fyi if yer jeep won't start
01-14-2004, 05:16 PM
#31
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Re: fyi if yer jeep won't start
Couple of cans of gas dryer stopped that crap in mine when it started
to happen every now and then.
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:16:11 UTC "bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote:
> -30 C or so here to-day, out of the house at 5:30 to head out ... rrrr ...
> sputter sputter ... rrrr. Won't fire up ... battery's getting low ... go get
> the charger, set it to 60 amps ... wait, try again. Oh yeah '96 Cherokee,
> 4.0 litre HO, auto tranmission. So I remembered someone posting that you can
> floor it ... so I did ... and she fired up !!! I could not believe it ...
> free advice ... and it worked ... but the jeep would not hold an idle and
> the check engine light was on ... so I sat there for a while warming it up.
> Then let it die while I packed up for work. She started ok but still no idle
> and check engine still on. Made my way to work doing the left foot brake,
> slide into neutral, keep it running at the stops thing. Stalled once,
> started again, check engine light not on ... ok, getting better ... but
> still no solid idle. Went in to work, checked the email, hada coffee, loaded
> up the laptop, said those yahoo I'm outta here "I'll be working at home"
> words, don't wanna get stuck here to-night. Went out, started the jeep up,
> and all is normal.
>
> So what I'm saying is, before you call for a tow, consider the above. And by
> the way, what is that floor it technique doing ... bypassing/overriding
> something.
>
> Thanks fer listening.
>
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
to happen every now and then.
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:16:11 UTC "bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote:
> -30 C or so here to-day, out of the house at 5:30 to head out ... rrrr ...
> sputter sputter ... rrrr. Won't fire up ... battery's getting low ... go get
> the charger, set it to 60 amps ... wait, try again. Oh yeah '96 Cherokee,
> 4.0 litre HO, auto tranmission. So I remembered someone posting that you can
> floor it ... so I did ... and she fired up !!! I could not believe it ...
> free advice ... and it worked ... but the jeep would not hold an idle and
> the check engine light was on ... so I sat there for a while warming it up.
> Then let it die while I packed up for work. She started ok but still no idle
> and check engine still on. Made my way to work doing the left foot brake,
> slide into neutral, keep it running at the stops thing. Stalled once,
> started again, check engine light not on ... ok, getting better ... but
> still no solid idle. Went in to work, checked the email, hada coffee, loaded
> up the laptop, said those yahoo I'm outta here "I'll be working at home"
> words, don't wanna get stuck here to-night. Went out, started the jeep up,
> and all is normal.
>
> So what I'm saying is, before you call for a tow, consider the above. And by
> the way, what is that floor it technique doing ... bypassing/overriding
> something.
>
> Thanks fer listening.
>
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
01-14-2004, 06:44 PM
#32
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Re: fyi if yer jeep won't start
Yeah ... I'll know if I have a real problem to-morrow. The condition is much
like what happens to my boat on occasion which I attribute to water in the
fuel. But
with the boat, the fix is simple ... just up the idle stop so that it will
go into gear without stalling and go for run. The boat ... 3.8 litre V6
odd-fire with 4bbl. My mechanic buddy swear by fuel injection .. I kinda got
along better with carburators and mechanical fuel pumps ... at least you
could get yourself going with a pair of vice grips, a hammer and a
screwdriver :-)
"Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-2ycZ9wDi5dHL@anon.none.net...
> Couple of cans of gas dryer stopped that crap in mine when it started
> to happen every now and then.
>
> On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:16:11 UTC "bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote:
>
> > -30 C or so here to-day, out of the house at 5:30 to head out ... rrrr
....
> > sputter sputter ... rrrr. Won't fire up ... battery's getting low ... go
get
> > the charger, set it to 60 amps ... wait, try again. Oh yeah '96
Cherokee,
> > 4.0 litre HO, auto tranmission. So I remembered someone posting that you
can
> > floor it ... so I did ... and she fired up !!! I could not believe it
....
> > free advice ... and it worked ... but the jeep would not hold an idle
and
> > the check engine light was on ... so I sat there for a while warming it
up.
