I have a 95 jeep wrangler with a 2.5 liter. At start-up the fuel pump
will not run unless, I first go to the fuel rail test port and relieve
the pressure, then depress the accellerator. The fuel pump will then
run and the jeep will start. If the pump dose'nt run the jeep won't
start. This appears to be the sequence of events in this order to make
it run. I don't know where to go from here.
Scott Dorsey - 16 Feb 2007 14:56 GMT
>I have a 95 jeep wrangler with a 2.5 liter. At start-up the fuel pump
>will not run unless, I first go to the fuel rail test port and relieve
>the pressure, then depress the accellerator. The fuel pump will then
>run and the jeep will start. If the pump dose'nt run the jeep won't
>start. This appears to be the sequence of events in this order to make
>it run. I don't know where to go from here.
You mentioned this before, and it was a wacky and unusual thing before
and it's still pretty wacky.
All I can think of is that it's a regulator issue (and the rail is running
above the correct pressure) or a pump issue. I can't see how the control
stuff could be causing it, but it wouldn't hurt to measure voltage at the
pump and assure yourself that it's not a control problem.
--scott

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mack - 16 Feb 2007 20:16 GMT
> >I have a 95 jeep wrangler with a 2.5 liter. At start-up the fuel pump
> >will not run unless, I first go to the fuel rail test port and relieve
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> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
Wacky and unusual is why I'm strugling. After I didn't get any
responses the last time I mentioned this, I went out and purchased the
pressure regulator. I've not yet convinced myself that this is the
problem so I haven't installed it yet. I guess for $60, I will go
ahead and install it. I will also check voltage at the pump and check
all grounds. My first thought on this whole thing was a ground
issue. All of my connections had seemed to be tight but I didn't try
running a new ground. Thank you for your thoughts!
Mike Romain - 16 Feb 2007 15:27 GMT
> I have a 95 jeep wrangler with a 2.5 liter. At start-up the fuel pump
> will not run unless, I first go to the fuel rail test port and relieve
> the pressure, then depress the accellerator. The fuel pump will then
> run and the jeep will start. If the pump dose'nt run the jeep won't
> start. This appears to be the sequence of events in this order to make
> it run. I don't know where to go from here.
When I hear of 'fixes' like you are doing, the first thing that comes to
my mind is you are missing a ground. Pushing on the accelerator cable
is completing the ground circuit so the relay energizes.
Jeeps are bad for getting punky body grounds. There should be a mesh
cable crossing one engine mount and/or one running to the firewall from
the engine and/or running from the battery to the firewall or fender.
Lots of the computer grounds bolt onto the block near the oil dipstick.
On the older YJ's the fuel pump ground was a wire tagged to the frame
bolt of the emergency brake. There was a recall on some e-brakes and
the 'technicians' are famous for forgetting to hook this fuel pump
ground back up.
I use a booster cable to check for body ground issues. I run it from
the battery negative to a bolt on the body to see if the symptoms change.
Mike
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Kjun - 18 Feb 2007 15:03 GMT
"mack" <kpmyers1005@ohio.net> wrote in news:1171622638.597304.55750
@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
> I have a 95 jeep wrangler with a 2.5 liter. At start-up the fuel pump
> will not run unless, I first go to the fuel rail test port and relieve
> the pressure, then depress the accellerator. The fuel pump will then
> run and the jeep will start. If the pump dose'nt run the jeep won't
> start. This appears to be the sequence of events in this order to make
> it run. I don't know where to go from here.
"at first start-up".............meaning it starts w/out the ritual the rest
of the day?? im assuming this jeep is TBI with a distributer...........kjun