Cherokee wont start sometimes
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Year: 1996
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Engine: 4.0L high output
Cherokee wont start sometimes
hey guys and gals. New to the threads. Ran into a couple of problems. with my 96. sometimes my jeep wont start, i mean no crank no clicking nothing, but when i put it in neutral and coast back or go forward she will fire up no problem. Im kinda pissed about it. and let me mind you i have new battery,alt,starter ..pretty much everything on my jeep is new-Cuz thats just how much i love my xj!! and minor problem is that my reverse lights dont work..bulb are good and fuse is good., maybe a bad connector off the transfer case?
help please.
help please.
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Year: 1995
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Neutral safety switch. Search on here for how to remove and clean it. That is absolutely your issue, I'm 100% sure of it.
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Welcome to the forum. And welcome to having what sounds like a typical XJ issue..
The reverse lights missing, the intermittent no start without even cranking/clicking...I agree that the NSS is very suspect. Worth looking into cleaning it first before replacing. Do a search (like cleaning neutral safety switch), and you will find several threads, some with nice pics. Getting the NSS of the shaft is the "piece de resistance" , so to speak.
Oh, and don't get all pissed about it, as you said. There will be plenty more opportunities to do that, when you come across more complicated problems to be solved
The reverse lights missing, the intermittent no start without even cranking/clicking...I agree that the NSS is very suspect. Worth looking into cleaning it first before replacing. Do a search (like cleaning neutral safety switch), and you will find several threads, some with nice pics. Getting the NSS of the shaft is the "piece de resistance" , so to speak.
Oh, and don't get all pissed about it, as you said. There will be plenty more opportunities to do that, when you come across more complicated problems to be solved
Last edited by Roler; 10-28-2014 at 05:58 AM.
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