Mudderoy
08-03-2011, 07:05 PM
So a couple of weeks ago I tried starting the 98 and it tried, but didn't start. Very slow engine turn, you know. So I jumped it and headed down to Sam's Club where I purchased the battery.
It's a red top, and I was able to find out it was only two years old!!!! They didn't have a battery/electrical system tester so since they couldn't test the battery they just replaced it.
My diagnosis of a bad battery seemed to be correct. I noticed yesterday that the engine was having a hard time starting, but on the second attempt it started right up. It did it this morning, so before leaving the house I cut it off and tried starting it a couple more times. I didn't sound perfect, but it was fast enough to turn the engine and start right up.
Suspecting a drawn on the battery while the engine was off, I went ahead and grabbed the jumper cables and through them in the back of the Jeep.
This evening at 5pm I went to leave, and a really slow starter. Then nothing! All the lights were find, the clock still had the correct time set.
After 3 people stopped in the parking garage to help and a call and some diagnosis with msmoorenburg on the phone I'm pretty sure it's the starter.
I'm a little puzzled how a replacement battery could halt the issue. Of course it could be that something just wasn't ready to let loose and now it has.
So stuck an hour from the house and my wife just left to visit her parents, which makes her about 30 minutes from the house, I'm sitting here in the office trying to cool down in front of my fan.
She's going to stop at Oreily's and get a starter/solenoid. Then stop by the house for some tools.
I need a nap!
It's a red top, and I was able to find out it was only two years old!!!! They didn't have a battery/electrical system tester so since they couldn't test the battery they just replaced it.
My diagnosis of a bad battery seemed to be correct. I noticed yesterday that the engine was having a hard time starting, but on the second attempt it started right up. It did it this morning, so before leaving the house I cut it off and tried starting it a couple more times. I didn't sound perfect, but it was fast enough to turn the engine and start right up.
Suspecting a drawn on the battery while the engine was off, I went ahead and grabbed the jumper cables and through them in the back of the Jeep.
This evening at 5pm I went to leave, and a really slow starter. Then nothing! All the lights were find, the clock still had the correct time set.
After 3 people stopped in the parking garage to help and a call and some diagnosis with msmoorenburg on the phone I'm pretty sure it's the starter.
I'm a little puzzled how a replacement battery could halt the issue. Of course it could be that something just wasn't ready to let loose and now it has.
So stuck an hour from the house and my wife just left to visit her parents, which makes her about 30 minutes from the house, I'm sitting here in the office trying to cool down in front of my fan.
She's going to stop at Oreily's and get a starter/solenoid. Then stop by the house for some tools.
I need a nap!