# !990 Jeep Cherokee will not start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/990-jeep-cherokee-will-not-start/57125>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** cherokee, jeep\
**Created:** [November 2, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/990-jeep-cherokee-will-not-start/57125 "2010-11-02T23:39:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![campbell454](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@campbell454](https://community.cartalk.com/u/campbell454)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/990-jeep-cherokee-will-not-start/57125/1 "2010-11-02T23:39:02Z")

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It was starting up and running fine until I let it sit for a month,it ran out of gas while running in my garage.I put 3 gallons in.Each time I turned the ignition it started for 2 seconds each time.Fuel pump and fuel relay is fine.New crank sensor.??? Help

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 12:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/990-jeep-cherokee-will-not-start/57125/2 "2010-11-03T00:08:42Z")

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You might try to keep it running for a little while by spraying short bursts of starter fluid into the intake to purge the fuel line. If it still has trouble then the fuel pump may need to be replaced. Replace the filter first.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 1:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/990-jeep-cherokee-will-not-start/57125/3 "2010-11-03T01:39:46Z")

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Running out of gas with an in-tank fuel pump can damage the fuel pump. How do you know the fuel pump is okay? Have you’ve performed a fuel pressure test?

Tester

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**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 3:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/990-jeep-cherokee-will-not-start/57125/4 "2010-11-03T03:48:07Z")

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Do you have 40+psi of fuel pressure?

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/990-jeep-cherokee-will-not-start/57125/5 "2010-11-03T12:46:23Z")

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Each time I turned the ignition it started for 2 seconds each time Just for the record, do you mean it started and idled or ran normally for two seconds or do you mean the starter functioned for two seconds each time?