Wrangler starts, runs for 3 seconds?
03-16-2005, 08:13 PM
#11
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Re: Wrangler starts, runs for 3 seconds?
Nope, it will start even with the wrong key and then after the code is
checked, the engine will be killed if the code doesn't match. I
discovered this when I had an extra key made for my wife's JGC that did
not have any kind of security chip.
Jerry
SteveBrady wrote:
> It shouldn't start at all if you have the wrong key.
> At work we have a cherokee and it's key fits in my ignition...and will turn
> it, but the KEY-shaped light comes on, on my console....no start though1
>
>
> "Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
> news:Gk4_d.72020$Tt.69316@fed1read05...
>
>>Do you have a security "Sentry" key system? If so, I'm betting it's
>>related to that.
>>
>>ElAlumbrado wrote:
>>
>>>I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after stopping
>>>for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we started
>>>experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally for roughly
>>>3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I checked
>>>everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel delivery,
>>>and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal before the
>>>engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I still can't get
>>>the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds). Couldn't find anything
>>>obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an "electronic" problem.
>>>Does anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>>>
>>>After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
>>>dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
>>>the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up
>>>to the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again
>>>until (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it (at
>>>least temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>>>
>>>Thanks for your help,
>>>Bill
>>>
>>>elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>>
>>--
>>Jerry Bransford
>>PP-ASEL N6TAY
>>See the Geezer Jeep at
>>http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
checked, the engine will be killed if the code doesn't match. I
discovered this when I had an extra key made for my wife's JGC that did
not have any kind of security chip.
Jerry
SteveBrady wrote:
> It shouldn't start at all if you have the wrong key.
> At work we have a cherokee and it's key fits in my ignition...and will turn
> it, but the KEY-shaped light comes on, on my console....no start though1
>
>
> "Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
> news:Gk4_d.72020$Tt.69316@fed1read05...
>
>>Do you have a security "Sentry" key system? If so, I'm betting it's
>>related to that.
>>
>>ElAlumbrado wrote:
>>
>>>I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after stopping
>>>for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we started
>>>experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally for roughly
>>>3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I checked
>>>everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel delivery,
>>>and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal before the
>>>engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I still can't get
>>>the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds). Couldn't find anything
>>>obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an "electronic" problem.
>>>Does anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>>>
>>>After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
>>>dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
>>>the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up
>>>to the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again
>>>until (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it (at
>>>least temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>>>
>>>Thanks for your help,
>>>Bill
>>>
>>>elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>>
>>--
>>Jerry Bransford
>>PP-ASEL N6TAY
>>See the Geezer Jeep at
>>http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
03-16-2005, 08:13 PM
#12
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Re: Wrangler starts, runs for 3 seconds?
Nope, it will start even with the wrong key and then after the code is
checked, the engine will be killed if the code doesn't match. I
discovered this when I had an extra key made for my wife's JGC that did
not have any kind of security chip.
Jerry
SteveBrady wrote:
> It shouldn't start at all if you have the wrong key.
> At work we have a cherokee and it's key fits in my ignition...and will turn
> it, but the KEY-shaped light comes on, on my console....no start though1
>
>
> "Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
> news:Gk4_d.72020$Tt.69316@fed1read05...
>
>>Do you have a security "Sentry" key system? If so, I'm betting it's
>>related to that.
>>
>>ElAlumbrado wrote:
>>
>>>I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after stopping
>>>for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we started
>>>experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally for roughly
>>>3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I checked
>>>everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel delivery,
>>>and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal before the
>>>engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I still can't get
>>>the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds). Couldn't find anything
>>>obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an "electronic" problem.
>>>Does anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>>>
>>>After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
>>>dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
>>>the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up
>>>to the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again
>>>until (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it (at
>>>least temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>>>
>>>Thanks for your help,
>>>Bill
>>>
>>>elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>>
>>--
>>Jerry Bransford
>>PP-ASEL N6TAY
>>See the Geezer Jeep at
>>http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
checked, the engine will be killed if the code doesn't match. I
discovered this when I had an extra key made for my wife's JGC that did
not have any kind of security chip.
Jerry
SteveBrady wrote:
> It shouldn't start at all if you have the wrong key.
> At work we have a cherokee and it's key fits in my ignition...and will turn
> it, but the KEY-shaped light comes on, on my console....no start though1
>
>
> "Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
> news:Gk4_d.72020$Tt.69316@fed1read05...
>
>>Do you have a security "Sentry" key system? If so, I'm betting it's
>>related to that.
>>
>>ElAlumbrado wrote:
>>
>>>I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after stopping
>>>for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we started
>>>experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally for roughly
>>>3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I checked
>>>everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel delivery,
>>>and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal before the
>>>engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I still can't get
>>>the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds). Couldn't find anything
>>>obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an "electronic" problem.
