# Hard starting

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-starting/76776>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** jeep\
**Created:** [January 19, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-starting/76776 "2013-01-19T03:08:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jaimet61](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jaimet61/32/2467_2.png) [@jaimet61](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jaimet61)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-starting/76776/1 "2013-01-19T03:08:11Z")

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my 98 cherokee sport(xj) 190k has always been reiable but now its hard to start. i must press on the gas pedal and rev it up so it doesnt die. never has done this, after a few revs it seems find. is my fuel pump bad.? i recently move to northern IL. from florida, is the cold weather affecting my baby?

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-starting/76776/2 "2013-01-19T03:19:37Z")

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@jaimet61 sounds like a bad idle air control valve.

But first . . . clean your throttle body.  
If that doesn’t help, seriously consider the idle air control valve.

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**Author:** ![jaimet61](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jaimet61/32/2467_2.png) [@jaimet61](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jaimet61)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-starting/76776/3 "2013-01-19T03:29:41Z")

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thxs db will check that out.