound like a rock was being kicked up under the hood under acceleration. But it didn't do this before I filled the tank, anyway. So it was about a 25 minute drive back to my shop and we fooled around a bit when I got there. When I finally turned it off I immediately tried to start it again and nothing but clicking. So I cleaned up the battery terminals to see if the battery was just having trouble charging because of the corrosion. When I got done doing that I then tried to jump it again and the motor would turn over but it wouldn't start so i got some carb cleaner and sprayed it down the intake and sure enough it fired up just for a second or two.
So what I'm basically asking if there are any inherent problems with the fuel delivery system? I find it odd that it would drive all the way home, 25-30 miles, and then poop out right after that. I looked for a fuel pump relay or fuse but could not find one, anybody know where that might be located.
Natebrod
So I bought a 1988 or 1989 XJ, the guy was not sure, from a charity auction on ebay. I picked the thing up yesterday and drove it home. The battery was dead but we jumped it and it started right up. I threw it in drive and did not have any problems until I filled the gas tank. I was experiencing a sound like a rock was being kicked up under the hood under acceleration. But it didn't do this before I filled the tank, anyway. So it was about a 25 minute drive back to my shop and we fooled around a bit when I got there. When I finally turned it off I immediately tried to start it again and nothing but clicking. So I cleaned up the battery terminals to see if the battery was just having trouble charging because of the corrosion. When I got done doing that I then tried to jump it again and the motor would turn over but it wouldn't start so i got some carb cleaner and sprayed it down the intake and sure enough it fired up just for a second or two.
So what I'm basically asking if there are any inherent problems with the fuel delivery system? I find it odd that it would drive all the way home, 25-30 miles, and then poop out right after that. I looked for a fuel pump relay or fuse but could not find one, anybody know where that might be located.
Natebrod