hi, my the other day i went to the store. 5 minutes later came out and jeep
wouldnt start. turn the key and no crank at all. after calling to get it
towed. me and the driver pushed it towrd the truck, gave it one last shot and
it started. i ended up driving it home (20 miles). at home. cleaned the
battery teminals to look like new. started it again afterwards with no
problem. next day. started it went to the store came home no problem. decided
to just try to start it one more time from my driveway and nothing again and
thats where is stand now. any suggestions???? you help would be most
apprciated. its an 1989 jeep yj. 6 cyl
thanks

 

Well, here's the skinny, sounds like a situation I had with a old toyota
corolla. service shops couldn't find a damn thing wrong anywhere........
anyway, a long story short. It seems the ignition switch was the faulty
problem. It would only do it after driving for awhile, and stopping. If you
let it sit for awhile, it'd restart. Just a thought. Could also be the
linkage adjustment on the ignition. Not that there is much, but its a rod
going down to the switch mounted on the steering column down towards the
pedals.
I'll put $20.00 on the switch......
But......with all the emissions crap and the ecm, who knows......
make sure your block ground wire is good.......
and all wiring connections in the engine compartment are good, especially
around the starter.
have your battery tested......as well.....as the alternator.




dan g wrote:
>hi, my the other day i went to the store. 5 minutes later came out and jeep
>wouldnt start. turn the key and no crank at all. after calling to get it
>towed. me and the driver pushed it towrd the truck, gave it one last shot and
>it started. i ended up driving it home (20 miles). at home. cleaned the
>battery teminals to look like new. started it again afterwards with no
>problem. next day. started it went to the store came home no problem. decided
>to just try to start it one more time from my driveway and nothing again and
>thats where is stand now. any suggestions???? you help would be most
>apprciated. its an 1989 jeep yj. 6 cyl
>thanks


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Well, here's the skinny, sounds like a situation I had with a old toyota
corolla. service shops couldn't find a damn thing wrong anywhere........
anyway, a long story short. It seems the ignition switch was the faulty
problem. It would only do it after driving for awhile, and stopping. If you
let it sit for awhile, it'd restart. Just a thought. Could also be the
linkage adjustment on the ignition. Not that there is much, but its a rod
going down to the switch mounted on the steering column down towards the
pedals.
I'll put $20.00 on the switch......
But......with all the emissions crap and the ecm, who knows......
make sure your block ground wire is good.......
and all wiring connections in the engine compartment are good, especially
around the starter.
have your battery tested......as well.....as the alternator.




dan g wrote:
>hi, my the other day i went to the store. 5 minutes later came out and jeep
>wouldnt start. turn the key and no crank at all. after calling to get it
>towed. me and the driver pushed it towrd the truck, gave it one last shot and
>it started. i ended up driving it home (20 miles). at home. cleaned the
>battery teminals to look like new. started it again afterwards with no
>problem. next day. started it went to the store came home no problem. decided
>to just try to start it one more time from my driveway and nothing again and
>thats where is stand now. any suggestions???? you help would be most
>apprciated. its an 1989 jeep yj. 6 cyl
>thanks


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Well, here's the skinny, sounds like a situation I had with a old toyota
corolla. service shops couldn't find a damn thing wrong anywhere........
anyway, a long story short. It seems the ignition switch was the faulty
problem. It would only do it after driving for awhile, and stopping. If you
let it sit for awhile, it'd restart. Just a thought. Could also be the
linkage adjustment on the ignition. Not that there is much, but its a rod
going down to the switch mounted on the steering column down towards the
pedals.
I'll put $20.00 on the switch......
But......with all the emissions crap and the ecm, who knows......
make sure your block ground wire is good.......
and all wiring connections in the engine compartment are good, especially
around the starter.
have your battery tested......as well.....as the alternator.




dan g wrote:
>hi, my the other day i went to the store. 5 minutes later came out and jeep
>wouldnt start. turn the key and no crank at all. after calling to get it
>towed. me and the driver pushed it towrd the truck, gave it one last shot and
>it started. i ended up driving it home (20 miles). at home. cleaned the
>battery teminals to look like new. started it again afterwards with no
>problem. next day. started it went to the store came home no problem. decided
>to just try to start it one more time from my driveway and nothing again and
>thats where is stand now. any suggestions???? you help would be most
>apprciated. its an 1989 jeep yj. 6 cyl
>thanks