> > Then let it die while I packed up for work. She started ok but still no
idle
> > and check engine still on. Made my way to work doing the left foot
brake,
> > slide into neutral, keep it running at the stops thing. Stalled once,
> > started again, check engine light not on ... ok, getting better ... but
> > still no solid idle. Went in to work, checked the email, hada coffee,
loaded
> > up the laptop, said those yahoo I'm outta here "I'll be working at home"
> > words, don't wanna get stuck here to-night. Went out, started the jeep
up,
> > and all is normal.
> >
> > So what I'm saying is, before you call for a tow, consider the above.
And by
> > the way, what is that floor it technique doing ... bypassing/overriding
> > something.
> >
> > Thanks fer listening.
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
like what happens to my boat on occasion which I attribute to water in the
fuel. But
with the boat, the fix is simple ... just up the idle stop so that it will
go into gear without stalling and go for run. The boat ... 3.8 litre V6
odd-fire with 4bbl. My mechanic buddy swear by fuel injection .. I kinda got
along better with carburators and mechanical fuel pumps ... at least you
could get yourself going with a pair of vice grips, a hammer and a
screwdriver :-)
"Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-2ycZ9wDi5dHL@anon.none.net...
> Couple of cans of gas dryer stopped that crap in mine when it started
> to happen every now and then.
>
> On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:16:11 UTC "bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote:
>
> > -30 C or so here to-day, out of the house at 5:30 to head out ... rrrr
....
> > sputter sputter ... rrrr. Won't fire up ... battery's getting low ... go
get
> > the charger, set it to 60 amps ... wait, try again. Oh yeah '96
Cherokee,
> > 4.0 litre HO, auto tranmission. So I remembered someone posting that you
can
> > floor it ... so I did ... and she fired up !!! I could not believe it
....
> > free advice ... and it worked ... but the jeep would not hold an idle
and
> > the check engine light was on ... so I sat there for a while warming it
up.
> > Then let it die while I packed up for work. She started ok but still no
idle
> > and check engine still on. Made my way to work doing the left foot
brake,
> > slide into neutral, keep it running at the stops thing. Stalled once,
> > started again, check engine light not on ... ok, getting better ... but
> > still no solid idle. Went in to work, checked the email, hada coffee,
loaded
> > up the laptop, said those yahoo I'm outta here "I'll be working at home"
> > words, don't wanna get stuck here to-night. Went out, started the jeep
up,
> > and all is normal.
> >
> > So what I'm saying is, before you call for a tow, consider the above.
And by
> > the way, what is that floor it technique doing ... bypassing/overriding
> > something.
> >
> > Thanks fer listening.
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
01-14-2004, 06:44 PM
#33
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Re: fyi if yer jeep won't start
Yeah ... I'll know if I have a real problem to-morrow. The condition is much
like what happens to my boat on occasion which I attribute to water in the
fuel. But
with the boat, the fix is simple ... just up the idle stop so that it will
go into gear without stalling and go for run. The boat ... 3.8 litre V6
odd-fire with 4bbl. My mechanic buddy swear by fuel injection .. I kinda got
along better with carburators and mechanical fuel pumps ... at least you
could get yourself going with a pair of vice grips, a hammer and a
screwdriver :-)
"Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-2ycZ9wDi5dHL@anon.none.net...
> Couple of cans of gas dryer stopped that crap in mine when it started
> to happen every now and then.
>
> On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:16:11 UTC "bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote:
>
> > -30 C or so here to-day, out of the house at 5:30 to head out ... rrrr
....
> > sputter sputter ... rrrr. Won't fire up ... battery's getting low ... go
get
> > the charger, set it to 60 amps ... wait, try again. Oh yeah '96
Cherokee,
> > 4.0 litre HO, auto tranmission. So I remembered someone posting that you
can
> > floor it ... so I did ... and she fired up !!! I could not believe it
....
> > free advice ... and it worked ... but the jeep would not hold an idle
and
> > the check engine light was on ... so I sat there for a while warming it
up.
> > Then let it die while I packed up for work. She started ok but still no
idle
> > and check engine still on. Made my way to work doing the left foot
brake,
> > slide into neutral, keep it running at the stops thing. Stalled once,
> > started again, check engine light not on ... ok, getting better ... but
> > still no solid idle. Went in to work, checked the email, hada coffee,
loaded
> > up the laptop, said those yahoo I'm outta here "I'll be working at home"
> > words, don't wanna get stuck here to-night. Went out, started the jeep
up,
> > and all is normal.
> >
> > So what I'm saying is, before you call for a tow, consider the above.
And by
> > the way, what is that floor it technique doing ... bypassing/overriding
> > something.
> >
> > Thanks fer listening.
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
like what happens to my boat on occasion which I attribute to water in the
fuel. But
with the boat, the fix is simple ... just up the idle stop so that it will
go into gear without stalling and go for run. The boat ... 3.8 litre V6
odd-fire with 4bbl. My mechanic buddy swear by fuel injection .. I kinda got
along better with carburators and mechanical fuel pumps ... at least you
could get yourself going with a pair of vice grips, a hammer and a
screwdriver :-)
"Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-2ycZ9wDi5dHL@anon.none.net...
> Couple of cans of gas dryer stopped that crap in mine when it started
> to happen every now and then.
>
> On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:16:11 UTC "bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote:
>
> > -30 C or so here to-day, out of the house at 5:30 to head out ... rrrr
....
> > sputter sputter ... rrrr. Won't fire up ... battery's getting low ... go
get
> > the charger, set it to 60 amps ... wait, try again. Oh yeah '96
Cherokee,
> > 4.0 litre HO, auto tranmission. So I remembered someone posting that you
can
> > floor it ... so I did ... and she fired up !!! I could not believe it
....
> > free advice ... and it worked ... but the jeep would not hold an idle
and
> > the check engine light was on ... so I sat there for a while warming it
up.
> > Then let it die while I packed up for work. She started ok but still no
idle
> > and check engine still on. Made my way to work doing the left foot
brake,
> > slide into neutral, keep it running at the stops thing. Stalled once,
> > started again, check engine light not on ... ok, getting better ... but
> > still no solid idle. Went in to work, checked the email, hada coffee,
loaded
> > up the laptop, said those yahoo I'm outta here "I'll be working at home"
> > words, don't wanna get stuck here to-night. Went out, started the jeep
up,
> > and all is normal.
> >
> > So what I'm saying is, before you call for a tow, consider the above.
And by
> > the way, what is that floor it technique doing ... bypassing/overriding
> > something.
> >
> > Thanks fer listening.
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
01-14-2004, 06:44 PM
#34
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Re: fyi if yer jeep won't start
Yeah ... I'll know if I have a real problem to-morrow. The condition is much
like what happens to my boat on occasion which I attribute to water in the
fuel. But
with the boat, the fix is simple ... just up the idle stop so that it will
go into gear without stalling and go for run. The boat ... 3.8 litre V6
odd-fire with 4bbl. My mechanic buddy swear by fuel injection .. I kinda got
along better with carburators and mechanical fuel pumps ... at least you
could get yourself going with a pair of vice grips, a hammer and a
screwdriver :-)
"Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-2ycZ9wDi5dHL@anon.none.net...
> Couple of cans of gas dryer stopped that crap in mine when it started
> to happen every now and then.
>
> On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:16:11 UTC "bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote:
>
> > -30 C or so here to-day, out of the house at 5:30 to head out ... rrrr
....
> > sputter sputter ... rrrr. Won't fire up ... battery's getting low ... go
get
> > the charger, set it to 60 amps ... wait, try again. Oh yeah '96
Cherokee,
> > 4.0 litre HO, auto tranmission. So I remembered someone posting that you
can
> > floor it ... so I did ... and she fired up !!! I could not believe it
....
> > free advice ... and it worked ... but the jeep would not hold an idle
and
> > the check engine light was on ... so I sat there for a while warming it
up.
> > Then let it die while I packed up for work. She started ok but still no
idle
> > and check engine still on. Made my way to work doing the left foot
brake,
> > slide into neutral, keep it running at the stops thing. Stalled once,
> > started again, check engine light not on ... ok, getting better ... but
> > still no solid idle. Went in to work, checked the email, hada coffee,
loaded
> > up the laptop, said those yahoo I'm outta here "I'll be working at home"
> > words, don't wanna get stuck here to-night. Went out, started the jeep
up,
> > and all is normal.
