93XJRTSmith

Hi i went to start my jeep yesterday and nothing happened. no lights came on at all. battery is about two months old when tested it shows a full charge. i was able to start the car after a few attempts at jumping it didnt work right away. anyone ever had this problem or know what to look for?? thanks any help is greatly appreciated

96_xj

does it attempt to crank over at all?

93XJRTSmith

it doesnt do anythign at all. ex: no interior lights and no annoying buss when the key is in with door open

Jeep89JV

I'm assuming your posts are clean and you have an actual good battery connection?

96_xj

check/clean all of your terminals and grounds. I had this problem and it ended up being a poor terminal. They looked clean, just worn out....

93XJRTSmith

yea they look clean. wat would be the best way to clean the terminals? like grease remover possible fine grit sandpaper?

jeep_guy3

check the battery cables them selfs. my dads 1990 did the same thing, i checked and the ground wire on the battery had rubbed against the exhaust and melted the rubber coating and over time the wires wore out and broke the battery cable in half. as long as your battery is good then its going to be a simple connection.

96_xj

to check the battery cables if the cable about 2-5 inches from the terminals is stiff, then they are bad, they need to be flexible. You will not see the corrosion IN the cable but if they are stiff, then there is corrosion making them bad.

mine went bad and i went to the local air and gas welding shop and i got "scrap" 2/0 welding cable for free with crimp ends. Serious improvement! and it was free=] Since welding shops have to cut cables to size and all of that jazz they always have a bit of extra laying around, just tell them your length and have them put crimp on ends it =]