TJ - No Electricity
#1
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TJ - No Electricity
I have some sort of electrical and/or starting problem with my 2000 TJ,
Auto, 4.0, 70,000 miles. I started it this morning (after sitting 3 weeks),
no problem. Drove it 5 miles, parked for an hour, started it and drove 5
miles back home - no problems. It sat a couple hours, then I tried to start
it again & my problems stated.
I turned the ignition key, heard one click from under the hood, then
silence. I turned the key again and absolutely nothing. I have no
electricity to the car at all. No radio, headlights, dome light, emergency
flashers - nothing. The only power in the entire car is via an auxiliary DC
outlet that's direct wired to the battery (for RV towing).
When I wait 30 minutes and try again, I sometimes get one click from under
the hood - followed by no current throughout.
The battery is 6 months old, wires are tight, and it registers 12.5 volts.
I see no loose wires around the starter solenoid. I looked at the fuses
under the hood. The one labeled Starter seems fine (I checked it with an
ohm meter).
Any suggestions on where to start? I'm thinking I have a starter problem
(the first click) and a fuse problem (very uneducated guesses). Replacing
the starter doesn't look too difficult, but I don't want to just start
replacing parts with little confidence of the real problem(s).
Thanks,
Cliff
Auto, 4.0, 70,000 miles. I started it this morning (after sitting 3 weeks),
no problem. Drove it 5 miles, parked for an hour, started it and drove 5
miles back home - no problems. It sat a couple hours, then I tried to start
it again & my problems stated.
I turned the ignition key, heard one click from under the hood, then
silence. I turned the key again and absolutely nothing. I have no
electricity to the car at all. No radio, headlights, dome light, emergency
flashers - nothing. The only power in the entire car is via an auxiliary DC
outlet that's direct wired to the battery (for RV towing).
When I wait 30 minutes and try again, I sometimes get one click from under
the hood - followed by no current throughout.
The battery is 6 months old, wires are tight, and it registers 12.5 volts.
I see no loose wires around the starter solenoid. I looked at the fuses
under the hood. The one labeled Starter seems fine (I checked it with an
ohm meter).
Any suggestions on where to start? I'm thinking I have a starter problem
(the first click) and a fuse problem (very uneducated guesses). Replacing
the starter doesn't look too difficult, but I don't want to just start
replacing parts with little confidence of the real problem(s).
Thanks,
Cliff
#2
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Re: TJ - No Electricity
No power means one of the main battery cables has a dirty end. Don't
forget the cables have 2 ends.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
CD wrote:
>
> I have some sort of electrical and/or starting problem with my 2000 TJ,
> Auto, 4.0, 70,000 miles. I started it this morning (after sitting 3 weeks),
> no problem. Drove it 5 miles, parked for an hour, started it and drove 5
> miles back home - no problems. It sat a couple hours, then I tried to start
> it again & my problems stated.
>
> I turned the ignition key, heard one click from under the hood, then
> silence. I turned the key again and absolutely nothing. I have no
> electricity to the car at all. No radio, headlights, dome light, emergency
> flashers - nothing. The only power in the entire car is via an auxiliary DC
> outlet that's direct wired to the battery (for RV towing).
>
> When I wait 30 minutes and try again, I sometimes get one click from under
> the hood - followed by no current throughout.
>
> The battery is 6 months old, wires are tight, and it registers 12.5 volts.
> I see no loose wires around the starter solenoid. I looked at the fuses
> under the hood. The one labeled Starter seems fine (I checked it with an
> ohm meter).
>
> Any suggestions on where to start? I'm thinking I have a starter problem
> (the first click) and a fuse problem (very uneducated guesses). Replacing
> the starter doesn't look too difficult, but I don't want to just start
> replacing parts with little confidence of the real problem(s).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff
forget the cables have 2 ends.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
CD wrote:
>
> I have some sort of electrical and/or starting problem with my 2000 TJ,
> Auto, 4.0, 70,000 miles. I started it this morning (after sitting 3 weeks),
> no problem. Drove it 5 miles, parked for an hour, started it and drove 5
> miles back home - no problems. It sat a couple hours, then I tried to start
> it again & my problems stated.
