Need Help with CJ-7
I have an 85'CJ7 which I am restoring. Six cylinder with 4 speed. It
has been running fine. I am stripping it down completely, and I pulled the guages out of the dash so as to get a good paint job on the interior. When I tried to put the Jeep back into the garage it would no longer keep running. It will start but as soon as I release the key, it dies out immediately. The only way I could get it back in the garage was to keep pressure on the key in the start position and back it up a few feet while turning the engine, starter and all. I did pull the tach out - would that break the run circuit - so am wondering if I just need to replace it and then try. Ignition shot? I really didn't put any undue pressure on anything, but maybe I pulled a "run" wire out or broke it or something like that. Any ideas, please, would be helpful regarding possible cause and easy checks. Thanking you all in advance. Dan |
Re: Need Help with CJ-7
It is the tach.
On the Laredo, the tach is inline with the run power for the ignition module. You can just plug the two plugs together without the tach in there. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Dan Grulke wrote: > > I have an 85'CJ7 which I am restoring. Six cylinder with 4 speed. It > has been running fine. I am stripping it down completely, and I > pulled the guages out of the dash so as to get a good paint job on the > interior. When I tried to put the Jeep back into the garage it would > no longer keep running. It will start but as soon as I release the > key, it dies out immediately. The only way I could get it back in the > garage was to keep pressure on the key in the start position and back > it up a few feet while turning the engine, starter and all. I did > pull the tach out - would that break the run circuit - so am wondering > if I just need to replace it and then try. Ignition shot? I really > didn't put any undue pressure on anything, but maybe I pulled a "run" > wire out or broke it or something like that. Any ideas, please, would > be helpful regarding possible cause and easy checks. Thanking you > all in advance. Dan |
Re: Need Help with CJ-7
It is the tach.
On the Laredo, the tach is inline with the run power for the ignition module. You can just plug the two plugs together without the tach in there. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Dan Grulke wrote: > > I have an 85'CJ7 which I am restoring. Six cylinder with 4 speed. It > has been running fine. I am stripping it down completely, and I > pulled the guages out of the dash so as to get a good paint job on the > interior. When I tried to put the Jeep back into the garage it would > no longer keep running. It will start but as soon as I release the > key, it dies out immediately. The only way I could get it back in the > garage was to keep pressure on the key in the start position and back > it up a few feet while turning the engine, starter and all. I did > pull the tach out - would that break the run circuit - so am wondering > if I just need to replace it and then try. Ignition shot? I really > didn't put any undue pressure on anything, but maybe I pulled a "run" > wire out or broke it or something like that. Any ideas, please, would > be helpful regarding possible cause and easy checks. Thanking you > all in advance. Dan |
Re: Need Help with CJ-7
It is the tach.
On the Laredo, the tach is inline with the run power for the ignition module. You can just plug the two plugs together without the tach in there. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Dan Grulke wrote: > > I have an 85'CJ7 which I am restoring. Six cylinder with 4 speed. It > has been running fine. I am stripping it down completely, and I > pulled the guages out of the dash so as to get a good paint job on the > interior. When I tried to put the Jeep back into the garage it would > no longer keep running. It will start but as soon as I release the > key, it dies out immediately. The only way I could get it back in the > garage was to keep pressure on the key in the start position and back > it up a few feet while turning the engine, starter and all. I did > pull the tach out - would that break the run circuit - so am wondering > if I just need to replace it and then try. Ignition shot? I really > didn't put any undue pressure on anything, but maybe I pulled a "run" > wire out or broke it or something like that. Any ideas, please, would > be helpful regarding possible cause and easy checks. Thanking you > all in advance. Dan |
Re: Need Help with CJ-7
It is the tach.
On the Laredo, the tach is inline with the run power for the ignition module. You can just plug the two plugs together without the tach in there. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Dan Grulke wrote: > > I have an 85'CJ7 which I am restoring. Six cylinder with 4 speed. It > has been running fine. I am stripping it down completely, and I > pulled the guages out of the dash so as to get a good paint job on the > interior. When I tried to put the Jeep back into the garage it would > no longer keep running. It will start but as soon as I release the > key, it dies out immediately. The only way I could get it back in the > garage was to keep pressure on the key in the start position and back > it up a few feet while turning the engine, starter and all. I did > pull the tach out - would that break the run circuit - so am wondering > if I just need to replace it and then try. Ignition shot? I really > didn't put any undue pressure on anything, but maybe I pulled a "run" > wire out or broke it or something like that. Any ideas, please, would > be helpful regarding possible cause and easy checks. Thanking you > all in advance. Dan |
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