Help please (AGAIN!!! #%$**)
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Re: Help please (AGAIN!!! #%$**)
Roy J <spamless@microsoft.net> wrote in message news:<ALULb.60$NR6.15743@news.uswest.net>...
> What Jerry said. If the lights don't dim when you hit the
> starter, it has to be the cable from the solenoid to the starter.
> Try cranking it for a bit, feel around for a hot cable or
> connection.
>
> Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
> > Sounds exactly like one of the cables going to the battery or starter is
> > loose/defective/dirty/corroded.
> >
> > Jerry
> > --
> > Jerry Bransford
> > To email, remove 'me' from my email address
> > KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
> > See the Geezer Jeep at
> > http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
Bingo.
Loose ground strap. The nut had come almost undone.
Problem fixed.
What next????
Grrrr
Thanks again.
TWR
> >
> > "Tom Russell" <tomr@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
> > news:83403696.0401092310.1d1c0b23@posting.google.c om...
> >
> >>6 Cherokee 4.0
> >>
> >>I tried starting her the other day but left her in gear. She lurched
> >>forward up onto a curb before I shut her down. Not the first time this
> >>has happened... I was really surprised when she would not turn over.
> >>All of the makings of a dead battery... Very strange I thought...
> >>
> >>I compression started and drove her home. On the way, I noticed a
> >>"GEN" light is showing. Drove for a while, still will not turn over.
> >>Actually, the starter barly cranks. Acts like a dead battery. Solenoid
> >>clicks in, very very very slow crank. Lights shine bright and do not
> >>dim when the starter is engaged.
> >>
> >>I replaced the starter (we tested the old one at the store and it did
> >>not spin...) put the new starter in. Same thing. Checked the inline
> >>fuse. It looks good.
> >>
> >>Any thoughts?
> >>
> >>One thing I wish I had done was to check the replacement starter while
> >>still at the store....
> >>
> >>Any suggestions are welcome.
> >>
> >>Thanks in advancec
> >>
> >>TWR
> >
> >
> >
> What Jerry said. If the lights don't dim when you hit the
> starter, it has to be the cable from the solenoid to the starter.
> Try cranking it for a bit, feel around for a hot cable or
> connection.
>
> Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
> > Sounds exactly like one of the cables going to the battery or starter is
> > loose/defective/dirty/corroded.
> >
> > Jerry
> > --
> > Jerry Bransford
> > To email, remove 'me' from my email address
> > KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
> > See the Geezer Jeep at
> > http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
Bingo.
Loose ground strap. The nut had come almost undone.
Problem fixed.
What next????
Grrrr
Thanks again.
TWR
> >
> > "Tom Russell" <tomr@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
> > news:83403696.0401092310.1d1c0b23@posting.google.c om...
> >
> >>6 Cherokee 4.0
> >>
> >>I tried starting her the other day but left her in gear. She lurched
> >>forward up onto a curb before I shut her down. Not the first time this
> >>has happened... I was really surprised when she would not turn over.
> >>All of the makings of a dead battery... Very strange I thought...
> >>
> >>I compression started and drove her home. On the way, I noticed a
> >>"GEN" light is showing. Drove for a while, still will not turn over.
> >>Actually, the starter barly cranks. Acts like a dead battery. Solenoid
> >>clicks in, very very very slow crank. Lights shine bright and do not
> >>dim when the starter is engaged.
> >>
> >>I replaced the starter (we tested the old one at the store and it did
> >>not spin...) put the new starter in. Same thing. Checked the inline
> >>fuse. It looks good.
> >>
> >>Any thoughts?
> >>
> >>One thing I wish I had done was to check the replacement starter while
> >>still at the store....
> >>
> >>Any suggestions are welcome.
> >>
> >>Thanks in advancec
> >>
> >>TWR
> >
> >
> >
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Re: Help please (AGAIN!!! #%$**)
Roy J <spamless@microsoft.net> wrote in message news:<ALULb.60$NR6.15743@news.uswest.net>...
> What Jerry said. If the lights don't dim when you hit the
> starter, it has to be the cable from the solenoid to the starter.
> Try cranking it for a bit, feel around for a hot cable or
> connection.
>
> Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
> > Sounds exactly like one of the cables going to the battery or starter is
> > loose/defective/dirty/corroded.
> >
> > Jerry
> > --
> > Jerry Bransford
> > To email, remove 'me' from my email address
> > KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
> > See the Geezer Jeep at
> > http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
Bingo.
Loose ground strap. The nut had come almost undone.
