This damn thing is driving me totally nuts... It's been going on for close to month now. It acts like it has a hangover or a major attitude about 'waking up early'........
You can only hear the fuel pump kick >after< the sun has been hitting it for about 20 minutes. Anytime earlier than that, before the sun comes up over the mountain or if its crappy weather out, fat chance & not happening.
When the fuel pump is not engaging, the check engine light also does not blink on and off as it usually does.
When the sun has warmed it up it seems, then I turn the key, fuel pump immediately does it's thing and we are good to go. I can drive it all day, leave it sit for hours and it's fine. Until the next morning when we start the same stupid **** all over again.
Before the sun hits it: turn key, can't hear fuel pump/ no cel dummy light. After it's gotten warm from the sun, turn key, fuel pump kicks on, cel light blinks along with the antilock, brake etc. cranks right up and 'off we go!'
Does anyone have any clue, I am really not going to keep sinking money into it...might as well drag my Ford back out of the weeds.....
_It's a '92 Cherokee Laredo, straight 6HO, auto/4 wheel drive. 188K. Everything works on it, except the cig lighter.
You can only hear the fuel pump kick >after< the sun has been hitting it for about 20 minutes. Anytime earlier than that, before the sun comes up over the mountain or if its crappy weather out, fat chance & not happening.
When the fuel pump is not engaging, the check engine light also does not blink on and off as it usually does.
When the sun has warmed it up it seems, then I turn the key, fuel pump immediately does it's thing and we are good to go. I can drive it all day, leave it sit for hours and it's fine. Until the next morning when we start the same stupid **** all over again.
Before the sun hits it: turn key, can't hear fuel pump/ no cel dummy light. After it's gotten warm from the sun, turn key, fuel pump kicks on, cel light blinks along with the antilock, brake etc. cranks right up and 'off we go!'
Does anyone have any clue, I am really not going to keep sinking money into it...might as well drag my Ford back out of the weeds.....
_It's a '92 Cherokee Laredo, straight 6HO, auto/4 wheel drive. 188K. Everything works on it, except the cig lighter.