On Apr 25, 8:13 pm, "dave AKA vwdoc1" <vwdoc1nos...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> OK WHERE did you hard wire the radio to, power and ground?
> If you used the same ground as the cig lighter, maybe that is the
problem.
> justathought!
>
> "Matt" <crackers819...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>
> news:0add1303-56ef-4ceb-b61a-ccaa96faa6c7@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Mar 1, 3:45 am, Matt <crackers819...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> On Feb 29, 1:44 pm, Mike Romain <roma...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >> > Matt wrote:
> >> > > On Feb 27, 9:44 am, Mike Romain <roma...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> > >> Matt wrote:
> >> > >>> here's an interesting twist on all of this - been using just
the
> >> > >>> cig
> >> > >>> lighter adapater for now, since its still too cold for me to
spend
> >> > >>> a
> >> > >>> ton of time outside taking the dash apart to run all these
> >> > >>> wires...and
> >> > >>> it's been working fine.
> >> > >>> tonight, i come out of the bar after dinner, and the cig
lighter
> >> > >>> and
> >> > >>> radio both won't turn on. i think, ok i blew the fuse...i have
the
> >> > >>> fuses with me (keep a set in the jeep all the time now), so i
turn
> >> > >>> the
> >> > >>> car off to get ready to replace the fuse. just for ****s and
> >> > >>> giggles
> >> > >>> (and i have no idea what made me think of this), i turn the key
> >> > >>> back
> >> > >>> to acc...voila, radio and cig lighter power up. turn the jeep
back
> >> > >>> on
> >> > >>> - radio and cig lighter power up.
> >> > >>> what could cause this? i found it very odd...keep in mind, it
has
> >> > >>> been working perfectly for the past 2-3 weeks...
> >> > >> Cold weather and worn linkage parts are my first thought.
>
> >> > >> The ignition switch itself is adjustable and is hooked to the
key
> >> > >> switch
> >> > >> via metal rods. With wear on the parts and cold weather making
> >> > >> grease
> >> > >> stiff, it might be 'just' at the edge of making a good
connection
> >> > >> every
> >> > >> time.
>
> >> > >> The switch is down the bottom of the column at the top and has
> >> > >> slotted
> >> > >> holes to adjust it.
>
> >> > >> The switches also just wear out. It is a very common Saginaw
> >> > >> steering
> >> > >> column, the same as GM use on the full sized vans and lots of
cars
> >> > >> like
> >> > >> Camaros, etc... Junk yards should have a good supply of them.
>
> >> > >> Mike
> >> > >> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> >> > >> 'New' frame in the works for '08. Some Canadian Bush Trip and
Build
> >> > >> Photos:http://mikeromainjeeptrips.shutterfly.com
>
> >> > > so i should replace the ignition switch? where exactly should i
> >> > > start? how difficult a job is this?
>
> >> > I would try to adjust it to make up for wear before replacing it
and
> >> > then if it still had dead spots replace it.
>
> >> > It is on the top of the column at the bottom.
>
> >> > Mike
>
> >> well, it is happening more frequently now - to the point where it
> >> happens on occasion after i've started the jeep and started driving
> >> (and all appears well) and then everything will just shut off and
turn
> >> back on after a second or two...
>
> > OK, here's a new one - finally hard-wired my Roady XT the other day,
> > and all is well (it's especially nice not to have the wire hanging
> > there to the cig lighter)...but anyway, just for ****s and giggles I
> > decided to try my cig lighter to see if it still works. When I pushed
> > it in, my radio instantly turned off as if I had blown the fuse...but
> > it then came back on (so obviously I didn't blow the fuse, go
> > figure).
>
> > The amusing thing about it all, is that the cig lighter actually works
> > (it was hot when I pulled it)...what gives?
i grounded it behind the radio, not the same ground as the cig lighter
- even still, it was doing this BEFORE i hard wired it (would shut the
radio off as if it blew the fuse when pu****ng in the lighter, then
radio would come back on)
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