Problem fixed.
What next????
Grrrr
Thanks again.
TWR
> >
> > "Tom Russell" <tomr@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
> > news:83403696.0401092310.1d1c0b23@posting.google.c om...
> >
> >>6 Cherokee 4.0
> >>
> >>I tried starting her the other day but left her in gear. She lurched
> >>forward up onto a curb before I shut her down. Not the first time this
> >>has happened... I was really surprised when she would not turn over.
> >>All of the makings of a dead battery... Very strange I thought...
> >>
> >>I compression started and drove her home. On the way, I noticed a
> >>"GEN" light is showing. Drove for a while, still will not turn over.
> >>Actually, the starter barly cranks. Acts like a dead battery. Solenoid
> >>clicks in, very very very slow crank. Lights shine bright and do not
> >>dim when the starter is engaged.
> >>
> >>I replaced the starter (we tested the old one at the store and it did
> >>not spin...) put the new starter in. Same thing. Checked the inline
> >>fuse. It looks good.
> >>
> >>Any thoughts?
> >>
> >>One thing I wish I had done was to check the replacement starter while
> >>still at the store....
> >>
> >>Any suggestions are welcome.
> >>
> >>Thanks in advancec
> >>
> >>TWR
> >
> >
> >
> What Jerry said. If the lights don't dim when you hit the
> starter, it has to be the cable from the solenoid to the starter.
> Try cranking it for a bit, feel around for a hot cable or
> connection.
>
> Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
> > Sounds exactly like one of the cables going to the battery or starter is
> > loose/defective/dirty/corroded.
> >
> > Jerry
> > --
> > Jerry Bransford
> > To email, remove 'me' from my email address
> > KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
> > See the Geezer Jeep at
> > http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
Bingo.
Loose ground strap. The nut had come almost undone.
Problem fixed.
What next????
Grrrr
Thanks again.
TWR
> >
> > "Tom Russell" <tomr@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
> > news:83403696.0401092310.1d1c0b23@posting.google.c om...
> >
> >>6 Cherokee 4.0
> >>
> >>I tried starting her the other day but left her in gear. She lurched
> >>forward up onto a curb before I shut her down. Not the first time this
> >>has happened... I was really surprised when she would not turn over.
> >>All of the makings of a dead battery... Very strange I thought...
> >>
> >>I compression started and drove her home. On the way, I noticed a
> >>"GEN" light is showing. Drove for a while, still will not turn over.
> >>Actually, the starter barly cranks. Acts like a dead battery. Solenoid
> >>clicks in, very very very slow crank. Lights shine bright and do not
> >>dim when the starter is engaged.
> >>
> >>I replaced the starter (we tested the old one at the store and it did
> >>not spin...) put the new starter in. Same thing. Checked the inline
> >>fuse. It looks good.
> >>
> >>Any thoughts?
> >>
> >>One thing I wish I had done was to check the replacement starter while
> >>still at the store....
> >>
> >>Any suggestions are welcome.
> >>
> >>Thanks in advancec
> >>
> >>TWR
> >
> >
> >
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Re: Help please (AGAIN!!! #%$**)
Roy J <spamless@microsoft.net> wrote in message news:<ALULb.60$NR6.15743@news.uswest.net>...
> What Jerry said. If the lights don't dim when you hit the
> starter, it has to be the cable from the solenoid to the starter.
> Try cranking it for a bit, feel around for a hot cable or
> connection.
>
> Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
> > Sounds exactly like one of the cables going to the battery or starter is
> > loose/defective/dirty/corroded.
> >
> > Jerry
> > --
> > Jerry Bransford
> > To email, remove 'me' from my email address
> > KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
> > See the Geezer Jeep at
> > http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
Bingo.
Loose ground strap. The nut had come almost undone.
Problem fixed.
What next????
Grrrr
Thanks again.
TWR
> >
> > "Tom Russell" <tomr@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
> > news:83403696.0401092310.1d1c0b23@posting.google.c om...
> >
> >>6 Cherokee 4.0
> >>
> >>I tried starting her the other day but left her in gear. She lurched
> >>forward up onto a curb before I shut her down. Not the first time this
> >>has happened... I was really surprised when she would not turn over.
> >>All of the makings of a dead battery... Very strange I thought...
> >>
> >>I compression started and drove her home. On the way, I noticed a
> >>"GEN" light is showing. Drove for a while, still will not turn over.
> >>Actually, the starter barly cranks. Acts like a dead battery. Solenoid
> >>clicks in, very very very slow crank. Lights shine bright and do not
> >>dim when the starter is engaged.