>
> I turned the ignition key, heard one click from under the hood, then
> silence. I turned the key again and absolutely nothing. I have no
> electricity to the car at all. No radio, headlights, dome light, emergency
> flashers - nothing. The only power in the entire car is via an auxiliary DC
> outlet that's direct wired to the battery (for RV towing).
>
> When I wait 30 minutes and try again, I sometimes get one click from under
> the hood - followed by no current throughout.
>
> The battery is 6 months old, wires are tight, and it registers 12.5 volts.
> I see no loose wires around the starter solenoid. I looked at the fuses
> under the hood. The one labeled Starter seems fine (I checked it with an
> ohm meter).
>
> Any suggestions on where to start? I'm thinking I have a starter problem
> (the first click) and a fuse problem (very uneducated guesses). Replacing
> the starter doesn't look too difficult, but I don't want to just start
> replacing parts with little confidence of the real problem(s).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff
#3
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Re: TJ - No Electricity
No power means one of the main battery cables has a dirty end. Don't
forget the cables have 2 ends.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
CD wrote:
>
> I have some sort of electrical and/or starting problem with my 2000 TJ,
> Auto, 4.0, 70,000 miles. I started it this morning (after sitting 3 weeks),
> no problem. Drove it 5 miles, parked for an hour, started it and drove 5
> miles back home - no problems. It sat a couple hours, then I tried to start
> it again & my problems stated.
>
> I turned the ignition key, heard one click from under the hood, then
> silence. I turned the key again and absolutely nothing. I have no
> electricity to the car at all. No radio, headlights, dome light, emergency
> flashers - nothing. The only power in the entire car is via an auxiliary DC
> outlet that's direct wired to the battery (for RV towing).
>
> When I wait 30 minutes and try again, I sometimes get one click from under
> the hood - followed by no current throughout.
>
> The battery is 6 months old, wires are tight, and it registers 12.5 volts.
> I see no loose wires around the starter solenoid. I looked at the fuses
> under the hood. The one labeled Starter seems fine (I checked it with an
> ohm meter).
>
> Any suggestions on where to start? I'm thinking I have a starter problem
> (the first click) and a fuse problem (very uneducated guesses). Replacing
> the starter doesn't look too difficult, but I don't want to just start
> replacing parts with little confidence of the real problem(s).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff
forget the cables have 2 ends.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
CD wrote:
>
> I have some sort of electrical and/or starting problem with my 2000 TJ,
> Auto, 4.0, 70,000 miles. I started it this morning (after sitting 3 weeks),
> no problem. Drove it 5 miles, parked for an hour, started it and drove 5
> miles back home - no problems. It sat a couple hours, then I tried to start
> it again & my problems stated.
>
> I turned the ignition key, heard one click from under the hood, then
> silence. I turned the key again and absolutely nothing. I have no
> electricity to the car at all. No radio, headlights, dome light, emergency
> flashers - nothing. The only power in the entire car is via an auxiliary DC
> outlet that's direct wired to the battery (for RV towing).
>
> When I wait 30 minutes and try again, I sometimes get one click from under
> the hood - followed by no current throughout.
>
> The battery is 6 months old, wires are tight, and it registers 12.5 volts.
> I see no loose wires around the starter solenoid. I looked at the fuses
> under the hood. The one labeled Starter seems fine (I checked it with an
> ohm meter).
>
> Any suggestions on where to start? I'm thinking I have a starter problem
> (the first click) and a fuse problem (very uneducated guesses). Replacing
> the starter doesn't look too difficult, but I don't want to just start
> replacing parts with little confidence of the real problem(s).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff
#4
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Posts: n/a
Re: TJ - No Electricity
No power means one of the main battery cables has a dirty end. Don't
forget the cables have 2 ends.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
CD wrote:
>
> I have some sort of electrical and/or starting problem with my 2000 TJ,
> Auto, 4.0, 70,000 miles. I started it this morning (after sitting 3 weeks),
> no problem. Drove it 5 miles, parked for an hour, started it and drove 5
> miles back home - no problems. It sat a couple hours, then I tried to start
> it again & my problems stated.
>
> I turned the ignition key, heard one click from under the hood, then
> silence. I turned the key again and absolutely nothing. I have no
> electricity to the car at all. No radio, headlights, dome light, emergency
> flashers - nothing. The only power in the entire car is via an auxiliary DC
> outlet that's direct wired to the battery (for RV towing).
