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Old 07-03-2009, 10:02 AM   #6
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Re: My Jeep Cherokee '98 dies while running-dire need of assistance!

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Originally Posted by asd View Post
What plugs and plug wires are you exactly referring to? The car doesn't run rough before it dies but I have not tested the lights thing yet. The car battery itself is pretty new.

You said you replaced the distributor cap. From that cap, wires lead to the spark plugs. Also, under the cap is the rotor, which if the distributor cap needed replacement, your rotor is probably in bad shape also.

I've seen numerous vehicles with worn rotor, cap, spark plugs and bad wires. These things together can make a vehicle unstartable; but when replaced it can run like new.
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