my 89 jeep cherokee just came out of shop, and wont start. help!!?

Question

went to repair shop to swap my engine. took them 2 weeks to make it work. i was driving home and it's running good. the next day it wont start. i called them he said my ignition switch is no good. when i opened the hood my battery clamped is missing. he said my starter is good and my battery is fine.

sorry about that vague details. well i tried to jumped still wont start. they just change the whole engine. they told me its the switch that goes to starter is no good. and I dont know what its called.

Answer 1

That's not much to go on.......

Have a friend help you out try to jump start it.

"Won't start" is pretty vague. It could be hundreds of posibilities.
Dead battery, Low battery, bad ground wire to engine, bad power wire to starter, bad power wire to battery, bad connection at battery post or terminals, blown fuse, bad key switch, bad starter, bad fuel pump, bad injectors, out of gas, neutral safety switch, seized engine, broken connecting rod, no compression, no spark, bad oil pressure switch, broken timing belt, plugged fuel filter, bad starter solenoid, bad starter, broken rotor, cracked distributor cap, Anti-theft device, water in/on engine, out of gas, vacuum leak, bad gas, bad ignition coil, blown computer, faulty cam or crank sensor ...

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I could list 50 more things easiy...

When you turn the key to start it, what happens?

Could you be a little bit more specific??

Answer 2

If they had the truck for two weeks, chances are they let the battery run down and just charged it up before you picked up the truck...have the battery charged and load tested at an Autozone or other parts store for free and maybe check the alternator output also. Have the shop replace your battery clamp too. It's possible that the ignition switch is bad on that old of a truck and could just be a coincidence but then again, maybe not. Won't crank at all or cranks but won't fire up?
I wish I had a dollar for every time I yelled at my tech's to shut off radio's and stuff so they wouldn't drain the battery down.

Answer 3

the two maximum basic problems with the ninety 5 cherokee turning over yet no longer commencing are the crank place sensor on the fringe of the transmission(frustrating to get at) and the %.-up coil interior the backside of the distributor. I in simple terms replaced the %. up coil on mine and it fastened it. Unfortunatley neither one is common to learn at homestead as a results of fact they're hooked as much as the workstation, yet a stable save can test it for you and permit you recognize which one is broken. Neither are incredibly frustrating to swap in case you have some understanding of automobiles. you additionally can to get your workstation to grant you fault codes by flashing the verify engine mild various circumstances. Do a seek on jeep cherokee fault codes, and it would be basic to locate an internet site with the technique and a record of codes. additionally in case you get the haynes restore instruction manual it has a record in there. BTW Mine has 238000 miles and remains going!