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

Posted: March 5th, 2012, 9:21 pm
by 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.
:doh:

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

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

Posted: March 5th, 2012, 9:49 pm
by 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!

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

Posted: March 6th, 2012, 3:43 am
by cruiser54
Best to perform a fuel pressure check. Some of the replacemnt pumps are very poor. Last time fuel filter was changed?

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

Posted: March 6th, 2012, 5:48 am
by 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

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

Posted: March 6th, 2012, 10:11 am
by Antifreeze2
You should be able to take it to a parts store and pull the code history

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

Posted: March 6th, 2012, 6:20 pm
by IH 392
Yea, if it set the CEL there IS a code in there that can be pulled out.

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

Posted: March 6th, 2012, 8:04 pm
by Missourian
Thanks for the input guys and I will have the codes check and we'll go from there. ;)

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

Posted: March 7th, 2012, 5:51 am
by 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.

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

Posted: March 7th, 2012, 6:24 am
by 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

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

Posted: March 7th, 2012, 3:01 pm
by 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

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

Posted: March 9th, 2012, 2:47 pm
by 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.