I have a 1987 Jeep Cherokee Chief L6 4.0, I have replaced the Battery and the Alternator and it still loses its charge everytime I turn it off. Does it have a solenoid that might need replaced. If so then where is it. Or is it more complicated?
2006-11-13 23:00:38 · 6 answers · asked by sonny_owens 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
make sure ypur radio, lights and all other items, that you can turn on and off by a switch, are turned off to.
Now, tahe the negetive [ - ]battery cable off of the battery.
Now, care fully move the end you just took off, up and down on the battery terminal, looking for some sparks, and crackeling sounds.
If you don't come up with any thing, remove, clean, and put back the battery cables, and make sure there is none of that green corrosion stuff any ware.
If tou do come up with sparks and sounds of crackeling,that tells you, some electrical device is not powering down, when you turn your Jeep off
Look at electric door lock selonids, brake pedal switches,ect.
you also can take a DC volt meter and put it across the battery, and ought to get an 11 to13 volt redaing. now start the jeep, and have som body raise your emgine speed a little. The voltage reading will increase to 141/2 volts max if it goes over that return the altornator and get a good one.
2006-11-13 23:25:53 · answer #1 · answered by duster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the problem you are having is a ignition off discharge. If you don't have a volt meter purchase a 12 volt test light. Make sure everything is turned off. Including the under hood light. remove the negative battery cable. attach the test light between the negative post of the battery and the negative cable. If you have a draw the test light will light up. The bigger the draw the brighter the light will be. If you have a draw you can find it by removing one fuse at a time(reinstall before removing the next one) until the light goes out.
A common cause of this problem is the light under the hood of the engine compartment. good luck.
2006-11-14 09:26:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is one you will have to hunt for, remove the positive cable and put your voltmeter in line ( don't let it ground out !) and have an assistant pull one fuse at a time until your meter reads 0 v ( computers and stereos spoil this test so you may have to look for amperage draw) that circuit is the culprit . just make shure that both ends of your ground cable are shiny clean where they make contact , cleaning the outside of a cable is a waste of effort,and the battery post connections are shiny and tight. good luck.
2006-11-14 07:10:33 · answer #3 · answered by sterling m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming that the job was done correctly and all connections were tight and correct I would next guess at a miss-wired accessory pulling a voltage when the vehicle is turned off.
2006-11-14 07:07:17 · answer #4 · answered by Red 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a problem with my truck like this. It turned out it was just a bad ground. Other than that accessories being left on would be the next thing I would check for. Good Luck!!
2006-11-14 07:32:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe you got something staying on and draining your battery.yes it has a solenoid,its either on the firewall or on top of the starter.it very well be the starter draining the battery.
2006-11-14 12:36:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