Engine dies out.
 

Engine dies out.

Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod



Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.

Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.

Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
before the same things happens again.

Any suggestions?



Best Regards
Geir R.Pettersson
grp.arctic@heating.no
http://www.arctic-heating.com

Re: Engine dies out.
 

I know of nothing that may act like discounting the battery other
than bad terminal connections, and that would be pretty weird for that
connect to start the engine after. I have seen shorts that strong in an
alternator that would kill the engine and then lose it centrifugal
connection then be able to start the engine and have it run perfect
until the next time you reached that RPM to short again. If it was just
killing the engine than the Crankcase Position Sensor is usually the
culprit:
http://www.off-road.com/jeep/cheroke...tdcsensor.html
At your mileage the fuel pump will be on it's last leg, and could be
acting up. I don't know, tell us when you find the cause.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Geir R.Pettersson" wrote:
>
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com

Re: Engine dies out.
 

I know of nothing that may act like discounting the battery other
than bad terminal connections, and that would be pretty weird for that
connect to start the engine after. I have seen shorts that strong in an
alternator that would kill the engine and then lose it centrifugal
connection then be able to start the engine and have it run perfect
until the next time you reached that RPM to short again. If it was just
killing the engine than the Crankcase Position Sensor is usually the
culprit:
http://www.off-road.com/jeep/cheroke...tdcsensor.html
At your mileage the fuel pump will be on it's last leg, and could be
acting up. I don't know, tell us when you find the cause.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Geir R.Pettersson" wrote:
>
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com

Re: Engine dies out.
 

I know of nothing that may act like discounting the battery other
than bad terminal connections, and that would be pretty weird for that
connect to start the engine after. I have seen shorts that strong in an
alternator that would kill the engine and then lose it centrifugal
connection then be able to start the engine and have it run perfect
until the next time you reached that RPM to short again. If it was just
killing the engine than the Crankcase Position Sensor is usually the
culprit:
http://www.off-road.com/jeep/cheroke...tdcsensor.html
At your mileage the fuel pump will be on it's last leg, and could be
acting up. I don't know, tell us when you find the cause.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Geir R.Pettersson" wrote:
>
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com

Re: Engine dies out.
 

I know of nothing that may act like discounting the battery other
than bad terminal connections, and that would be pretty weird for that
connect to start the engine after. I have seen shorts that strong in an
alternator that would kill the engine and then lose it centrifugal
connection then be able to start the engine and have it run perfect
until the next time you reached that RPM to short again. If it was just
killing the engine than the Crankcase Position Sensor is usually the
culprit:
http://www.off-road.com/jeep/cheroke...tdcsensor.html
At your mileage the fuel pump will be on it's last leg, and could be
acting up. I don't know, tell us when you find the cause.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Geir R.Pettersson" wrote:
>
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com

Re: Engine dies out.
 

He says "no lights at all are blinking" -- I wonder if that includes his
headlights? You might be spot on with thinking of the battery, if he's
got a really cruddy connection someplace the starter will pull enough amps
to arc across it and weld a tiny path while cranking. Engine vibration
then shakes it loose and he loses everything electrical. I once had a
Malibu that would occasionally have a complete electrical failure while
driving (lots of fun in high-speed traffic), as soon as I hit a bump it
would come right back. It turned out to be the battery cable connection
at the starter was loose.

Geir should disassemble, clean and reassemble all the heavy cable
connections and check the ground strap from the back of the engine to the
firewall. It is an uninsulated flat braided wire strap about 1/4" wide.



On Fri, 7 May 2004, L.W.([iso-8859-1] ßill) ------ III wrote:

> I know of nothing that may act like discounting the battery other
> than bad terminal connections, and that would be pretty weird for that
> connect to start the engine after. I have seen shorts that strong in an
> alternator that would kill the engine and then lose it centrifugal
> connection then be able to start the engine and have it run perfect
> until the next time you reached that RPM to short again. If it was just
> killing the engine than the Crankcase Position Sensor is usually the
> culprit:
> http://www.off-road.com/jeep/cheroke...tdcsensor.html
> At your mileage the fuel pump will be on it's last leg, and could be
> acting up. I don't know, tell us when you find the cause.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> "Geir R.Pettersson" wrote:
> >
> > Engine dies out.
> >
> > Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
> >
> > Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
> >
> > Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> > start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> > no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> > the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> > happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
> >
> > Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> > before the same things happens again.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Best Regards
> > Geir R.Pettersson
> > grp.arctic@heating.no
> > http://www.arctic-heating.com
>

Re: Engine dies out.
 

