That does make sense. It was pretty much on E. The previous owner said i should still have enough fuel to get to the gas station. He also had the truck running for awhile while I was there warming it up. From giving it a little bit of gas it may have been forcing through the filter a little allowing it to run. Would it be the filter right before the fuel line goes into the carb?

 

So what is the story on the fluid levels?

 

I have the day off. I will be checking the levels in a few minutes.

 

Looks like the power steering may have been what was leaking. It looked like a lot of fluid on the drive way, but you can never really tell. Coolant was low too, not sure if that was the reason for the over heating or not. I tried jumping the jeep, wouldn't start. It'd click once and that was it. After a few tries nothing. Oil looked watery and white. Kind of a sludge.

 

Keep track of how much coolant you add. You won't know how much it truly needs until you get it started and get the coolant circulating. Sounds like the battery needs a charging now. At least it turned over so you know it isn't frozen up.

With this being an 88 you don't have a carburetor, it is a throttle body with fuel injection if it is stock. The fuel filter should be on the inside of the drivers side frame rail below the drivers feet. The easiest way to tell if the fuel filter is clogged is to look down inside the throttle body at the bottom of each injector (Be careful when you do this in case of a backfire. Wear safety glasses.). When you crank it and give it gas you should be able to see a cone of fuel. If the cones are there the problem is not the filter.

 

How do i know it is not frozen? It did not turn over. Not since I drove it the other day. I think it's a carb. The guy said the car may need a tune for the winter, unless he didn't know. It's the 5.9l.

From what I've read the 5.9l received fuel injection in 89.

 

04 ram no rear lights at all no 4 ways no parks front and rear no turns no fogs headlights come on with key and should not . no wipers,instrument panel indicates that turns 4 ways and hi lo are working.was told it may be taillight strips.

 

What?

 

So when you said it wouldn't start, what you meant was it wouldn't turn over. Sorry I misunderstood. You might want to put a socket and a breaker bar on the crank nut and see if it is frozen or if it will turn over.

My understanding is that all engines went to TBI in 88 but I am always willing to learn something new.

 

baybrook; You are posting in the wrong section of the forum. This is the 1st gen section and you want the 3rd gen section. I see that you are new but just so you know, it is bad etiquette to hijack a thread in any forum. Always start a new thread for a new problem.