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My Thanks to Jerry, L.W. (Bill) and all Re: '98 TJ Bucking Bronco
On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 17:39:45 -0500, M. E. Bye <fxdyna@hotmail.com>
wrote: >About a week ago, my '98 TJ (2.5L, 5-speed, 71K miles) began missing >at highway speed, bucking like a bronco. I chalked it up to a bad >tank of gas, so I dumped in a bottle of HEET and a bottle of fuel >injector cleaner. The problem continued, so I did the same thing with >my next fill-up at a different station. No improvement. Since then, >I've changed the plugs, installed new wires, distributor cap and >rotor, have cleaned the throttle body, and have disconnected all >electrical connections to the throttle body and fuel injectors and >have sprayed electrical contact cleaner on them. I still have an >intermittent miss at speed. Not as severe as before, but I still have >the problem. What's next? > >Thanks in advance for any assistance! > >Mark >'98 TJ >'98 XJ Well, by cracky, it's fixed. It didn't come about without a story, though. I took off from work at noon yesterday (Friday) and set out to my local AutoZone store to drop about $150 on new oxygen sensors. En route, something happened that hadn't before. Specifically my "CHECK ENGINE" light came on. Now I KNEW that I had to have some sort of codes that would display (none did the previous day when my buddy plugged in his code reader). So, when I got to AutoZone, I asked the counter guy if he had a code reader, which he did. He checked it and got a code "TPS/Pedal Travel Sensor". Well, neither one of us knew what a Pedal Travel Sensor was, but both knew what a TPS was. However, the counter guy still suggests strongly that I've got a fuel filter problem and that should be my priority fix. I thanked him and decided that it was now time to go see the Jeep repair guy at a dealership. Drove crosstown and talked with the Jeep technician who really felt it was the throttle position sensor, so I went to their parts counter and asked if they had one. Nope, but they could order it. I had 'em check with a dealership 35 miles down the road. They had 3 of 'em. I got on the cellphone and asked them to hold one, I'd be right there. An hour later, I've got the new one on and everything is back to normal! Now I can get back to spending $$$ on my Jeep for fun things. Thanks to everyone who provided assistance with this. Mark '98 TJ '98 XJ |
My Thanks to Jerry, L.W. (Bill) and all Re: '98 TJ Bucking Bronco
On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 17:39:45 -0500, M. E. Bye <fxdyna@hotmail.com>
wrote: >About a week ago, my '98 TJ (2.5L, 5-speed, 71K miles) began missing >at highway speed, bucking like a bronco. I chalked it up to a bad >tank of gas, so I dumped in a bottle of HEET and a bottle of fuel >injector cleaner. The problem continued, so I did the same thing with >my next fill-up at a different station. No improvement. Since then, >I've changed the plugs, installed new wires, distributor cap and >rotor, have cleaned the throttle body, and have disconnected all >electrical connections to the throttle body and fuel injectors and >have sprayed electrical contact cleaner on them. I still have an >intermittent miss at speed. Not as severe as before, but I still have >the problem. What's next? > >Thanks in advance for any assistance! > >Mark >'98 TJ >'98 XJ Well, by cracky, it's fixed. It didn't come about without a story, though. I took off from work at noon yesterday (Friday) and set out to my local AutoZone store to drop about $150 on new oxygen sensors. En route, something happened that hadn't before. Specifically my "CHECK ENGINE" light came on. Now I KNEW that I had to have some sort of codes that would display (none did the previous day when my buddy plugged in his code reader). So, when I got to AutoZone, I asked the counter guy if he had a code reader, which he did. He checked it and got a code "TPS/Pedal Travel Sensor". Well, neither one of us knew what a Pedal Travel Sensor was, but both knew what a TPS was. However, the counter guy still suggests strongly that I've got a fuel filter problem and that should be my priority fix. I thanked him and decided that it was now time to go see the Jeep repair guy at a dealership. Drove crosstown and talked with the Jeep technician who really felt it was the throttle position sensor, so I went to their parts counter and asked if they had one. Nope, but they could order it. I had 'em check with a dealership 35 miles down the road. They had 3 of 'em. I got on the cellphone and asked them to hold one, I'd be right there. An hour later, I've got the new one on and everything is back to normal! Now I can get back to spending $$$ on my Jeep for fun things. Thanks to everyone who provided assistance with this. Mark '98 TJ '98 XJ |
