vertrx
NAXJA Forum User
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- South Carolina
I have a 2001 Cherokee...several years ago I sidelined it, due to what I thought was a head issue. It has been sitting for about 3 years.
IN the last two weeks, the head has been replaced, gaskets, and what I believe was the kick down cable that goes down into the transmission.
The tank was about a 1/4 full so I dumped in 10 gallons of fresh fuel and, octane boost and fuel line cleaner. When it was time to start it, there was no joy. No fuel delivery so we took the tank down and replaced the fuel pump with a Delphi. In hindsight we should have dumped the fuel but didn't.
So, new battery and it starts but really stinks! Blows white smoke that smells like fuel. It starts but you really have to crank it. Yesterday, I pumped out all the fuel i could with a small pump from the fuel line up top in the engine bay. The gauge reads below empty and the light is on though the car still runs. dumped in 4 gallons and some fuel injection cleaner. Changed the plugs.
Now here come the new issues...cranked and cranked it and it would not run unless you keep the rpm's at 1800. White smoke blowing out the back. Stinks like fuel. Turned it off, went to eat dinner. Came back out and cranked and cranked it and it finally starts. Start the RPM's at 1800 and start letting off.
So it finally stays running, blowing white smoke. I take it for a run down the road and it seems to have a hard time getting up to speed though after kickdown and some big smoke, it now does not smoke. But on the way back, I noticed the oil pressure was pegged on the high side.
Park it and check the oil. Although I filled it with 5 quarts, it is reading way over, over the "do not overfill" wording.
It also still has a hard start issue but at least I can get it started ...after a while and it will stay running at about 800 rpm.
So...hard starting and oil pressure issue. When I start it up, it is at about 40 on the gauge, then it slowly goes up...Did I overfill this engine?
Sorry for the detail but I want to give a full impression.
IN the last two weeks, the head has been replaced, gaskets, and what I believe was the kick down cable that goes down into the transmission.
The tank was about a 1/4 full so I dumped in 10 gallons of fresh fuel and, octane boost and fuel line cleaner. When it was time to start it, there was no joy. No fuel delivery so we took the tank down and replaced the fuel pump with a Delphi. In hindsight we should have dumped the fuel but didn't.
So, new battery and it starts but really stinks! Blows white smoke that smells like fuel. It starts but you really have to crank it. Yesterday, I pumped out all the fuel i could with a small pump from the fuel line up top in the engine bay. The gauge reads below empty and the light is on though the car still runs. dumped in 4 gallons and some fuel injection cleaner. Changed the plugs.
Now here come the new issues...cranked and cranked it and it would not run unless you keep the rpm's at 1800. White smoke blowing out the back. Stinks like fuel. Turned it off, went to eat dinner. Came back out and cranked and cranked it and it finally starts. Start the RPM's at 1800 and start letting off.
So it finally stays running, blowing white smoke. I take it for a run down the road and it seems to have a hard time getting up to speed though after kickdown and some big smoke, it now does not smoke. But on the way back, I noticed the oil pressure was pegged on the high side.
Park it and check the oil. Although I filled it with 5 quarts, it is reading way over, over the "do not overfill" wording.
It also still has a hard start issue but at least I can get it started ...after a while and it will stay running at about 800 rpm.
So...hard starting and oil pressure issue. When I start it up, it is at about 40 on the gauge, then it slowly goes up...Did I overfill this engine?
Sorry for the detail but I want to give a full impression.