Are you sure you have fuel pressure to the rail? You might have a bad
ground to the fuel pump.
Can you hear the pump?

"shell" <shell026@webtv.net> wrote in message
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>
> i changed out the fuel pump on my 98 cherokee thinking that was my
> problem but still won't run
>
> here's what happened---when i would try to start the jeep it wouldn't
> start with the first turn of the ignition but ALWAYS started on the
> second turn---one day i ran the fuel level really low (damn gas prices)
> and the thing wouldn't start at all---i put about 4 gallons of gas into
> the tank and still nothing--gauges were reading no gas in the tank even
> though i know there were at least 4 gallons in there---ideas please
>
> thank you in advance for any suggestions
>

 

Are you sure you have fuel pressure to the rail? You might have a bad
ground to the fuel pump.
Can you hear the pump?

"shell" <shell026@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:9045-432C2B33-554@storefull-3135.bay.webtv.net...
>
> i changed out the fuel pump on my 98 cherokee thinking that was my
> problem but still won't run
>
> here's what happened---when i would try to start the jeep it wouldn't
> start with the first turn of the ignition but ALWAYS started on the
> second turn---one day i ran the fuel level really low (damn gas prices)
> and the thing wouldn't start at all---i put about 4 gallons of gas into
> the tank and still nothing--gauges were reading no gas in the tank even
> though i know there were at least 4 gallons in there---ideas please
>
> thank you in advance for any suggestions
>

 

Are you sure you have fuel pressure to the rail? You might have a bad
ground to the fuel pump.
Can you hear the pump?

"shell" <shell026@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:9045-432C2B33-554@storefull-3135.bay.webtv.net...
>
> i changed out the fuel pump on my 98 cherokee thinking that was my
> problem but still won't run
>
> here's what happened---when i would try to start the jeep it wouldn't
> start with the first turn of the ignition but ALWAYS started on the
> second turn---one day i ran the fuel level really low (damn gas prices)
> and the thing wouldn't start at all---i put about 4 gallons of gas into
> the tank and still nothing--gauges were reading no gas in the tank even
> though i know there were at least 4 gallons in there---ideas please
>
> thank you in advance for any suggestions
>

 

I had a no start problem after a fuel pump change, after a few days of
trying to figure it out a friend dropped by. He took the cover off of
the throttle body and held the flap/throttle open, it started
instantly. No problems since....Good luck

 

I had a no start problem after a fuel pump change, after a few days of
trying to figure it out a friend dropped by. He took the cover off of
the throttle body and held the flap/throttle open, it started
instantly. No problems since....Good luck

 

I had a no start problem after a fuel pump change, after a few days of
trying to figure it out a friend dropped by. He took the cover off of
the throttle body and held the flap/throttle open, it started
instantly. No problems since....Good luck