> >
> > So what I'm saying is, before you call for a tow, consider the above.
And by
> > the way, what is that floor it technique doing ... bypassing/overriding
> > something.
> >
> > Thanks fer listening.
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
like what happens to my boat on occasion which I attribute to water in the
fuel. But
with the boat, the fix is simple ... just up the idle stop so that it will
go into gear without stalling and go for run. The boat ... 3.8 litre V6
odd-fire with 4bbl. My mechanic buddy swear by fuel injection .. I kinda got
along better with carburators and mechanical fuel pumps ... at least you
could get yourself going with a pair of vice grips, a hammer and a
screwdriver :-)
"Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-2ycZ9wDi5dHL@anon.none.net...
> Couple of cans of gas dryer stopped that crap in mine when it started
> to happen every now and then.
>
> On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:16:11 UTC "bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote:
>
> > -30 C or so here to-day, out of the house at 5:30 to head out ... rrrr
....
> > sputter sputter ... rrrr. Won't fire up ... battery's getting low ... go
get
> > the charger, set it to 60 amps ... wait, try again. Oh yeah '96
Cherokee,
> > 4.0 litre HO, auto tranmission. So I remembered someone posting that you
can
> > floor it ... so I did ... and she fired up !!! I could not believe it
....
> > free advice ... and it worked ... but the jeep would not hold an idle
and
> > the check engine light was on ... so I sat there for a while warming it
up.
> > Then let it die while I packed up for work. She started ok but still no
idle
> > and check engine still on. Made my way to work doing the left foot
brake,
> > slide into neutral, keep it running at the stops thing. Stalled once,
> > started again, check engine light not on ... ok, getting better ... but
> > still no solid idle. Went in to work, checked the email, hada coffee,
loaded
> > up the laptop, said those yahoo I'm outta here "I'll be working at home"
> > words, don't wanna get stuck here to-night. Went out, started the jeep
up,
> > and all is normal.
> >
> > So what I'm saying is, before you call for a tow, consider the above.
And by
> > the way, what is that floor it technique doing ... bypassing/overriding
> > something.
> >
> > Thanks fer listening.
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
01-14-2004, 07:42 PM
#35
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Re: fyi if yer jeep won't start
>-30 C or so here to-day, out of the house at 5:30 to head out ... rrrr ...
>sputter sputter ... rrrr. Won't fire up ... battery's getting low ... go get
>the charger, set it to 60 amps ... wait, try again. Oh yeah '96 Cherokee,
Solution: Get a good battery, Use fuel line anti-freeze or ethonal
blended gas, and use the block heater that is what
it's for..
>sputter sputter ... rrrr. Won't fire up ... battery's getting low ... go get
>the charger, set it to 60 amps ... wait, try again. Oh yeah '96 Cherokee,
Solution: Get a good battery, Use fuel line anti-freeze or ethonal
blended gas, and use the block heater that is what
it's for..
01-14-2004, 07:42 PM
#36
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: fyi if yer jeep won't start
>-30 C or so here to-day, out of the house at 5:30 to head out ... rrrr ...
>sputter sputter ... rrrr. Won't fire up ... battery's getting low ... go get
>the charger, set it to 60 amps ... wait, try again. Oh yeah '96 Cherokee,
Solution: Get a good battery, Use fuel line anti-freeze or ethonal
blended gas, and use the block heater that is what
it's for..
>sputter sputter ... rrrr. Won't fire up ... battery's getting low ... go get
>the charger, set it to 60 amps ... wait, try again. Oh yeah '96 Cherokee,
Solution: Get a good battery, Use fuel line anti-freeze or ethonal
blended gas, and use the block heater that is what
it's for..
01-14-2004, 07:42 PM
#37
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: fyi if yer jeep won't start
>-30 C or so here to-day, out of the house at 5:30 to head out ... rrrr ...
