Hello people,
Hope everyone's getting all their vehicles sorted - this is one mighty forum.
A friend did a deal to settle an outstanding bill for work he'd done on a farm irrigation project, and it was all very amicable, given the Covid thing, and the fact that sometimes people just can't meet their commitments for reasons outside their control.
So there was a bit of horse-trading, (Jeep-trading?), and everyone shook hands, and life was once again the fairyland we all realistically expect it to be.
But wait! There's more!
The Liberty is immaculate, with a mileage so low that I can't compute it, but it was the old feller's farm vehicle. However, about a week later, all was not well with Miss Liberty. Almost impossible to start, and if it would, it ran ok for a few minutes, then began to do the hairy-goat thing.
There was definitely water in the fuel system, which is very annoying but dealable-with, but now the fuel rail pressure sensor has decided to take extended leave.
Part number 68002740AA. It appears from a quick chat with Dr Google that this "component" was used in many models, and superseded twice.
All the genuine Mopar suppliers are stating "no longer available", but we could buy something out of Poland, that, if the fuzzy picture and fractured language is anything to go by, may actually work.
None available in NZ, nor in Australia. Ex-UK, maybe but $NZ500 + freight and duty, etc. Please not that.
Is their a work-around or substitute we can do, (nicely - no cable ties, rope or superglue), that will get this machine up and running? I know that I certainly don't have the skills, but are there people out there who can fix these things? Where are they hiding?
I mean, we could convert it into a gasoline engine again - there are 4 in the shed, but I can't believe that a component so crappy was fitted, according to what I've read in several different places, to so many vehicles from the one manufacturer. They must have surely started to fail when under a year old, given the dire lack of spares.
I could go on, but any ideas on how to overcome this would be greatly appreciated.
I am not a fan of the Liberty, but so what?
It's an immaculate vehicle that deserves to be working for a living, so all suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers, Andy
Hope everyone's getting all their vehicles sorted - this is one mighty forum.
A friend did a deal to settle an outstanding bill for work he'd done on a farm irrigation project, and it was all very amicable, given the Covid thing, and the fact that sometimes people just can't meet their commitments for reasons outside their control.
So there was a bit of horse-trading, (Jeep-trading?), and everyone shook hands, and life was once again the fairyland we all realistically expect it to be.
But wait! There's more!
The Liberty is immaculate, with a mileage so low that I can't compute it, but it was the old feller's farm vehicle. However, about a week later, all was not well with Miss Liberty. Almost impossible to start, and if it would, it ran ok for a few minutes, then began to do the hairy-goat thing.
There was definitely water in the fuel system, which is very annoying but dealable-with, but now the fuel rail pressure sensor has decided to take extended leave.
Part number 68002740AA. It appears from a quick chat with Dr Google that this "component" was used in many models, and superseded twice.
All the genuine Mopar suppliers are stating "no longer available", but we could buy something out of Poland, that, if the fuzzy picture and fractured language is anything to go by, may actually work.
None available in NZ, nor in Australia. Ex-UK, maybe but $NZ500 + freight and duty, etc. Please not that.
Is their a work-around or substitute we can do, (nicely - no cable ties, rope or superglue), that will get this machine up and running? I know that I certainly don't have the skills, but are there people out there who can fix these things? Where are they hiding?
I mean, we could convert it into a gasoline engine again - there are 4 in the shed, but I can't believe that a component so crappy was fitted, according to what I've read in several different places, to so many vehicles from the one manufacturer. They must have surely started to fail when under a year old, given the dire lack of spares.
I could go on, but any ideas on how to overcome this would be greatly appreciated.
I am not a fan of the Liberty, but so what?
It's an immaculate vehicle that deserves to be working for a living, so all suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers, Andy