Engine dies out.
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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
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
Guest
Posts: n/a
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
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
Guest
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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
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
Guest
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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$id.34238@news2.e.nsc.no>...
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
>
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com
a '77 F150 that did just about the same thing you're describing and I
discovered a corroded one. When I replaced it, the trouble went away.
John
"Geir R.Pettersson" <gropette@online.no> wrote in message news:<WcGmc.2353$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
Guest
Posts: n/a
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$id.34238@news2.e.nsc.no>...
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
>
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com
a '77 F150 that did just about the same thing you're describing and I
discovered a corroded one. When I replaced it, the trouble went away.
John
"Geir R.Pettersson" <gropette@online.no> wrote in message news:<WcGmc.2353$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
Guest
Posts: n/a
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$id.34238@news2.e.nsc.no>...
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
>
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com
a '77 F150 that did just about the same thing you're describing and I
discovered a corroded one. When I replaced it, the trouble went away.
John
"Geir R.Pettersson" <gropette@online.no> wrote in message news:<WcGmc.2353$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
Guest
Posts: n/a
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$id.34238@news2.e.nsc.no>...
> Engine dies out.
>
> Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Automatic, 6syl. 1988 Mod
>
>
>
> Once a week or maybe one time every second week, the engine just stops.
>
> Scenario, I drive for a while and stop the engine, maybe 5 minutes later I
> start the engine and want to drive, then suddenly the engine just stop and
> no lights at all are blinking or showing any sign, they are just dead, as if
> the battery had been taken out. I just start up again, and the same thing
> happens 3-4 more times, I am able to drive maybe 2-3 meters for every time.
>
> Then the fifth time it start again, and I can drive for a week and half
> before the same things happens again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> Best Regards
> Geir R.Pettersson
> grp.arctic@heating.no
> http://www.arctic-heating.com
a '77 F150 that did just about the same thing you're describing and I
discovered a corroded one. When I replaced it, the trouble went away.
John
"Geir R.Pettersson" <gropette@online.no> wrote in message news:<WcGmc.2353$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
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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
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
Guest
Posts: n/a
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
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
Guest
Posts: n/a
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
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
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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
