Stalling Solved - May Can Help You

[Edbrooks]

FOUND IT: Re: 88 Cherokee stalling frequently. Suspected CPS/TPS.

THAT WASN'T IT!

FOUND IT! Nope, not the CPS, not the TPS. I have purchased both, and can't return electrical parts, so will toss them into the vehicle to carry in case I'm a "long ways from home."

Had the Jeep out yesterday, trying to locate problem. CluesHopefully this will help someone else)

Was dying about every 150 feet. Would restart easily. On some restarts, though, it ran very rough, had low power, top speed only about 20 mph. Stop, turn off, restart, and it was OK, but would then die in a couple hundred feet. During one of the rough-running episodes I decided to keep going, needed to get home. It ran, and did not die. But I was now doing about 20 mph, not 35.

I live on back dirt roads. Ah ha! Something Loose!! CPS connector? This morning I started it up, took a wooden dowel, poked firmly all around the engine compartment. It just kept on idling.

And then I hit the MAP. It died. Restarted it, and tapped on the MAP with just my finger. It ran rough. Tapped again and it died. Restarted. thumped the MAP, engine died. No wonder it ran fine on paved roads (the few times I could get to paved roads with it!) but died dozens of times on my roads at home.

AZ has the MAP for 33 bucks. I'll put one on tomorrow and if it does NOT solve the problem, I'll be back!

Ed

[fergmonster]

Advanced Auto Parts Will Return Electrical Parts..... So Buy There But Be Sure The One You Get Is Unopened......