Hey Guys,
This is my 1st post on
, I am a regular on JU and Off-road.com. I think that I have officially stumped them there, so I would like to see if you guys have any ideas as to why my 93 XJ will not start, Here goes:
Backround: 93 XJ, 4.0 HO, Auto, 231.
I was all happy yesterday, ready to go camping. I replaced my H20 pump, Thermostat, cap and rotor, and rear u-bolts, and I was ready to go camping. On the drive to where I was meeting my buddy, I realized that the temp was still kinda high, and the electic fan was kicking on REAL late. So no worries I though, I stopped at Auto zone, bought some wire, a fuse link, and a switch to wire the fan to a switch real quick. So (I'm not sure where my head was here) I unplugged the temp sensor from the thermostat, and then stuck the wire in one pin, and the other end to the battery, fan didn't come on. I stuck it in the other pin, fan didn't come on, then I tried both pins at once, fan didn't come on. I then realized that I was retarded and tapped into the white wire on the electric fan, and the fan came on just fine. I sloppily wire the switch in, and was ready to go! I got in the Jeep, started it, and NADA!!! The Jeep cranks, and sound COMPLETELY normal, but will not start, it turns, the started is fine, there is gas in the tank. I have never, ever, had this thing not start before. I though it might be the new cap and rotor, so I took that off, inspected it, looked fine. I checked all the plug wires, all tight. I took one of the wires off the plug, shoved a screw driver in there and had my GF crank it, no spark arching to the compressor, or valve cover.....That's weird. I unplugged the fuel line (in) and there was gas leaking from the rail, has GF crank it, and I got a little squirt, but nothing much, or as much as you would expect. I unplugged the out line, and nothing coming out of the line, or leaking from the rail. I hammered the starter, I hammered the gas tank, I tried starting fluid, all did nothing. I checked every single fuse, under the hood, and in the cabin. I swapped all the relay's around, and tested that all, all worked, and no fuses blown. I finally killed the battery trying to start it so much, so that is when I gave up, and it has been sitting at Autozone ever since.
Why would I not get any gas, or that much coming from the fuel line when my GF tried to crank it? that's not normal right? Why is there no spark arching when we crank it with the screw driver in there, and hold it up to metal? That's not normal either. And how did this all result from me trying to wire the electric fan? What did I do wrong, minus trying to get the fan come on from tapping into the thermostat sensor? Surely by doing that it would'nt have caused this right? I am really stumpped here.
Please guys, I am really desperate here, I need some help, and I need it quick, WTF is wrong with the jeep? I really need to get this fixed, any help would be great.
Thanks,
Todd
LOTSA MODS, LITTLE MONEY!
1993 Cherokee Country, 35" Trxus, 8.8 rear, 4.10's, AJ's Custom Bumpers.
This is my 1st post on
, I am a regular on JU and Off-road.com. I think that I have officially stumped them there, so I would like to see if you guys have any ideas as to why my 93 XJ will not start, Here goes:Backround: 93 XJ, 4.0 HO, Auto, 231.
I was all happy yesterday, ready to go camping. I replaced my H20 pump, Thermostat, cap and rotor, and rear u-bolts, and I was ready to go camping. On the drive to where I was meeting my buddy, I realized that the temp was still kinda high, and the electic fan was kicking on REAL late. So no worries I though, I stopped at Auto zone, bought some wire, a fuse link, and a switch to wire the fan to a switch real quick. So (I'm not sure where my head was here) I unplugged the temp sensor from the thermostat, and then stuck the wire in one pin, and the other end to the battery, fan didn't come on. I stuck it in the other pin, fan didn't come on, then I tried both pins at once, fan didn't come on. I then realized that I was retarded and tapped into the white wire on the electric fan, and the fan came on just fine. I sloppily wire the switch in, and was ready to go! I got in the Jeep, started it, and NADA!!! The Jeep cranks, and sound COMPLETELY normal, but will not start, it turns, the started is fine, there is gas in the tank. I have never, ever, had this thing not start before. I though it might be the new cap and rotor, so I took that off, inspected it, looked fine. I checked all the plug wires, all tight. I took one of the wires off the plug, shoved a screw driver in there and had my GF crank it, no spark arching to the compressor, or valve cover.....That's weird. I unplugged the fuel line (in) and there was gas leaking from the rail, has GF crank it, and I got a little squirt, but nothing much, or as much as you would expect. I unplugged the out line, and nothing coming out of the line, or leaking from the rail. I hammered the starter, I hammered the gas tank, I tried starting fluid, all did nothing. I checked every single fuse, under the hood, and in the cabin. I swapped all the relay's around, and tested that all, all worked, and no fuses blown. I finally killed the battery trying to start it so much, so that is when I gave up, and it has been sitting at Autozone ever since.
Why would I not get any gas, or that much coming from the fuel line when my GF tried to crank it? that's not normal right? Why is there no spark arching when we crank it with the screw driver in there, and hold it up to metal? That's not normal either. And how did this all result from me trying to wire the electric fan? What did I do wrong, minus trying to get the fan come on from tapping into the thermostat sensor? Surely by doing that it would'nt have caused this right? I am really stumpped here.
Please guys, I am really desperate here, I need some help, and I need it quick, WTF is wrong with the jeep? I really need to get this fixed, any help would be great.
Thanks,
Todd
LOTSA MODS, LITTLE MONEY!
1993 Cherokee Country, 35" Trxus, 8.8 rear, 4.10's, AJ's Custom Bumpers.
before doing all this testing....
