What did you do to your XJ today??
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From: Arlington
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 ltr
Sounds like you have a bad solinoid. Use a screw driver acrossed the two possive wire
pins on the starter to jump that curcuit like mentioned
. If it starts i would be sure your stater Is crud. Also you could just for a simple test to make sure its not the harnes or ignition. Take the signal wire off. Grab a long length of wire and go from the possitive cable post on the bat. To the signal location on the starter. If iti starts or not. That will tell you if its the wiring in the rig. Also if that starter is rather old the contacts could be shot and it still wont wanna turn. Getting voltage on a wire don't mean the circuit will carry load in certain problems and situations. Hope that helps
pins on the starter to jump that curcuit like mentioned
. If it starts i would be sure your stater Is crud. Also you could just for a simple test to make sure its not the harnes or ignition. Take the signal wire off. Grab a long length of wire and go from the possitive cable post on the bat. To the signal location on the starter. If iti starts or not. That will tell you if its the wiring in the rig. Also if that starter is rather old the contacts could be shot and it still wont wanna turn. Getting voltage on a wire don't mean the circuit will carry load in certain problems and situations. Hope that helps
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From: Burington Washington
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4L Renix
Thats another relay. If its hot it mite be shorting out. Locate it in your digram. Give it a test.If your starter relay is good. Then its just your igniton. The little contacts get worn out inside. Ive had this problem before in a bmw and it was making a few different intermittent problems.
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From: Arlington
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 ltr
Thats another relay. If its hot it mite be shorting out. Locate it in your digram. Give it a test.If your starter relay is good. Then its just your igniton. The little contacts get worn out inside. Ive had this problem before in a bmw and it was making a few different intermittent problems.
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From: Oregon in the valley
Year: 1992 Laredo
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 HO
Just finished fender flares. will post later. let me know what you think
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From: Austin, TX
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Finished up the lift in the rear, half way through the front and can't get the lower control arm bolt out of the arm by the frame, any suggestions. I've tried tons of bp, breaker bar will spin in, broke my biggest screwdriver trying to pry it, busted my c clamp trying to press it out. Looking at grinding the head off and drilling it out next.
HELP!
HELP!
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From: Spanaway
Year: 97
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by Beerguyatx
Finished up the lift in the rear, half way through the front and can't get the lower control arm bolt out of the arm by the frame, any suggestions. I've tried tons of bp, breaker bar will spin in, broke my biggest screwdriver trying to pry it, busted my c clamp trying to press it out. Looking at grinding the head off and drilling it out next.
HELP!
HELP!