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Well, here's the skinny, sounds like a situation I had with a old toyota
corolla. service shops couldn't find a damn thing wrong anywhere........
anyway, a long story short. It seems the ignition switch was the faulty
problem. It would only do it after driving for awhile, and stopping. If you
let it sit for awhile, it'd restart. Just a thought. Could also be the
linkage adjustment on the ignition. Not that there is much, but its a rod
going down to the switch mounted on the steering column down towards the
pedals.
I'll put $20.00 on the switch......
But......with all the emissions crap and the ecm, who knows......
make sure your block ground wire is good.......
and all wiring connections in the engine compartment are good, especially
around the starter.
have your battery tested......as well.....as the alternator.




dan g wrote:
>hi, my the other day i went to the store. 5 minutes later came out and jeep
>wouldnt start. turn the key and no crank at all. after calling to get it
>towed. me and the driver pushed it towrd the truck, gave it one last shot and
>it started. i ended up driving it home (20 miles). at home. cleaned the
>battery teminals to look like new. started it again afterwards with no
>problem. next day. started it went to the store came home no problem. decided
>to just try to start it one more time from my driveway and nothing again and
>thats where is stand now. any suggestions???? you help would be most
>apprciated. its an 1989 jeep yj. 6 cyl
>thanks


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Automatic? Wiggle it in park, or shift to neutral.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"dan g via CarKB.com" wrote:
>
> hi, my the other day i went to the store. 5 minutes later came out and jeep
> wouldnt start. turn the key and no crank at all. after calling to get it
> towed. me and the driver pushed it towrd the truck, gave it one last shot and
> it started. i ended up driving it home (20 miles). at home. cleaned the
> battery teminals to look like new. started it again afterwards with no
> problem. next day. started it went to the store came home no problem. decided
> to just try to start it one more time from my driveway and nothing again and
> thats where is stand now. any suggestions???? you help would be most
> apprciated. its an 1989 jeep yj. 6 cyl
> thanks

 

Automatic? Wiggle it in park, or shift to neutral.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"dan g via CarKB.com" wrote:
>
> hi, my the other day i went to the store. 5 minutes later came out and jeep
> wouldnt start. turn the key and no crank at all. after calling to get it
> towed. me and the driver pushed it towrd the truck, gave it one last shot and
> it started. i ended up driving it home (20 miles). at home. cleaned the
> battery teminals to look like new. started it again afterwards with no
> problem. next day. started it went to the store came home no problem. decided
> to just try to start it one more time from my driveway and nothing again and
> thats where is stand now. any suggestions???? you help would be most
> apprciated. its an 1989 jeep yj. 6 cyl
> thanks

 

Automatic? Wiggle it in park, or shift to neutral.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"dan g via CarKB.com" wrote:
>
> hi, my the other day i went to the store. 5 minutes later came out and jeep
> wouldnt start. turn the key and no crank at all. after calling to get it
> towed. me and the driver pushed it towrd the truck, gave it one last shot and
> it started. i ended up driving it home (20 miles). at home. cleaned the
> battery teminals to look like new. started it again afterwards with no
> problem. next day. started it went to the store came home no problem. decided
> to just try to start it one more time from my driveway and nothing again and
> thats where is stand now. any suggestions???? you help would be most
> apprciated. its an 1989 jeep yj. 6 cyl
> thanks

 

Automatic? Wiggle it in park, or shift to neutral.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"dan g via CarKB.com" wrote:
>
> hi, my the other day i went to the store. 5 minutes later came out and jeep
> wouldnt start. turn the key and no crank at all. after calling to get it
> towed. me and the driver pushed it towrd the truck, gave it one last shot and
> it started. i ended up driving it home (20 miles). at home. cleaned the
> battery teminals to look like new. started it again afterwards with no
> problem. next day. started it went to the store came home no problem. decided
> to just try to start it one more time from my driveway and nothing again and
> thats where is stand now. any suggestions???? you help would be most
> apprciated. its an 1989 jeep yj. 6 cyl
> thanks

 

there ya go, I had manual tranny on my mind.......

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> Automatic? Wiggle it in park, or shift to neutral.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>> hi, my the other day i went to the store. 5 minutes later came out and jeep
>> wouldnt start. turn the key and no crank at all. after calling to get it
>[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>> apprciated. its an 1989 jeep yj. 6 cyl
>> thanks


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