Engine shuts off while driving

Tiny
BHENNEMAN8
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98 Jeep Cherokee 4L 5speed engine shuts off. No warning. Cranks but will not start. Re-starts after cools down. Mechanics at dealer cannot find problem.
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Monday, January 29th, 2007 AT 9:51 PM

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Tiny
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I had this same problem years ago, and not with a Jeep.
The problem was with the wiring to the starter. It seems that when the wiring got "warm" it would expand and thus loose its connection. All the mechanic did was replace the positive wire with a thicker gauge and I never had the problem again.
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Wednesday, March 21st, 2007 AT 12:05 AM
Tiny
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I had this problem too but also not with a jeep they replaced wires and every sensor they could find but could not find the problem so I sold the car for parts and the guy who bought it found water on the computer he just dryed it off and he hasn't had a problen since
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Wednesday, April 11th, 2007 AT 7:30 PM
Tiny
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I have the same jeep. I had a problem like you described, and it turned out to be a faulty fuel pump not sending enough fuel to the engine. Replaced fuel pump and everything worked fine. $800 I think.

This is after replacing a crankshaft postion sensor, that didn't fix the problem.
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Thursday, April 19th, 2007 AT 11:53 AM
Tiny
MERLIN2021
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If you pay 800. For a fuel pump, your getting soaked!
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Thursday, April 19th, 2007 AT 5:01 PM

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