Cherokee wont start
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From: In the middle of Minnesota!
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Always verify battery cables and condition first.
1. Remove battery cables. Clean them AND the battery posts until they are SHINY. Connections are often overlooked and are the cause of many no-starts where the engine doesn't even turn over.
2. If you have performed step #1 above and still symptomatic, have your battery "load tested". Any parts store will do this for you for free. Load testing is the only accurate way of determining battery condition. Voltage testing in and by itself is absolutely inconclusive.
1. Remove battery cables. Clean them AND the battery posts until they are SHINY. Connections are often overlooked and are the cause of many no-starts where the engine doesn't even turn over.
2. If you have performed step #1 above and still symptomatic, have your battery "load tested". Any parts store will do this for you for free. Load testing is the only accurate way of determining battery condition. Voltage testing in and by itself is absolutely inconclusive.
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