He says "no lights at all are blinking" -- I wonder if that includes his
headlights? You might be spot on with thinking of the battery, if he's
got a really cruddy connection someplace the starter will pull enough amps
to arc across it and weld a tiny path while cranking. Engine vibration
then shakes it loose and he loses everything electrical. I once had a
Malibu that would occasionally have a complete electrical failure while
driving (lots of fun in high-speed traffic), as soon as I hit a bump it
would come right back. It turned out to be the battery cable connection
at the starter was loose.

Geir should disassemble, clean and reassemble all the heavy cable
connections and check the ground strap from the back of the engine to the
firewall. It is an uninsulated flat braided wire strap about 1/4" wide.



On Fri, 7 May 2004, L.W.([iso-8859-1] ßill) ------ III wrote:

> I know of nothing that may act like discounting the battery other
> than bad terminal connections, and that would be pretty weird for that
> connect to start the engine after. I have seen shorts that strong in an
> alternator that would kill the engine and then lose it centrifugal
> connection then be able to start the engine and have it run perfect
> until the next time you reached that RPM to short again. If it was just
> killing the engine than the Crankcase Position Sensor is usually the
> culprit:
> http://www.off-road.com/jeep/cheroke...tdcsensor.html
> At your mileage the fuel pump will be on it's last leg, and could be
> acting up. I don't know, tell us when you find the cause.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> "Geir R.Pettersson" wrote:
> >
> > Engine dies out.
> >
> > Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
> >
> > Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
> >
> > Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> > start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> > no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> > the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> > happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
> >
> > Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> > before the same things happens again.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Best Regards
> > Geir R.Pettersson
> > grp.arctic@heating.no
> > http://www.arctic-heating.com
>

Re: Engine dies out.
 

He says "no lights at all are blinking" -- I wonder if that includes his
headlights? You might be spot on with thinking of the battery, if he's
got a really cruddy connection someplace the starter will pull enough amps
to arc across it and weld a tiny path while cranking. Engine vibration
then shakes it loose and he loses everything electrical. I once had a
Malibu that would occasionally have a complete electrical failure while
driving (lots of fun in high-speed traffic), as soon as I hit a bump it
would come right back. It turned out to be the battery cable connection
at the starter was loose.

Geir should disassemble, clean and reassemble all the heavy cable
connections and check the ground strap from the back of the engine to the
firewall. It is an uninsulated flat braided wire strap about 1/4" wide.



On Fri, 7 May 2004, L.W.([iso-8859-1] ßill) ------ III wrote:

> I know of nothing that may act like discounting the battery other
> than bad terminal connections, and that would be pretty weird for that
> connect to start the engine after. I have seen shorts that strong in an
> alternator that would kill the engine and then lose it centrifugal
> connection then be able to start the engine and have it run perfect
> until the next time you reached that RPM to short again. If it was just
> killing the engine than the Crankcase Position Sensor is usually the
> culprit:
> http://www.off-road.com/jeep/cheroke...tdcsensor.html
> At your mileage the fuel pump will be on it's last leg, and could be
> acting up. I don't know, tell us when you find the cause.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> "Geir R.Pettersson" wrote:
> >
> > Engine dies out.
> >
> > Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
> >
> > Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
> >
> > Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> > start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> > no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> > the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> > happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
> >
> > Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> > before the same things happens again.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Best Regards
> > Geir R.Pettersson
> > grp.arctic@heating.no
> > http://www.arctic-heating.com
>

Re: Engine dies out.
 

He says "no lights at all are blinking" -- I wonder if that includes his
headlights? You might be spot on with thinking of the battery, if he's
got a really cruddy connection someplace the starter will pull enough amps
to arc across it and weld a tiny path while cranking. Engine vibration
then shakes it loose and he loses everything electrical. I once had a
Malibu that would occasionally have a complete electrical failure while
driving (lots of fun in high-speed traffic), as soon as I hit a bump it
would come right back. It turned out to be the battery cable connection
at the starter was loose.

Geir should disassemble, clean and reassemble all the heavy cable
connections and check the ground strap from the back of the engine to the
firewall. It is an uninsulated flat braided wire strap about 1/4" wide.