Spoke too Soon Re: '98 TJ Bucking Bronco
On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 07:20:47 -0500, M. E. Bye <fxdyna@hotmail.com>
wrote: >On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 17:39:45 -0500, M. E. Bye <fxdyna@hotmail.com> >wrote: > >>About a week ago, my '98 TJ (2.5L, 5-speed, 71K miles) began missing >>at highway speed, bucking like a bronco. I chalked it up to a bad >>tank of gas, so I dumped in a bottle of HEET and a bottle of fuel >>injector cleaner. The problem continued, so I did the same thing with >>my next fill-up at a different station. No improvement. Since then, >>I've changed the plugs, installed new wires, distributor cap and >>rotor, have cleaned the throttle body, and have disconnected all >>electrical connections to the throttle body and fuel injectors and >>have sprayed electrical contact cleaner on them. I still have an >>intermittent miss at speed. Not as severe as before, but I still have >>the problem. What's next? >> >>Thanks in advance for any assistance! >> >>Mark >>'98 TJ >>'98 XJ > >Well, by cracky, it's fixed. It didn't come about without a story, >though. I took off from work at noon yesterday (Friday) and set out >to my local AutoZone store to drop about $150 on new oxygen sensors. >En route, something happened that hadn't before. Specifically my >"CHECK ENGINE" light came on. Now I KNEW that I had to have some sort >of codes that would display (none did the previous day when my buddy >plugged in his code reader). So, when I got to AutoZone, I asked the >counter guy if he had a code reader, which he did. He checked it and >got a code "TPS/Pedal Travel Sensor". Well, neither one of us knew >what a Pedal Travel Sensor was, but both knew what a TPS was. >However, the counter guy still suggests strongly that I've got a fuel >filter problem and that should be my priority fix. I thanked him and >decided that it was now time to go see the Jeep repair guy at a >dealership. Drove crosstown and talked with the Jeep technician who >really felt it was the throttle position sensor, so I went to their >parts counter and asked if they had one. Nope, but they could order >it. I had 'em check with a dealership 35 miles down the road. They >had 3 of 'em. I got on the cellphone and asked them to hold one, I'd >be right there. An hour later, I've got the new one on and everything >is back to normal! Now I can get back to spending $$$ on my Jeep for >fun things. > >Thanks to everyone who provided assistance with this. > >Mark >'98 TJ >'98 XJ Took a long ccruise with it yesterday. Ran just fine. Got home and it started bucking severely as I was slowing to a stop. Kind of like you didn't let the clutch out coming to a stop. It died, but I was able to start it again. A few miles down the road, it bucked again when taking off from a stop (this time, like letting the clutch out too quickly when taking off). I got home with it ok, tho. Today, it turns over but won't fire at all. What now? Mark |
Spoke too Soon Re: '98 TJ Bucking Bronco
On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 07:20:47 -0500, M. E. Bye <fxdyna@hotmail.com>
wrote: >On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 17:39:45 -0500, M. E. Bye <fxdyna@hotmail.com> >wrote: > >>About a week ago, my '98 TJ (2.5L, 5-speed, 71K miles) began missing >>at highway speed, bucking like a bronco. I chalked it up to a bad >>tank of gas, so I dumped in a bottle of HEET and a bottle of fuel >>injector cleaner. The problem continued, so I did the same thing with >>my next fill-up at a different station. No improvement. Since then, >>I've changed the plugs, installed new wires, distributor cap and >>rotor, have cleaned the throttle body, and have disconnected all >>electrical connections to the throttle body and fuel injectors and >>have sprayed electrical contact cleaner on them. I still have an >>intermittent miss at speed. Not as severe as before, but I still have >>the problem. What's