Ok Here's my story...


Bought a 1989 XJ for $700.00 so I expected problems and am not
complaining.

Day after I got it, the clutch went out. I took it to my friendly
firestone shop who put in a new clutch and a new radiator (the old
radiator had a broken neck where the hose hooked into it)

Ever since then the thing acts like it is starving for fuel. I
accelerate and it missed bad. Now when I come to a stop and depress
the clutch the engine dies.

I took it back to Firestone and they said they did not do anything
other than replace the clutch.

My fuel pump is very loud by the way. I don't know if that is because
of the pump or the fact that there is no carpet or pad in the cargo
area.

Here's what I have done:

New TPS
New clutch
New radiator
tune up (plugs/cap/wires/rotor)
replaced the ballast resistor

What could it be? Where should I start looking?

It seems electrical... it may run fine and then I start up a hill or
down a hill (change angle of the vehicle) and it starts right back up
again. Like maybe a wire is grounding out.

THANKS!!!!
in advance

Richard Smith wrote:
You have a fuel filter located on the inside frame rail just in front of
the drivers side rear tire. I would do that next.

While looking, the air filter could need attention too. There is a
small CCV line that plugs easy which causes the air filter to fast fill
with oil and choke out the engine.

Mike
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On Mar 30, 2:15 pm, Mike Romain <roma... (AT) sympatico (DOT) ca> wrote:
Thanks Mike!

I will check the CCV line as I have already replaced the fuel filter.

Richard Smith wrote:

New clutch, new TPS - makes the bells start ringing especially if they
replaced the hydraulic clutch parts. How do the voltages on the TPS look?
Do they vary smoothly as you move the throttle?

I'm surprised Mike didn't bring up the ground strap - the clutch line runs
right by it and if it was beginning to rot you can bet that messing with
the clutch line finished it off. I would look at the TPS adjustment very
closely but running a jumper cable from the battery negative to the
firewall is a quick check for a ground that got broken during the clutch
work. I don't remember the pins exactly, but the connector for the TPS has
three pins. With the ignition on (don't start the engine, just turn the
ignition on) probe the back side of the TPS connector and read the voltage
from the center pin to each of the side pins. One side should be about 5
volts, the other about 0.1 volt. The total voltage accross the outside
pins should be just under 5 volts. Looking from the center pin to either
side, the voltage should vary smoothly as you move the throttle.

Another possible cause would be the Crank Position Sensor. That connector
is tied to the firewall just above the exhaust - unplug it and clean it
just like you would the TPS.

I would really look hard at that ground strap from the block to the
firewall, though.

--
Will Honea
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On Mar 30, 2:15 pm, Mike Romain <roma... (AT) sympatico (DOT) ca> wrote:
Phinneus J. Whoopie....YOU'RE A GENIUS!!!!!

I cleaned the CCV line and it is running fine now.

THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

On 31 Mar 2007 13:00:50 -0700, "Richard Smith"
<rickmuzick (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote:

Isn't life grand?