Strange startup issue
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Strange startup issue
I ran into a strange issue tonight. When I go to crank my '01 XJ everything dies... no radio, no lights, nothing. When I get out and lock it with the keyfob, I can get back in and turn on the ignition. At this point, the radio and lights all work. When I try to start it again, everything dies.
I checked the battery cables and the charge and everything seems to be fine. My best guess is the rain tonight is muffing something up or I activated the anti-thief while disabling my clockspring (It took a dump on me).
Any ideas on where to start?
I checked the battery cables and the charge and everything seems to be fine. My best guess is the rain tonight is muffing something up or I activated the anti-thief while disabling my clockspring (It took a dump on me).
Any ideas on where to start?
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I would start by cleaning all of the grounding points. Not just the battery. Also have the battery load tested. Any parts store will test it for free.
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I took a sanding block to the wires leading to the terminal and re-pinched them in. It has started up three times now. The whole NO power thing made me think it was something worse. Looks like I need some new heavy gauge wires, they are pretty corroded.
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