> >>
> >>I replaced the starter (we tested the old one at the store and it did
> >>not spin...) put the new starter in. Same thing. Checked the inline
> >>fuse. It looks good.
> >>
> >>Any thoughts?
> >>
> >>One thing I wish I had done was to check the replacement starter while
> >>still at the store....
> >>
> >>Any suggestions are welcome.
> >>
> >>Thanks in advancec
> >>
> >>TWR
> >
> >
> >
> What Jerry said. If the lights don't dim when you hit the
> starter, it has to be the cable from the solenoid to the starter.
> Try cranking it for a bit, feel around for a hot cable or
> connection.
>
> Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
> > Sounds exactly like one of the cables going to the battery or starter is
> > loose/defective/dirty/corroded.
> >
> > Jerry
> > --
> > Jerry Bransford
> > To email, remove 'me' from my email address
> > KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
> > See the Geezer Jeep at
> > http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
Bingo.
Loose ground strap. The nut had come almost undone.
Problem fixed.
What next????
Grrrr
Thanks again.
TWR
> >
> > "Tom Russell" <tomr@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
> > news:83403696.0401092310.1d1c0b23@posting.google.c om...
> >
> >>6 Cherokee 4.0
> >>
> >>I tried starting her the other day but left her in gear. She lurched
> >>forward up onto a curb before I shut her down. Not the first time this
> >>has happened... I was really surprised when she would not turn over.
> >>All of the makings of a dead battery... Very strange I thought...
> >>
> >>I compression started and drove her home. On the way, I noticed a
> >>"GEN" light is showing. Drove for a while, still will not turn over.
> >>Actually, the starter barly cranks. Acts like a dead battery. Solenoid
> >>clicks in, very very very slow crank. Lights shine bright and do not
> >>dim when the starter is engaged.
> >>
> >>I replaced the starter (we tested the old one at the store and it did
> >>not spin...) put the new starter in. Same thing. Checked the inline
> >>fuse. It looks good.
> >>
> >>Any thoughts?
> >>
> >>One thing I wish I had done was to check the replacement starter while
> >>still at the store....
> >>
> >>Any suggestions are welcome.
> >>
> >>Thanks in advancec
> >>
> >>TWR
> >
> >
> >
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Re: Help please (AGAIN!!! #%$**)
Roy J <spamless@microsoft.net> wrote in message news:<ALULb.60$NR6.15743@news.uswest.net>...
> What Jerry said. If the lights don't dim when you hit the
> starter, it has to be the cable from the solenoid to the starter.
> Try cranking it for a bit, feel around for a hot cable or
> connection.
>
> Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
> > Sounds exactly like one of the cables going to the battery or starter is
> > loose/defective/dirty/corroded.
> >
> > Jerry
> > --
> > Jerry Bransford
> > To email, remove 'me' from my email address
> > KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
> > See the Geezer Jeep at
> > http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
Bingo.
Loose ground strap. The nut had come almost undone.
Problem fixed.
What next????
Grrrr
Thanks again.
TWR
> >
> > "Tom Russell" <tomr@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
> > news:83403696.0401092310.1d1c0b23@posting.google.c om...
> >
> >>6 Cherokee 4.0
> >>
> >>I tried starting her the other day but left her in gear. She lurched
> >>forward up onto a curb before I shut her down. Not the first time this
> >>has happened... I was really surprised when she would not turn over.
> >>All of the makings of a dead battery... Very strange I thought...
> >>
> >>I compression started and drove her home. On the way, I noticed a
> >>"GEN" light is showing. Drove for a while, still will not turn over.
> >>Actually, the starter barly cranks. Acts like a dead battery. Solenoid
> >>clicks in, very very very slow crank. Lights shine bright and do not
> >>dim when the starter is engaged.
> >>
> >>I replaced the starter (we tested the old one at the store and it did
> >>not spin...) put the new starter in. Same thing. Checked the inline
> >>fuse. It looks good.
> >>
> >>Any thoughts?
> >>
> >>One thing I wish I had done was to check the replacement starter while
> >>still at the store....
> >>
> >>Any suggestions are welcome.
> >>
> >>Thanks in advancec
> >>
> >>TWR
> >
> >
> >
> What Jerry said. If the lights don't dim when you hit the
> starter, it has to be the cable from the solenoid to the starter.
> Try cranking it for a bit, feel around for a hot cable or
> connection.
>
> Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
> > Sounds exactly like one of the cables going to the battery or starter is
> > loose/defective/dirty/corroded.
