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I was drinking my 97 Jeep TJ se between 30-40 mph and it stalled very suddenly. I tried to restart it with no luck. Nothing was leaking and the dash lights, headlights, stereo all stay on strong. When I try to start everything sounds right. I’m getting electric, no rapid clicking noise. The engine is turning but will not fire and turn over.
@vitathread sounds like a fuel issue. Remember that Chrysler/Jeep has had issues with the TIPM and it is possible that your Jeep is part of this. Typical symptoms of a TIPM failure Fuel pump not turning off and burning out Airbags not deploying OR deploying randomly Engine stalling while driving Starter cranks but won’t start Horn going off at random times Power windows not working Doors locking or unlocking themselves Check your fuel pump and relay as well as your fuses and see if that has power.
Always check for fuel, spark, and air. Once you have checked for those, i would lean towards checking the timing.
Same thing happened to my 1998 TJ Sport a couple of weeks ago. Turned out the distributor bearing(s) had gone bad and was delivering an uneven spark. You might take off the distributor cap and see if there is a lot of side-to-side play in the rotor.
I had this issue with my 97 TJ. After the engine cooled down it would restart. I found that the distributor had a small crack under the rotor plate that only expanded when the engine was hot. Replaced the distributor and the problem was resolved.
