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2001 Jeep Cherokee STARTING PROBLEM WHEN COLD

Tiny
SHANNON/ DAVE
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  • 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE
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  • AWD
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  • 80,500 MILES
I HAVE A JEEP GC LIMITED, WHEN IT IS COLD IT WILL START BUT THE IDLE IS ABOUT 300 TO 400 RPMS, FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS THEN IT GOES TO NORMAL. SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT TO START THOU. IF I START IT WITH THE REMOTE START IT WILL START FINE. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM TANK YOU MUCH DAVE.
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Monday, January 7th, 2008 AT 2:13 PM

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Tiny
2CARPRO JACK
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By not start do you mean not crank? Or turns over and wont start?
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Monday, January 7th, 2008 AT 3:06 PM
Tiny
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IT TURNS OVER FINE BUT WHEN IT DOES START COLD IT HAS A VERY LOW IDLE. THEN IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. DAVE
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Monday, January 7th, 2008 AT 6:11 PM
Tiny
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Might want to try cleaning out the throttle bore with some carb spray and a rag around the butterfly. This should help stabilize the idle
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 AT 7:07 AM

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