> >
> > Jerry
> > --
> > Jerry Bransford
> > To email, remove 'me' from my email address
> > KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
> > See the Geezer Jeep at
> > http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
Bingo.
Loose ground strap. The nut had come almost undone.
Problem fixed.
What next????
Grrrr
Thanks again.
TWR
> >
> > "Tom Russell" <tomr@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
> > news:83403696.0401092310.1d1c0b23@posting.google.c om...
> >
> >>6 Cherokee 4.0
> >>
> >>I tried starting her the other day but left her in gear. She lurched
> >>forward up onto a curb before I shut her down. Not the first time this
> >>has happened... I was really surprised when she would not turn over.
> >>All of the makings of a dead battery... Very strange I thought...
> >>
> >>I compression started and drove her home. On the way, I noticed a
> >>"GEN" light is showing. Drove for a while, still will not turn over.
> >>Actually, the starter barly cranks. Acts like a dead battery. Solenoid
> >>clicks in, very very very slow crank. Lights shine bright and do not
> >>dim when the starter is engaged.
> >>
> >>I replaced the starter (we tested the old one at the store and it did
> >>not spin...) put the new starter in. Same thing. Checked the inline
> >>fuse. It looks good.
> >>
> >>Any thoughts?
> >>
> >>One thing I wish I had done was to check the replacement starter while
> >>still at the store....
> >>
> >>Any suggestions are welcome.
> >>
> >>Thanks in advancec
> >>
> >>TWR
> >
> >
> >
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Re: Help please (AGAIN!!! #%$**)
Roy J <spamless@microsoft.net> wrote in message news:<ALULb.60$NR6.15743@news.uswest.net>...
> What Jerry said. If the lights don't dim when you hit the
> starter, it has to be the cable from the solenoid to the starter.
> Try cranking it for a bit, feel around for a hot cable or
> connection.
>
> Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
> > Sounds exactly like one of the cables going to the battery or starter is
> > loose/defective/dirty/corroded.
> >
> > Jerry
> > --
> > Jerry Bransford
> > To email, remove 'me' from my email address
> > KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
> > See the Geezer Jeep at
> > http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
Bingo.
Loose ground strap. The nut had come almost undone.
Problem fixed.
What next????
Grrrr
Thanks again.
TWR
> >
> > "Tom Russell" <tomr@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
> > news:83403696.0401092310.1d1c0b23@posting.google.c om...
> >
> >>6 Cherokee 4.0
> >>
> >>I tried starting her the other day but left her in gear. She lurched
> >>forward up onto a curb before I shut her down. Not the first time this
> >>has happened... I was really surprised when she would not turn over.
> >>All of the makings of a dead battery... Very strange I thought...
> >>
> >>I compression started and drove her home. On the way, I noticed a
> >>"GEN" light is showing. Drove for a while, still will not turn over.
> >>Actually, the starter barly cranks. Acts like a dead battery. Solenoid
> >>clicks in, very very very slow crank. Lights shine bright and do not
> >>dim when the starter is engaged.
> >>
> >>I replaced the starter (we tested the old one at the store and it did
> >>not spin...) put the new starter in. Same thing. Checked the inline
> >>fuse. It looks good.
> >>
> >>Any thoughts?
> >>
> >>One thing I wish I had done was to check the replacement starter while
> >>still at the store....
> >>
> >>Any suggestions are welcome.
> >>
> >>Thanks in advancec
> >>
> >>TWR
> >
> >
> >
> What Jerry said. If the lights don't dim when you hit the
> starter, it has to be the cable from the solenoid to the starter.
> Try cranking it for a bit, feel around for a hot cable or
> connection.
>
> Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
> > Sounds exactly like one of the cables going to the battery or starter is
> > loose/defective/dirty/corroded.
> >
> > Jerry
> > --
> > Jerry Bransford
> > To email, remove 'me' from my email address
> > KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
> > See the Geezer Jeep at
> > http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
Bingo.
Loose ground strap. The nut had come almost undone.
Problem fixed.
What next????
Grrrr
Thanks again.
TWR
> >
> > "Tom Russell" <tomr@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
> > news:83403696.0401092310.1d1c0b23@posting.google.c om...
> >
> >>6 Cherokee 4.0
> >>
> >>I tried starting her the other day but left her in gear. She lurched
> >>forward up onto a curb before I shut her down. Not the first time this
> >>has happened... I was really surprised when she would not turn over.
> >>All of the makings of a dead battery... Very strange I thought...
