XJFever
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska
I don't really know where to start if I were to search the forums, otherwise I would have. This seems to happen whether its parked outside in the cold, or in my garage. Oh, and they happen every now and then, not all the time. I have a 99 Jeep Cherokee with the 4.0 motor-nothing really is modified on it, other than adding the k&n air filter.
I auto start the Jeep up, and let it run. By accident, I step on the brake, which shuts the engine off. When I try and start it back up, it cranks and cranks but will only start if i pump the gas pedal-I have to keep revving the engine for about a minute or two for the engine to actually stay running. (Meanwhile, the fumes coming out the exhaust, look very white).
The other times the same problem happens is when the battery dies(left my lights on overnight while parked in the garage). I jumped it using another battery, but it would crank and crank and start up, but as soon as I left off the key, it sputters and shuts off. I then have to use the same steps as above for it to start up and stay running.
It only seems to happen when I auto start and accidentally shut it off, or let the battery drain.
I auto start the Jeep up, and let it run. By accident, I step on the brake, which shuts the engine off. When I try and start it back up, it cranks and cranks but will only start if i pump the gas pedal-I have to keep revving the engine for about a minute or two for the engine to actually stay running. (Meanwhile, the fumes coming out the exhaust, look very white).
The other times the same problem happens is when the battery dies(left my lights on overnight while parked in the garage). I jumped it using another battery, but it would crank and crank and start up, but as soon as I left off the key, it sputters and shuts off. I then have to use the same steps as above for it to start up and stay running.
It only seems to happen when I auto start and accidentally shut it off, or let the battery drain.