2001 Jeep Cherokee "causes pump lose prime" Questions

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1998 Jeep Cherokee with 4.0 litre starting problems I have had this Jeep for a little over a year. It used to start on the very first crank. Lately it doesn't. Sometimes now it turns over on the first

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...pump is losing its prime and running back into the tank.Two things could be wrong either a bad fuel pressure regulator or the fuel pump itself:) This is caused by a few problems, one is fuel pump ...

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prime pressure from fuel pump. ASD relay kicks for a few seconds when ignition is turned on and fuel pump primes up pressure to injectors. If you have a leak down from the pump this few seconds is not

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...would be to check your fuel cap. Does it fail if you was to remove the fuel cap. You may be losing prime this way. If so the purge value in your fuel pump would be bad causing it to lose

...I was told once in awhile what can be done about it When a fuel system loses its prime it can be caused by leaking fuel injectors, bad fuel pressure regulator or a faulty check valve in the fuel

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...could be debris from gas tank blocking the screen. Or the pump is bad. Either way you need to remove the pump from the tank to inspect it for blockage or cracks causing it to lose prime and

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...prime to carb after warm up shutting down when at running temp Check the fuel pump pressure. IF this is heat related, it could also be a bad gasket causing a vacuum leak. The other thing could be the ...

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...prime to the carburetor. also the pump may be worn out inside causing this problem. the carburetor has a accelerator pump on it that may be worn and this is why you have to prime it to get it going. ...

lose prime" ck fuel pressure should be 58-62 psi. if noit, its not going to start. o fits low, replace the pump and filter. Check ground at fuel pump connection. If ground is bad check ground strap at

like fuel pump or fuel pressure regulator going bad. After you turn the car off if the fuel pump or regulator are bad they will allow all fuel pressure to drain back which causes a hard/extended start

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