>
> When I wait 30 minutes and try again, I sometimes get one click from under
> the hood - followed by no current throughout.
>
> The battery is 6 months old, wires are tight, and it registers 12.5 volts.
> I see no loose wires around the starter solenoid. I looked at the fuses
> under the hood. The one labeled Starter seems fine (I checked it with an
> ohm meter).
>
> Any suggestions on where to start? I'm thinking I have a starter problem
> (the first click) and a fuse problem (very uneducated guesses). Replacing
> the starter doesn't look too difficult, but I don't want to just start
> replacing parts with little confidence of the real problem(s).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff
forget the cables have 2 ends.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
CD wrote:
>
> I have some sort of electrical and/or starting problem with my 2000 TJ,
> Auto, 4.0, 70,000 miles. I started it this morning (after sitting 3 weeks),
> no problem. Drove it 5 miles, parked for an hour, started it and drove 5
> miles back home - no problems. It sat a couple hours, then I tried to start
> it again & my problems stated.
>
> I turned the ignition key, heard one click from under the hood, then
> silence. I turned the key again and absolutely nothing. I have no
> electricity to the car at all. No radio, headlights, dome light, emergency
> flashers - nothing. The only power in the entire car is via an auxiliary DC
> outlet that's direct wired to the battery (for RV towing).
>
> When I wait 30 minutes and try again, I sometimes get one click from under
> the hood - followed by no current throughout.
>
> The battery is 6 months old, wires are tight, and it registers 12.5 volts.
> I see no loose wires around the starter solenoid. I looked at the fuses
> under the hood. The one labeled Starter seems fine (I checked it with an
> ohm meter).
>
> Any suggestions on where to start? I'm thinking I have a starter problem
> (the first click) and a fuse problem (very uneducated guesses). Replacing
> the starter doesn't look too difficult, but I don't want to just start
> replacing parts with little confidence of the real problem(s).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff
#5
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: TJ - No Electricity
No power means one of the main battery cables has a dirty end. Don't
forget the cables have 2 ends.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
CD wrote:
>
> I have some sort of electrical and/or starting problem with my 2000 TJ,
> Auto, 4.0, 70,000 miles. I started it this morning (after sitting 3 weeks),
> no problem. Drove it 5 miles, parked for an hour, started it and drove 5
> miles back home - no problems. It sat a couple hours, then I tried to start
> it again & my problems stated.
>
> I turned the ignition key, heard one click from under the hood, then
> silence. I turned the key again and absolutely nothing. I have no
> electricity to the car at all. No radio, headlights, dome light, emergency
> flashers - nothing. The only power in the entire car is via an auxiliary DC
> outlet that's direct wired to the battery (for RV towing).
>
> When I wait 30 minutes and try again, I sometimes get one click from under
> the hood - followed by no current throughout.
>
> The battery is 6 months old, wires are tight, and it registers 12.5 volts.
> I see no loose wires around the starter solenoid. I looked at the fuses
> under the hood. The one labeled Starter seems fine (I checked it with an
> ohm meter).
>
> Any suggestions on where to start? I'm thinking I have a starter problem
> (the first click) and a fuse problem (very uneducated guesses). Replacing
> the starter doesn't look too difficult, but I don't want to just start
> replacing parts with little confidence of the real problem(s).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff
forget the cables have 2 ends.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
CD wrote:
>
> I have some sort of electrical and/or starting problem with my 2000 TJ,
> Auto, 4.0, 70,000 miles. I started it this morning (after sitting 3 weeks),
> no problem. Drove it 5 miles, parked for an hour, started it and drove 5
> miles back home - no problems. It sat a couple hours, then I tried to start
> it again & my problems stated.
>
> I turned the ignition key, heard one click from under the hood, then
> silence. I turned the key again and absolutely nothing. I have no
> electricity to the car at all. No radio, headlights, dome light, emergency
> flashers - nothing. The only power in the entire car is via an auxiliary DC
> outlet that's direct wired to the battery (for RV towing).
>
> When I wait 30 minutes and try again, I sometimes get one click from under
> the hood - followed by no current throughout.
>
> The battery is 6 months old, wires are tight, and it registers 12.5 volts.
> I see no loose wires around the starter solenoid. I looked at the fuses
> under the hood. The one labeled Starter seems fine (I checked it with an
> ohm meter).
