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Re: Positive wire getting hot and sparks.
Post by porkchop on Nov 1, 2006, 7:24am That is kinda what I was thinking when I first posted. I was thinking when he pushed it down with his hand it was at an angle and something broke internally. I am going to look over everything this weekend. |
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Re: Positive wire getting hot and sparks.
Post by binfordm715 on Nov 12, 2006, 7:27pm What'd it turn out to be? |
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Re: Positive wire getting hot and sparks.
Post by compexp on Nov 12, 2006, 11:11pm Quote:
EXACTLY what bit me last week with my J-truck. Drove it one day, 2 days later, wouldn't even turn over, no dash lights, no nothing. After a couple of days of troubleshooting including battery chargers, new battery, etc, I figured out that my ground to the body was bad. I moved the negative cable to a different spot on the engine, ran another ground wire to the body and wow, everything works again! Plus, my passenger backup light, which HADN'T WORKED IN OVER 10 YEARS, started working again. Check your grounds buddy! |
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Re: Positive wire getting hot and sparks.
Post by porkchop on Nov 13, 2006, 7:28am Haven't played with it. I was hunting. |
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Re: Positive wire getting hot and sparks.
Post by socal715 on Nov 13, 2006, 3:35pm Porkchop.. you're talking about the floor ignition switch right? the stock one? I used to start mine almost every single time with my hand (never wanted to hop up into the rig just to warm it up)... never had a problem dude. |
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Re: Positive wire getting hot and sparks.
Post by jeepistdougiowa on Nov 14, 2006, 8:40am PC, I've fried switches that way too. If you hit it at an angle, or too light of a push, and don't get positive contact it acts just like a little arc welder inside. Once the contact points are burnt the switch becomes a point of resistance and can heat up the wires. I did pull one apart once and clean it up...got a surprising amount of life out of it after that. Year or so IIRC. |
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Re: Positive wire getting hot and sparks.
Post by porkchop on Nov 14, 2006, 9:27am Thanks, Doug, I am going to mess with it this weekend and see what happens. I just think he fried the switch when he pushed it at an angle, just like you discribed. |
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Re: Positive wire getting hot and sparks.
Post by socal715 on Nov 14, 2006, 11:36am Dang , i must have gotten lucky all the times i started mine that way then. |
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