next? >> >>Thanks in advance for any assistance! >> >>Mark >>'98 TJ >>'98 XJ > >Well, by cracky, it's fixed. It didn't come about without a story, >though. I took off from work at noon yesterday (Friday) and set out >to my local AutoZone store to drop about $150 on new oxygen sensors. >En route, something happened that hadn't before. Specifically my >"CHECK ENGINE" light came on. Now I KNEW that I had to have some sort >of codes that would display (none did the previous day when my buddy >plugged in his code reader). So, when I got to AutoZone, I asked the >counter guy if he had a code reader, which he did. He checked it and >got a code "TPS/Pedal Travel Sensor". Well, neither one of us knew >what a Pedal Travel Sensor was, but both knew what a TPS was. >However, the counter guy still suggests strongly that I've got a fuel >filter problem and that should be my priority fix. I thanked him and >decided that it was now time to go see the Jeep repair guy at a >dealership. Drove crosstown and talked with the Jeep technician who >really felt it was the throttle position sensor, so I went to their >parts counter and asked if they had one. Nope, but they could order >it. I had 'em check with a dealership 35 miles down the road. They >had 3 of 'em. I got on the cellphone and asked them to hold one, I'd >be right there. An hour later, I've got the new one on and everything >is back to normal! Now I can get back to spending $$$ on my Jeep for >fun things. > >Thanks to everyone who provided assistance with this. > >Mark >'98 TJ >'98 XJ Took a long ccruise with it yesterday. Ran just fine. Got home and it started bucking severely as I was slowing to a stop. Kind of like you didn't let the clutch out coming to a stop. It died, but I was able to start it again. A few miles down the road, it bucked again when taking off from a stop (this time, like letting the clutch out too quickly when taking off). I got home with it ok, tho. Today, it turns over but won't fire at all. What now? Mark |
Spoke too Soon Re: '98 TJ Bucking Bronco
On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 07:20:47 -0500, M. E. Bye <fxdyna@hotmail.com>
wrote: >On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 17:39:45 -0500, M. E. Bye <fxdyna@hotmail.com> >wrote: > >>About a week ago, my '98 TJ (2.5L, 5-speed, 71K miles) began missing >>at highway speed, bucking like a bronco. I chalked it up to a bad >>tank of gas, so I dumped in a bottle of HEET and a bottle of fuel >>injector cleaner. The problem continued, so I did the same thing with >>my next fill-up at a different station. No improvement. Since then, >>I've changed the plugs, installed new wires, distributor cap and >>rotor, have cleaned the throttle body, and have disconnected all >>electrical connections to the throttle body and fuel injectors and >>have sprayed electrical contact cleaner on them. I still have an >>intermittent miss at speed. Not as severe as before, but I still have >>the problem. What's next? >> >>Thanks in advance for any assistance! >> >>Mark >>'98 TJ >>'98 XJ > >Well, by cracky, it's fixed. It didn't come about without a story, >though. I took off from work at noon yesterday (Friday) and set out >to my local AutoZone store to drop about $150 on new oxygen sensors. >En route, something happened that hadn't before. Specifically my >"CHECK ENGINE" light came on. Now I KNEW that I had to have some sort >of codes that would display (none did the previous day when my buddy >plugged in his code reader). So, when I got to AutoZone, I asked the >counter guy if he had a code reader, which he did. He checked it and >got a code "TPS/Pedal Travel Sensor". Well, neither one of us knew >what a Pedal Travel Sensor was, but both knew what a TPS was. >However, the counter guy still suggests strongly that I've got a fuel >filter problem and that should be my priority fix. I thanked him and >decided that it was now time to go see the Jeep repair guy at a >dealership. Drove crosstown and talked with the Jeep technician who >really felt it was the throttle position sensor, so I went to their >parts counter and asked if they had one. Nope, but they could order >it. I had 'em check with a dealership 35 miles down the road. They >had 3 of 'em. I got on the cellphone and asked them to hold one, I'd >be right there. An hour later, I've got the new one on and everything >is back to normal! Now I can get back to spending $$$ on my Jeep for >fun things. > >Thanks to everyone who provided assistance with this. > >Mark >'98 TJ >'98 XJ Took a long ccruise with it yesterday. Ran just fine. Got home and it started bucking severely as I was slowing to a stop. Kind of like you didn't let the clutch out coming to a stop. It died, but I was able to start it again. A few miles down the road, it bucked again when taking off from a stop (this time, like letting the clutch out too quickly when taking off). I got home with it ok, tho. Today, it turns over but won't fire at all. What now? Mark |
