Distributor problem? HELP!

Was the fuel pressure checked?
When it did not start, what was missing, ignition sparks or fuel?
Seems somebody is not checking the correct place or item.

HAVE YOU NARROWED IT DOWN TO

SPARK

OR

FUEL?

REMOVE PLUG WIRE AND SEE IF YOU HAVE SPARK.....BELOW IN MY LINK IS AN EZ WAY

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_electrical-tester--in-line-spark-plug-checker-dorman--conduct-tite_22144233-p?searchTerm=spark+tester

GOT SPARK????

FUEL TEST---SHOOT A 2-3 SECOND BURST OF "STARTER FLUID" INTO THE THROTTLE BODY....ATTEMPT TO START

DOES IT TRY/ SPIT/ SPUTTER/ NUTHIN' ?????

DO THE TESTS SEPARATELY WHEN YOU KNOW IT'S GONNA ACT UP (YOU KNOW HOW THAT'S GONNA GO!)

THIS MAY NARROW DOWN WHAT TO CHECK NEXT

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That is why you need to check what is missing when it could not start. It could be a relay that is working intermittently.

WITHOUT THE "REST OF THE STORY"

COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS A BAD IGNITION SWITCH

THEN THERE'S STUFF THAT'S LEFT OUT OF THE EQUATION. LIKE THE "WELLS FARGO NATIONAL BANK QUALITY SATELLITE CONTROLLED AFTERMARKET SECURITY SYSTEM" THAT WAS INSTALLED

KEEP US POSTED WITH THE MISSING BITS AND PIECES, AND HOW THINGS ARE PROGRESSING

. SORTA GIVE US A "REAL" ANSWER TO OUR QUESTIONS. WHEN YOU FIND OUT ANYWAY

GET YOURS FIXED 1ST, SO YOU'LL HAVE A GOOD TRADE IN

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ROGER

GLAD YOU HAVE SOMETHING "REAL" TO DRIVE---I WON'T WORRY ABOUT YOU AS MUCH

WE UNDERSTAND--YOU PROBABLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT ALL THEY HAVE BEEN SLINGIN' AT YOU AT THE SHOP

WE JUST WANNA KNOW IF IT'S A LACK OF SPARK. OR A LACK OF FUEL THAT IS THE ISSUE

US KNOWING, AT LEAST THIS MUCH INFO, MIGHT GIVE US A DIRECTION TO FOLLOW

THEN WE MIGHT OFFER SUGGESTIONS ON STUFF THAT THEY MAY HAVE NOT HAVE CHECKED. WE HAVE ACCESS TO ONLINE SERVICE MANUALS. WE CAN SEND DIAGRAMS AND WIRING DIAGRAMS. ETC

OTHERWISE, WE WOULD BE WRITING YOU A FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL FOR THE WHOLE CAR. SOMEBODY ELSE HAS ALREADY DONE THAT. WE JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT PAGES TO GO TO!

POST A PIC OF YOUR WRANGLER. LIKE MY '46 WILLYS.I HAVE '77 CJ 5 TOO.

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GOOD PIC!.....I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT CJs SINCE I STARTED DRIVING ON THE ROAD IN '81....6 CJ 5s AND MY WILLYS

I'M NOT MUCH ON THESE CYBER CONTROLLED VEHICLE...I'M TRYIN' TO LEARN (WIFEY DRIVES NEWER STUFF...SO DO MY PALS)

KHLow2008 THROW IN YOUR OPINION......

I CAME ACROSS THESE....RECKON IT COULD BE ONE OF THESE????

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_air-charge-temperature-sensor-bwd-intermotor_18480936-p?searchTerm=sensors

HERE'S THE OTHER ONE

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_map-sensor-bwd-intermotor_20470216-p?searchTerm=sensors

SEE MY 6th AND 7th ANSWER IN THIS POST...MAY HELP YOU WITH FUTURE STUFF TOO!

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/1977-jeep-cj7-front-wheel-wont-into-4-low

THE CODE IN THE ABOVE LINK ALSO SAVES WITH SMALLER AMOUNTS TOO, JUST NOT AS MUCH

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I did not see anything topless in the pictures.

Since problem is temperature related, check the Engine Coolant Temperature sensor.

THE DISTRIBUTOR IS MOST LIKELY USED ONLY IN THAT ENGINE....THAT ENGINE MAY BE IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT VEHICLES

THIS MAY BE A WAY TO DO IT--YOU'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO MAKE THE PRICE SOMEWHAT APPEALING---THEY'LL COME TO YOU---AT LEAST YOU WON'T HAVE TO "EAT" THE WHOLE THING AS A LOSS

SOMETHING THAT "ELVIS" HAD TO DO WITH IT MAY MAKE IT MORE DESIRABLE IN YOUR DESCRIPTION!!!

SORRY I AIN'T BEEN MUCH HELP WITH YOUR CYBER CAR

MAYBE I CAN OFFER SOMETHING "JEEP" ONCE YOU GET DONE WITH THIS

I PREVAIL BEST OVER IN THE CJ5 & 7 FORUMS...HERE'S JUST TWO EXAMPLES

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/1977-jeep-cj7-front-wheel-wont-into-4-low

RIGHT NOW, IN THIS ONE, TOWARDS THE END, I'M ATTEMPTING TO HELP HIM SAVE A CHUNK OF $$$ ON PARTS

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/1985-jeep-cj7-inconsistent-curb-idle-low-power-hi-rpms

I'LL LET KHLow2008 CONTINUE ON WITH THIS...AS I AM SORTA USELESS

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YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY TO "UNDERSTANDING"....I HAVE BEEN THIS WAY SINCE THE ONE I REMEMBER SEEING FOR THE 1ST TIME...AND MY TOYS...ETC

THIS IS MANY TIMES, THE 1ST QUESTION I ASK THE QUESTION ASKER....SCROLL DOWN AND SEE WHEN I ANSWER IN THIS ONE

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/1975-jeep-cj5-ignition-switch-issue

.....ONE REASON I HATED TO WATCH THE "A-TEAM" ON TV, THEY WOULD DESTROY MANY JEEPS ON EACH EPISODE. I WROTE TO THE SHOW AND BEGGED THAT THEY "SPARE" JUST ONE OF THEM, AND SEND IT TO ME. I WAS IN THE ARMY AT THE TIME, I'D HEARD THAT STUPID REQUESTS SOMETIMES COME TRUE!.....I'M SURE MY LETTER WAS LOST OR LAUGHED AT.

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LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN FIND OUT ON THE HEATER---I CAN!

. MEAN TIME, FEEL THE HEATER HOSES AS THEY GO INTO THE FIREWALL (WHEN THE JEEP IS RUNNING AND AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE)

ARE THEY HOT?

WATCH OUT FOR THEM PESKY MOVING PARTS UNDER THERE!

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HERE'S YOU SOME DIAGRAMS OF THE HEATER AND A/C

I'VE NOT DEALT WITH A TJ's HVAC

I DO SORTA KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR/AT

http://www.jeep4x4center.com/air-conditioning-heating/wrangler-tj.htm

LOOKS LIKE IT'S VACUUM OPERATED---SEE # 13...THERE'S 3 OF 'EM

THESE CONTROL DOORS INSIDE THE BOX

IF YOUR HOSES ARE GETTING HOT....THE HEAT IS "THERE"....YOU JUST GOTTA TURN IT LOOSE!

HERE'S WHAT COULD BE GOING ON

1) NO VACUUM TO THE CONTROLS---THIS MAY BE A LOOSE LINE UNDER THE DASH OR UNDER THE HOOD (A VACUUM LEAK)

2) NO VACUUM FROM THE CONTROLS TO THE ACTUATORS....BAD CONTROLS...LOOSE LINE

3) VACUUM ACTUATOR(S) BROKE OR STUCK...OR THE VACUUM HOSE IS OFF (BASICALLY A VACUUM LEAK WHICH MAY BE AFFECTING ENGINE PERFORMANCE)

4) ACTUATOR LINKAGE CAME LOOSE FROM A DOOR (ACTUATOR WORKS, BUT DOES NOTHING)

5) DOOR HAS COME LOOSE--OR IS STUCK (I'VE SEEN SPILLED SOFT DRINKS SORTA GLUE 'EM SHUT)

ALL THESE ACTUATORS SHOULD WORK ON CERTAIN CONTROL SETTINGS (I DON'T KNOW WHICH CONTROLS WHAT)

A HAND MIRROR AND A FLASHLIGHT MIGHT LET YOU SEE WHATS GOING ON UNDER THE DASH....AS YOU RUN THE CONTROLS THRU THEIR SETTINGS

REMOVING THE VACUUM HOSES FROM THE ACTUATORS, ONE AT A TIME, WITH YOUR FINGER OVER THE HOSE'S HOLE...OPERATE THE CONTROLS TO SEE VACUUM DOES REACH THE ACTUATORS (IF THEY WERE NOT MOVING).....MAYBE A BAD ACTUATOR?

YOU MIGHT ALSO "GENTLY HELP" THE ACTUATOR LINKAGE, TO GET A DOOR UNSTUCK

TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON!

SEE MY "1ST PROTOTYPE HEATER" FOR "WILLY", MY '46 WILLYS....ON NOVEMBER 6th IN THIS POST

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/1994-ford-ranger-alternator-quit-charging-tried-4-other-alternators-worked-came

SEE MY SHEET METAL VERSION...BACK-UP HEAT FOR "MR JEEP", MY '77 CJ 5

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/1998-jeep-wrangler-heater

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