Curious stalling... like it's running out of gas.

[Missourian]

Anyone experience and correct a stalling Jeep STROKER or 4.0L... like it's running out of gas?

However, quick as it started this evening it quit... or at least I think it quit.


Have you ever ran your Jeep out of gas or nearly out of gas and felt the sputtering or hesitant pull of it running out of gas. I would swear it can't be the fuel pump it new with less than 5k miles on it.


Any ideas or rectified experiences that you had with your Jeep STROKER or 4.0L?

[IH 392]

Yep, my TJ did that, I SWORE!that if it had a carb it would be running out of gas!?, a new fuel pump fixed it!

[cruiser54]

Best to perform a fuel pressure check. Some of the replacemnt pumps are very poor. Last time fuel filter was changed?

[92tank]

mine has been doing the same thing shortly after start up throws a CEL then clears up on its own and runs fine afterward. but i cant get the CEL codes off of it when i try so i dont have a clue what mine is going

[Antifreeze2]

You should be able to take it to a parts store and pull the code history

[IH 392]

Yea, if it set the CEL there IS a code in there that can be pulled out.

[Missourian]

Thanks for the input guys and I will have the codes check and we'll go from there.

[92tank]

will the parts store be able to pull the codes from a 92? sorry i forgot to add the year on th first post.

[yuppiexj]

91-96, you can do it yourself with no tools.

insert key turn to the run position (not start), then back 1 click to off, forward one click to on, back 1 click to off forward one click to on and count the blinks of the check engine light.

you will probably get a 12 first and 55 means nothing follows

helpful reads
http://go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoECUcodes.htm
http://www.jeephorizons.com/tech/yj_codes.html

Some codes will not trip the CEL... like code 54 that left me stranded due to a loose common ground nut for the Crank Position Sensor and Cam sensor.

TL-DR
key on-off-on-off-on count blinks of CEL

[92tank]

i thought you could on the 91-96 but when i tried it i got nothing, but i didnt know it was only one click back. i went all the way to the off pos. i will try it next time i get in and see what i get

[92tank]

well i tried again but still no flashing light. but i know the CEL was on cause i just did it after it came on. and is it normal for the to go off and stay off after you restart if it does not atempt to stall.