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2007-07-14

More Jeep trouble?!?!

Aaack!

After tune-up on 7/13 at Model Garage in Fall City, I drove the Jeep Noir two miles to Patterson Creek Farm, where it was parked for several hours. Friday evening I drove from Patterson Creek Farm 20 miles to home in Kingsgate area of Woodinville, where it was parked overnight.

Saturday morning I drove the Jeep Noir from Kingsgate the 20 miles back to Patterson Creek Farm for regular vaulting practice. About midday I drove from Patterson Creek Farm toward Issaquah. On Issaquah – Fall City Rd approaching Klahanie Dr. (4.5 miles form Patterson Creek Farm) the Jeep Noir stalled while decelerating down hill and would not restart.

At the time of the stall Radio and A/C with fan on high were running and vehicle was coasting (clutch depressed) and breaking to stop behind traffic at signal.

On the side of the road, I then checked various superficial possible causes:

checked for loose coil & spark plug wires,
confirmed fuel under pressure at fuel bar test port,
visually inspected various ignition related fuses,
rotated positive battery terminal to avoid possible grounding on battery bracket

After each of these the engine would crank but would not start. Sounded like lack of spark or possibly lack of fuel. [Did not check exhaust pipe for fuel smell, and tank is 2/3 full.]

During repeated cranking and 45+ minutes of flashing hazard lights, voltage indicated at instrument panel gradually dropped from ~12v down to ~9-10v, at which point the starter motor would no longer engage / rotate engine.

So I ended up having the Jeep Noir toed back to Model Garage in Fall City, where I'm hoping they will be able to quickly fix the problem, especially if it ends up being one that they caused.

# posted by TomS : 11:14 PM
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