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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: neilhull on November 14, 2008, 09:08:23 PM

Title: JEEP DIES ON LEFT HAND BEND
Post by: neilhull on November 14, 2008, 09:08:23 PM
HI I have a jeep cherokee 4l when i go around a tight left hand bend it dies on me  :lol:  this only hapens when the tank is on 1/4 :?:  . my jeep is a 1997 modal (facelift ) please help .
        cheers NEIL
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Post by: scrw on November 14, 2008, 09:38:39 PM
I have had this, needed new pump/filter unit in the tank
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Post by: Dave69 on November 14, 2008, 09:54:55 PM
fill up before you get to the 1/4 tank or slow down for left hand bends
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Post by: tim_aka_tim on November 14, 2008, 10:03:22 PM
:imwitstupid:

What he said.
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Post by: greggmo on November 14, 2008, 10:15:50 PM
:timmy:
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Post by: Timmy on November 14, 2008, 10:23:31 PM
Timmy, timmy. Timmy timmy timmy. Timmy? TIMMAH!!!!!
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Post by: Mike Pavelin on November 15, 2008, 07:57:51 AM
The tank sender unit may be faulty. this was a common failure, the gauge used to stop at 1/4 tank and then the Jeep would run out of petrol. Replacement senders available on Ebay but it's a fuel tanlk out job.
Title: THANKS
Post by: neilhull on November 15, 2008, 02:04:14 PM
HI  Thanks for all the replyes  . Put £40 of petrol in today gauge reading just under full so it must be a faulty sender  cos we all know that £40 will not fill a jeeps tank .
       cheers NEIL :lol:
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Post by: scrw on November 15, 2008, 02:44:20 PM
Not a bad job to drop the tank, helps if there are two of you to support the think, oh and you need a pipe spanner that will undo about a 6" nut (not stilsons tho)
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Post by: gazjeep on November 15, 2008, 04:28:31 PM
Be prepared to replace a pipe or 2, sometimes they dont take kindly to being moved, I speak from experience with the TJ  :wink:
Title: summer job
Post by: neilhull on November 15, 2008, 08:59:22 PM
HI I think i will leve this untill next spring or summer to cold up hear to do this just now . I will just have to remember when the tank is near 1/4 empty  to fill it .
          cheers NEIL
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Post by: eastryjeep on November 17, 2008, 12:52:49 PM
Fair weather mechanic - that's wot U are sir!

For peace of mind or when driving with the missus I'd suggest a petrol can lashed in the boot too! Size to suit worst case calculated run to nearest petrol station in snow and or rain!
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Post by: neilhull on November 17, 2008, 09:27:02 PM
The  only resson im leeveing it to summer time is im 150 years old and the  old joints play up a bit  :twisted: