calvin
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Houston, TX
I had posted this 'issue' a while back and thought I had the solution, but it couldn't be that simple....
98 XJ (4.0L), turns over like a champ, but won't start. I figured it has to be something on the electrical side, due to the associated symptoms: when the engine is cranking, all the gauges go 'flat', just as if the battery was dead. As soon as I stopped cranking, and the key was in the "on"postition, the gauges come back on.
When the engine is running (it actually started once today, and ran for 30 minutes without any problem), the wipers, windows, radio, and mirrors didn't work, but with the key in the 'accessory' postion they do.
I replaced the ignition key cylinder (solution #1), but that didn't fix it. I'm wondering now if the ignition switch could be the problem, or should I look in another direction.
Thanks for any info or ideas.
98 XJ (4.0L), turns over like a champ, but won't start. I figured it has to be something on the electrical side, due to the associated symptoms: when the engine is cranking, all the gauges go 'flat', just as if the battery was dead. As soon as I stopped cranking, and the key was in the "on"postition, the gauges come back on.
When the engine is running (it actually started once today, and ran for 30 minutes without any problem), the wipers, windows, radio, and mirrors didn't work, but with the key in the 'accessory' postion they do.
I replaced the ignition key cylinder (solution #1), but that didn't fix it. I'm wondering now if the ignition switch could be the problem, or should I look in another direction.
Thanks for any info or ideas.