engine not idling

1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
256,000 MILES
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JAMES
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have a 1999 Jeep grand cherokee 4.7L number 6 plug wet of petrol even after i change the coils car do not idle, start up bad, number 6 spark plug is wet of petrol even after i changed the coils around.
Feb 11, 2012 at 8:12 AM
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FIXITMR
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possible bad injector or compression problem on that cylinder?
Feb 11, 2012 at 8:28 AM
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did you change plug on 6 to at same time?
Feb 11, 2012 at 8:33 AM
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does #6 coil connector have 12v power?
Feb 11, 2012 at 8:35 AM
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JAMES
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yes i did change plugs and coils over. for the connector power, how do i check that? what i forgot to mention is that the ENGINE CHECK light is on.
Feb 11, 2012 at 8:45 AM
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sure a code read could help.
Feb 11, 2012 at 12:57 PM
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you can use a test light to check voltage.
Feb 11, 2012 at 1:27 PM
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