Jeep just died ( electrically) after 20 mile journey
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Re: Jeep just died ( electrically) after 20 mile journey
Will Honea did pass the time by typing:
> You owe your mechanic at least a six-pak - sounds like he treated you
> right. Your's sounds a little young to have a crapped out ground
> strap. I guess that salt coated roads could do it but that's also the
> kind of stuff you see with flood victims.
Interesting. on my 93JZ the ground strap is actually a heavy
copper wire, not a strap. Not that they didn't change back.
Think I'll pull it off and check the ends for corrosion just to
be safe. I'm betting he's in the salt-belt where even plastic
rusts in the wintertime. :/
> On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:37:58 UTC "Harry Palmer" wrote:
>> "Harry Palmer" wrote...
>>> Hi there
>>>
>>> My wife has a 2002 Jeep Cherokee grand and just drove it 20 miles from
>>> college. She drove it into the garage and shut the engine down. As she was
>>> getting out she noticed that the seat didn't roll back to let her get out
>>> easily. She also noticed that she couldn't open any of the other doors ( the
>>> drivers was already open.) No lights were on at all and when she turned the
>>> key in the ignition nothing and I mean nothing at all happened. No lights,
>>> no starter nothing at all. Anyone know what might be happening here pleaes?
>> just took it for a four hour spin around the lake. Main lights on, both rear
>> and front windscreen wipers going full on. Heater full blast and windows
>> open and closing as I go. Electric seat bobbing all over the place, small
>> fridge plugged in the back power outlet, pc in the front with phone charging
>> in the last one. Everything seems to be fine so I suppose I'll keep the POS
>> :-) thanks again for all the help. It seems that the solution was a DECAYED
>> GROUND WIRE
>>
>> thanks again to all.
> You owe your mechanic at least a six-pak - sounds like he treated you
> right. Your's sounds a little young to have a crapped out ground
> strap. I guess that salt coated roads could do it but that's also the
> kind of stuff you see with flood victims.
Interesting. on my 93JZ the ground strap is actually a heavy
copper wire, not a strap. Not that they didn't change back.
Think I'll pull it off and check the ends for corrosion just to
be safe. I'm betting he's in the salt-belt where even plastic
rusts in the wintertime. :/
> On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:37:58 UTC "Harry Palmer" wrote:
>> "Harry Palmer" wrote...
>>> Hi there
>>>
>>> My wife has a 2002 Jeep Cherokee grand and just drove it 20 miles from
>>> college. She drove it into the garage and shut the engine down. As she was
>>> getting out she noticed that the seat didn't roll back to let her get out
>>> easily. She also noticed that she couldn't open any of the other doors ( the
>>> drivers was already open.) No lights were on at all and when she turned the
>>> key in the ignition nothing and I mean nothing at all happened. No lights,
>>> no starter nothing at all. Anyone know what might be happening here pleaes?
>> just took it for a four hour spin around the lake. Main lights on, both rear
>> and front windscreen wipers going full on. Heater full blast and windows
>> open and closing as I go. Electric seat bobbing all over the place, small
>> fridge plugged in the back power outlet, pc in the front with phone charging
>> in the last one. Everything seems to be fine so I suppose I'll keep the POS
>> :-) thanks again for all the help. It seems that the solution was a DECAYED
>> GROUND WIRE
>>
>> thanks again to all.
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Re: Jeep just died ( electrically) after 20 mile journey
Will Honea did pass the time by typing:
> You owe your mechanic at least a six-pak - sounds like he treated you
> right. Your's sounds a little young to have a crapped out ground
> strap. I guess that salt coated roads could do it but that's also the
> kind of stuff you see with flood victims.
Interesting. on my 93JZ the ground strap is actually a heavy
copper wire, not a strap. Not that they didn't change back.
Think I'll pull it off and check the ends for corrosion just to
be safe. I'm betting he's in the salt-belt where even plastic
rusts in the wintertime. :/
> On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:37:58 UTC "Harry Palmer" wrote:
>> "Harry Palmer" wrote...
>>> Hi there
>>>
>>> My wife has a 2002 Jeep Cherokee grand and just drove it 20 miles from
>>> college. She drove it into the garage and shut the engine down. As she was
>>> getting out she noticed that the seat didn't roll back to let her get out
>>> easily. She also noticed that she couldn't open any of the other doors ( the
>>> drivers was already open.) No lights were on at all and when she turned the
>>> key in the ignition nothing and I mean nothing at all happened. No lights,
>>> no starter nothing at all. Anyone know what might be happening here pleaes?