Re: Spoke too Soon Re: '98 TJ Bucking Bronco
M. E. Bye wrote:
| On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 07:20:47 -0500, M. E. Bye <fxdyna@hotmail.com> | wrote: | || On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 17:39:45 -0500, M. E. Bye || <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote: || ||| About a week ago, my '98 TJ (2.5L, 5-speed, 71K miles) began ||| missing at highway speed, bucking like a bronco. I chalked it ||| up to a bad tank of gas, so I dumped in a bottle of HEET and a ||| bottle of fuel injector cleaner. The problem continued, so I ||| did the same thing with my next fill-up at a different station. ||| No improvement. Since then, I've changed the plugs, installed ||| new wires, distributor cap and rotor, have cleaned the throttle ||| body, and have disconnected all electrical connections to the ||| throttle body and fuel injectors and have sprayed electrical ||| contact cleaner on them. I still have an intermittent miss at ||| speed. Not as severe as before, but I still have the problem. ||| What's next? ||| ||| Thanks in advance for any assistance! ||| ||| Mark ||| '98 TJ ||| '98 XJ || || Well, by cracky, it's fixed. It didn't come about without a || story, though. I took off from work at noon yesterday (Friday) || and set out to my local AutoZone store to drop about $150 on new || oxygen sensors. En route, something happened that hadn't before. || Specifically my "CHECK ENGINE" light came on. Now I KNEW that I || had to have some sort of codes that would display (none did the || previous day when my buddy plugged in his code reader). So, || when I got to AutoZone, I asked the counter guy if he had a code || reader, which he did. He checked it and got a code "TPS/Pedal || Travel Sensor". Well, neither one of us knew what a Pedal || Travel Sensor was, but both knew what a TPS was. However, the || counter guy still suggests strongly that I've got a fuel filter || problem and that should be my priority fix. I thanked him and || decided that it was now time to go see the Jeep repair guy at a || dealership. Drove crosstown and talked with the Jeep technician || who really felt it was the throttle position sensor, so I went || to their parts counter and asked if they had one. Nope, but || they could order it. I had 'em check with a dealership 35 miles || down the road. They had 3 of 'em. I got on the cellphone and || asked them to hold one, I'd be right there. An hour later, I've || got the new one on and everything is back to normal! Now I can || get back to spending $$$ on my Jeep for fun things. || || Thanks to everyone who provided assistance with this. || || Mark || '98 TJ || '98 XJ | | Took a long ccruise with it yesterday. Ran just fine. Got home | and it started bucking severely as I was slowing to a stop. Kind | of like you didn't let the clutch out coming to a stop. It died, | but I was able to start it again. A few miles down the road, it | bucked again when taking off from a stop (this time, like letting | the clutch out too quickly when taking off). I got home with it | ok, tho. Today, it turns over but won't fire at all. What now? | | Mark I may have missed it, but how many miles are on it? -- Disclaimer: A large chunk of the preceeding was, in its entirety, written by the wisest of mules. JEGP O|||||||O NC, USA MSN:JEGP AOL:JEGP |
Re: Spoke too Soon Re: '98 TJ Bucking Bronco
M. E. Bye wrote:
