Drove my YJ for about a half hour. Parked for 20 minutes. Wouldn't start. Almost totally dead.
Did a rolling start down a hill in 2nd and it fired up. Drove fine but CEL was on.
Parked it at the top of another hill to turn off and restart. Same thing. Almost totally dead. This time a hill start wouldn't work. Sounded like the engine was turning over at low rpms but wouldn't keep running.
Pushed to the curb. Now totally dead. Some power to the dash, LED headlights (I didn't install) oddly only have bulbs lit, radio worked, but no crank, no click.
Took the battery to auto parts store. They charged it up fully and said it seemed OK. I reinstalled and still nothing.... no crank AT ALL. Still getting power to dash etc.
Any ideas? Bad starter? Debating on troubleshooting further or having it towed to autoshop after New Year. I can do basic maintenance so if any ideas and not too complex, I can give it a shot.
Thanks, everyone, this forum has been awesome since I bought my Jeep about 18 months ago.
Did a rolling start down a hill in 2nd and it fired up. Drove fine but CEL was on.
Parked it at the top of another hill to turn off and restart. Same thing. Almost totally dead. This time a hill start wouldn't work. Sounded like the engine was turning over at low rpms but wouldn't keep running.
Pushed to the curb. Now totally dead. Some power to the dash, LED headlights (I didn't install) oddly only have bulbs lit, radio worked, but no crank, no click.
Took the battery to auto parts store. They charged it up fully and said it seemed OK. I reinstalled and still nothing.... no crank AT ALL. Still getting power to dash etc.
Any ideas? Bad starter? Debating on troubleshooting further or having it towed to autoshop after New Year. I can do basic maintenance so if any ideas and not too complex, I can give it a shot.
Thanks, everyone, this forum has been awesome since I bought my Jeep about 18 months ago.