Help!!! I cleaned my engine compartment, and it wont start!!

[Treadted2]

I got a pressure washer, and some engine degreaser. I sprayed everything down, keeping the air cleaner housing on, covering the distributor, and using an electrical cleaner on the electric connections. I finished it all, and now it wont stay on. If I just crank it, kinda behaves like a dead battery, but if I pump the gas, and give it gas it will crank, but it runs very rough. As soon as I let off the gas, it clunks out violently. Any ideas??

Ted

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84' Grand Wagoneer
-AMC 360
-Stock axles, tranny & transfer case
-MSD TFI upgrade
-K&N Air filter
-Rough Country 3" lift
-Heckelthorne Hydro shocks
-Yokohama Prodigy AT 31X10.5 tires
-American Racing 15X8 Chrome Nugget wheels
-blue fuzzy dice!!

[PAJEEPER]

Your ignition is wet somewhere either plug wires, cap or plugs you need to spray WD-40 on everything and let it soak in also spray it in the cap and the coil tower. Also try drying off the plug wires and plugs with a rag. This happened to my J20 and thats what I had to do. No matter what you do water seems to always find a way in.

[Bahamut]

you may have also thrown the timing off a bit those are the same symtoms mine had till i ajusted it

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The Beast
1975 Jeep Wagoneer
Bald Tires
Old 360
TH400
BWQT W/Reduction unit
Slightly Saggin Springs
Good Sound system
Parts Killer

[reddog]

Does sound like a wet ignition but if it's cranking slow then your starting relay (on the passinger inner fender) may have gotten wet - shoot it good with wd-40.

[scotty]

wd40 is a good water displacer,but make sure it dries before seding any current thru.it is flamable,and the little exposion and following burning/melting of the dist cap is not a pretty sight.if water has affected a starter solenoid,then you prolly need a new one.ive blasted mine several times,and had it completely underwater in the creek without any troubles.



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scott
85 grand wagoneer
258 with motorcraft 2bbl/904/twin stick dana 300/dana 44/welded amc 20
38x15.5 gumbo mudders
snorkel/dual batteries/onboard air/"custom" convertable
3 inch body lift/mostly stock suspension/"modified" fender openings
custom front/rear bumpers and brushgaurd

T18/dana 20 swap very soon
searching for dana 18 to replace the 20...

[Rande]

I'd say you got the distributor wet. Happens all the time during engine cleaning. Pull the cap, spray it and the distibutor body with WD40, blow it all out with a blow-dryer to dry the WD40, put it back together. Should be good to go.