BillBraski
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Appleton, Wi
Before you assume I didn't do a search in the forums, I did. Its a 1992 XJ freshly re-ringed 4.0, AW4.
So, I was heading to pick up a new shop crane yesterday and I noticed a menacing smell coming from the engine. At first I though it was the 18 wheeler in front of me on the highway, because it was kinda warm out (First rather hot day this year) and I firgured he was running hot. I get to the store and load the crane in the XJ and attempt to start and sure as my luck, no crank.
I took it down to work and put it on a lift. The battery had a full charge, I checked the grounds and all the connections were fine (I didn't just wing it by eyeballing it!), the starter is a new peice and the cam, crank and all the major sensors are new. Its not the NSS, it was the 2nd thing I checked, the first being the battery. I haven't checked the starter yet, becuase I was about to pass out from being way over-tired, and didn't feel like getting busted by my boss sleeping in the shop.
Heres maybe the most telling peice of information: I noticed the volt gauge was at 11 volts 15 minutes BEFORE the smell occurred. I am wondering if anyone has had a starter solenoid stick, making the starter free-spin after it has fully engaged with the ring gear? Should have I checked the starter first?
So, I was heading to pick up a new shop crane yesterday and I noticed a menacing smell coming from the engine. At first I though it was the 18 wheeler in front of me on the highway, because it was kinda warm out (First rather hot day this year) and I firgured he was running hot. I get to the store and load the crane in the XJ and attempt to start and sure as my luck, no crank.
I took it down to work and put it on a lift. The battery had a full charge, I checked the grounds and all the connections were fine (I didn't just wing it by eyeballing it!), the starter is a new peice and the cam, crank and all the major sensors are new. Its not the NSS, it was the 2nd thing I checked, the first being the battery. I haven't checked the starter yet, becuase I was about to pass out from being way over-tired, and didn't feel like getting busted by my boss sleeping in the shop.
Heres maybe the most telling peice of information: I noticed the volt gauge was at 11 volts 15 minutes BEFORE the smell occurred. I am wondering if anyone has had a starter solenoid stick, making the starter free-spin after it has fully engaged with the ring gear? Should have I checked the starter first?