bad batt,bad starter?
11-23-2016, 01:40 PM
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Year: 2000 and 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
A cowl intake will allow you to delete the stock airbox and put a battery there. One of the 4x4 companies (I can't remember which one) actually makes a mounting kit that puts a battery bracket there and turns the computer at an angle to allow a better fit. That kit also includes an isolator so that the second battery charges off the alternator but isn't connected directly to the main battery until you push a switch to join them. That way you don't run down both batteries.
i looked at the air box space but ive got to where i want stuff stock. my mod days are over! trouble enuf fixing stock stuff. the 2 batt setup i did used a big diode to isolate the 2nd batt. it saved me a few times,doors open,lites on while working= dead batt in a short time. i know electric and it surprises me how a few small lites do it! radio can play all day.
i looked at relocating the rad overflo above the starter by the firewall then move fuses slightly for batt space. lots of messing there open to other trouble. i had a 49 ford with batt in trunk with HEAVY cable!! so now, just thinking. still want to check static drain but cold and rainy here. painting inside,keeping warm.
11-23-2016, 09:04 PM
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Again, remove the starter, disassemble, and clean it. When I had trouble with the starter on my '00, I did that and solved the problem...for a short while. The brushes were worn out, but the road grime/oil paste inside wasn't doing it any favors either. If it isn't the starter, then you have a bad connection somewhere.
If I understood a couple of your posts correctly, you still have the original battery/starter cables and terminals? I just finished making/installing new 2 gauge cables and military terminals an hour or so ago. Made a difference.
If I understood a couple of your posts correctly, you still have the original battery/starter cables and terminals? I just finished making/installing new 2 gauge cables and military terminals an hour or so ago. Made a difference.
11-24-2016, 12:24 PM
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Year: 2000 and 1998
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Again, remove the starter, disassemble, and clean it. When I had trouble with the starter on my '00, I did that and solved the problem...for a short while. The brushes were worn out, but the road grime/oil paste inside wasn't doing it any favors either. If it isn't the starter, then you have a bad connection somewhere.
If I understood a couple of your posts correctly, you still have the original battery/starter cables and terminals? I just finished making/installing new 2 gauge cables and military terminals an hour or so ago. Made a difference.
If I understood a couple of your posts correctly, you still have the original battery/starter cables and terminals? I just finished making/installing new 2 gauge cables and military terminals an hour or so ago. Made a difference.
so far its been ok and i like the stock lead, till they get stretched.one more start trbl and ill pull it but put in a new one!not in mood to rebuild,been there done that yrs ago! thanks.