Jeep does not crank when the key is turned to the ON position.

ALLRIGHTY BUDDY

I'M GONNA HAVE YOU CHECK THE 1ST THING THAT COMES TO MY MIND

KINDA PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE WAY I HAVE MINE WIRED (THERE IS A GOOD REASON FOR IT THOUGH)

OK, LET'S LOOK AT THE SOLENOID AREA WIRING

YOUR POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE IS ON ONE POST OF THE SOLENOID AND ALL OF THE WIRES THAT RUN THE JEEP ARE STACKED ON RIGHT BESIDE IT

ON THE OTHER BIG POST IS THE STARTER WIRE ONLY

BACK TO THE POSITIVE POST!

SEVERAL SMALLER WIRES AGAINST THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE HAVE WHAT WE CALL

"FUSIBLE LINKS"

THEY ARE A BASICALLY A WIRE FUSE

THEY WILL PROBABLY BE THE BEGINNING OF THE WIRE(S) AND ONLY RUN A FEW INCHES BEFORE TURNING INTO A REGULAR WIRE

YOU HAVE SEEN 'EM MANY TIMES AND THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A WIRE

LIKE I SAID, THEY ARE ONLY A FEW INCHES LONG!

WHEN THEY "BURN UP", THEY WILL BE USUALLY ONE OF THREE SITUATIONS

BURNED IN TWO

BUBBLY OR FAT SQUISHY INSULATION

LOOKS FINE, BUT IF YOU SORTA PULL ON THE WIRE, IT WILL STRETCH OUT LIKE A RUBBER BAND (INTERNAL WIRE IS DISINTEGRATED)

IF THIS IS YOUR CASE

CUT OUT ONLY THE FUSIBLE LINK AND REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER

IF YOU DON'T, THIS MIGHT HAPPEN, SEE MY LINK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B_9dWQukGY

LEMME KNOW WHICH WIRE (AND COLOR), I'LL SEE IF I CAN ROUND UP THE CORRECT AMP RATING SO YOU CAN GET A NEW ONE AT THE PARTS STORE

IF YOU NOTICE IN MY PICS MOST ARE NOT MARKED

(ONE OF THE NEW ONES I INSTALLED ON MY 1946 WILLYS HAS A TAG ON IT) YOURS PROBABLY HAS NOT TAGS

3 AND 4 ARE FUSIBLE LINKS ON MY '46

PICS BELOW

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LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN REWIRED

THEREFORE I SORTA CAN'T (WON'T) TRUST WIRE COLORS, I WILL TRUST ACTUALLY FINDING OUT WHERE EITHER END GOES!

LET'S GET THINGS STRAIGHT!

IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY ON THE PLASTIC NEAR THE LITTLE SOLENOID POSTS YOU SHOULD SEE AN EMBOSSED "S" ON "MY C POST" AND AN "I" ON "MY D POST

"S" IS WHAT SHOULD CONNECT TO "START" ON THE IGNITION SWITCH

"ON" ON THE IGNITION SWITCH SHOULD ENERGIZE THE POSITIVE SIDE OF THE COIL WITH VOLTAGE. WHAT DO YOU HAVE ON THE POS SIDE OF THE COIL, KEY ON? SEE MY PIC.

LET'S USE PROPER WORDS! SO I"LL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN!

CRANK(S) = TURNS OVER, ROTATES, CRANKSHAFT ROLLS OVER (IT MAY NOT "START" OR IT'S ABOUT TO START, BUT IN THE "CRANK MODE" IT'S AIN'T "BUSTED OFF YET"!)

START(S) = WE HAVE LIFT OFF, IT RUNS, IT HAS "BUSTED OFF", THE ENGINE IS RUNNING

MR. SOLENOID LOOKS A BIT RUSTY HERE AND THERE, IT ALSO MUST HAVE A GOOD GROUND TO THE FENDER (REMOVE AND SHINE IT UP)

YOU CAN VERIFY THE FUSIBLE LINKS BEING "GOOD" BY SEEING IF YOU HAVE VOLTAGE AT THE OTHER END OF THE WIRES WITH A VOLTMETER

KEEP ME POSTED

PIC 1) CORRECT COIL

PIC 2) ADVANCE AUTO PARTS IGNITION MODULE TESTER (TEST 5 TIMES IN A ROW, TEST A BRAND NEW ON THE SAME WAY BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE STORE!)

PIC 3) VOLTAGE TEST FOR POS SIDE OF COIL

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ANY NEWS?

I GET WORRIED WHEN I HEAR NO NEWS!

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