>> just took it for a four hour spin around the lake. Main lights on, both rear
>> and front windscreen wipers going full on. Heater full blast and windows
>> open and closing as I go. Electric seat bobbing all over the place, small
>> fridge plugged in the back power outlet, pc in the front with phone charging
>> in the last one. Everything seems to be fine so I suppose I'll keep the POS
>> :-) thanks again for all the help. It seems that the solution was a DECAYED
>> GROUND WIRE
>>
>> thanks again to all.
> You owe your mechanic at least a six-pak - sounds like he treated you
> right. Your's sounds a little young to have a crapped out ground
> strap. I guess that salt coated roads could do it but that's also the
> kind of stuff you see with flood victims.
Interesting. on my 93JZ the ground strap is actually a heavy
copper wire, not a strap. Not that they didn't change back.
Think I'll pull it off and check the ends for corrosion just to
be safe. I'm betting he's in the salt-belt where even plastic
rusts in the wintertime. :/
> On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:37:58 UTC "Harry Palmer" wrote:
>> "Harry Palmer" wrote...
>>> Hi there
>>>
>>> My wife has a 2002 Jeep Cherokee grand and just drove it 20 miles from
>>> college. She drove it into the garage and shut the engine down. As she was
>>> getting out she noticed that the seat didn't roll back to let her get out
>>> easily. She also noticed that she couldn't open any of the other doors ( the
>>> drivers was already open.) No lights were on at all and when she turned the
>>> key in the ignition nothing and I mean nothing at all happened. No lights,
>>> no starter nothing at all. Anyone know what might be happening here pleaes?
>> just took it for a four hour spin around the lake. Main lights on, both rear
>> and front windscreen wipers going full on. Heater full blast and windows
>> open and closing as I go. Electric seat bobbing all over the place, small
>> fridge plugged in the back power outlet, pc in the front with phone charging
>> in the last one. Everything seems to be fine so I suppose I'll keep the POS
>> :-) thanks again for all the help. It seems that the solution was a DECAYED
>> GROUND WIRE
>>
>> thanks again to all.
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Re: Jeep just died ( electrically) after 20 mile journey
Will Honea did pass the time by typing:
> You owe your mechanic at least a six-pak - sounds like he treated you
> right. Your's sounds a little young to have a crapped out ground
> strap. I guess that salt coated roads could do it but that's also the
> kind of stuff you see with flood victims.
Interesting. on my 93JZ the ground strap is actually a heavy
copper wire, not a strap. Not that they didn't change back.
Think I'll pull it off and check the ends for corrosion just to
be safe. I'm betting he's in the salt-belt where even plastic
rusts in the wintertime. :/
> On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:37:58 UTC "Harry Palmer" wrote:
>> "Harry Palmer" wrote...
>>> Hi there
>>>
>>> My wife has a 2002 Jeep Cherokee grand and just drove it 20 miles from
>>> college. She drove it into the garage and shut the engine down. As she was
>>> getting out she noticed that the seat didn't roll back to let her get out
>>> easily. She also noticed that she couldn't open any of the other doors ( the
>>> drivers was already open.) No lights were on at all and when she turned the
>>> key in the ignition nothing and I mean nothing at all happened. No lights,
>>> no starter nothing at all. Anyone know what might be happening here pleaes?
>> just took it for a four hour spin around the lake. Main lights on, both rear
>> and front windscreen wipers going full on. Heater full blast and windows
>> open and closing as I go. Electric seat bobbing all over the place, small
>> fridge plugged in the back power outlet, pc in the front with phone charging
>> in the last one. Everything seems to be fine so I suppose I'll keep the POS
>> :-) thanks again for all the help. It seems that the solution was a DECAYED
>> GROUND WIRE
>>
>> thanks again to all.
> You owe your mechanic at least a six-pak - sounds like he treated you
> right. Your's sounds a little young to have a crapped out ground
> strap. I guess that salt coated roads could do it but that's also the
> kind of stuff you see with flood victims.
Interesting. on my 93JZ the ground strap is actually a heavy
copper wire, not a strap. Not that they didn't change back.
Think I'll pull it off and check the ends for corrosion just to
be safe. I'm betting he's in the salt-belt where even plastic
rusts in the wintertime. :/
> On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:37:58 UTC "Harry Palmer" wrote:
>> "Harry Palmer" wrote...