On Fri, 7 May 2004, L.W.([iso-8859-1] ßill) ------ III wrote:

> I know of nothing that may act like discounting the battery other
> than bad terminal connections, and that would be pretty weird for that
> connect to start the engine after. I have seen shorts that strong in an
> alternator that would kill the engine and then lose it centrifugal
> connection then be able to start the engine and have it run perfect
> until the next time you reached that RPM to short again. If it was just
> killing the engine than the Crankcase Position Sensor is usually the
> culprit:
> http://www.off-road.com/jeep/cheroke...tdcsensor.html
> At your mileage the fuel pump will be on it's last leg, and could be
> acting up. I don't know, tell us when you find the cause.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> "Geir R.Pettersson" wrote:
> >
> > Engine dies out.
> >
> > Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
> >
> > Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
> >
> > Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> > start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> > no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> > the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> > happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
> >
> > Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> > before the same things happens again.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Best Regards
> > Geir R.Pettersson
> > grp.arctic@heating.no
> > http://www.arctic-heating.com
>

Re: Engine dies out.
 

Something like that happened to our 88.

It was a rotted mesh ground strap from the rear of the engine head to
the firewall.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

"Geir R.Pettersson" wrote:
>
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com

Re: Engine dies out.
 

Something like that happened to our 88.

It was a rotted mesh ground strap from the rear of the engine head to
the firewall.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

"Geir R.Pettersson" wrote:
>
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com

Re: Engine dies out.
 

Something like that happened to our 88.

It was a rotted mesh ground strap from the rear of the engine head to
the firewall.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

"Geir R.Pettersson" wrote:
>
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com

Re: Engine dies out.
 

Something like that happened to our 88.

It was a rotted mesh ground strap from the rear of the engine head to
the firewall.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

"Geir R.Pettersson" wrote:
>
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com

Re: Engine dies out.
 

Just a shot in the dark, but try checking the grounding straps. I had
a '77 F150 that did just about the same thing you're describing and I
discovered a corroded one. When I replaced it, the trouble went away.

John



"Geir R.Pettersson" <gropette@online.no> wrote in message news:<WcGmc.2353$id.34238@news2.e.nsc.no>...
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
>
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com

Re: Engine dies out.
 

Just a shot in the dark, but try checking the grounding straps. I had
a '77 F150 that did just about the same thing you're describing and I
discovered a corroded one. When I replaced it, the trouble went away.

John



"Geir R.Pettersson" <gropette@online.no> wrote in message news:<WcGmc.2353$id.34238@news2.e.nsc.no>...
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
>
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com

Re: Engine dies out.
 

Just a shot in the dark, but try checking the grounding straps. I had
a '77 F150 that did just about the same thing you're describing and I
discovered a corroded one. When I replaced it, the trouble went away.

John



"Geir R.Pettersson" <gropette@online.no> wrote in message news:<WcGmc.2353$id.34238@news2.e.nsc.no>...
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
>
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com

Re: Engine dies out.
 

Just a shot in the dark, but try checking the grounding straps. I had
a '77 F150 that did just about the same thing you're describing and I
discovered a corroded one. When I replaced it, the trouble went away.

John



"Geir R.Pettersson" <gropette@online.no> wrote in message news:<WcGmc.2353$id.34238@news2.e.nsc.no>...
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
>
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com

Re: Engine dies out.
 

I had this happen in a '64 MGB I had about 35 years ago... It died (everything
dead!) so I got out started checking stuff electrical. Eventually I got to the
batteries -- there were two of 'em, each a 6-volt unit located under the floor
behind the seats and wired in series. As it turned out, a post on one of them
was broken off down inside the battery itself. As I tried to loosen the clamp
the post turned, so I pulled on it and out it came! I shoved it back in as hard
as I could push; the thing started, so I drove it straight to the import parts
shop and bought new batteries.

You might check the connections at each end of the battery cables and make sure
that they're clean and solid. I.e., battery-to-starter, battery-to-ground,
battery-to-alternator, etc. And check the ground strap on the back of the block
that Mike mentioned, too. And if a battery post itself is loose, it COULD be
your problem. <BG>

Scotty
'99 TJ Sahara 4.0L I-6
'99 XJ Sport 4.0L I-6
'03 BMW Z4

*** And now, we return to our regularly-scheduled program... ***

Mike Romain romainm@sympatico.ca writes:

> Something like that happened to our 88.
>
> It was a rotted mesh ground strap from the rear of the engine head to
> the firewall.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> "Geir R.Pettersson" wrote:
>
>> Engine dies out.
>>
>> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>>
>> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>>
>> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
>> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
>> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
>> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
>> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>>
>> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
>> before the same things happens again.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Best Regards
>> Geir R.Pettersson
>> grp.arctic@heating.no
>> http://www.arctic-heating.com

Re: Engine dies out.
 

