Question about Jeep Grand Cherokee
...and melted. Replaced cable and battery. When I went to connect negative cable to new battey, it arced.and engaged the starter motor. Any ideas? replace the starter. the solenoid has shorted to
...battery went dead and while trying to jump start the car it arced and smoked.. Why would it do this? Usually from weak,(small gauge wire) cables , improper hook-up,(backwards) or not connected good. ...
...cable was corroded and causing an arc between the battery and cable. It's a simple check. I had the same problem with my 2003 Mazda6 and it turned out to be a bad battery! sounds like a dead ...
...Battery cables. Then reattach them and try starting your car. If that does not work you need to test the Solenoid. Unhook the small wires on top of the Solenoid. Then take a Battery jumper cable and ...
cables + and - are diconnected from the battery There should be a large cable running from the + terminal of the battery to one terminal of the starter solenoid on the starter motor. what happens when
Question about Jeep Grand Cherokee
...cables are bad or poorly connected. check the battery voltage in stand by and cranking, try jump starting the truck. if the truck will start with a jump the battery could be bad. If the starter ...
...put on the positive cable to the positive terminal. Good luck. Always connect the positive cable first to avoid a spark or battery arcing & explosion, Be careful. This may solve your
...enough to start and run, then moved by vibration, or a pothole, or gravity, and killed the motor. As for the arcing battery.... are you sure you didn't attach the jumper cables to the wrong
...the + battery side, it won't arc or spark. Is it possible that your alarm (if equipped), is going off? After properly connecting the battery, try disarming the alarm with the key fob. Hope this
...I try to connect negative cable coming from the tipm fuse relay panel it arcs like trying to weld! Sounds like you are hooking the battery up backwards. POWER goes to the fuse panel. Not
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