| On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 07:20:47 -0500, M. E. Bye <fxdyna@hotmail.com> | wrote: | || On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 17:39:45 -0500, M. E. Bye || <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote: || ||| About a week ago, my '98 TJ (2.5L, 5-speed, 71K miles) began ||| missing at highway speed, bucking like a bronco. I chalked it ||| up to a bad tank of gas, so I dumped in a bottle of HEET and a ||| bottle of fuel injector cleaner. The problem continued, so I ||| did the same thing with my next fill-up at a different station. ||| No improvement. Since then, I've changed the plugs, installed ||| new wires, distributor cap and rotor, have cleaned the throttle ||| body, and have disconnected all electrical connections to the ||| throttle body and fuel injectors and have sprayed electrical ||| contact cleaner on them. I still have an intermittent miss at ||| speed. Not as severe as before, but I still have the problem. ||| What's next? ||| ||| Thanks in advance for any assistance! ||| ||| Mark ||| '98 TJ ||| '98 XJ || || Well, by cracky, it's fixed. It didn't come about without a || story, though. I took off from work at noon yesterday (Friday) || and set out to my local AutoZone store to drop about $150 on new || oxygen sensors. En route, something happened that hadn't before. || Specifically my "CHECK ENGINE" light came on. Now I KNEW that I || had to have some sort of codes that would display (none did the || previous day when my buddy plugged in his code reader). So, || when I got to AutoZone, I asked the counter guy if he had a code || reader, which he did. He checked it and got a code "TPS/Pedal || Travel Sensor". Well, neither one of us knew what a Pedal || Travel Sensor was, but both knew what a TPS was. However, the || counter guy still suggests strongly that I've got a fuel filter || problem and that should be my priority fix. I thanked him and || decided that it was now time to go see the Jeep repair guy at a || dealership. Drove crosstown and talked with the Jeep technician || who really felt it was the throttle position sensor, so I went || to their parts counter and asked if they had one. Nope, but || they could order it. I had 'em check with a dealership 35 miles || down the road. They had 3 of 'em. I got on the cellphone and || asked them to hold one, I'd be right there. An hour later, I've || got the new one on and everything is back to normal! Now I can || get back to spending $$$ on my Jeep for fun things. || || Thanks to everyone who provided assistance with this. || || Mark || '98 TJ || '98 XJ | | Took a long ccruise with it yesterday. Ran just fine. Got home | and it started bucking severely as I was slowing to a stop. Kind | of like you didn't let the clutch out coming to a stop. It died, | but I was able to start it again. A few miles down the road, it | bucked again when taking off from a stop (this time, like letting | the clutch out too quickly when taking off). I got home with it | ok, tho. Today, it turns over but won't fire at all. What now? | | Mark I may have missed it, but how many miles are on it? -- Disclaimer: A large chunk of the preceeding was, in its entirety, written by the wisest of mules. JEGP O|||||||O NC, USA MSN:JEGP AOL:JEGP |
Re: Spoke too Soon Re: '98 TJ Bucking Bronco
M. E. Bye wrote:
| On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 07:20:47 -0500, M. E. Bye <fxdyna@hotmail.com> | wrote: | || On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 17:39:45 -0500, M. E. Bye || <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote: || ||| About a week ago, my '98 TJ (2.5L, 5-speed, 71K miles) began ||| missing at highway speed, bucking like a bronco. I chalked it ||| up to a bad tank of gas, so I dumped in a bottle of HEET and a ||| bottle of fuel injector cleaner. The problem continued, so I ||| did the same thing with my next fill-up at a different station. ||| No improvement. Since then, I've changed the plugs, installed ||| new wires, distributor cap and rotor, have cleaned the throttle ||| body, and have disconnected all electrical connections to the ||| throttle body and fuel injectors and have sprayed electrical ||| contact cleaner on them. I still have an intermittent miss at ||| speed. Not as severe as before, but I still have the problem. ||| What's next? ||| ||| Thanks in advance for any assistance! ||| ||| Mark ||| '98 TJ ||| '98 XJ || || Well, by cracky, it's fixed. It didn't come about without a || story, though. I took off from work at noon yesterday (Friday) || and set out to my local AutoZone store to drop about $150 on new || oxygen sensors. En route, something happened that hadn't before. || Specifically my "CHECK ENGINE" light came on. Now I KNEW that I || had to have some sort of codes