I had this happen in a '64 MGB I had about 35 years ago... It died (everything
dead!) so I got out started checking stuff electrical. Eventually I got to the
batteries -- there were two of 'em, each a 6-volt unit located under the floor
behind the seats and wired in series. As it turned out, a post on one of them
was broken off down inside the battery itself. As I tried to loosen the clamp
the post turned, so I pulled on it and out it came! I shoved it back in as hard
as I could push; the thing started, so I drove it straight to the import parts
shop and bought new batteries.

You might check the connections at each end of the battery cables and make sure
that they're clean and solid. I.e., battery-to-starter, battery-to-ground,
battery-to-alternator, etc. And check the ground strap on the back of the block
that Mike mentioned, too. And if a battery post itself is loose, it COULD be
your problem. <BG>

Scotty
'99 TJ Sahara 4.0L I-6
'99 XJ Sport 4.0L I-6
'03 BMW Z4

*** And now, we return to our regularly-scheduled program... ***

Mike Romain romainm@sympatico.ca writes:

> Something like that happened to our 88.
>
> It was a rotted mesh ground strap from the rear of the engine head to
> the firewall.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> "Geir R.Pettersson" wrote:
>
>> Engine dies out.
>>
>> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>>
>> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>>
>> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
>> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
>> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
>> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
>> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>>
>> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
>> before the same things happens again.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Best Regards
>> Geir R.Pettersson
>> grp.arctic@heating.no
>> http://www.arctic-heating.com

Re: Engine dies out.
 

I had this happen in a '64 MGB I had about 35 years ago... It died (everything
dead!) so I got out started checking stuff electrical. Eventually I got to the
batteries -- there were two of 'em, each a 6-volt unit located under the floor
behind the seats and wired in series. As it turned out, a post on one of them
was broken off down inside the battery itself. As I tried to loosen the clamp
the post turned, so I pulled on it and out it came! I shoved it back in as hard
as I could push; the thing started, so I drove it straight to the import parts
shop and bought new batteries.

You might check the connections at each end of the battery cables and make sure
that they're clean and solid. I.e., battery-to-starter, battery-to-ground,
battery-to-alternator, etc. And check the ground strap on the back of the block
that Mike mentioned, too. And if a battery post itself is loose, it COULD be
your problem. <BG>

Scotty
'99 TJ Sahara 4.0L I-6
'99 XJ Sport 4.0L I-6
'03 BMW Z4

*** And now, we return to our regularly-scheduled program... ***

Mike Romain romainm@sympatico.ca writes:

> Something like that happened to our 88.
>
> It was a rotted mesh ground strap from the rear of the engine head to
> the firewall.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> "Geir R.Pettersson" wrote:
>
>> Engine dies out.
>>
>> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>>
>> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>>
>> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
>> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
>> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
>> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
>> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>>
>> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
>> before the same things happens again.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Best Regards
>> Geir R.Pettersson
>> grp.arctic@heating.no
>> http://www.arctic-heating.com

Re: Engine dies out.
 

I had this happen in a '64 MGB I had about 35 years ago... It died (everything
dead!) so I got out started checking stuff electrical. Eventually I got to the
batteries -- there were two of 'em, each a 6-volt unit located under the floor
behind the seats and wired in series. As it turned out, a post on one of them
was broken off down inside the battery itself. As I tried to loosen the clamp
the post turned, so I pulled on it and out it came! I shoved it back in as hard
as I could push; the thing started, so I drove it straight to the import parts
shop and bought new batteries.