>
> Any suggestions on where to start? I'm thinking I have a starter problem
> (the first click) and a fuse problem (very uneducated guesses). Replacing
> the starter doesn't look too difficult, but I don't want to just start
> replacing parts with little confidence of the real problem(s).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff
#6
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Re: TJ - No Electricity
Turn on the headlights and then hit the starter. If your headlights go out
the battery is discharged and/or the cable ends need a serious cleaning.
Go ahead and clean the cable ends (both ends) because if the charging system
needs attention (next step) then you will again be advised to clean them.
Oh..... and before Mike jumps in.... check and clean the main grounds.....
(battery, block, head) they have a nasty habit of rotting from the
inside....
"CD" <cd@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:0OjTf.55180$H71.6437@newssvr13.news.prodigy.c om...
>I have some sort of electrical and/or starting problem with my 2000 TJ,
>Auto, 4.0, 70,000 miles. I started it this morning (after sitting 3
>weeks), no problem. Drove it 5 miles, parked for an hour, started it and
>drove 5 miles back home - no problems. It sat a couple hours, then I tried
>to start it again & my problems stated.
>
>
>
> I turned the ignition key, heard one click from under the hood, then
> silence. I turned the key again and absolutely nothing. I have no
> electricity to the car at all. No radio, headlights, dome light,
> emergency flashers - nothing. The only power in the entire car is via an
> auxiliary DC outlet that's direct wired to the battery (for RV towing).
>
>
>
> When I wait 30 minutes and try again, I sometimes get one click from under
> the hood - followed by no current throughout.
>
>
>
> The battery is 6 months old, wires are tight, and it registers 12.5 volts.
> I see no loose wires around the starter solenoid. I looked at the fuses
> under the hood. The one labeled Starter seems fine (I checked it with an
> ohm meter).
>
>
>
> Any suggestions on where to start? I'm thinking I have a starter problem
> (the first click) and a fuse problem (very uneducated guesses). Replacing
> the starter doesn't look too difficult, but I don't want to just start
> replacing parts with little confidence of the real problem(s).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff
>
>
the battery is discharged and/or the cable ends need a serious cleaning.
Go ahead and clean the cable ends (both ends) because if the charging system
needs attention (next step) then you will again be advised to clean them.
Oh..... and before Mike jumps in.... check and clean the main grounds.....
(battery, block, head) they have a nasty habit of rotting from the
inside....
"CD" <cd@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:0OjTf.55180$H71.6437@newssvr13.news.prodigy.c om...
>I have some sort of electrical and/or starting problem with my 2000 TJ,
>Auto, 4.0, 70,000 miles. I started it this morning (after sitting 3
>weeks), no problem. Drove it 5 miles, parked for an hour, started it and
>drove 5 miles back home - no problems. It sat a couple hours, then I tried
>to start it again & my problems stated.
>
>
>
> I turned the ignition key, heard one click from under the hood, then
> silence. I turned the key again and absolutely nothing. I have no
> electricity to the car at all. No radio, headlights, dome light,
> emergency flashers - nothing. The only power in the entire car is via an
> auxiliary DC outlet that's direct wired to the battery (for RV towing).
>
>
>
> When I wait 30 minutes and try again, I sometimes get one click from under
> the hood - followed by no current throughout.
>
>
>
> The battery is 6 months old, wires are tight, and it registers 12.5 volts.
> I see no loose wires around the starter solenoid. I looked at the fuses
> under the hood. The one labeled Starter seems fine (I checked it with an
> ohm meter).
>
>
>
> Any suggestions on where to start? I'm thinking I have a starter problem
> (the first click) and a fuse problem (very uneducated guesses). Replacing
> the starter doesn't look too difficult, but I don't want to just start
> replacing parts with little confidence of the real problem(s).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff
>
>
#7
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: TJ - No Electricity
Turn on the headlights and then hit the starter. If your headlights go out
the battery is discharged and/or the cable ends need a serious cleaning.
Go ahead and clean the cable ends (both ends) because if the charging system
needs attention (next step) then you will again be advised to clean them.
Oh..... and before Mike jumps in.... check and clean the main grounds.....
(battery, block, head) they have a nasty habit of rotting from the
inside....
"CD" <cd@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:0OjTf.55180$H71.6437@newssvr13.news.prodigy.c om...
