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94 cherokee 5.2L hard start when cold


beebe75
12-30-2005, 09:32 PM
My 94 jeep Grand Cherokee is hard to start only when it gets cold out
starts fine when its warm???

oljeeptek
12-31-2005, 05:21 PM
You need to be more specific for any usefull replies.

Are you talking about starter related( won't crank, could be battery related), or cranks but won't fire up( could be related to low fuel pressure, coolant sensor, pcm etc.)?

beebe75
01-06-2006, 02:34 PM
My 94 jeep Grand Cherokee is hard to start only when it gets cold out
starts fine when its warm???
cranks fine will not fire up when cold outside
fires right up when warm outside????
replaced coolant sensor did not help

flykr2s
03-06-2006, 09:55 AM
I have fought this problem for almost a year. I replaced every sensor possible on the car. I replaced all plug wires, dist cap, rotor, and everything else you can think of only to have the problem continue and it was worse in cold weather. Well I finally decided to replace the coil even though it checked out ok. That was the problem. Now my 93 JGC Laredo starts immediately and runs better than it has for years. Maybe I can get another 235K miles out of it. Tip of the day: REPLACE THE COIL.

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