2001 Jeep Wrangler "engine starts jumped keep running" Questions

keep cables in car at all times, I do for 50 years. that way there is hope. my guess? (wild and useless) battery dead, or only discharged. i cant see you so,, must guess. next time say what step fails

...jumped it again and she left it run which did charge the battery. Somewhere in the midst of this all power to the gauges including the odometer was lost. also now jeep idles extremely low and stalls ...

...jumped a tooth, IF it is a belt as opposed to a chain or gear drive... this is easily diagnosed with a timing light, hooked up and scoped to the correct specs. One to 5 degrees off of the optimum ...

...keep memory and clock working. There is a fusible link in the connection between the alternator and the positive battery cable connector. On the 1997 it is a 175 Amp Mega Fuse mounted on the outside ...

...engine. If it starts briefly you know that there is a problem with fuel delivery and you can start checking out the filter, fuel pump, relays and electrical circuits that feed the fuel pump. Remember ...

engine the next time. If the car continued to run for a while after you jumped it, it may not be the alternator. If you can get it jumped again, let it run for 10 minutes or so, if it continues to run

...engine running to do this so get a voltmeter ready for when you jump start the engine and read across battery terminals if reads below 13 volts the alternator needs replacing ,check that the drive ...

...and have the engine running, then it needs to be in the run position. If you have to jump the starter to get your car running. Then it is either a fuse, broken wire, or the ignition switch is

starts whem i jump it but when i kill it tha battery dies any answer what the problem is If the car runs everytime you jump it & continues to run until you shut the engine down & won't restart

...PRESSURE TO GET AND KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING.I ALSO TRIED STARTER FLUID, THE ENGINE WOULD RUN UNTIL THE FLUID BURNED OFF.SO THE SOLUTION FOR MY TRUCK WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND NOW ITS STARTING LIKE A ...