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Old Jul 8, 2018 | 03:14 PM
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I have a 1998 Cherokee 4WD 4.0L.
When I open the door there is a clicking sound, sounds like the turn signal is on.
I can turn the battery on and all the gauges will turn on and so will the radio.
That is all I can do, it wont turn over at all
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Old Jul 8, 2018 | 05:20 PM
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Have you checked the voltage on the battery? Have you tried jump starting it?
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Old Jul 10, 2018 | 03:39 PM
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I got the battery tested and it is fine
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Old Jul 10, 2018 | 05:23 PM
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If the battery is fine you need to figure out why it's either not getting power to the starter or if it's the starter itself that's bad.

Break out your multi-meter and do a search for ASD relay testing and starter circuit testing in the forum threads. I'd try to find diagnostic steps from Jordan96xj since he's very thorough and easy to understand.
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Old Jul 14, 2019 | 12:20 PM
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late update:
turned out the previous owner had an after market security system installed and it was just tripped.
I found the remote to the security system and was able to turn it off
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