Hoping to get some ideas on what might be going here…
Some back story. Bought this 2004 TJ with a little over 81,000 miles on the odometer. I was told it ran when parked, but had been sitting for 3 years. Get it home start messing with somethings, I put a wrench on the main crank bolt and turned the engine. So I know it’s not seized.
Got a new battery and started investigating the no crank issue. I see a wire going to the starter that’s broken off. But I also noticed there’s no clicking from the relay. So I started poking around. What I currently have going on. No crank (but this may be the small broken wire on the starter...) I don't hear the relay trying to do anything though. I have a constant 12V to pin 1 of the engine starter relay, key on or off. I get 0.7 volts to pin 3 when the key is turned.
I have no horn. As you’ll see in the video, when I turn the head lights on the left turn signal indicator turns on and is steady. No turn signals...
I do have a radio, and the HVAC blower motor works.
I do believe this fuse box has been messed with. There’s solder on some of the fuses and the relay block where the starter is a brighter yellow, leading me to believe it may have been changed.
Any idea where to start with this?
Some back story. Bought this 2004 TJ with a little over 81,000 miles on the odometer. I was told it ran when parked, but had been sitting for 3 years. Get it home start messing with somethings, I put a wrench on the main crank bolt and turned the engine. So I know it’s not seized.
Got a new battery and started investigating the no crank issue. I see a wire going to the starter that’s broken off. But I also noticed there’s no clicking from the relay. So I started poking around. What I currently have going on. No crank (but this may be the small broken wire on the starter...) I don't hear the relay trying to do anything though. I have a constant 12V to pin 1 of the engine starter relay, key on or off. I get 0.7 volts to pin 3 when the key is turned.
I have no horn. As you’ll see in the video, when I turn the head lights on the left turn signal indicator turns on and is steady. No turn signals...
I do have a radio, and the HVAC blower motor works.
I do believe this fuse box has been messed with. There’s solder on some of the fuses and the relay block where the starter is a brighter yellow, leading me to believe it may have been changed.
Any idea where to start with this?
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