You might check the connections at each end of the battery cables and make sure
that they're clean and solid. I.e., battery-to-starter, battery-to-ground,
battery-to-alternator, etc. And check the ground strap on the back of the block
that Mike mentioned, too. And if a battery post itself is loose, it COULD be
your problem. <BG>

Scotty
'99 TJ Sahara 4.0L I-6
'99 XJ Sport 4.0L I-6
'03 BMW Z4

*** And now, we return to our regularly-scheduled program... ***

Mike Romain romainm@sympatico.ca writes:

> Something like that happened to our 88.
>
> It was a rotted mesh ground strap from the rear of the engine head to
> the firewall.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> "Geir R.Pettersson" wrote:
>
>> Engine dies out.
>>
>> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>>
>> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>>
>> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
>> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
>> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
>> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
>> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>>
>> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
>> before the same things happens again.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Best Regards
>> Geir R.Pettersson
>> grp.arctic@heating.no
>> http://www.arctic-heating.com

Re: Engine dies out.
 

"Geir R.Pettersson" <gropette@online.no> wrote in message news:<WcGmc.2353$id.34238@news2.e.nsc.no>...
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
>
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com


My wife had a 97 Chrysler Sebring convertible that did this...a wire
somewhere on the bottom (came off the coil pack, went under the block)
had insulation rubbed off and shorted, shutting the whole thing off.
Don't know what it was for, but we put dielectric grease and tape on
it for awhile before we could pay someone to fix it. That car was
pretty crummy electrically-did Chrysler use stuff like this on the
Jeeps too?


Matt

Re: Engine dies out.
 

"Geir R.Pettersson" <gropette@online.no> wrote in message news:<WcGmc.2353$id.34238@news2.e.nsc.no>...
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
>
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com


My wife had a 97 Chrysler Sebring convertible that did this...a wire
somewhere on the bottom (came off the coil pack, went under the block)
had insulation rubbed off and shorted, shutting the whole thing off.
Don't know what it was for, but we put dielectric grease and tape on
it for awhile before we could pay someone to fix it. That car was
pretty crummy electrically-did Chrysler use stuff like this on the
Jeeps too?


Matt

Re: Engine dies out.
 

"Geir R.Pettersson" <gropette@online.no> wrote in message news:<WcGmc.2353$id.34238@news2.e.nsc.no>...
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
>
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com


My wife had a 97 Chrysler Sebring convertible that did this...a wire
somewhere on the bottom (came off the coil pack, went under the block)
had insulation rubbed off and shorted, shutting the whole thing off.
Don't know what it was for, but we put dielectric grease and tape on
it for awhile before we could pay someone to fix it. That car was
pretty crummy electrically-did Chrysler use stuff like this on the
Jeeps too?


Matt

Re: Engine dies out.
 

"Geir R.Pettersson" <gropette@online.no> wrote in message news:<WcGmc.2353$id.34238@news2.e.nsc.no>...
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
>
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com


My wife had a 97 Chrysler Sebring convertible that did this...a wire
somewhere on the bottom (came off the coil pack, went under the block)
had insulation rubbed off and shorted, shutting the whole thing off.
Don't know what it was for, but we put dielectric grease and tape on
it for awhile before we could pay someone to fix it. That car was
pretty crummy electrically-did Chrysler use stuff like this on the
Jeeps too?


Matt

Re: Engine dies out.
 

As mike states: engine mesh ground strap ....... Or more rarely - a bad
conection post on the battery - especially if you've ever used a HAMMER
on it to make the connections tighter !!!!!!! If you use a hammer to
make the connections 'tighter' you risk breaking the internal
connection of the post --- with the result of NO connection or
'intermittant shorts'.
;-)



In article <409B9DBF.5B23FD60@sympatico.ca>, Mike Romain
<romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Something like that happened to our 88.
>
> It was a rotted mesh ground strap from the rear of the engine head to
> the firewall.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> "Geir R.Pettersson" wrote:
> >
> > Engine dies out.
> >
> > Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
> >
> > Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
> >
> > Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> > start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> > no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> > the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> > happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
> >
> > Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> > before the same things happens again.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Best Regards
> > Geir R.Pettersson
> > grp.arctic@heating.no
> > http://www.arctic-heating.com

Re: Engine dies out.
 

As mike states: engine mesh ground strap ....... Or more rarely - a bad
conection post on the battery - especially if you've ever used a HAMMER
on it to make the connections tighter !!!!!!! If you use a hammer to
make the connections 'tighter' you risk breaking the internal
connection of the post --- with the result of NO connection or
'intermittant shorts'.
;-)



In article <409B9DBF.5B23FD60@sympatico.ca>, Mike Romain
<romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Something like that happened to our 88.
>
> It was a rotted mesh ground strap from the rear of the engine head to
> the firewall.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> "Geir R.Pettersson" wrote:
> >
> > Engine dies out.
> >
> > Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
> >
> > Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
> >
> > Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> > start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> > no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> > the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> > happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
> >
> > Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> > before the same things happens again.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Best Regards
> > Geir R.Pettersson
> > grp.arctic@heating.no
> > http://www.arctic-heating.com

Re: Engine dies out.
 

