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96 grand cherokee abs light
in line 6 2wd. 205k miles.automatic, its green.
this has been the best purchase of my life (save for the mail-order bride) but I've got a couple of "dumb guy" questions. 1) a month ago, I was towed, (no mech. problem, lets just leave it at that,ok?) and my ABS light came on when I picked the car up. no codes, just the light. In the course of normal operation, I've done the 50 start cycles, but the light is still on. Do I need to use some ranger rick secret de-coder ring? or do I have to do the chickens sacrifice again? 2) a "starting" problem. when I first crank, it will not start. I have to crank for 5-10 seconds, then recrank, and it will start right up, no worries. This happens when hot, cold, over night, after a 10 minute, or 2 hour drive. It is independant of weather, temp, or operational conditions. as an aside, I get 17-19 mpg city, 22-24 hwy on regular. I change oil every 3-4k, carries 20lbs of pressure, all in all, a great vehicle. "A car is like a woman. If you give them what they need before they know they need it, they won't leave you by the side of the road" thanks. |
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"nunya" > wrote in message ... > in line 6 2wd. 205k miles.automatic, its green. > > this has been the best purchase of my life (save for the mail-order bride) > but I've got a couple of > "dumb guy" questions. > > 1) a month ago, I was towed, (no mech. problem, lets just leave it at > that,ok?) and my ABS light came on when I picked the car up. no codes, > just the light. In the course of normal operation, I've done the 50 start > cycles, but the light is still on. Do I need to use some ranger rick > secret de-coder ring? or do I have to do the chickens sacrifice again? An ABS sensor is shot. > > 2) a "starting" problem. > when I first crank, it will not start. I have to crank for 5-10 seconds, > then recrank, and it will start right up, no worries. > This happens when hot, cold, over night, after a 10 minute, or 2 hour > drive. It is independant of weather, temp, or operational conditions. Crank Position Sensor bad or dirty connection, or loose. > > as an aside, I get 17-19 mpg city, 22-24 hwy on regular. I change oil > every 3-4k, carries 20lbs of pressure, all in all, a great vehicle. > > "A car is like a woman. If you give them what they need before they know > they need it, they won't leave you by the side of the road" > > thanks. > |
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The Antilock Brake System warning light is far more serious than
you're treating it! Can you hear the pump running like the accumulator has failed? Does pedal pulsate like one of the wheel sensors is not working and recording wheel lockup? Anyway, take to a shop before you kill someone. http://www.naxja.org/html/techarticl...ll_OEM_ABS.htm If it's hard starting only after it has sat for a while, then your fuel pressure regulator: http://members.cox.net/wilsond/Fixes...-regulator.jpg may be bleeding off back to the tank. For accident safety reasons the fuel pump only runs for a couple of seconds without the engine running, so cycle the ignition switch on, off about five time to repressurize. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ nunya wrote: > > in line 6 2wd. 205k miles.automatic, its green. > > this has been the best purchase of my life (save for the mail-order bride) > but I've got a couple of > "dumb guy" questions. > > 1) a month ago, I was towed, (no mech. problem, lets just leave it at > that,ok?) and my ABS light came on when I picked the car up. no codes, just > the light. In the course of normal operation, I've done the 50 start cycles, > but the light is still on. Do I need to use some ranger rick secret de-coder > ring? or do I have to do the chickens sacrifice again? > > 2) a "starting" problem. > when I first crank, it will not start. I have to crank for 5-10 seconds, > then recrank, and it will start right up, no worries. > This happens when hot, cold, over night, after a 10 minute, or 2 hour drive. > It is independant of weather, temp, or operational conditions. > > as an aside, I get 17-19 mpg city, 22-24 hwy on regular. I change oil every > 3-4k, carries 20lbs of pressure, all in all, a great vehicle. > > "A car is like a woman. If you give them what they need before they know > they need it, they won't leave you by the side of the road" > > thanks. |
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Geez, here we go again...
"L.W. ("ßill") Hughes III" > wrote in message ... > The Antilock Brake System warning light is far more serious than > you're treating it! Can you hear the pump running like the accumulator > has failed? Does pedal pulsate like one of the wheel sensors is not > working and recording wheel lockup? Anyway, take to a shop before you > kill someone. > http://www.naxja.org/html/techarticl...ll_OEM_ABS.htm > If it's hard starting only after it has sat for a while, then your > fuel pressure regulator: > http://members.cox.net/wilsond/Fixes...-regulator.jpg > may be bleeding off back to the tank. For accident safety reasons the > fuel pump only runs for a couple of seconds without the engine running, > so cycle the ignition switch on, off about five time to repressurize. > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > http://www.billhughes.com/ > > nunya wrote: >> >> in line 6 2wd. 205k miles.automatic, its green. >> >> this has been the best purchase of my life (save for the mail-order >> bride) >> but I've got a couple of >> "dumb guy" questions. >> >> 1) a month ago, I was towed, (no mech. problem, lets just leave it at >> that,ok?) and my ABS light came on when I picked the car up. no codes, >> just >> the light. In the course of normal operation, I've done the 50 start >> cycles, >> but the light is still on. Do I need to use some ranger rick secret >> de-coder >> ring? or do I have to do the chickens sacrifice again? >> >> 2) a "starting" problem. >> when I first crank, it will not start. I have to crank for 5-10 seconds, >> then recrank, and it will start right up, no worries. >> This happens when hot, cold, over night, after a 10 minute, or 2 hour >> drive. >> It is independant of weather, temp, or operational conditions. >> >> as an aside, I get 17-19 mpg city, 22-24 hwy on regular. I change oil >> every >> 3-4k, carries 20lbs of pressure, all in all, a great vehicle. >> >> "A car is like a woman. If you give them what they need before they know >> they need it, they won't leave you by the side of the road" >> >> thanks. |
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Just because you drive around with your idiot lights on doesn't
mean it's safe. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ Matt Macchiarolo wrote: > > Geez, here we go again... |
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"nunya" > wrote in message ... > in line 6 2wd. 205k miles.automatic, its green. > It is widely known that green makes the ABS not work right. |
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THE SKY IS NOT FALLING.
