Recent content by rick465

Sorry about filling this thing up but I only have limited times to work on this fool thing. I got it running by (I think) wiggling the negative cable. So, I'm guessing the issue is there. I went to get the Jeep on an up hill surface to see if the water was coming from the freeze plugs it seems...

UGH! Had the battery professionally tested and it WAS bad. I got a new one and put it in. Bam! Started right up but, of course, died immediately when I let off the gas. I tried to start it again and had no power. No ignition, dash lights, dome lights or anything. There was also a weird 'beeping'...

Every 30k?!? I guess I'm a bit behind on that one at 180k. HA! I am going to have the battery checked again, you are correct on the testing I have been able to do. I'll run through the connections too as I can. Awesome help! THANKS!

Great thread JPNinPA!!! Thanks! I'll do that for sure. Yes k-2 the CEL comes on when I turn on the key and crank it. When I got back to it today I tried to start it and the battery was dead, just the click you get when you leave the lights on all night. (just a note, it started hard like the...

4.0 straight 6. Freeze plugs replaced because of leaking. Terminals clean. No smoke. Water coming out is clear of oil. (will have to check tomorrow if any water comes out when the engine is off) Engine temp remains fine. No check engine light is on. Not a security issue. That was fixed with the...

I just replaced the PCM (and went through hell trying to get the correct one) now it cranks and runs just fine...BUT whenever I let off the gas the RPM's just go all the way down and it dies. I have idled it for nearly 30 minutes at between 1000 and 1500 RPM's and it still did the same thing. No...

Kolak is the man for sure. Got my PCM and POW! The Jeep started right up!

All my research tells me that once security is enabled that it can't be turned off and a Jeep with no security will never start with the PCM having security enabled. The PCM has to be totally reprogrammed, which a dealer can not do. I discussed this all with Kolak who seems to be pretty much THE...

Towed the thing to the dealer today. They called this afternoon and said it is the wrong PCM because this PCM has security on it and there is no alarm on my Jeep. Another PCM is all I can figure to do. The correct one would not need reprogramming, just plug and play. Which I thought would be...

Kinda what I figured... Thanks for the help!! You guys were about the only ones who were helpful!!! Great job!

I have no tool to give live data. I can not get it to go, pushing on the PCM or any other wiggling wires or the like. No idea about the donor car but it was supposed to be a 97, Grand Cherokee Laredo, 2wd with a 6 cyl. I am only assuming mine has an alarm because I have been told that all 97 and...

The PCM was replaced due to the stalling issue ect that goes with its failure. All codes pointed to PCM not CPS, fuel or something else. I could get it going by wiggling the cables or pressing on the PCM. I got the first replacement PCM from EBay...it didnt work. The second I pulled from a...

Right but is there a way to do that without towing the truck to the dealer to program it. They told me it has to be in the vehicle to be programmed, which makes sense, but surely there is an alternative...

The PCM on my '97 Grand Cherokee Laredo 6cyl died, so I replaced it. Now it will turn over but will not start. There is no key with a slash symbol, the key has no transmitter on it, I have locked and unlocked all the doors and tailgate many times with the key and the electric switch on the...