# Won't Start **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** wrangler, jeep\ **Created:** [October 26, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start/38647 "2009-10-26T17:24:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Coorslitely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/35a633/32.png) [@Coorslitely](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Coorslitely)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start/38647/1 "2009-10-26T17:24:44Z")
1997 Jeep Wrangler won’t start after replacing alternator, battery, plugs, wires, distributor, ect. It cranks but won’t start had a computer on it stated Cylinder 4 misfire HELP ---
**Author:** ![researcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/edb3f5/32.png) [@researcher](https://community.cartalk.com/u/researcher)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start/38647/2 "2009-10-26T19:58:44Z")
You will have to go back to basic troubleshooting. Do you have spark at #1 spark plug? Is the spark at #1 occuring at approximately the right timing? If spark is present, does a shot of starting fluid get the engine to at least catch? Are the injectors clicking? Give us something to work on and we can help you. ---
**Author:** ![Coorslitely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/35a633/32.png) [@Coorslitely](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Coorslitely)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start/38647/3 "2009-10-26T21:03:53Z")
There is no spark in any of the spark plugs tried starting fluid and also gasoline . ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start/38647/4 "2009-10-26T21:40:14Z")
Starting fluid & gasoline won’t give you spark. Get a spare spark plug or a spark tester & test for spark. Go back to the beginning - was the Jeep not starting so all of this stuff was replaced, and now its still not starting? Is that the story? Was this cyl 4 misfire there before all of these parts were replaced or only since? ---
**Author:** ![Coorslitely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/35a633/32.png) [@Coorslitely](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Coorslitely)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start/38647/5 "2009-10-26T22:03:35Z")
the jeep was just bought from a private seller he said he replaced the alternator and battery because it overcharged after that it wouldn’t start ---
**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 12:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start/38647/6 "2009-10-27T00:59:24Z")
What led the former owner to conclude the alternator was overcharging? did he say how high it got? ---
**Author:** ![Coorslitely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/35a633/32.png) [@Coorslitely](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Coorslitely)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start/38647/7 "2009-10-27T20:11:54Z")
No he didn’t say he just said it was overcharging so he changed the battery and alternator and thats when the real problem started it won’t start ---
**Author:** ![Coorslitely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/35a633/32.png) [@Coorslitely](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Coorslitely)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start/38647/8 "2009-10-28T23:20:10Z")
We now replaced the crank position sensor and it still won’t start could it be the engine computer got fried when it overcharged?