[short version for those who don't want to read all the junk below: I
need help getting my radio working again, the circuit blew]
Recently something let loose in my Jeep and these 3 items don't work:
- radio
- dome light
- power locks
I can live without the last two, but the first one is paramount. The
three are supplied by the same circuit/fuse (10A), and when I replace
it, it blows immediately. I'm presuming there's a closure/short
somewhere that overloads the 10A. If any of you has experience with
this, I'd like to hear the input. My immediate choices are (and I'd
appreciate any other suggestions):
1) just removing the "unnecessary" components from the circuit (cutting
the lines to the dome light and power locks) and hoping that the radio
isn't the item that's producing the short)
2) disconnecting the hot line from the radio and running it to another
compatible supply on the power distribution/fusebox.
My problems now are:
- I am doing this by inferring things based on behavior that I see when
I switch fuses - can someone provide me with a diagram of the fuse panel
for a 1996 Jeep Cherokee, 4.0L? The only manual I have is the PDF of
the 2000, and the fusebox is completely redesigned - I'd like to see
what is supplied by the fuse in question -
- getting to the back of the radio is a real mess, not sure whether I
should remove a panel and go in from the front or what - the ducting,
etc. on the underside makes easy access impossible.
Any simpler solutions to this? For example, can someone point me to the
hot wire for the radio that happens to run by some more accessible area?
Of course, once I dig in there and find that the radio is the offending
device, this is all moot -
As a footnote, I'm the guy who was trying to remove doors from a
neighbor's junked vehicle - after getting some good advice from you
guys, this joker sneaks off and tows the thing away while I had to be
out of town for the weekend weekend, so my dream of a red Cherokee with
black doors and hatch is on hold.
Thanks -
- Bill
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