I have an 85'CJ7 which I am restoring. Six cylinder with 4 speed. It has been running fine. I am stripping it down completely, and I pulled the guages out of the dash so as to get a good paint job on the interior. When I tried to put the Jeep back into the garage it would no longer keep running. It will start but as soon as I release the key, it dies out immediately. The only way I could get it back in the garage was to keep pressure on the key in the start position and back it up a few feet while turning the engine, starter and all. I did pull the tach out - would that break the run circuit - so am wondering if I just need to replace it and then try. Ignition shot? I really didn't put any undue pressure on anything, but maybe I pulled a "run" wire out or broke it or something like that. Any ideas, please, would be helpful regarding possible cause and easy checks. Thanking you all in advance. Dan
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19 years ago