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Re: [Spridgets] Off topic Jeep question

To: Kevin Valentine <kevinv1275@gmail.com>, Spridgets
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Off topic Jeep question
From: Gregory Groiss <ggroiss@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 08:41:14 -0400
Kevin,

My first guess was a bad coil as well.  I had the same issue with a
'98 VW Gulf and replacing the coil fixed it. The car used a single
e-coil.  The strange thing was when I tested the coil per the Bentley
book it tested good.  It only gave me problems when the car warmed up.

Greg

On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:24 PM, CosmicMag1380 <cosmicmag1380@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Bad coil? Dunno if it has a coil pack or regular coil... But, it
> sounds a lot like a coil that overheats and shorts.
>
> --
> Kent
> 1960 Bugeye
> 1983 Garage full of spridget parts!
> 2010 Arrow shed full of excess spridget parts!!!
>
> On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 7:05 PM, Kevin Valentine <kevinv1275@gmail.com>
wrote:
>> Hey All,
>>
>> I need some help diagnosing a problem with a 95 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Laredo.
>>  It's a 6 cyl w/ automatic tranny.  (It's NOT OBDII.....)
>>
>> I can drive it 10 or 12 miles and there are no problems, but as soon as it
>> is warmed up and run any distance it will lose all power and miss badly.
>>  Shut it off and let it cool and the problem is gone.  The best way to
>> describe the problem is - it acts like a wet distributor used to act (back
>> in the day ;)
>>
>> This is an intermittent problem, but it has been happening more and more
>> often.  At first I thought it was  fuel problem, I checked the fuel
> pressure
>> and replaced the fuel filter - no help there.....   I replaced the cap,
>> rotor and plugs, no help....
>>
>> It's not throwing any codes.
>>
>> Any Ideas to get me closer to the problem........  I don't want to just
>> throw parts  at this thing.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Kevin V.
>> Tuscarora, Pa
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