My Grand Wagoneer won't start?
I didn't drive my jeep for about 4 days, went to start it this morning and she started up on my second try,
which is semi-normal when starting cold. Idled really high, faster than what it normally sounds like first
thing in the morning, normally I would tap on the accelerator to bring the idle down to normal. I didn't get
a chance to tap on the accelerator today, and about 20-30 seconds later the engine just shut off. And
hasn't started back up since (8 hrs ago), I tried many times and the engine would turn over, but not start.
The battery is about 2 months old, and I even tried jumping it, and it didn't help. I have a half tank of gas,
I added a quart of oil about a week or so ago (I have a slight leak and have to do that every once in
awhile). Could this have happened because I may have added too much oil? I also thought maybe I flooded
the engine trying to start so many times this morning, but came home and tried 7 hrs later still with no
luck. It smelled like gasoline after trying a bunch of times. My mechanic adjusted, what I think is, the
choke for when I start to engine, to allow for more fuel for an easier start up. So I was looking at that with
my Haynes manual : What does the choke look like when the car is not running? With the engine off, it told
me to push the accelerator to the floor and I would see the choke completely close, but it already looked
closed when not doing anything. Then while trying to start it, with the engine turning over, I pushed a
little on the accelerator and the choke opened just a little. I hope this is a simple fix, only thing different
this time than any other time is that I left her sitting for 4 days. Thank you!
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