Yes, it is good to take a closer look, no you will not kill anybody. ABS is a safety feature that one does not have to think that it is there or not, but if it is there one can behave differently than if it is not. The ABS light being on means the feature is inactive, and the rest of the braking system can be relied upon to work properly. ABS prevents wheel lock in an emergency, if the ABS light is on, then the wheels can lock in the emergency, and you should be aware that this will happen. "L.W. (ßill) Hughes III" > wrote in message ... > The Antilock Brake System warning light is far more serious than > you're treating it! Can you hear the pump running like the accumulator > has failed? Does pedal pulsate like one of the wheel sensors is not > working and recording wheel lockup? Anyway, take to a shop before you > kill someone. > http://www.naxja.org/html/techarticl...ll_OEM_ABS.htm > If it's hard starting only after it has sat for a while, then your > fuel pressure regulator: > http://members.cox.net/wilsond/Fixes...-regulator.jpg > may be bleeding off back to the tank. For accident safety reasons the > fuel pump only runs for a couple of seconds without the engine running, > so cycle the ignition switch on, off about five time to repressurize. > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > http://www.billhughes.com/ > > nunya wrote: > > > > in line 6 2wd. 205k miles.automatic, its green. > > > > this has been the best purchase of my life (save for the mail-order bride) > > but I've got a couple of > > "dumb guy" questions. > > > > 1) a month ago, I was towed, (no mech. problem, lets just leave it at > > that,ok?) and my ABS light came on when I picked the car up. no codes, just > > the light. In the course of normal operation, I've done the 50 start cycles, > > but the light is still on. Do I need to use some ranger rick secret de-coder > > ring? or do I have to do the chickens sacrifice again? > > > > 2) a "starting" problem. > > when I first crank, it will not start. I have to crank for 5-10 seconds, > > then recrank, and it will start right up, no worries. > > This happens when hot, cold, over night, after a 10 minute, or 2 hour drive. > > It is independant of weather, temp, or operational conditions. > > > > as an aside, I get 17-19 mpg city, 22-24 hwy on regular. I change oil every > > 3-4k, carries 20lbs of pressure, all in all, a great vehicle. > > > > "A car is like a woman. If you give them what they need before they know > > they need it, they won't leave you by the side of the road" > > > > thanks. |
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Yes, I remember you driving your Chevrolet truck around with it on,
without a care in the world: http://www.indiacar.com/index2.asp?p.../techqa/10.htm God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ Jeff Strickland wrote: > > THE SKY IS NOT FALLING. > > Yes, it is good to take a closer look, no you will not kill anybody. > > ABS is a safety feature that one does not have to think that it is there or > not, but if it is there one can behave differently than if it is not. The > ABS light being on means the feature is inactive, and the rest of the > braking system can be relied upon to work properly. ABS prevents wheel lock > in an emergency, if the ABS light is on, then the wheels can lock in the > emergency, and you should be aware that this will happen. |
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It is interesting to note that there is no evidence that ABS systems reduce
traffic fatalities. Initial studies even showed an increase in fatal crashes in ABS equipped vehicles. http://www.iihs.org/news_releases/1996/pr121096.htm Later studies reported no increased fatalities, but no decrease in collisions http://www.iihs.org/srpdfs/sr3504.pdf "Despite impressive test track performance, the on-the-road safety benefits of car antilocks are disappointing. They haven't cut the frequency or cost of crashes resulting in insurance claims for vehicle damage. Studies by the government, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, and automakers find that cars with antilocks are in more single-vehicle crashes than cars with conventional brakes." http://www.iihs.org/vehicle_ratings/sfsc.htm#antilocks "L.W. (ßill) Hughes III" > wrote in message ... > The Antilock Brake System warning light is far more serious than > you're treating it! . . . Anyway, take to a shop before you > kill someone. |
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ABS warning light is not the same as the brake warning light, try reading your link. "L.W. ("ßill") Hughes III" > wrote in message ... > Yes, I remember you driving your Chevrolet truck around with it on, > without a care in the world: > http://www.indiacar.com/index2.asp?p.../techqa/10.htm > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > http://www.billhughes.com/ > > Jeff Strickland wrote: >> >> THE SKY IS NOT FALLING. >> >> Yes, it is good to take a closer look, no you will not kill anybody. >> >> ABS is a safety feature that one does not have to think that it is there >> or >> not, but if it is there one can behave differently than if it is not. The >> ABS light being on means the feature is inactive, and the rest of the >> braking system can be relied upon to work properly. ABS prevents wheel >> lock >> in an emergency, if the ABS light is on, then the wheels can lock in the >> emergency, and you should be aware that this will happen. |
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