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    late 80's jeep cherokee

    Had the same problem with mine and it turned out to be a pionhole leak in the reservoir bottle which I was able to glue closed but you might want to install a new one to be sure it will hold pressure - they're about $30.00.
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    Possible Oil Pump Issue 04 WJ

    One cheap fix to try is changing the oil filter - it may have gone into by pass mode because of being plugged.
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    98 Cherokee Sport bucks and lurches

    Check the battery ground connection to the engine block - the stud that screws into the block can loosen up and cause an intermittent current flow shutting off the engine. Best to unscrew the stud, cleant it, loctite it and put back in then clean all ground connections and cables/wires by taking...
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    88 cherokee help please

    Check that the vacuum connector on the passenger side of the front axle hasn't come unnplugged.
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    2002 Liberty - Ignition Switch Locked

    There'a always the cheap fix try of spraying WD -40 (or equivalent) in the key slot and see if that frees it.
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    HELP!!!!!Terrible vibration when braking!

    There was a recall for new front rotors because the original ones could corrode (rust) enough to come apart. My Comanche had the same problem with vibration and it was the rotors but they had large patches of rust form and break through on the swept braking surfaces - had to replace them - Dodge...
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    New old guy and dogie need help!

    Hey - glad I could help. I've had plenty of cars and trucks (Jeeps and others) that have suffered from 'loss of ground' problems - an easy and cheap thing to fix. Once on a Chevy truck of mine, the positive battery cable corroded entirely away inside the plastic cover, insidious stuff...
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    New old guy and dogie need help!

    Follow the ground cable on the battery to the stud in the cylinder head that it attaches to - take the nut on the stud off and then remove the stud - clean the threads, loctite them and reinstall making sure the stud is tight before putting the battery cable back on and tightening it up. The...
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    Engine Dying and Jerking

    Have a Comanche that had the same problem and after much searching, the problem was the stud that the negative (ground) battery cable attaches to was loose in the cylinder head where it screws in. To fix, remove the nut and lock washer holding the cable on, unscrew the stud, put some kind of...
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    Ready to give up..... ridculously high idle 89 Cherokee

    I had the same problem on my '88 Comanche 4.0 L and the easy fix is to pull the wire connector from the Idle Speed Control (which is attached to the throttle body by two small torx screws, is on the front left of the throttle body and has a lever that sets the idle speed). If it sticks due to...
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