Wrangler Value and Problem

[bermeced]

Kentrol roll bar add on install ??

well -- i bought the 1988 wrangler with a 4 cyl. Test drove it several times -- everything seemed good.

But -- now it doesn't start. Battery seems charged. It just clicks whenI turn the key. It started with a push. Would that mean that the starter is bad? If a jeep starts with a slight push -- is it usually the starter that is bad? Solenoid? battery? Is there a way to figure out what is bad? I dont have all the toys that a mechanic has.

 

[west747]

if you are only hearing the soilnod clicking when trying to start that means one of two things.
1. there isnt enough power getting to the starter. this could mean a short, bad wires and/or connections or a dead battery.

2. the starter soilnod is bad. this is a part of your starter and it is cheaper to replace just the soilnod rather than the entire starter.

hope this helps ya. i am sure that others can add to this as well. good luck.

 

[LVRockCrawler]

try crossing over the terminals on the solenoid and see if that works - could only need a new one...

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

It's either the starter solenoid or bad connections at the battery terminals. Start with the battery.

Congrats on getting the '88 YJ.

 

[Snitty]

yeah.. i would start by cleaning the batter terminals and making sure they are bolted tightly

 

[bermeced]

thanks guys -- just put a starter in and the jeep started!