So I have two Jeeps. I drove my 1997 TJ to work this morning and it randomly started making a loud fizzing noise and stopped pulling under its own power. It had been on the road for 25-30 minutes at that point with no prior issues. It will go into gear, it parks and reverses, but it WILL NOT pull in drive or reverse. It turns over and sounds great, then when gas is applied it stops pulling and makes the fizzing noise then idles low, jerks aggressively, and dies. It’s also showing no oil pressure. With that being said, it has a newly rebuilt engine with less than 1,000 miles on it, new oil, oil filter, spark plugs, air filter, gaskets, the whole nine. The only issue the Jeep has had is that I have to prime the fuel pump 3 times before it starts. I don’t know if the issues are connected. I pulled this thing out of a barn, it had been sitting for 14 years, the previous engine had an exploded piston, I redid everything mechanical that I could think of and it ran perfect for about a month. Now we’re back to square one. I’m over my head at this point. I’d like to figure out the issue rather than count my losses and sell it, but I need knowledgeable insight.
