lennyKatan

Well I need the help. what should I check? is it a simple fuse :nuts: I put the 91 chero into 4x4 and nutin. any ideas what should be my number 1 move and 2,3,4,? enjoy the season.....here its white that means I want the 4x4 to work

The wirer is as you could tell comes from the relays and it says starter the wire goes to the starter The pic of the fender is what I need to get fixed go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/homejeep/

Thanks to all that replied. I'm thinking it would be a good back up while I try my hand at fixing up the Comanche. Rust and even spots where the rust has moved away and leaving behind nothing... The big question is the 4x4 on the chero. Living in the green mtns there are times one would need the 4's. Thank also for being here lennyk

This just became know to me, My wife call this lady and told her I got the car running for her. Remembering she needed a car to hopefully find work. Well she has been given a 1991/2 Mercury v8. I drove by and its a great looking very little rust if any. She needs a battery for it. So later on today I will take the battery out of the Chero and see if it would fit in this new/old mercury. Her daughters teacher in HS had a car that wasn't being used. The story now is that she asked my wife if we wanted the jeep for parts or to use. The question is what would fit from a 91 chero to 89 comanche? It has a 4.0 6 4x4 auto on the floor. Power windows power seats. There is also what may be is a abs system. any ideas should I bother buying it from her.

Its been about a week maybe more since I posted any news about getting this Jeep running. Now I could say it is. It didn't start right away but after bleeding the fuel rack and moving the injectors then removing n pluging in the map sensor. After a few trys she started up. The solenoid on the starter was bad, battery was bad. I also changed the fuel filter and put in a new ballister. She is running and started up a few times again. It needs for inspection is,,,, e /brake something I never did before and not sure I could do it on my back but will take a look, Also the drivers side fender at the lights are pushed in. A local body shop said I could get a fender for $86 or 96$ just for the fender. Anyway thanks to all of you for your help and letting me learn some stuff. Thanks

Update is as follows I pulled and took the starter and soleniod to get checked. The small tab on the soleniod was very lose. Got and new soleniod and the starter works. On a bench test. I also took the coil to have checked, this too is ok. I have a battery to put in. So when all of this is done I will let you know if this 91 cherokee will react to the goodies. thanks

I went out too the wire that I keep asking about the one coming from the relay box on passenger side. The wire that comes from under the relay marked starter. I took out the wire from under the relay. I then turned the key to start I got noting no noise. I put the wire back under the relay only touching one of the tabs the way I found it, went and turn the key to start and I got that ticking sound again I belive that its comeing from the solenoid. Thats the wire I was asking about that I have no idea why it was put there. NOw I know without the wire it has no power to the soleniod???? so must be a break someplace in the wireing. WHat I have done so far....... I changed the fuel filter I drain some of the old fuel and replaced with new gas. I changed the ballistor to the fuel pump. Check the fuel rack and its getting gas now with pressure. I hand turned the engine crack and it moves. I'm getting a battery from the junk yard for $20 with a year warranty, It should be good for turning over the engine. If thats the problem? Any thing else I should try before going for a round trip ride of a hour. :cry:

Here is what i did this evening, I was able to turn the engine with a socket. 1st it didn't want to move then it did. So the engine isnt stuck. I took a picture of the wire coming frtom the relay, now If I could fig out how to post a picture I will. Getting a battery tomorrow from the junk yard. 20 bucks and a 1 yr warranty. The battery I charged is dead again. [/code]

I may have an old book around for Cherokee but I'm not sure of the year of it. That is a relay I shouldnt have called it a fuse. and the wire is coming from underneath the relay for the starter, just as you push it down on the fuse box. Why would someone do that? ;) No the engine isn't turning over. I will have to try in the AM when my wife goes off to work and keeping the lights on and have her turn the key to start. Will let you know what I happens

Yes I also did turn the key to on and I could hear the fuel pump. I even checked the fuel line and yes there was gas. I like when things don't cost and I could fix it with your help. I'm also sure this women is also happy

