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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 03:08 PM
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so I swaped engines the other day and im very sure I hooked everything up right. but now my jeep wont start. im thinking it may be somthing with the neutral safety switch. im getting power to my stereo and I arked the starter and it turned over bit wont make any noise when im trying to start it inside.
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 03:26 PM
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retrace you ingintion wires... something got missed
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 04:45 PM
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never even thought of that!!!
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 04:49 PM
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i blame you... i read your post and not an hour later i blow the 217K Renix in my 90 to pieces. haha. looks like i'll be right behind ya on the replacement.
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 04:49 PM
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i blame you... i read your post and not an hour later i blow the 217K Renix in my 90 to pieces. haha. looks like i'll be right behind ya on the replacement.
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 04:55 PM
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oh crap dude thats crazy
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 04:57 PM
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Moved to OEM not Advanced tech.
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 11:52 PM
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make sure you hooked up your crank postion sensor on your bell housing, forgot mine one time and chased it for three days trying to find out why it would start.
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Old Nov 3, 2011 | 08:42 PM
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I made sure to get that.
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Old Nov 3, 2011 | 10:14 PM
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USe a test light on the stater relay on the fender well by the battery and make sure you get fire to it with the key in the start position.
If so, replace the relay, if not, go to checking neutral safty switch, clutch switch.
I bet its just a simple wire not replaced to the correct position imo.
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Old Nov 6, 2011 | 02:44 PM
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Turns out my battery was just dead lol im an idiot
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Old Nov 6, 2011 | 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeepguy73
Turns out my battery was just dead lol im an idiot
That should have been one of the first things checked.
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Old Nov 6, 2011 | 06:16 PM
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don't beat him while he's down. learning curve. hell the next time he runs out of gas he's gonna chaeck the battery just to be sure.
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Old Nov 6, 2011 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Agent_Oragnge
don't beat him while he's down. learning curve. hell the next time he runs out of gas he's gonna chaeck the battery just to be sure.
Shouldn't be down since the problem has been solved.
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Old Nov 6, 2011 | 08:14 PM
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Exactly yo. lol I know I should have checked that first but I just put a new engine in and was just checking the other wires lol
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