2003 Jeep Cherokee

2003 JEEP CHEROKEE
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Engine Mechanical problem
2003 Jeep Cherokee 6 cyl Four Wheel Drive Automatic
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We recently fitted a 2nd hand engine to a 2003 Jeep Cherokee 3.7 sport. The previous engine had overheated due to a radiator leak. Now the "new" engine had a different torque converter and intake manifold which we changed. The ring gear to which the torque converter is fastened was different as well and we changed that. The thing is now the engine doesn't want to start. It cranks and it seems to want to start but then just backfires through the intake and dies. Compression test was done as fuel pressure checked and spark as well. Checked D.T.C.s and there are no fault codes present. What else can we check?
Sep 18, 2008 at 9:52 AM
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Did you change the PCM the one taht was used in transplant engine?
Sep 18, 2008 at 10:07 AM
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No, we only received the engine. The engine was imported from South Africa from an accident damaged car to Namibia were we are. What would cause the engine not to start with this particular PCM?
Sep 19, 2008 at 1:02 AM
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