start-up issue - Great Lakes XJ

LIFETIME MEMBER

Status: Offline

Posts: 1357

Date: Dec 21, 2007

start-up issue	Permalink

so, i have been working on the truck for a month or so. I decided to go and start it up and let it run for a little bit. I went to start it, and it ran for a second and died. it sounds like it gets completely choked off. it caught me by surprise so i turned the key on again and didn't hear the fuel pump. is that the issue or do i have something else going on? __________________

HuNtS

Guest

Status: Offline

Posts: 229

Date: Dec 21, 2007

	Permalink
maybe the fuel pump relay went bad? (lol just trying to think of cheaper things for you than a fuel pump right away) __________________ 1993 Green xj 4x4 -2.5l -ax5 -chrysler 8.25 -279,000 on the clock and counting 2007 Ninja 650r

aci4369

LIFETIME MEMBER

Status: Offline

Posts: 3094

Date: Dec 21, 2007

	Permalink
Could it be that the battery is so dead that it only had life for a second. Maybe the cold got to it, not having it started for a few months or however long it was. Give it a good jump. __________________ '99 XJ, 5.5" lift, 33" MT's '11 Dodge Charger I miss the days that they made toys that could kill a kid. Support our Troops My Pics and Specs My Build Thread

89eliminator

LIFETIME MEMBER

Status: Offline

Posts: 1357

Date: Dec 22, 2007

	Permalink
well the truck is in a heated garage so i don't think it got cold. what i don't get is if the fuel pump is bad, wouldn't it not start at all? __________________

dstaub

Supporting Member

Status: Offline

Posts: 523

Date: Dec 22, 2007

Permalink

well you said it started and ran for a second or two then died. so even if the pump is bad, it still could have started briefly with the residual fuel left in the lines,etc.

__________________

SCORE!: 1996 Cherokee Sport, bone stock, excellent condition, one owner, with currently 47,000 ORIGINAL miles!!

CURRENTLY: 2001 Cherokee Limited 4-dr, 33" Uniroyal Liberator A/Ts, 6-8" well built custom lift (sorry, i haven't measured yet).

SOLD: Project Rig: 87 Cherokee Pioneer 4dr. bone stock now. coming soon: 3" budget lift, go completely doorless and chop the rear cargo area out.

SOLD: '98 Cherokee Sport 2dr, 3" SkyJacker w/ 2" budget boost, 31" Truxxus meats, Protofab off-road bumpers & rock rails, KC Highlights

89eliminator

LIFETIME MEMBER

Status: Offline

Posts: 1357

Date: Dec 27, 2007

	Permalink
well i finally got around to fixing it. i checked the wiring to see if the pump was getting 12V which it wasn't. i hooked the pump directly to a battery to see if it worked which it did (good i didn't feel like spending $100+ ). so what would you check first? __________________

HuNtS

Guest

Status: Offline

Posts: 229

Date: Dec 28, 2007

	Permalink
the relay __________________ 1993 Green xj 4x4 -2.5l -ax5 -chrysler 8.25 -279,000 on the clock and counting 2007 Ninja 650r

LEAD_NOT_FOLLOW

GLXJ PRESIDENT

Status: Offline

Posts: 3934

Date: Dec 28, 2007

Permalink

Try starting it but hold the key in the start position to see if it'll continue to run (fuel pump gets more volts in the key start postion than it does in normal run mode).

Also check the ballist resitor on the drivers side front inner fenderwell. Jump the 2 wires together to see if it'll run than.

__________________

'93 XJ Cherokee Sport - build thread
'89 XJ Cherokee Laredo - build thread
'88 MJ Comanche Pioneer SWB - build thread
'87 MJ Comanche LWB
'94 YJ Wrangler - build thread

89eliminator

LIFETIME MEMBER

Status: Offline

Posts: 1357

Date: Dec 29, 2007

	Permalink
well it was the ballast resistor. i was fixing my winch the other day and i have the solenoid box where the airbox was. i must have knocked a wire off because it was unplugged. i plugged it back in and it started up fine. __________________

Topic: start-up issue