>>>Does anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>>>
>>>After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
>>>dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
>>>the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up
>>>to the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again
>>>until (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it (at
>>>least temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>>>
>>>Thanks for your help,
>>>Bill
>>>
>>>elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>>
>>--
>>Jerry Bransford
>>PP-ASEL N6TAY
>>See the Geezer Jeep at
>>http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
03-16-2005, 08:13 PM
#13
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Re: Wrangler starts, runs for 3 seconds?
Nope, it will start even with the wrong key and then after the code is
checked, the engine will be killed if the code doesn't match. I
discovered this when I had an extra key made for my wife's JGC that did
not have any kind of security chip.
Jerry
SteveBrady wrote:
> It shouldn't start at all if you have the wrong key.
> At work we have a cherokee and it's key fits in my ignition...and will turn
> it, but the KEY-shaped light comes on, on my console....no start though1
>
>
> "Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
> news:Gk4_d.72020$Tt.69316@fed1read05...
>
>>Do you have a security "Sentry" key system? If so, I'm betting it's
>>related to that.
>>
>>ElAlumbrado wrote:
>>
>>>I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after stopping
>>>for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we started
>>>experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally for roughly
>>>3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I checked
>>>everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel delivery,
>>>and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal before the
>>>engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I still can't get
>>>the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds). Couldn't find anything
>>>obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an "electronic" problem.
>>>Does anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>>>
>>>After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
>>>dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
>>>the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up
>>>to the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again
>>>until (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it (at
>>>least temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>>>
>>>Thanks for your help,
>>>Bill
>>>
>>>elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>>
>>--
>>Jerry Bransford
>>PP-ASEL N6TAY
>>See the Geezer Jeep at
>>http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
checked, the engine will be killed if the code doesn't match. I
discovered this when I had an extra key made for my wife's JGC that did
not have any kind of security chip.
Jerry
SteveBrady wrote:
> It shouldn't start at all if you have the wrong key.
> At work we have a cherokee and it's key fits in my ignition...and will turn
> it, but the KEY-shaped light comes on, on my console....no start though1
>
>
> "Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
> news:Gk4_d.72020$Tt.69316@fed1read05...
>
>>Do you have a security "Sentry" key system? If so, I'm betting it's
>>related to that.
>>
>>ElAlumbrado wrote:
>>
>>>I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after stopping
>>>for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we started
>>>experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally for roughly
>>>3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I checked
>>>everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel delivery,
>>>and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal before the
>>>engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I still can't get
>>>the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds). Couldn't find anything
>>>obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an "electronic" problem.
>>>Does anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>>>
>>>After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
>>>dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
>>>the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up
>>>to the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again
>>>until (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it (at
>>>least temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>>>
>>>Thanks for your help,
>>>Bill
>>>
>>>elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>>
>>--
>>Jerry Bransford
>>PP-ASEL N6TAY
>>See the Geezer Jeep at
>>http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
03-16-2005, 09:08 PM
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Re: Wrangler starts, runs for 3 seconds?
"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:Gk4_d.72020$Tt.69316@fed1read05...
> Do you have a security "Sentry" key system? If so, I'm betting it's
> related to that.
Key is the same key I've been using for 5 years. Perhaps a sensor
failure of some kind?
Bill
news:Gk4_d.72020$Tt.69316@fed1read05...
> Do you have a security "Sentry" key system? If so, I'm betting it's
> related to that.
Key is the same key I've been using for 5 years. Perhaps a sensor
failure of some kind?
Bill
03-16-2005, 09:08 PM
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Re: Wrangler starts, runs for 3 seconds?
"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:Gk4_d.72020$Tt.69316@fed1read05...
> Do you have a security "Sentry" key system? If so, I'm betting it's
> related to that.
Key is the same key I've been using for 5 years. Perhaps a sensor
failure of some kind?
Bill
news:Gk4_d.72020$Tt.69316@fed1read05...
> Do you have a security "Sentry" key system? If so, I'm betting it's
> related to that.
Key is the same key I've been using for 5 years. Perhaps a sensor
failure of some kind?
Bill
03-16-2005, 09:08 PM
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Re: Wrangler starts, runs for 3 seconds?
"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:Gk4_d.72020$Tt.69316@fed1read05...
> Do you have a security "Sentry" key system? If so, I'm betting it's
> related to that.
Key is the same key I've been using for 5 years. Perhaps a sensor
failure of some kind?
Bill
news:Gk4_d.72020$Tt.69316@fed1read05...
> Do you have a security "Sentry" key system? If so, I'm betting it's
> related to that.