>I have some sort of electrical and/or starting problem with my 2000 TJ,
>Auto, 4.0, 70,000 miles. I started it this morning (after sitting 3
>weeks), no problem. Drove it 5 miles, parked for an hour, started it and
>drove 5 miles back home - no problems. It sat a couple hours, then I tried
>to start it again & my problems stated.
>
>
>
> I turned the ignition key, heard one click from under the hood, then
> silence. I turned the key again and absolutely nothing. I have no
> electricity to the car at all. No radio, headlights, dome light,
> emergency flashers - nothing. The only power in the entire car is via an
> auxiliary DC outlet that's direct wired to the battery (for RV towing).
>
>
>
> When I wait 30 minutes and try again, I sometimes get one click from under
> the hood - followed by no current throughout.
>
>
>
> The battery is 6 months old, wires are tight, and it registers 12.5 volts.
> I see no loose wires around the starter solenoid. I looked at the fuses
> under the hood. The one labeled Starter seems fine (I checked it with an
> ohm meter).
>
>
>
> Any suggestions on where to start? I'm thinking I have a starter problem
> (the first click) and a fuse problem (very uneducated guesses). Replacing
> the starter doesn't look too difficult, but I don't want to just start
> replacing parts with little confidence of the real problem(s).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff
>
>
the battery is discharged and/or the cable ends need a serious cleaning.
Go ahead and clean the cable ends (both ends) because if the charging system
needs attention (next step) then you will again be advised to clean them.
Oh..... and before Mike jumps in.... check and clean the main grounds.....
(battery, block, head) they have a nasty habit of rotting from the
inside....
"CD" <cd@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:0OjTf.55180$H71.6437@newssvr13.news.prodigy.c om...
>I have some sort of electrical and/or starting problem with my 2000 TJ,
>Auto, 4.0, 70,000 miles. I started it this morning (after sitting 3
>weeks), no problem. Drove it 5 miles, parked for an hour, started it and
>drove 5 miles back home - no problems. It sat a couple hours, then I tried
>to start it again & my problems stated.
>
>
>
> I turned the ignition key, heard one click from under the hood, then
> silence. I turned the key again and absolutely nothing. I have no
> electricity to the car at all. No radio, headlights, dome light,
> emergency flashers - nothing. The only power in the entire car is via an
> auxiliary DC outlet that's direct wired to the battery (for RV towing).
>
>
>
> When I wait 30 minutes and try again, I sometimes get one click from under
> the hood - followed by no current throughout.
>
>
>
> The battery is 6 months old, wires are tight, and it registers 12.5 volts.
> I see no loose wires around the starter solenoid. I looked at the fuses
> under the hood. The one labeled Starter seems fine (I checked it with an
> ohm meter).
>
>
>
> Any suggestions on where to start? I'm thinking I have a starter problem
> (the first click) and a fuse problem (very uneducated guesses). Replacing
> the starter doesn't look too difficult, but I don't want to just start
> replacing parts with little confidence of the real problem(s).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff
>
>
#8
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: TJ - No Electricity
Turn on the headlights and then hit the starter. If your headlights go out
the battery is discharged and/or the cable ends need a serious cleaning.
Go ahead and clean the cable ends (both ends) because if the charging system
needs attention (next step) then you will again be advised to clean them.
Oh..... and before Mike jumps in.... check and clean the main grounds.....
(battery, block, head) they have a nasty habit of rotting from the
inside....
"CD" <cd@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:0OjTf.55180$H71.6437@newssvr13.news.prodigy.c om...
>I have some sort of electrical and/or starting problem with my 2000 TJ,
>Auto, 4.0, 70,000 miles. I started it this morning (after sitting 3
>weeks), no problem. Drove it 5 miles, parked for an hour, started it and
>drove 5 miles back home - no problems. It sat a couple hours, then I tried
>to start it again & my problems stated.
>
>
>
> I turned the ignition key, heard one click from under the hood, then
> silence. I turned the key again and absolutely nothing. I have no
> electricity to the car at all. No radio, headlights, dome light,
> emergency flashers - nothing. The only power in the entire car is via an
> auxiliary DC outlet that's direct wired to the battery (for RV towing).
>
>
>
> When I wait 30 minutes and try again, I sometimes get one click from under
> the hood - followed by no current throughout.