that would display (none did the || previous day when my buddy plugged in his code reader). So, || when I got to AutoZone, I asked the counter guy if he had a code || reader, which he did. He checked it and got a code "TPS/Pedal || Travel Sensor". Well, neither one of us knew what a Pedal || Travel Sensor was, but both knew what a TPS was. However, the || counter guy still suggests strongly that I've got a fuel filter || problem and that should be my priority fix. I thanked him and || decided that it was now time to go see the Jeep repair guy at a || dealership. Drove crosstown and talked with the Jeep technician || who really felt it was the throttle position sensor, so I went || to their parts counter and asked if they had one. Nope, but || they could order it. I had 'em check with a dealership 35 miles || down the road. They had 3 of 'em. I got on the cellphone and || asked them to hold one, I'd be right there. An hour later, I've || got the new one on and everything is back to normal! Now I can || get back to spending $$$ on my Jeep for fun things. || || Thanks to everyone who provided assistance with this. || || Mark || '98 TJ || '98 XJ | | Took a long ccruise with it yesterday. Ran just fine. Got home | and it started bucking severely as I was slowing to a stop. Kind | of like you didn't let the clutch out coming to a stop. It died, | but I was able to start it again. A few miles down the road, it | bucked again when taking off from a stop (this time, like letting | the clutch out too quickly when taking off). I got home with it | ok, tho. Today, it turns over but won't fire at all. What now? | | Mark I may have missed it, but how many miles are on it? -- Disclaimer: A large chunk of the preceeding was, in its entirety, written by the wisest of mules. JEGP O|||||||O NC, USA MSN:JEGP AOL:JEGP |
Re: Spoke too Soon Re: '98 TJ Bucking Bronco
On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 23:42:31 GMT, "Joseph P" <jpribe@nc.rr.com> wrote:
>M. E. Bye wrote: >| On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 07:20:47 -0500, M. E. Bye <fxdyna@hotmail.com> >| wrote: >| >|| On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 17:39:45 -0500, M. E. Bye >|| <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote: >|| >||| About a week ago, my '98 TJ (2.5L, 5-speed, 71K miles) began >||| missing at highway speed, bucking like a bronco. I chalked it >||| up to a bad tank of gas, so I dumped in a bottle of HEET and a >||| bottle of fuel injector cleaner. The problem continued, so I >||| did the same thing with my next fill-up at a different station. >||| No improvement. Since then, I've changed the plugs, installed >||| new wires, distributor cap and rotor, have cleaned the throttle >||| body, and have disconnected all electrical connections to the >||| throttle body and fuel injectors and have sprayed electrical >||| contact cleaner on them. I still have an intermittent miss at >||| speed. Not as severe as before, but I still have the problem. >||| What's next? >||| >||| Thanks in advance for any assistance! >||| >||| Mark >||| '98 TJ >||| '98 XJ >|| >|| Well, by cracky, it's fixed. It didn't come about without a >|| story, though. I took off from work at noon yesterday (Friday) >|| and set out to my local AutoZone store to drop about $150 on new >|| oxygen sensors. En route, something happened that hadn't before. >|| Specifically my "CHECK ENGINE" light came on. Now I KNEW that I >|| had to have some sort of codes that would display (none did the >|| previous day when my buddy plugged in his code reader). So, >|| when I got to AutoZone, I asked the counter guy if he had a code >|| reader, which he did. He checked it and got a code "TPS/Pedal >|| Travel Sensor". Well, neither one of us knew what a Pedal >|| Travel Sensor was, but both knew what a TPS was. However, the >|| counter guy still suggests strongly that I've got a fuel filter >|| problem and that should be my priority fix. I thanked him and >|| decided that it was now time to go see the Jeep repair guy at a >|| dealership. Drove crosstown and talked with the Jeep technician >|| who really felt it was the throttle position sensor, so I went >|| to their parts counter and asked if they had one. Nope, but >|| they could order it. I had 'em check with a dealership 35 miles >|| down the road. They had 3 of 'em. I got on the cellphone and >|| asked them