>sputter sputter ... rrrr. Won't fire up ... battery's getting low ... go get
>the charger, set it to 60 amps ... wait, try again. Oh yeah '96 Cherokee,
Solution: Get a good battery, Use fuel line anti-freeze or ethonal
blended gas, and use the block heater that is what
it's for..
>sputter sputter ... rrrr. Won't fire up ... battery's getting low ... go get
>the charger, set it to 60 amps ... wait, try again. Oh yeah '96 Cherokee,
Solution: Get a good battery, Use fuel line anti-freeze or ethonal
blended gas, and use the block heater that is what
it's for..
01-14-2004, 09:51 PM
#38
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Re: fyi if yer jeep won't start
There is a lot to be said for simplicity ;-} Give me a 50's something
setup and I can usually mange to get it home. They run with the
condensor missing if it shorts, a nail file or pocket knife will clean
up points to get you back - just try and jerryrig a bum ECU! Except
for the expense and noise, I wouldn't even object to a mechanical fuel
injection - engine driven pump and all. Of course, priming can be a
PITA. I do draw the line at generators vs alternators and at outdoor
plumbing, tho...
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 23:44:24 UTC "bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote:
> Yeah ... I'll know if I have a real problem to-morrow. The condition is much
> like what happens to my boat on occasion which I attribute to water in the
> fuel. But
> with the boat, the fix is simple ... just up the idle stop so that it will
> go into gear without stalling and go for run. The boat ... 3.8 litre V6
> odd-fire with 4bbl. My mechanic buddy swear by fuel injection .. I kinda got
> along better with carburators and mechanical fuel pumps ... at least you
> could get yourself going with a pair of vice grips, a hammer and a
> screwdriver :-)
>
>
> "Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
> news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-2ycZ9wDi5dHL@anon.none.net...
> > Couple of cans of gas dryer stopped that crap in mine when it started
> > to happen every now and then.
> >
> > On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:16:11 UTC "bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote:
> >
> > > -30 C or so here to-day, out of the house at 5:30 to head out ... rrrr
> ...
> > > sputter sputter ... rrrr. Won't fire up ... battery's getting low ... go
> get
> > > the charger, set it to 60 amps ... wait, try again. Oh yeah '96
> Cherokee,
> > > 4.0 litre HO, auto tranmission. So I remembered someone posting that you
> can
> > > floor it ... so I did ... and she fired up !!! I could not believe it
> ...
> > > free advice ... and it worked ... but the jeep would not hold an idle
> and
> > > the check engine light was on ... so I sat there for a while warming it
> up.
> > > Then let it die while I packed up for work. She started ok but still no
> idle
> > > and check engine still on. Made my way to work doing the left foot
> brake,
> > > slide into neutral, keep it running at the stops thing. Stalled once,
> > > started again, check engine light not on ... ok, getting better ... but
> > > still no solid idle. Went in to work, checked the email, hada coffee,
> loaded
> > > up the laptop, said those yahoo I'm outta here "I'll be working at home"
> > > words, don't wanna get stuck here to-night. Went out, started the jeep
> up,
> > > and all is normal.
> > >
> > > So what I'm saying is, before you call for a tow, consider the above.
> And by
> > > the way, what is that floor it technique doing ... bypassing/overriding
> > > something.
> > >
> > > Thanks fer listening.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
>
>
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
setup and I can usually mange to get it home. They run with the
condensor missing if it shorts, a nail file or pocket knife will clean
up points to get you back - just try and jerryrig a bum ECU! Except
for the expense and noise, I wouldn't even object to a mechanical fuel
injection - engine driven pump and all. Of course, priming can be a
PITA. I do draw the line at generators vs alternators and at outdoor
plumbing, tho...
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 23:44:24 UTC "bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote:
> Yeah ... I'll know if I have a real problem to-morrow. The condition is much
> like what happens to my boat on occasion which I attribute to water in the
> fuel. But
> with the boat, the fix is simple ... just up the idle stop so that it will
> go into gear without stalling and go for run. The boat ... 3.8 litre V6
> odd-fire with 4bbl. My mechanic buddy swear by fuel injection .. I kinda got
> along better with carburators and mechanical fuel pumps ... at least you
> could get yourself going with a pair of vice grips, a hammer and a
> screwdriver :-)
>
>
> "Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
> news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-2ycZ9wDi5dHL@anon.none.net...