>>> Hi there
>>>
>>> My wife has a 2002 Jeep Cherokee grand and just drove it 20 miles from
>>> college. She drove it into the garage and shut the engine down. As she was
>>> getting out she noticed that the seat didn't roll back to let her get out
>>> easily. She also noticed that she couldn't open any of the other doors ( the
>>> drivers was already open.) No lights were on at all and when she turned the
>>> key in the ignition nothing and I mean nothing at all happened. No lights,
>>> no starter nothing at all. Anyone know what might be happening here pleaes?
>> just took it for a four hour spin around the lake. Main lights on, both rear
>> and front windscreen wipers going full on. Heater full blast and windows
>> open and closing as I go. Electric seat bobbing all over the place, small
>> fridge plugged in the back power outlet, pc in the front with phone charging
>> in the last one. Everything seems to be fine so I suppose I'll keep the POS
>> :-) thanks again for all the help. It seems that the solution was a DECAYED
>> GROUND WIRE
>>
>> thanks again to all.
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Re: Jeep just died ( electrically) after 20 mile journey
"Harry Palmer" <nope@nope.com> hacked up a hairball and the stain left
behind looked like this:
>just took it for a four hour spin around the lake. Main lights on, both rear
>and front windscreen wipers going full on. Heater full blast and windows
>open and closing as I go. Electric seat bobbing all over the place, small
>fridge plugged in the back power outlet, pc in the front with phone charging
>in the last one. Everything seems to be fine so I suppose I'll keep the POS
>:-) thanks again for all the help. It seems that the solution was a DECAYED
>GROUND WIRE
>
>thanks again to all.
Congratulations! May you have many happy remaining years together!
~Casper
<Jeepers.. it's a Jeep thing!>
behind looked like this:
>just took it for a four hour spin around the lake. Main lights on, both rear
>and front windscreen wipers going full on. Heater full blast and windows
>open and closing as I go. Electric seat bobbing all over the place, small
>fridge plugged in the back power outlet, pc in the front with phone charging
>in the last one. Everything seems to be fine so I suppose I'll keep the POS
>:-) thanks again for all the help. It seems that the solution was a DECAYED
>GROUND WIRE
>
>thanks again to all.
Congratulations! May you have many happy remaining years together!
~Casper
<Jeepers.. it's a Jeep thing!>
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Re: Jeep just died ( electrically) after 20 mile journey
"Harry Palmer" <nope@nope.com> hacked up a hairball and the stain left
behind looked like this:
>just took it for a four hour spin around the lake. Main lights on, both rear
>and front windscreen wipers going full on. Heater full blast and windows
>open and closing as I go. Electric seat bobbing all over the place, small
>fridge plugged in the back power outlet, pc in the front with phone charging
>in the last one. Everything seems to be fine so I suppose I'll keep the POS
>:-) thanks again for all the help. It seems that the solution was a DECAYED
>GROUND WIRE
>
>thanks again to all.
Congratulations! May you have many happy remaining years together!
~Casper
<Jeepers.. it's a Jeep thing!>
behind looked like this:
>just took it for a four hour spin around the lake. Main lights on, both rear
>and front windscreen wipers going full on. Heater full blast and windows
>open and closing as I go. Electric seat bobbing all over the place, small
>fridge plugged in the back power outlet, pc in the front with phone charging
>in the last one. Everything seems to be fine so I suppose I'll keep the POS
>:-) thanks again for all the help. It seems that the solution was a DECAYED
>GROUND WIRE
>
>thanks again to all.
Congratulations! May you have many happy remaining years together!
~Casper
<Jeepers.. it's a Jeep thing!>
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Re: Jeep just died ( electrically) after 20 mile journey
"Harry Palmer" <nope@nope.com> hacked up a hairball and the stain left
behind looked like this:
>just took it for a four hour spin around the lake. Main lights on, both rear
>and front windscreen wipers going full on. Heater full blast and windows
>open and closing as I go. Electric seat bobbing all over the place, small
>fridge plugged in the back power outlet, pc in the front with phone charging
>in the last one. Everything seems to be fine so I suppose I'll keep the POS
>:-) thanks again for all the help. It seems that the solution was a DECAYED
>GROUND WIRE
>
>thanks again to all.
Congratulations! May you have many happy remaining years together!
