HDTech9791
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I Just bought this Cherokee 3 days ago, it is super clean and runs good. It had a few little problems but no big deal right? Well...........Problem One is sometimes it will just crank and no start. When it does start it runs great. I figured it was the CPS so i go and pick one up and put the new one in. I noticed that the old one looked pretty clean when i took it out so i started getting leery and sure enough after a couple of starts it it just cranked. So i took the new CPS out and put the old one back in(needed my ninety bucks back). So then i put a test light on the plugs and i have good spark when it just cranks. Then I thought maybe it was a fuel problem. I checked the schrader valve with my finger nail and no fuel Sure enough I sprayed a little ether down the throttle body and it fired right up and ran. Now i'm stumped it runs great once it starts and the issue with it cranking only happens every once in a while(mostly when I try to start it after its sat a while). It's defiantly starving for fuel on start up but WHY? Problem 2 the dealer i bought it from said the fuel gauge is inaccurate it is on empty at around 1/4 of a tank (i haven't ran it enough to find out for sure). Problem three the exhaust pipe hits the transmission mounting cross member(barely) the pipe is new is there a difference between the exhaust for a automatic and a 5 speed, maybe they put the automatic exhaust on the Jeep on accident(mine is a 5 speed)? Problem 4 the clutch pedal seems stiff it could be I'm just not used to it the clutch seems to operate fine. Any help would be appreciated.
P.S. It's a 1998 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 5-speed 121000 on the ODO No Check Engine light No codes checked with Acutron
P.S. It's a 1998 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 5-speed 121000 on the ODO No Check Engine light No codes checked with Acutron
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