> >>
> >>I compression started and drove her home. On the way, I noticed a
> >>"GEN" light is showing. Drove for a while, still will not turn over.
> >>Actually, the starter barly cranks. Acts like a dead battery. Solenoid
> >>clicks in, very very very slow crank. Lights shine bright and do not
> >>dim when the starter is engaged.
> >>
> >>I replaced the starter (we tested the old one at the store and it did
> >>not spin...) put the new starter in. Same thing. Checked the inline
> >>fuse. It looks good.
> >>
> >>Any thoughts?
> >>
> >>One thing I wish I had done was to check the replacement starter while
> >>still at the store....
> >>
> >>Any suggestions are welcome.
> >>
> >>Thanks in advancec
> >>
> >>TWR
> >
> >
> >
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Re: Help please (AGAIN!!! #%$**)
Roy J <spamless@microsoft.net> wrote in message news:<ALULb.60$NR6.15743@news.uswest.net>...
> What Jerry said. If the lights don't dim when you hit the
> starter, it has to be the cable from the solenoid to the starter.
> Try cranking it for a bit, feel around for a hot cable or
> connection.
>
> Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
> > Sounds exactly like one of the cables going to the battery or starter is
> > loose/defective/dirty/corroded.
> >
> > Jerry
> > --
> > Jerry Bransford
> > To email, remove 'me' from my email address
> > KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
> > See the Geezer Jeep at
> > http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
Bingo.
Loose ground strap. The nut had come almost undone.
Problem fixed.
What next????
Grrrr
Thanks again.
TWR
> >
> > "Tom Russell" <tomr@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
> > news:83403696.0401092310.1d1c0b23@posting.google.c om...
> >
> >>6 Cherokee 4.0
> >>
> >>I tried starting her the other day but left her in gear. She lurched
> >>forward up onto a curb before I shut her down. Not the first time this
> >>has happened... I was really surprised when she would not turn over.
> >>All of the makings of a dead battery... Very strange I thought...
> >>
> >>I compression started and drove her home. On the way, I noticed a
> >>"GEN" light is showing. Drove for a while, still will not turn over.
> >>Actually, the starter barly cranks. Acts like a dead battery. Solenoid
> >>clicks in, very very very slow crank. Lights shine bright and do not
> >>dim when the starter is engaged.
> >>
> >>I replaced the starter (we tested the old one at the store and it did
> >>not spin...) put the new starter in. Same thing. Checked the inline
> >>fuse. It looks good.
> >>
> >>Any thoughts?
> >>
> >>One thing I wish I had done was to check the replacement starter while
> >>still at the store....
> >>
> >>Any suggestions are welcome.
> >>
> >>Thanks in advancec
> >>
> >>TWR
> >
> >
> >
> What Jerry said. If the lights don't dim when you hit the
> starter, it has to be the cable from the solenoid to the starter.
> Try cranking it for a bit, feel around for a hot cable or
> connection.
>
> Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
> > Sounds exactly like one of the cables going to the battery or starter is
> > loose/defective/dirty/corroded.
> >
> > Jerry
> > --
> > Jerry Bransford
> > To email, remove 'me' from my email address
> > KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
> > See the Geezer Jeep at
> > http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
Bingo.
Loose ground strap. The nut had come almost undone.
Problem fixed.
What next????
Grrrr
Thanks again.
TWR
> >
> > "Tom Russell" <tomr@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
> > news:83403696.0401092310.1d1c0b23@posting.google.c om...
> >
> >>6 Cherokee 4.0
> >>
> >>I tried starting her the other day but left her in gear. She lurched
> >>forward up onto a curb before I shut her down. Not the first time this
> >>has happened... I was really surprised when she would not turn over.
> >>All of the makings of a dead battery... Very strange I thought...
> >>
> >>I compression started and drove her home. On the way, I noticed a
> >>"GEN" light is showing. Drove for a while, still will not turn over.
> >>Actually, the starter barly cranks. Acts like a dead battery. Solenoid
> >>clicks in, very very very slow crank. Lights shine bright and do not
> >>dim when the starter is engaged.
> >>
> >>I replaced the starter (we tested the old one at the store and it did
> >>not spin...) put the new starter in. Same thing. Checked the inline
> >>fuse. It looks good.
> >>
> >>Any thoughts?
> >>
> >>One thing I wish I had done was to check the replacement starter while
> >>still at the store....
> >>
> >>Any suggestions are welcome.
> >>
> >>Thanks in advancec
> >>
> >>TWR
> >
> >
> >
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