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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 11:25 AM
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I drove in yesterday just fine. When i went to start it no power to anything. No lights, guages or any battery at all. Tried jumping it and still no power what so over. I have had some starting problems with really slow starts and a low voltage reading for the past week or so but never had all power loss. If anyone has any ideas that I can do so I can at least drive it home that would be great. Thanks
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 11:33 AM
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Confirm the battery is good and move on from there.
Check the battery connections and the grounds make sure everything is clean and tight.
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 11:53 AM
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the battery is good. had it checked about a week ago. The cables are brand new. could it be a ground to make it completely dead? And when i would start it, it would making a grinding noise then turn over real slow until it fired up
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 12:05 PM
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Had similer problem replaced 300 worth of SENSORS AND PARTS and found out after all that the Battery was the problem!! Have the battery rechecked.
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 12:06 PM
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if you have no power at all *no lights or anything* then the power from the battery is not getting to the vehicle.. You said it has new cables.

Here is the main lead from the positive battery post I'm pointing at going to the relay. make sure that is tight and all the wires are on tight. This is were I have found the most trouble on a renix jeep.
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Here next to the dipstick is the ground wire
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 12:31 PM
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I will definitely check those. if anyone else has an idea let me know. Thanks for the help
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