to hold one, I'd be right there. An hour later, I've >|| got the new one on and everything is back to normal! Now I can >|| get back to spending $$$ on my Jeep for fun things. >|| >|| Thanks to everyone who provided assistance with this. >|| >|| Mark >|| '98 TJ >|| '98 XJ >| >| Took a long ccruise with it yesterday. Ran just fine. Got home >| and it started bucking severely as I was slowing to a stop. Kind >| of like you didn't let the clutch out coming to a stop. It died, >| but I was able to start it again. A few miles down the road, it >| bucked again when taking off from a stop (this time, like letting >| the clutch out too quickly when taking off). I got home with it >| ok, tho. Today, it turns over but won't fire at all. What now? >| >| Mark > > >I may have missed it, but how many miles are on it? Just over 71,000. At this point, I'm thinking crank position sensor? Mark |
Re: Spoke too Soon Re: '98 TJ Bucking Bronco
On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 23:42:31 GMT, "Joseph P" <jpribe@nc.rr.com> wrote:
>M. E. Bye wrote: >| On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 07:20:47 -0500, M. E. Bye <fxdyna@hotmail.com> >| wrote: >| >|| On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 17:39:45 -0500, M. E. Bye >|| <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote: >|| >||| About a week ago, my '98 TJ (2.5L, 5-speed, 71K miles) began >||| missing at highway speed, bucking like a bronco. I chalked it >||| up to a bad tank of gas, so I dumped in a bottle of HEET and a >||| bottle of fuel injector cleaner. The problem continued, so I >||| did the same thing with my next fill-up at a different station. >||| No improvement. Since then, I've changed the plugs, installed >||| new wires, distributor cap and rotor, have cleaned the throttle >||| body, and have disconnected all electrical connections to the >||| throttle body and fuel injectors and have sprayed electrical >||| contact cleaner on them. I still have an intermittent miss at >||| speed. Not as severe as before, but I still have the problem. >||| What's next? >||| >||| Thanks in advance for any assistance! >||| >||| Mark >||| '98 TJ >||| '98 XJ >|| >|| Well, by cracky, it's fixed. It didn't come about without a >|| story, though. I took off from work at noon yesterday (Friday) >|| and set out to my local AutoZone store to drop about $150 on new >|| oxygen sensors. En route, something happened that hadn't before. >|| Specifically my "CHECK ENGINE" light came on. Now I KNEW that I >|| had to have some sort of codes that would display (none did the >|| previous day when my buddy plugged in his code reader). So, >|| when I got to AutoZone, I asked the counter guy if he had a code >|| reader, which he did. He checked it and got a code "TPS/Pedal >|| Travel Sensor". Well, neither one of us knew what a Pedal >|| Travel Sensor was, but both knew what a TPS was. However, the >|| counter guy still suggests strongly that I've got a fuel filter >|| problem and that should be my priority fix. I thanked him and >|| decided that it was now time to go see the Jeep repair guy at a >|| dealership. Drove crosstown and talked with the Jeep technician >|| who really felt it was the throttle position sensor, so I went >|| to their parts counter and asked if they had one. Nope, but >|| they could order it. I had 'em check with a dealership 35 miles >|| down the road. They had 3 of 'em. I got on the cellphone and >|| asked them to hold one, I'd be right there. An hour later, I've >|| got the new one on and everything is back to normal! Now I can >|| get back to spending $$$ on my Jeep for fun things. >|| >|| Thanks to everyone who provided assistance with this. >|| >|| Mark >|| '98 TJ >|| '98 XJ >| >| Took a long ccruise with it yesterday. Ran just fine. Got home >| and it started bucking severely as I was slowing to a stop. Kind >| of like you didn't let the clutch out coming to a stop. It died, >| but I was able to start it again. A few miles down the road, it >| bucked again when taking off from a stop (this time, like letting >| the clutch out too quickly when taking off). I got home with it >| ok, tho. Today, it turns over but won't fire at all. What now? >| >| Mark > > >I may have missed it, but how many miles are on it? Just over 71,000. At this point, I'm thinking crank position sensor? Mark |
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