92 Cherokee Laredo wont start
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Hello all! I'm having some trouble with my 92 Cherokee Laredo. The other day it would start, but it would just barely turn over and sounded like it wasn't going to make it right before it would crank up. I tried it quite a few times and wound up killing the battery. I would turn the key and the engine wouldn't even try to turn over, but I would hear a single click come from the engine. After replacing the battery, It still had the same problem as before, having a hard time turning over. I wasn't able to get it to start after I changed the battery. The terminals and battery cables look good and I cleaned the corrosion off. I was wondering if the next logical step would be to remove the starter and get it checked? Thanks.
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Hello all! I'm having some trouble with my 92 Cherokee Laredo. The other day it would start, but it would just barely turn over and sounded like it wasn't going to make it right before it would crank up. I tried it quite a few times and wound up killing the battery. I would turn the key and the engine wouldn't even try to turn over, but I would hear a single click come from the engine. After replacing the battery, It still had the same problem as before, having a hard time turning over. I wasn't able to get it to start after I changed the battery. The terminals and battery cables look good and I cleaned the corrosion off. I was wondering if the next logical step would be to remove the starter and get it checked? Thanks.
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That is your starter. Sounds exactly like what happened to mine a week ago. And a new starter fixed it.
I was able to get it to start by shorting the positive and negative terminals on the starter with a screw driver to get me to the auto parts store.
I was able to get it to start by shorting the positive and negative terminals on the starter with a screw driver to get me to the auto parts store.
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Fix the oil leak and make sure all the cable are good. The solenoid doesn't like to be soaked in oil. It tends to get burnt on the contacts and cause problems.
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