> > Couple of cans of gas dryer stopped that crap in mine when it started
> > to happen every now and then.
> >
> > On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:16:11 UTC "bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote:
> >
> > > -30 C or so here to-day, out of the house at 5:30 to head out ... rrrr
> ...
> > > sputter sputter ... rrrr. Won't fire up ... battery's getting low ... go
> get
> > > the charger, set it to 60 amps ... wait, try again. Oh yeah '96
> Cherokee,
> > > 4.0 litre HO, auto tranmission. So I remembered someone posting that you
> can
> > > floor it ... so I did ... and she fired up !!! I could not believe it
> ...
> > > free advice ... and it worked ... but the jeep would not hold an idle
> and
> > > the check engine light was on ... so I sat there for a while warming it
> up.
> > > Then let it die while I packed up for work. She started ok but still no
> idle
> > > and check engine still on. Made my way to work doing the left foot
> brake,
> > > slide into neutral, keep it running at the stops thing. Stalled once,
> > > started again, check engine light not on ... ok, getting better ... but
> > > still no solid idle. Went in to work, checked the email, hada coffee,
> loaded
> > > up the laptop, said those yahoo I'm outta here "I'll be working at home"
> > > words, don't wanna get stuck here to-night. Went out, started the jeep
> up,
> > > and all is normal.
> > >
> > > So what I'm saying is, before you call for a tow, consider the above.
> And by
> > > the way, what is that floor it technique doing ... bypassing/overriding
> > > something.
> > >
> > > Thanks fer listening.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
>
>
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
01-14-2004, 09:51 PM
#39
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: fyi if yer jeep won't start
There is a lot to be said for simplicity ;-} Give me a 50's something
setup and I can usually mange to get it home. They run with the
condensor missing if it shorts, a nail file or pocket knife will clean
up points to get you back - just try and jerryrig a bum ECU! Except
for the expense and noise, I wouldn't even object to a mechanical fuel
injection - engine driven pump and all. Of course, priming can be a
PITA. I do draw the line at generators vs alternators and at outdoor
plumbing, tho...
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 23:44:24 UTC "bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote:
> Yeah ... I'll know if I have a real problem to-morrow. The condition is much
> like what happens to my boat on occasion which I attribute to water in the
> fuel. But
> with the boat, the fix is simple ... just up the idle stop so that it will
> go into gear without stalling and go for run. The boat ... 3.8 litre V6
> odd-fire with 4bbl. My mechanic buddy swear by fuel injection .. I kinda got
> along better with carburators and mechanical fuel pumps ... at least you
> could get yourself going with a pair of vice grips, a hammer and a
> screwdriver :-)
>
>
> "Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
> news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-2ycZ9wDi5dHL@anon.none.net...
> > Couple of cans of gas dryer stopped that crap in mine when it started
> > to happen every now and then.
> >
> > On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:16:11 UTC "bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote:
> >
> > > -30 C or so here to-day, out of the house at 5:30 to head out ... rrrr
> ...
> > > sputter sputter ... rrrr. Won't fire up ... battery's getting low ... go
> get
> > > the charger, set it to 60 amps ... wait, try again. Oh yeah '96
> Cherokee,
> > > 4.0 litre HO, auto tranmission. So I remembered someone posting that you
> can
> > > floor it ... so I did ... and she fired up !!! I could not believe it
> ...
> > > free advice ... and it worked ... but the jeep would not hold an idle
> and
> > > the check engine light was on ... so I sat there for a while warming it
> up.
> > > Then let it die while I packed up for work. She started ok but still no
> idle
> > > and check engine still on. Made my way to work doing the left foot
> brake,
> > > slide into neutral, keep it running at the stops thing. Stalled once,
> > > started again, check engine light not on ... ok, getting better ... but
> > > still no solid idle. Went in to work, checked the email, hada coffee,
> loaded
> > > up the laptop, said those yahoo I'm outta here "I'll be working at home"
> > > words, don't wanna get stuck here to-night. Went out, started the jeep
> up,
> > > and all is normal.
