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Re: 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee - Engine [pilotswife] by pilotswife
Nov 06, 2009 (7:26 am)
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Replying to: pilotswife (Nov 05, 2009 6:47 pm)

What type of pricing are you seeing for you to replace your guys' engines?
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Re: Front Passenger Side Speaker Blown? [mdjeepman] by terrasmash
Nov 08, 2009 (1:15 pm)
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Replying to: mdjeepman (Aug 11, 2003 10:19 am)

You can just pop off the upper dash cover on the 99. I have an 2002 and had the same issue with blown tweeters in my Grand Cherokee also. Easy fix but steer clear of everything but the ones from www.jgcparts.com because the factory ones go bad ALL THE TIME! The other alternative is high pitch tiny tweeters you can buy from walmart on a fancy bracket. There is a guy who sells that junk mini piezo tweeter on Ebay calls it a viper something or another. Stay away! it is about 1/6 the size of the factory one and has ZERO sound quality.
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Re: 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee - Engine [pilotswife] by rwengr
Nov 09, 2009 (8:17 am)
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Replying to: pilotswife (Nov 05, 2009 6:47 pm)

If you pay somebody to rebuild your engine or install a used engine, make sure you get a 90 day warranty on the compression test.
 
V8 is cool. But, assuming it can be made compatible, maybe an I6 would be easier to find and cheaper. My 97 2wd JGC has the 4.0 I6. Acceleration was good but I don't tow
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Re: 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Speaker Problem [jeepguy3] by billupstateny
Nov 12, 2009 (11:16 am)
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Replying to: jeepguy3 (Apr 04, 2006 8:45 am)

Sure wish you had received some responses. I have a 2000 JGC Laredo with what may be the exact same problem. I have spent a couple hours searching on the Internet, and cannot find this particular problem addressed anywhere. At least I won't assume it's the speaker, after your outcome.
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Re: 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Speaker Problem [billupstateny] by rwengr
Nov 13, 2009 (8:20 am)
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Replying to: billupstateny (Nov 12, 2009 11:16 am)

If it only happens when you are moving, a connector or wire is loose or speaker or radio not secure which stresses wires and connectors. Next, I assume it happens all the time so you can test it in your garage.
 
Obtain a portable radio or compact stereo that can driive your speakers. The ohm ratings should match or be as close as possible. The Power output of stereo should meet or exceed speakers.
 
1. Disconnect speaker wire at radio and speaker. Connect speaker to stereo on seperate wires. Make sure volume of stereo is 0 when you turn it on.Adjust volume until plays loud. If Ok, go to step 2. If OK, don't replace speaker and go to step 2
 
2. Repeat above test using vehicle speaker. Leave as much of the speaker wire in the vehicle as possible.
 
If test passes problem is radio or connector that goes to radio. Check for bent or loose pins or sockets. If you have 4 speakers, I would expect all of the wires to be integrated into a single connector that plugs in the radio.
 
Nothing happens without risk. You could spend time & $ with no results or damage it while working on it.
 
NOTE: disconnect negative battery cable any time you disconnect or reconnect any electrical connections except if replacing a bulb that you know is turned off
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Re: 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Speaker Problem [rwengr] by billupstateny
Nov 15, 2009 (12:54 am)
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Replying to: rwengr (Nov 13, 2009 8:20 am)

rwengr: Thank you for your reply. As soon as I get some free time, I will try your suggestions and post my result.
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Blower motor resistor voltage by jpen83
Nov 19, 2009 (3:23 pm)
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I had the blower motor resistor problem on my 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee where the connector melts. I am replacing the connector and noticed there is always 12 volts going to the connector, even when my Jeep is off. Is this normal?
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Re: Blower motor resistor voltage [jpen83] by rwengr
Nov 20, 2009 (7:55 am)
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Replying to: jpen83 (Nov 19, 2009 3:23 pm)

You will need to trace the electrical diagram to see if it is controlled by the ignition switch. You will need a Haynes manual, Jeep shop manual (the best) or alldatadiy.com
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Stalling by genesysjeep
Nov 21, 2009 (9:43 pm)
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I have a 2005 JGC Limited with the 5.7 hemi with 76K miles. My Jeep will idle, start, and shift fine. But when I drive it say to the store and home, then a few hours later I go to drive it again. It will start fine and shift into gear without any problems, when I drive to the end of the street (about 100 feet) and stop at the end of the street it may sputter a little bit then stall out or it'll just stall with out any sputtering. It will usually start right back up like nothing happened, and one time it took about 2 tries at (about 3 seconds turning over) and fired on the second try. After this happens the transmission may clunk around a bit at speed. Also no check engine light has come on yet and this has been going on for about 3 weeks now.
Any answers or ideas would be a lot of help as I honestly don't know where to start with this one. Thanks.
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Re: Stalling [genesysjeep] by rwengr
Nov 23, 2009 (11:27 am)
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Replying to: genesysjeep (Nov 21, 2009 9:43 pm)

I fixed up my 97 jeep (4.0L I6) last summer for my kid. It ran awful. I replaced plugs and wires. It helped a little, but not much. So, I decided to leave no stone unturned.
 
1) Measure fuel pressure.
2) Make sure each plug is getting spark. They make a tool for this
3) Compression test each cylinder
4) Measured vacuum and followed Haynes manual
5) Check for cracks in any portion of vacuum hoses that get exposed to a lot of heat. Use your fingers or a mirror.
6) Do all emission related checks in Haynes manual.
 
Fuel pressure was OK. Spark was OK. I had 1 cylinder that was slightly below spec, but my engine has 170K.
 
I serviced everything I thought was suspect.
 
1) replaced some hoses
2) new idle air control valve
3) new EFE vacuum control solenoid
4) new intake gasket.
5) throttle was very dirty. removed it and cleaned everything as much as possible.
 
It runs surprisingly well except for a little vibration at idle which I attribute to the cylinder.
 
I strongly believe improvement was the aggregate result of the above, but overall, I believe the biggest culprit was vacuum. I'd be surprised if any of your cylinders failed compression.
 
You will have to learn how to backprobe devices with a voltmeter.
 
See harborfreight.com for good prices on gauges.

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