Key is the same key I've been using for 5 years. Perhaps a sensor
failure of some kind?
Bill
03-16-2005, 09:57 PM
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Re: Wrangler starts, runs for 3 seconds?
try the crank position sensor
"ElAlumbrado" <elNOSPAMalumbrado@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after stopping
> for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we started
> experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally for roughly
> 3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I checked
> everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel delivery,
> and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal before the
> engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I still can't get
> the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds). Couldn't find anything
> obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an "electronic" problem. Does
> anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>
> After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
> dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
> the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up to
> the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again until
> (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it (at least
> temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Bill
>
> elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>
"ElAlumbrado" <elNOSPAMalumbrado@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:69327$4238cfa3$943f9512$3722@STARBAND.NET...
> I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after stopping
> for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we started
> experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally for roughly
> 3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I checked
> everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel delivery,
> and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal before the
> engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I still can't get
> the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds). Couldn't find anything
> obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an "electronic" problem. Does
> anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>
> After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
> dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
> the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up to
> the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again until
> (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it (at least
> temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Bill
>
> elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>
03-16-2005, 09:57 PM
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Re: Wrangler starts, runs for 3 seconds?
try the crank position sensor
"ElAlumbrado" <elNOSPAMalumbrado@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after stopping
> for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we started
> experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally for roughly
> 3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I checked
> everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel delivery,
> and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal before the
> engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I still can't get
> the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds). Couldn't find anything
> obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an "electronic" problem. Does
> anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>
> After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
> dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
> the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up to
> the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again until
> (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it (at least
> temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Bill
>
> elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>
"ElAlumbrado" <elNOSPAMalumbrado@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:69327$4238cfa3$943f9512$3722@STARBAND.NET...
> I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after stopping
> for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we started
> experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally for roughly
> 3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I checked
> everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel delivery,
> and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal before the
> engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I still can't get
> the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds). Couldn't find anything
> obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an "electronic" problem. Does
> anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>
> After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
> dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
> the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up to
> the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again until
> (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it (at least
> temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Bill
>
> elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>
03-16-2005, 09:57 PM
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Re: Wrangler starts, runs for 3 seconds?
try the crank position sensor
"ElAlumbrado" <elNOSPAMalumbrado@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:69327$4238cfa3$943f9512$3722@STARBAND.NET...
> I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after stopping
> for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we started
> experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally for roughly
> 3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I checked
> everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel delivery,
> and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal before the
> engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I still can't get
> the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds). Couldn't find anything
> obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an "electronic" problem. Does
> anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>
> After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
> dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
> the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up to
> the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again until
> (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it (at least
> temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Bill
>
> elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>
"ElAlumbrado" <elNOSPAMalumbrado@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:69327$4238cfa3$943f9512$3722@STARBAND.NET...
> I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after stopping
> for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we started
> experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally for roughly
> 3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I checked
> everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel delivery,
> and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal before the
> engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I still can't get
> the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds). Couldn't find anything
> obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an "electronic" problem. Does
> anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>
> After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
> dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
> the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up to
> the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again until
> (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it (at least
> temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Bill
>
> elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>
03-17-2005, 12:03 AM
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Re: Wrangler starts, runs for 3 seconds?
A friend of mine had a cougar that did the exact same thing. It was
actually the ignition switch itself. The tumbler that the key inserts into.
As it sprung back from "start" to "run" it would cut off. After starting
it, I'd let go just enough to disengage the starter. It would run forever,
until you let the key go.
Eric
99 TJ SE
"ElAlumbrado" <elNOSPAMalumbrado@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after stopping
> for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we started
> experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally for roughly
> 3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I checked
> everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel delivery,
> and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal before the
> engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I still can't get
> the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds). Couldn't find anything
> obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an "electronic" problem. Does
> anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>
> After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
> dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
> the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up to
> the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again until
> (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it (at least
> temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Bill
>
> elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>
actually the ignition switch itself. The tumbler that the key inserts into.
As it sprung back from "start" to "run" it would cut off. After starting
it, I'd let go just enough to disengage the starter. It would run forever,
until you let the key go.
Eric
99 TJ SE
"ElAlumbrado" <elNOSPAMalumbrado@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:69327$4238cfa3$943f9512$3722@STARBAND.NET...
> I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after stopping
> for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we started
> experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally for roughly
> 3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I checked
> everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel delivery,
> and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal before the
> engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I still can't get
> the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds). Couldn't find anything
> obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an "electronic" problem. Does
> anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>
> After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
> dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
> the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up to
> the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again until
> (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it (at least
> temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Bill
>
> elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>