94 Cherokee Sport Will Not Start, Any Help?
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i can tell you're frustracted. there are so many things that can cause this, you have to rule them out one by one, you know the bat is good and the starter is also, i dont completely recall the type of ignition switch in these but if the are similar to chevy,(mounted on top of the column under the dash) i have seen the move. (they are adjustable) you will get dash lights and all accessories but wont engage the starter. use a test light to see if the start wire on the starter is energizing. if not i would look at the ignition switch.
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My friends is an 89 and what he does is disconnect the batter cables and touch them together and it will start. I don't know if your having the same problem but his does the exact same thing with the click only. We replaced the starter and sol plus new cables and it still wouldn't start until he put the cables together. Look under the steering wheel for an alarm...Tj
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Update on this...i tried jumping it cables again on a warm day with thicker gauge jumper cables...and i got power to the the lights windshield headlights...but she wouldnt try to turn over...im hoping it could be just needing a new battery
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Go to kmart buy a new battery. If it works keep it. If it don't return it. Thats what i did when i thought i had a battery issue. I ended up returning the battery and buying an alternator.
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.. i got something you can try.. the color of the starter wire comming from the ignition switch right under your steering column is green/yellow... this is a thicker set of wires and the starter should be the thinest out of the 4 or 5 wires.. you can cut that and the constant 12 volts wire which is red in that wiring group... then touch those together and tell me if you get that clicking noise.. you wana try that?
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Ok so its a 94 Jeep cherokee sport 2 door with 244000 miles on it. So heres the story. This last summer i drove it all around my uncles place, ran strong, real strong. Had power out the ***. Spin tires no problem, started every time with no hesitation. So then i let it sit for 6 months, tried to start it, no luck, jump started it, started right up. Shut her off, and took the radio out to sell it to a friend. I let it sit for another 3 months, i swap out the radiator and put a new one in it, because the old one had a hole. i go back to start it no luck, jumper box wont start it, jumper cables on 3 diff vechicles wont start it. I take off the starter and put another one in it from the yard, my uncle owns a salvage yard. I have no idea why it wont start, it wont even try to turn over, When go to start it the guages all work, the fuel is 1/4 full, the battery meter goes to 14, the engine temp light goes the whole way to the right and back down, which idk if thats normal or not. I hear a faint "clicking" but thats it. I need to get this thing on the road in the next week or two. I'm 17 years old. I have access or own every tool possible needed to fix it, i just dont know how. Im selling my 2002 Chevy Trailblazer with 78000 miles on it and i need a vechicle to drive. I'm on a mission bc my mom thinks im making a big mistake selling this new vechicle to drive this "old junker" around. But she don't understand, its a jeep, and nothing runs like a jeep. Guys please help me. By the way the radio is still out of the jeep, i dont know if this matters.
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