I went out again and push the button on the fuel rack. Now I seem to have a lot of pressure, gas comes out nice and strong. I tried starting it and I even jump it with my other Jeep. Still it won't start. All I hear is tick ticking of the starter solenoid I belive. I had it in Park and then in Neutral didnt help. I also turned on the h/lights and the power windows worked even put on the radio. Is my next step would be pulling the starter and get it tested. Before that I will check the wires to it. I need to ask this question again has anyone have an idea why someone would put a wire from the starter /solenoid back to the left side of engine fuse box thats on the passenger side. It sits under the fused marked starter. It seems like it just touchers one of the tabs on that fuse. I'm not 100% sure. The wire is coming out from under the fuse that says starter it looks as if it is connected to the neg - terminla of the solenoid. THANKS 2/all for your help

So far I changed the fuel filter. I have cleaned off the tabs on inside of the dis/cap and clean off the rotor. Ive taken off one wire and put a plug into it and had someone turn the key and still no spark! I pulled the vacum hose from the map sensor and replaced it and also took off the other plug on the map and put it back. I get gas at the rack now it flows much better. The noise that the engine makes is tack tack tack and its coming from the starter. that could be the pinion gear making the noise?(i'm thinking and that could be harmful :eek: ) I'm thinking the battery that i had on my home charger still isn't powerful enough to crank the engine over. This jeep has been sitting for over 7 + months. Tomorrow I will put my cable to her cables and disconect her battery. I also noticed the fuse box on the passenger fender had a wire from the large plug that says starter. I took off the fuse/relay and the wire is on one of the tabs of this plug. I belive this wire is going to the starter solenoid. thanks for all your help

How do I get to the cps and how to test it? This lady down the road with two kids needs help, her cherokee won't start. She has a 91 cherokee laredo il 6 4x4. I took the battery out and juiced it up. I bleed the fuel rack and nothing came out. I'm planning on changing the fuel filter and also the ballister on the inside fender. Two cheap things so far. I cleaned up the cap and rotor. No spark. The engine turns over no spark and i hear a tick tick tick sound I need some ideas how to check and get to the 1)cps is there a way of checking to see if thats the problem? 2)Coil is there a way to test it? any other Ideas trying to help get her car running so she could look for work before the snow flies thanks

I may have left out the idea that it wasn't starting. On / Off 'Two days ago it wouldn't start. Then I put the battery charger on and later that day it started. The next day it wouldn't start all day. It would turn the engine over without starting...Now before i answered your question I went outside and started it right up....What I was hoping for is that answer telling me you should check something else. The fuel line dump a little fuel the first time I did it, that was the other day. Today a much bigger flow came out when I bleeded it.

The story is I had the batter charger on. It wouldtn't start. I pulled that ele lines on the map and the vacum. Still won't start. Now I just pushed the vavle on the fuel rack, then went to try to start and it did.before I started it I did check all plug wires and even push down and moved the injectors back and forth. Then went to start it and the 1st trun of the key it kicked over. Here is what I need to know, and that my friends is the problem. What should be my next step? So I could get it fix. lennyk

Ive been told that my auto tranni lines are looking very bad. Looks like the rust is holding them together. Are the sold in a set? Ive been told a high price. Is there a way to diy and if so how? also looking for oil pan for my 4.0 engine alot more questions to come....I'm thinking about taking off the bed and de-rusting the frame and redoing the lines. Maybe I'm getting over my head. :nuts: :D But I would love to keep this Comanche running and on the road.

I called Summit and it was a no go. maybe I called the wrong summit?

What I ment by asking the DIY was how to make one on my own, not how to drain and remove....LOL :D

Hi My manche needs a new or used oil pan for my tranie. I have a 89 4.0 shortbed 4x4 auto. I just fixed a break line and notice the pan needs replacing. Could these be diy project? Any ideas out there? any pan's out there? Would anyone know if there are any transmission oil pan's that could be a fit? lennyk