something is killing my battery
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no start
originally thought the battery was dead, tried to jump it didn't do anything. Checked voltage.
I have 12.5 volts at the battery, nothing....no beeping with door open and key in ignition. Battery is new.
I have 12.5 volts at the battery, nothing....no beeping with door open and key in ignition. Battery is new.
Last edited by mikesignal; 08-03-2015 at 07:08 AM.
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2000 4.0 sport no crank
No--it does nothing. turn key, nothing, dead....I'm guessing I'm losing voltage somewhere or a bad ignition?....even with the key in the ignition, door open--it does not beep as it should..no accessories work either......also got my digital meter out (12.5 volts with analog) and it read 12.73 at the battery.... I checked 3 fuses---ign acc/run - ign run/start - battery acc--all good
I tried to change the title of the thread but it didn't let me-it should say no crank--I originally thought I had a dead battery
I tried to change the title of the thread but it didn't let me-it should say no crank--I originally thought I had a dead battery
Last edited by mikesignal; 08-03-2015 at 09:19 AM.
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I tried to change the title and delete--no luck
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Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
If your battery's voltage is stable, it's not that you're losing voltage. If that were the case, the battery would be losing voltage while the XJ sat. I would check that your battery terminals are clean and use a terminal brush JIC. If you don't have one, they're really cheap and very useful. Then check that the wires going to the battery have a good connection. I had bare stranded wires going into the connectors and it was causing an intermittent complete loss of power. I added a couple eye terminals and my problems disappeared. If all of that checks out, it's pretty likely that you have a ground issue. Start checking the major grounds and let us know what you find out.
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