> > >
> > > So what I'm saying is, before you call for a tow, consider the above.
> And by
> > > the way, what is that floor it technique doing ... bypassing/overriding
> > > something.
> > >
> > > Thanks fer listening.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
>
>
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
setup and I can usually mange to get it home. They run with the
condensor missing if it shorts, a nail file or pocket knife will clean
up points to get you back - just try and jerryrig a bum ECU! Except
for the expense and noise, I wouldn't even object to a mechanical fuel
injection - engine driven pump and all. Of course, priming can be a
PITA. I do draw the line at generators vs alternators and at outdoor
plumbing, tho...
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 23:44:24 UTC "bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote:
> Yeah ... I'll know if I have a real problem to-morrow. The condition is much
> like what happens to my boat on occasion which I attribute to water in the
> fuel. But
> with the boat, the fix is simple ... just up the idle stop so that it will
> go into gear without stalling and go for run. The boat ... 3.8 litre V6
> odd-fire with 4bbl. My mechanic buddy swear by fuel injection .. I kinda got
> along better with carburators and mechanical fuel pumps ... at least you
> could get yourself going with a pair of vice grips, a hammer and a
> screwdriver :-)
>
>
> "Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
> news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-2ycZ9wDi5dHL@anon.none.net...
> > Couple of cans of gas dryer stopped that crap in mine when it started
> > to happen every now and then.
> >
> > On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:16:11 UTC "bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote:
> >
> > > -30 C or so here to-day, out of the house at 5:30 to head out ... rrrr
> ...
> > > sputter sputter ... rrrr. Won't fire up ... battery's getting low ... go
> get
> > > the charger, set it to 60 amps ... wait, try again. Oh yeah '96
> Cherokee,
> > > 4.0 litre HO, auto tranmission. So I remembered someone posting that you
> can
> > > floor it ... so I did ... and she fired up !!! I could not believe it
> ...
> > > free advice ... and it worked ... but the jeep would not hold an idle
> and
> > > the check engine light was on ... so I sat there for a while warming it
> up.
> > > Then let it die while I packed up for work. She started ok but still no
> idle
> > > and check engine still on. Made my way to work doing the left foot
> brake,
> > > slide into neutral, keep it running at the stops thing. Stalled once,
> > > started again, check engine light not on ... ok, getting better ... but
> > > still no solid idle. Went in to work, checked the email, hada coffee,
> loaded
> > > up the laptop, said those yahoo I'm outta here "I'll be working at home"
> > > words, don't wanna get stuck here to-night. Went out, started the jeep
> up,
> > > and all is normal.
> > >
> > > So what I'm saying is, before you call for a tow, consider the above.
> And by
> > > the way, what is that floor it technique doing ... bypassing/overriding
> > > something.
> > >
> > > Thanks fer listening.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
>
>
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
01-14-2004, 09:51 PM
#40
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Re: fyi if yer jeep won't start
There is a lot to be said for simplicity ;-} Give me a 50's something
setup and I can usually mange to get it home. They run with the
condensor missing if it shorts, a nail file or pocket knife will clean
up points to get you back - just try and jerryrig a bum ECU! Except
for the expense and noise, I wouldn't even object to a mechanical fuel
injection - engine driven pump and all. Of course, priming can be a
PITA. I do draw the line at generators vs alternators and at outdoor
plumbing, tho...
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 23:44:24 UTC "bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote:
> Yeah ... I'll know if I have a real problem to-morrow. The condition is much
> like what happens to my boat on occasion which I attribute to water in the
> fuel. But
> with the boat, the fix is simple ... just up the idle stop so that it will
> go into gear without stalling and go for run. The boat ... 3.8 litre V6
> odd-fire with 4bbl. My mechanic buddy swear by fuel injection .. I kinda got
> along better with carburators and mechanical fuel pumps ... at least you
> could get yourself going with a pair of vice grips, a hammer and a
> screwdriver :-)
>
>
> "Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
> news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-2ycZ9wDi5dHL@anon.none.net...