~Casper
<Jeepers.. it's a Jeep thing!>
behind looked like this:
>just took it for a four hour spin around the lake. Main lights on, both rear
>and front windscreen wipers going full on. Heater full blast and windows
>open and closing as I go. Electric seat bobbing all over the place, small
>fridge plugged in the back power outlet, pc in the front with phone charging
>in the last one. Everything seems to be fine so I suppose I'll keep the POS
>:-) thanks again for all the help. It seems that the solution was a DECAYED
>GROUND WIRE
>
>thanks again to all.
Congratulations! May you have many happy remaining years together!
~Casper
<Jeepers.. it's a Jeep thing!>
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Re: Jeep just died ( electrically) after 20 mile journey
"Harry Palmer" <nope@nope.com> hacked up a hairball and the stain left
behind looked like this:
>just took it for a four hour spin around the lake. Main lights on, both rear
>and front windscreen wipers going full on. Heater full blast and windows
>open and closing as I go. Electric seat bobbing all over the place, small
>fridge plugged in the back power outlet, pc in the front with phone charging
>in the last one. Everything seems to be fine so I suppose I'll keep the POS
>:-) thanks again for all the help. It seems that the solution was a DECAYED
>GROUND WIRE
>
>thanks again to all.
Congratulations! May you have many happy remaining years together!
~Casper
<Jeepers.. it's a Jeep thing!>
behind looked like this:
>just took it for a four hour spin around the lake. Main lights on, both rear
>and front windscreen wipers going full on. Heater full blast and windows
>open and closing as I go. Electric seat bobbing all over the place, small
>fridge plugged in the back power outlet, pc in the front with phone charging
>in the last one. Everything seems to be fine so I suppose I'll keep the POS
>:-) thanks again for all the help. It seems that the solution was a DECAYED
>GROUND WIRE
>
>thanks again to all.
Congratulations! May you have many happy remaining years together!
~Casper
<Jeepers.. it's a Jeep thing!>
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Re: Jeep just died ( electrically) after 20 mile journey
"Harry Palmer" <nope@nope.com> wrote
: just took it for a four hour spin around the lake. Main lights on, both
rear
: and front windscreen wipers going full on. Heater full blast and windows
: open and closing as I go. Electric seat bobbing all over the place, small
: fridge plugged in the back power outlet, pc in the front with phone
charging
: in the last one. Everything seems to be fine so I suppose I'll keep the
POS
::-) thanks again for all the help. It seems that the solution was a DECAYED
: GROUND WIRE
:
: thanks again to all.
:
Wow, who'da thunk it.
It's great to hear that it was somehing simple, and even better to hear that
you found a mekka-naniac that you can trust.
Glad that POS is running right for you now.
Next... what can be done about that fubar nickname you're using?
LOL
KJK
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Re: Jeep just died ( electrically) after 20 mile journey
"Harry Palmer" <nope@nope.com> wrote
: just took it for a four hour spin around the lake. Main lights on, both
rear
: and front windscreen wipers going full on. Heater full blast and windows
: open and closing as I go. Electric seat bobbing all over the place, small
: fridge plugged in the back power outlet, pc in the front with phone
charging
: in the last one. Everything seems to be fine so I suppose I'll keep the
POS
::-) thanks again for all the help. It seems that the solution was a DECAYED
: GROUND WIRE
:
: thanks again to all.
:
Wow, who'da thunk it.
It's great to hear that it was somehing simple, and even better to hear that
you found a mekka-naniac that you can trust.
Glad that POS is running right for you now.
Next... what can be done about that fubar nickname you're using?
LOL
KJK
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Re: Jeep just died ( electrically) after 20 mile journey
"Harry Palmer" <nope@nope.com> wrote
: just took it for a four hour spin around the lake. Main lights on, both
rear
: and front windscreen wipers going full on. Heater full blast and windows
: open and closing as I go. Electric seat bobbing all over the place, small
: fridge plugged in the back power outlet, pc in the front with phone
charging
: in the last one. Everything seems to be fine so I suppose I'll keep the
POS
::-) thanks again for all the help. It seems that the solution was a DECAYED
: GROUND WIRE
:
: thanks again to all.
:
Wow, who'da thunk it.
It's great to hear that it was somehing simple, and even better to hear that
you found a mekka-naniac that you can trust.
Glad that POS is running right for you now.
Next... what can be done about that fubar nickname you're using?
LOL
KJK