So story for anyone who this happens to jusy keep in mind.
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So story for anyone who this happens to jusy keep in mind.
Yesterday drove my 96 xj . When I pulled up somewhere . After being parked for a second and tried to crank it . Nothing . Absolutely no response . Called a buddy he jumped me . Took forever . Finally started 10 minutes later same thing . So I was just going to drive the b*tch home . He jumped it I get moving . Halfway down this road . Dead on the spot . Power steering goes out all light . So I get it pushed in neutral into a parking spot . Finally after almost jumping it I decide to have the battery tested . While I'm moving the cable . Headlight come on. Turns out my positive cable wasn't ground on there correctly . So future reference ALWAYS check your cables .
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Sometimes, even the basic maintenance or routine diagnostics are overlooked when something happens. Glad it was an easy fix. Are the battery terminals clean?
I would have used this as an excuse to upgrade my battery cables and ends but my wife wouldn't have agreed with me.
I would have used this as an excuse to upgrade my battery cables and ends but my wife wouldn't have agreed with me.
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Dont feel bad I had a positive cable that you could see the wire all the way down the cable and was told it would be ok not to worry about it by a mechanic and a few months later I started having a battery drain issue and then the battery wouldnt even charge. So thanks to that a$$ hole I ended up butying a new battery and cables when I could just replaced the cables and been fine for at least another year on the old battery.
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