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ROCKFAN
04-14-2005, 12:43 PM
My dad's XJ (94 bone stock except for the tow bar, 4.0L automatic) has developed a starting problem - it seems to be a fueling problem, but I'm really not sure.

It hesitates to start - turn on the key, and it turns over without starting for a bit. Key off, then key on again, and it starts right up - no apparent runtime problems. Tried leaving the key in "run" for 10-15 seconds to see if fuel pressure in the rail would come up, but it didn't seem to make a difference. No temperature dependance that we can see.

It seems like it is not getting full pressure in the fuel rail on the first try to start. Any ideas where to look/how to debug/what to replace? It had a rough run problem not to long ago - a new CPS took care of that.

rvisokey
04-14-2005, 04:48 PM
I had a similar problem in my YJ. Would take 10-20 seconds to start up but if I crancked it over for a second... turned it off... then cranked it again it would fire right up. Turned out to be a rusty cap/rotor. Sounds like it might be the same thing...