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by GlassWolf » Tue Dec 28, 2004 1:31 pm

yeah mine is a JGC with 220K miles.
I don't consider the fuel pump a major mechanical failure though. that's minor stuff really.
I raplaced the starter and water pump not too long ago as well, also minor repairs.
the engine hasn't had any of what I'd consider major mechanical failures though.. no timing belt problems, leaking heads, etc.. it still runs very strong, with the original 5sp trans. who says USDM vehicles don't last? lol

by dveeg » Sun Dec 26, 2004 5:06 pm

Yep, I have a Jeep also. 99 Cherokee....130k miles and this is the first major problem so im not complaining.

by GlassWolf » Sun Dec 26, 2004 3:14 pm

yeah just had to replace the fuel pump in the jeep a while back this summer.
its not fun.

by dveeg » Sat Dec 25, 2004 4:38 pm

Got it checked and the alternator was okay. The other day it stalled on me and when i tried a few times to start it back up it just kept turning over. I tried about 10 minutes after that and it started up. The guys at the shop think it is the fuel pump, and on my car the whole pump/filter/etc is actually in the tank so its gonna be about 400 to fix.

by GlassWolf » Fri Dec 24, 2004 2:52 pm

again, the engine acting up and the gauge cluster going haywire is a classic sign of a bad alternator.


get
it
checked

by Justin from Detroit1 » Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:03 pm

The same place that tested your battery can test your alternator (given that it is in an accessable place). If that turns out okay, buy some fuel system cleaner and run that through a tank of gas.

by Chris from Washington » Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:55 pm

just take it to a shop and see if they can do an electrical test, and see if the alt. has any output.

If the alt turns out good, you can at least mark that off the troubleshooting list.

by dveeg » Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:44 pm

Well the problem has taken a weird turn. I ended up getting a new battery (needed one anyways) which didn't really solve the problem...here is what has happend the last few times.

I was driving on expressway going about 70 and all of the sudden my tach dove from about 2800 to about 1400 and I felt a huge drag. After about a second it went back to normal.

And also today i was engaged in drive but stopped at the taco bell drive thru and i stalled, but was able to start right back up.

The only things I can think of that it could be is a fuel problem (fuel injector? filter?) or an electrical problem. If it was the alternator, how could I check to make sure?

by GlassWolf » Wed Dec 15, 2004 7:11 pm

sounds like a bad alternator to me as well

by Chris from Washington » Tue Dec 14, 2004 3:07 pm

that's what happened to me, I was running off the battery until there was no more battery to run off of. My own fault, I knew the alt was acting up and I tried to make it home. :banghead

I would get the charging system checked, just to make sure that is also part of the problem.

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