As mike states: engine mesh ground strap ....... Or more rarely - a bad
conection post on the battery - especially if you've ever used a HAMMER
on it to make the connections tighter !!!!!!! If you use a hammer to
make the connections 'tighter' you risk breaking the internal
connection of the post --- with the result of NO connection or
'intermittant shorts'.
;-)



In article <409B9DBF.5B23FD60@sympatico.ca>, Mike Romain
<romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Something like that happened to our 88.
>
> It was a rotted mesh ground strap from the rear of the engine head to
> the firewall.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> "Geir R.Pettersson" wrote:
> >
> > Engine dies out.
> >
> > Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
> >
> > Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
> >
> > Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> > start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> > no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> > the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> > happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
> >
> > Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> > before the same things happens again.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Best Regards
> > Geir R.Pettersson
> > grp.arctic@heating.no
> > http://www.arctic-heating.com

Re: Engine dies out.
 

As mike states: engine mesh ground strap ....... Or more rarely - a bad
conection post on the battery - especially if you've ever used a HAMMER
on it to make the connections tighter !!!!!!! If you use a hammer to
make the connections 'tighter' you risk breaking the internal
connection of the post --- with the result of NO connection or
'intermittant shorts'.
;-)



In article <409B9DBF.5B23FD60@sympatico.ca>, Mike Romain
<romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Something like that happened to our 88.
>
> It was a rotted mesh ground strap from the rear of the engine head to
> the firewall.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> "Geir R.Pettersson" wrote:
> >
> > Engine dies out.
> >
> > Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
> >
> > Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
> >
> > Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> > start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> > no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> > the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> > happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
> >
> > Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> > before the same things happens again.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Best Regards
> > Geir R.Pettersson
> > grp.arctic@heating.no
> > http://www.arctic-heating.com

Re: Engine dies out.
 

To the ones that have given me advice, thank you very much.
I have no news so far, as I have not had the time to follow up any leads so
far.
As soon as I have the time to do something, I will post again and let you
know the result.
I wish you all a nice weekend.

Best Regards
Geir R.Pettersson
grp.arctic@heating.no
http://www.arctic-heating.com
"Geir R.Pettersson" <gropette@online.no> skrev i melding
news:WcGmc.2353$id.34238@news2.e.nsc.no...
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
>
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as
if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every
time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com
>
>

Re: Engine dies out.
 

To the ones that have given me advice, thank you very much.
I have no news so far, as I have not had the time to follow up any leads so
far.
As soon as I have the time to do something, I will post again and let you
know the result.
I wish you all a nice weekend.

Best Regards
Geir R.Pettersson
grp.arctic@heating.no
http://www.arctic-heating.com
"Geir R.Pettersson" <gropette@online.no> skrev i melding
news:WcGmc.2353$id.34238@news2.e.nsc.no...
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
>
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as
if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every
time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com
>
>

Re: Engine dies out.
 

To the ones that have given me advice, thank you very much.
I have no news so far, as I have not had the time to follow up any leads so
far.
As soon as I have the time to do something, I will post again and let you
know the result.
I wish you all a nice weekend.

Best Regards
Geir R.Pettersson
grp.arctic@heating.no
http://www.arctic-heating.com
"Geir R.Pettersson" <gropette@online.no> skrev i melding
news:WcGmc.2353$id.34238@news2.e.nsc.no...
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
>
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as
if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every
time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com
>
>

Re: Engine dies out.
 

To the ones that have given me advice, thank you very much.
I have no news so far, as I have not had the time to follow up any leads so
far.
As soon as I have the time to do something, I will post again and let you
know the result.
I wish you all a nice weekend.

Best Regards
Geir R.Pettersson
grp.arctic@heating.no
http://www.arctic-heating.com
"Geir R.Pettersson" <gropette@online.no> skrev i melding
news:WcGmc.2353$id.34238@news2.e.nsc.no...
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
>
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as
if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every
time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com
>
>