>
>
>
> The battery is 6 months old, wires are tight, and it registers 12.5 volts.
> I see no loose wires around the starter solenoid. I looked at the fuses
> under the hood. The one labeled Starter seems fine (I checked it with an
> ohm meter).
>
>
>
> Any suggestions on where to start? I'm thinking I have a starter problem
> (the first click) and a fuse problem (very uneducated guesses). Replacing
> the starter doesn't look too difficult, but I don't want to just start
> replacing parts with little confidence of the real problem(s).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff
>
>
the battery is discharged and/or the cable ends need a serious cleaning.
Go ahead and clean the cable ends (both ends) because if the charging system
needs attention (next step) then you will again be advised to clean them.
Oh..... and before Mike jumps in.... check and clean the main grounds.....
(battery, block, head) they have a nasty habit of rotting from the
inside....
"CD" <cd@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:0OjTf.55180$H71.6437@newssvr13.news.prodigy.c om...
>I have some sort of electrical and/or starting problem with my 2000 TJ,
>Auto, 4.0, 70,000 miles. I started it this morning (after sitting 3
>weeks), no problem. Drove it 5 miles, parked for an hour, started it and
>drove 5 miles back home - no problems. It sat a couple hours, then I tried
>to start it again & my problems stated.
>
>
>
> I turned the ignition key, heard one click from under the hood, then
> silence. I turned the key again and absolutely nothing. I have no
> electricity to the car at all. No radio, headlights, dome light,
> emergency flashers - nothing. The only power in the entire car is via an
> auxiliary DC outlet that's direct wired to the battery (for RV towing).
>
>
>
> When I wait 30 minutes and try again, I sometimes get one click from under
> the hood - followed by no current throughout.
>
>
>
> The battery is 6 months old, wires are tight, and it registers 12.5 volts.
> I see no loose wires around the starter solenoid. I looked at the fuses
> under the hood. The one labeled Starter seems fine (I checked it with an
> ohm meter).
>
>
>
> Any suggestions on where to start? I'm thinking I have a starter problem
> (the first click) and a fuse problem (very uneducated guesses). Replacing
> the starter doesn't look too difficult, but I don't want to just start
> replacing parts with little confidence of the real problem(s).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff
>
>
#9
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: TJ - No Electricity
Turn on the headlights and then hit the starter. If your headlights go out
the battery is discharged and/or the cable ends need a serious cleaning.
Go ahead and clean the cable ends (both ends) because if the charging system
needs attention (next step) then you will again be advised to clean them.
Oh..... and before Mike jumps in.... check and clean the main grounds.....
(battery, block, head) they have a nasty habit of rotting from the
inside....
"CD" <cd@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:0OjTf.55180$H71.6437@newssvr13.news.prodigy.c om...
>I have some sort of electrical and/or starting problem with my 2000 TJ,
>Auto, 4.0, 70,000 miles. I started it this morning (after sitting 3
>weeks), no problem. Drove it 5 miles, parked for an hour, started it and
>drove 5 miles back home - no problems. It sat a couple hours, then I tried
>to start it again & my problems stated.
>
>
>
> I turned the ignition key, heard one click from under the hood, then
> silence. I turned the key again and absolutely nothing. I have no
> electricity to the car at all. No radio, headlights, dome light,
> emergency flashers - nothing. The only power in the entire car is via an
> auxiliary DC outlet that's direct wired to the battery (for RV towing).
>
>
>
> When I wait 30 minutes and try again, I sometimes get one click from under
> the hood - followed by no current throughout.
>
>
>
> The battery is 6 months old, wires are tight, and it registers 12.5 volts.
> I see no loose wires around the starter solenoid. I looked at the fuses
> under the hood. The one labeled Starter seems fine (I checked it with an
> ohm meter).
>
>
>
> Any suggestions on where to start? I'm thinking I have a starter problem
> (the first click) and a fuse problem (very uneducated guesses). Replacing
> the starter doesn't look too difficult, but I don't want to just start
> replacing parts with little confidence of the real problem(s).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff
>
>
the battery is discharged and/or the cable ends need a serious cleaning.
Go ahead and clean the cable ends (both ends) because if the charging system
needs attention (next step) then you will again be advised to clean them.
Oh..... and before Mike jumps in.... check and clean the main grounds.....
