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 HELP: 1996 XJ will not start
#811600
05/12/07 02:57 PM
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Yesterday I moved my Jeep from the front yard to the back & shut it off to load some stuff. About a 1/2 hour later I go to start it again and nothing! The battery is new and I have power until I turn the ignition switch to start & then I have nothing.....engine doesn't turn - radio goes out. I fiddled with it and then it started and ran great.
So this morning I go and try to start it and it is doing the SAME thing & there is no "fiddling" with it this time.
JEEP = Just Empty Every Pocket! But I love it!
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Re: HELP: 1996 XJ will not start
[Re: 96XJ]
#811601
05/12/07 04:01 PM
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At first thought, it sounds like your ignition switch is going bad.
What type of "fiddling" did you do when you got it to work?
1977 CJ-7, fiberglass body, AMC 360 w/ headers, DUI ignition, Edelbrock intake and Holley 4150 carb, TF999, Dana 300, 4.56 gears lockers, York air comp, 4" susp lift, 2" body lift, BFG 35" M-T tires, Megashifter, AGR pump & box, REP8000 winch.
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Re: HELP: 1996 XJ will not start
[Re: BobRowe]
#811602
05/12/07 04:25 PM
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Mostly moving the key. I was thinking the ignition switch also. It isn't though I tested it out with a multimeter and the switch it working correctly. I think I have found it though. The problem is @ the NSS - I moved the wires down at it and the Jeep starts and will continue to start until I put it in drive. Once I move that the Jeep won't start again unless I move those wires. I will take it apart tonight and see if there is a broken wire or something.
JEEP = Just Empty Every Pocket! But I love it!
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Re: HELP: 1996 XJ will not start
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#811603
05/12/07 07:07 PM
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I can see where the NSS would prevent you from starting the vehicle. However, a bad NSS should NOT cause the engine to shut down once it's started, necause the NSS is in the "start" circuit", not the "run" circuit. Also, the NSS should NOT stop your radio from working.
Last edited by BobRowe; 05/12/07 07:07 PM.
1977 CJ-7, fiberglass body, AMC 360 w/ headers, DUI ignition, Edelbrock intake and Holley 4150 carb, TF999, Dana 300, 4.56 gears lockers, York air comp, 4" susp lift, 2" body lift, BFG 35" M-T tires, Megashifter, AGR pump & box, REP8000 winch.
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Re: HELP: 1996 XJ will not start
[Re: BobRowe]
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05/13/07 05:00 AM
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It doesn't shut the car down while its running. If I drive it and then shut it down, it will not re-start unless I fiddle with the NSS wires & then I will be able to start it again....the car won't die, I just can't start it again.
JEEP = Just Empty Every Pocket! But I love it!
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Re: HELP: 1996 XJ will not start
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#811605
05/13/07 05:20 AM
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But you said the radio goes out. I don't see how the NSS could affect the radio.
1977 CJ-7, fiberglass body, AMC 360 w/ headers, DUI ignition, Edelbrock intake and Holley 4150 carb, TF999, Dana 300, 4.56 gears lockers, York air comp, 4" susp lift, 2" body lift, BFG 35" M-T tires, Megashifter, AGR pump & box, REP8000 winch.
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Re: HELP: 1996 XJ will not start
[Re: BobRowe]
#811606
05/14/07 04:25 PM
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My 97 zj was doing the same thing a while back. I found that i just wasnt getting a good ground. It would start sometimes, but some times the lights and radio would come on and evrything would go off once i tried to turn the key over.
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Re: HELP: 1996 XJ will not start
[Re: Trailmaker]
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05/15/07 04:33 PM
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You may need to remove the NSS and take it apart and clean the old grease out of it. It gets dirty and the contacts donÆt move freely. There are two small brass contacts and two small springs. Clean it all up and lightly re-grease it and you will be good to go. A new NSS is $200.00 to $300.00
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Re: HELP: 1996 XJ will not start
[Re: antheil]
#811608
05/15/07 08:22 PM
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the radio always shuts off when you start a car. if it is hooked up right. i have a 96 grand cherokee and my radio always shuts off when i start the car. thi ignition switch re routs the power from the radio when the key is in the start position and re powers the stereo when in the run position. and my 90 cherokee was dong the same thing and mine was the neutral saftey switch in the tranny i had to slam it in park sometimes so i could start it.
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Re: HELP: 1996 XJ will not start
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#811609
05/16/07 10:27 PM
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I had my NSS apart about 2 months ago and cleaned it all up. I went to the junk yard yesterday and got another one, cleaned it up & re-greased it and the Jeep is now starting with no problems.
JEEP = Just Empty Every Pocket! But I love it!
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