FrankenJeep
03-26-2002, 04:19 AM
Howdy Gang.
I drove the 83 Cherokee to work today for the first time after a test run last night. Everything was fine until I went to lunch. I went to start it and *click*, then nothing (no fan, no clock, etc)
I can disconnect the battery and get the accessories back when I reconnect. However, when I try to start everthing cuts out. A friend took me up to the store for parts, and I'm going to start replacing cables. I also bought a starter solenoid and a fusible link. I figure I'll return whatever I don't use.
What sucks is that I got overconfident and left my manuals and major tools at home, so I'm flying a little blind. :mad:
My thoughts are:
I have a bad connection somewhere, bought wires to cover both pos (+) and neg (-) connections off the battery.
Could the fusible link be a problem? I thought that if that was blown, I wouldn't get anything, and it wouldn't reset after I disconnected/reconnected the battery. Where does the other end of the link go? I can see it attached to the solenoid.
A friend listened and the solenoid is pulling in. Could this be like GM starters that need a good *whack* every now and then. I wouldn't expect everything to quit if this were the problem.
Are there any circuit breakers that would be causing this? I don't have any diagrams to reference due to my own stupidity. :mad:
Any advise is appreciated.
Frank
I drove the 83 Cherokee to work today for the first time after a test run last night. Everything was fine until I went to lunch. I went to start it and *click*, then nothing (no fan, no clock, etc)
I can disconnect the battery and get the accessories back when I reconnect. However, when I try to start everthing cuts out. A friend took me up to the store for parts, and I'm going to start replacing cables. I also bought a starter solenoid and a fusible link. I figure I'll return whatever I don't use.
What sucks is that I got overconfident and left my manuals and major tools at home, so I'm flying a little blind. :mad:
My thoughts are:
I have a bad connection somewhere, bought wires to cover both pos (+) and neg (-) connections off the battery.
Could the fusible link be a problem? I thought that if that was blown, I wouldn't get anything, and it wouldn't reset after I disconnected/reconnected the battery. Where does the other end of the link go? I can see it attached to the solenoid.
A friend listened and the solenoid is pulling in. Could this be like GM starters that need a good *whack* every now and then. I wouldn't expect everything to quit if this were the problem.
Are there any circuit breakers that would be causing this? I don't have any diagrams to reference due to my own stupidity. :mad:
Any advise is appreciated.
Frank