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Old 08-20-2014, 08:18 PM
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I drove my 98 xj home yesterday from work and this morning got in it and it done nothing. No dome light, completely dead. I hooked up the battery charger to it and it is still completely dead. I checked fuses under the hood. I wiggled all the wires and nothing happens. It's a 4.0 with just under 200k..I'm confused. Any info would be great
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check your connections to the battery.
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Try jump starting with another actor at least see if the light come on. If they do then your battery is done. If not then it's a connection problem
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also check you main positive leads going to your battery if they look any corroded they need to be replaced.
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Originally Posted by sm99eagle
I drove my 98 xj home yesterday from work and this morning got in it and it done nothing. No dome light, completely dead. I hooked up the battery charger to it and it is still completely dead. I checked fuses under the hood. I wiggled all the wires and nothing happens. It's a 4.0 with just under 200k..I'm confused. Any info would be great
You mean, you charged the battery and it is (still) dead?
In that case, ur up for a new battery.

Do you have a voltmeter? If not, get one for not too many $$ (if only for future issues) and hook it up to your battery. Then you will know where to go from.
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