I seem to be having an issue with my '98 Cherokee, in that it won't even crank over when I turn the key to the START position. Everything else works just fine. When I turn the key, the relays in the underhood fuse box click, as well as a relay inside the passenger-side kick panel. There is no clicking from the starter solenoid. I've swapped the relays out with other ones and the problem remains, so I don't really think it's related to that. It can be started if the key is turned to ON and I jump the starter solenoid with a screwdriver. Still, this is an intermittent problem.
Now, I bought this Jeep as a totaled vehicle (front-end collision). It's basically road-worthy now, but I've heard stories that important wires tend to be severed in a front-end Cherokee collision, rendering the vehicle unstartable. I looked when I put everything back together and I didn't find any broken wires, and the only wires that traverse the front bumper are part of the headlight harness, anyway.
I'm currently thinking that it's either a problem with the neutral safety switch or the crankshaft position sensor. If it were the CPS, though, I think that I would experience some engine issues -- it idles just fine when it does run (I haven't actually driven it yet). Is there anything else that I should check?
Now, I bought this Jeep as a totaled vehicle (front-end collision). It's basically road-worthy now, but I've heard stories that important wires tend to be severed in a front-end Cherokee collision, rendering the vehicle unstartable. I looked when I put everything back together and I didn't find any broken wires, and the only wires that traverse the front bumper are part of the headlight harness, anyway.
I'm currently thinking that it's either a problem with the neutral safety switch or the crankshaft position sensor. If it were the CPS, though, I think that I would experience some engine issues -- it idles just fine when it does run (I haven't actually driven it yet). Is there anything else that I should check?