(battery, block, head) they have a nasty habit of rotting from the
inside....
"CD" <cd@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:0OjTf.55180$H71.6437@newssvr13.news.prodigy.c om...
>I have some sort of electrical and/or starting problem with my 2000 TJ,
>Auto, 4.0, 70,000 miles. I started it this morning (after sitting 3
>weeks), no problem. Drove it 5 miles, parked for an hour, started it and
>drove 5 miles back home - no problems. It sat a couple hours, then I tried
>to start it again & my problems stated.
>
>
>
> I turned the ignition key, heard one click from under the hood, then
> silence. I turned the key again and absolutely nothing. I have no
> electricity to the car at all. No radio, headlights, dome light,
> emergency flashers - nothing. The only power in the entire car is via an
> auxiliary DC outlet that's direct wired to the battery (for RV towing).
>
>
>
> When I wait 30 minutes and try again, I sometimes get one click from under
> the hood - followed by no current throughout.
>
>
>
> The battery is 6 months old, wires are tight, and it registers 12.5 volts.
> I see no loose wires around the starter solenoid. I looked at the fuses
> under the hood. The one labeled Starter seems fine (I checked it with an
> ohm meter).
>
>
>
> Any suggestions on where to start? I'm thinking I have a starter problem
> (the first click) and a fuse problem (very uneducated guesses). Replacing
> the starter doesn't look too difficult, but I don't want to just start
> replacing parts with little confidence of the real problem(s).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff
>
>
#10
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: TJ - No Electricity
Clean your battery terminals. When you take them apart you'll see a
black substance to scrape off, I don't what it is, a type of corrosion
or what? But it'll completely disconnect your battery.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
CD wrote:
>
> I have some sort of electrical and/or starting problem with my 2000 TJ,
> Auto, 4.0, 70,000 miles. I started it this morning (after sitting 3 weeks),
> no problem. Drove it 5 miles, parked for an hour, started it and drove 5
> miles back home - no problems. It sat a couple hours, then I tried to start
> it again & my problems stated.
>
> I turned the ignition key, heard one click from under the hood, then
> silence. I turned the key again and absolutely nothing. I have no
> electricity to the car at all. No radio, headlights, dome light, emergency
> flashers - nothing. The only power in the entire car is via an auxiliary DC
> outlet that's direct wired to the battery (for RV towing).
>
> When I wait 30 minutes and try again, I sometimes get one click from under
> the hood - followed by no current throughout.
>
> The battery is 6 months old, wires are tight, and it registers 12.5 volts.
> I see no loose wires around the starter solenoid. I looked at the fuses
> under the hood. The one labeled Starter seems fine (I checked it with an
> ohm meter).
>
> Any suggestions on where to start? I'm thinking I have a starter problem
> (the first click) and a fuse problem (very uneducated guesses). Replacing
> the starter doesn't look too difficult, but I don't want to just start
> replacing parts with little confidence of the real problem(s).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff
black substance to scrape off, I don't what it is, a type of corrosion
or what? But it'll completely disconnect your battery.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
CD wrote:
>
> I have some sort of electrical and/or starting problem with my 2000 TJ,
> Auto, 4.0, 70,000 miles. I started it this morning (after sitting 3 weeks),
> no problem. Drove it 5 miles, parked for an hour, started it and drove 5
> miles back home - no problems. It sat a couple hours, then I tried to start
> it again & my problems stated.
>
> I turned the ignition key, heard one click from under the hood, then
> silence. I turned the key again and absolutely nothing. I have no
> electricity to the car at all. No radio, headlights, dome light, emergency
> flashers - nothing. The only power in the entire car is via an auxiliary DC
> outlet that's direct wired to the battery (for RV towing).
>
> When I wait 30 minutes and try again, I sometimes get one click from under
> the hood - followed by no current throughout.
>
> The battery is 6 months old, wires are tight, and it registers 12.5 volts.
> I see no loose wires around the starter solenoid. I looked at the fuses
> under the hood. The one labeled Starter seems fine (I checked it with an
> ohm meter).
>
> Any suggestions on where to start? I'm thinking I have a starter problem
> (the first click) and a fuse problem (very uneducated guesses). Replacing
> the starter doesn't look too difficult, but I don't want to just start
> replacing parts with little confidence of the real problem(s).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff