Topic: 95 YJ 2.5L wont crank

[Cyborg]

Ordering the part this morning, and hopefully replacing tomorrow night, will keep updated.

[Cyborg]

Replaced the ign. switch today.

It still isnt cranking, and here is what we have done:
Taken measurments at starter:
When not in "START"
ign wire: 0V
batt wire: 12V
starter to sol: 0V

when in "START"
ign wire: jumps
batt wire 12V
starter to sol: jumps


battery was dead, so we are trickle charging (about half done when we tried to turn it over) and we set the charger to "boost".

My main questions are:
What are the chances I burnt my starter out when it was getting 12V power all the time?
What are the chances it just isnt turning over becase battery doesnt have enough charge yet?

[neale_rs]

It's hard to say, maybe 50% - 50%, although if it was getting 12v and not cranking, this would indicate it got damaged.

[Cyborg]

so we bench tested the starter, and it is spinning good, and dropping good.

After supper im going to replace the starter relay again, see if it will help.

Any other suggestions to try?
Is it a possible bad ground? Short somewhere?

[Cyborg]

thanks for all the help neale_rs.

It was the ignition switch at fault, but I think caused a chain of problems.
I now have the original starter/solenoid in, (Fried one starter, and one starter/solenoid, the combo is on warranty though).

[neale_rs]

Glad to know you got it figured out.