Jeep: '88 Cherokee picky about when to start

I've got an '88 Cherokee (Pioneer), with 4.0L and Auto Trans. Lately its
getting very picky about when it wishes to start. On random occassions it
cranks, but sounds like its not getting fuel (even though the fuel rail is
pressurized). It seems to do this when the engine is hot and cold. Won't
start when I go to leave a job site after resting 9 hours during snowfall,
and other times right after filling up at the gas station. Some times it'll
decide to start within minutes of refusing to start, other times it'll wait
hours.

One night it refused to restart after gassing up and the mechanic on duty
couldn't figure anything out, said I could leave it there. After my wife
came to give me a ride we stopped to eat dinner and then were passing the
station where the Jeep was - it started fine, drove it home (and it worked
fine for 2 weeks without incident).

The dealership has replaced the CPS and some resistor in the fuel pump. I
replaced the fuel filter about 16 months ago, how often would that last ? I
just replaced the battery, plugs, wires, cap, and rotor - still getting
worse. I replaced the ignition coil last spring, and it testing out as
working perfectly.

Any ideas ??? before my wife has it towed to the scrap yard.

I had this problem with my '92 Cherokee right after I bought it (down
south). I ended up going to the junk yard and getting a distributer. I
haven't had a problem in 2 years. (except when it's freezing out and
the starter or something freezes up, only happened twice, live up north
now). Hope this helps.



In article <FOhYd.13443$lga>, Gary
<net> wrote: