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Dead jeep in the snow HELP

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#1 ·
Just drove through some deep snow and now my jeep will start and run for about 3 seconds then dies. Sometimes it will start to die and then rev up to around 2k and then slowly sputter out again. Please help.
 
#22 ·
Sounding like a fuel pump relay from the link Dave posted. I'll keep you posted as to what it is.

BTW, I had a buddy tow me home but I just told him to leave it in the alley and I would figure out how to get it into my garage later. I found out that in the 3 seconds it was running I could put it into drive real quick and 4lo would move me about a foot. about 20 feet into the garage up a slight incline while on a 90 degree turn. the first 10 feet went fine over the course of about 3 minutes. The whole time I had my grand cherokee hooked up to it with jumpers because the battery was dead. After the first 10 feet it just wouldn't start again.....plan B. I put a good sized eye bolt into a stud and hooked the winch to it. I wasn't expecting much, but the XJ started to move...then the threads pulled right out of the stud and all hope was gone. Then I saw plan C. Looking from my front bumper through the garage service door, 30' across the yard is a nice little maple tree. I put the winch cable to the tree and it lined up perfectly without touching the door at all. The Jeep is now in the garage.
 
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