88 Jeep Cherokee over heated

Tiny
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I have a 1988 Jeep Cherokee Sport with a V-6 with ~111,000 miles on it. It ran out of coolant and overheated so that steam was billowing out of the plastic container. We added about 1.5 gallons of water and antifreeze and it cooled off. But now the engine won't turn over. The belts move when I turn the key and it sounds right but engine doesn't fire. What should I check out?
Thursday, March 1st, 2007 AT 4:01 PM

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Tiny
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Hi
i would check the compression on all cylinders if you need the spec et me know, I would do the test and record what you have and get back to us

yhanks
jim
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Thursday, March 1st, 2007 AT 5:36 PM
Tiny
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What is the spec?
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Thursday, March 1st, 2007 AT 7:39 PM
Tiny
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Its 120 -150 psi, lwt me know what you get

thanks
jim

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Thursday, March 1st, 2007 AT 8:11 PM

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