> > Couple of cans of gas dryer stopped that crap in mine when it started
> > to happen every now and then.
> >
> > On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:16:11 UTC "bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote:
> >
> > > -30 C or so here to-day, out of the house at 5:30 to head out ... rrrr
> ...
> > > sputter sputter ... rrrr. Won't fire up ... battery's getting low ... go
> get
> > > the charger, set it to 60 amps ... wait, try again. Oh yeah '96
> Cherokee,
> > > 4.0 litre HO, auto tranmission. So I remembered someone posting that you
> can
> > > floor it ... so I did ... and she fired up !!! I could not believe it
> ...
> > > free advice ... and it worked ... but the jeep would not hold an idle
> and
> > > the check engine light was on ... so I sat there for a while warming it
> up.
> > > Then let it die while I packed up for work. She started ok but still no
> idle
> > > and check engine still on. Made my way to work doing the left foot
> brake,
> > > slide into neutral, keep it running at the stops thing. Stalled once,
> > > started again, check engine light not on ... ok, getting better ... but
> > > still no solid idle. Went in to work, checked the email, hada coffee,
> loaded
> > > up the laptop, said those yahoo I'm outta here "I'll be working at home"
> > > words, don't wanna get stuck here to-night. Went out, started the jeep
> up,
> > > and all is normal.
> > >
> > > So what I'm saying is, before you call for a tow, consider the above.
> And by
> > > the way, what is that floor it technique doing ... bypassing/overriding
> > > something.
> > >
> > > Thanks fer listening.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
>
>
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
setup and I can usually mange to get it home. They run with the
condensor missing if it shorts, a nail file or pocket knife will clean
up points to get you back - just try and jerryrig a bum ECU! Except
for the expense and noise, I wouldn't even object to a mechanical fuel
injection - engine driven pump and all. Of course, priming can be a
PITA. I do draw the line at generators vs alternators and at outdoor
plumbing, tho...
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 23:44:24 UTC "bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote:
> Yeah ... I'll know if I have a real problem to-morrow. The condition is much
> like what happens to my boat on occasion which I attribute to water in the
> fuel. But
> with the boat, the fix is simple ... just up the idle stop so that it will
> go into gear without stalling and go for run. The boat ... 3.8 litre V6
> odd-fire with 4bbl. My mechanic buddy swear by fuel injection .. I kinda got
> along better with carburators and mechanical fuel pumps ... at least you
> could get yourself going with a pair of vice grips, a hammer and a
> screwdriver :-)
>
>
> "Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
> news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-2ycZ9wDi5dHL@anon.none.net...
> > Couple of cans of gas dryer stopped that crap in mine when it started
> > to happen every now and then.
> >
> > On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:16:11 UTC "bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote:
> >
> > > -30 C or so here to-day, out of the house at 5:30 to head out ... rrrr
> ...
> > > sputter sputter ... rrrr. Won't fire up ... battery's getting low ... go
> get
> > > the charger, set it to 60 amps ... wait, try again. Oh yeah '96
> Cherokee,
> > > 4.0 litre HO, auto tranmission. So I remembered someone posting that you
> can
> > > floor it ... so I did ... and she fired up !!! I could not believe it
> ...
> > > free advice ... and it worked ... but the jeep would not hold an idle
> and
> > > the check engine light was on ... so I sat there for a while warming it
> up.
> > > Then let it die while I packed up for work. She started ok but still no
> idle
> > > and check engine still on. Made my way to work doing the left foot
> brake,
> > > slide into neutral, keep it running at the stops thing. Stalled once,
> > > started again, check engine light not on ... ok, getting better ... but
> > > still no solid idle. Went in to work, checked the email, hada coffee,
> loaded
> > > up the laptop, said those yahoo I'm outta here "I'll be working at home"
> > > words, don't wanna get stuck here to-night. Went out, started the jeep
> up,
> > > and all is normal.
> > >
> > > So what I'm saying is, before you call for a tow, consider the above.
> And by
> > > the way, what is that floor it technique doing ... bypassing/overriding
> > > something.
> > >
> > > Thanks fer listening.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
>
>
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>