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Old 02-21-2013 | 07:17 PM
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update. went to drop the steering column this morning and everything was working again so i drove the jeep to work everything was working but on the way back home i got the same symptoms again

do u guys still think its the switch?
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Old 02-21-2013 | 07:21 PM
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update. went to drop the steering column this morning and everything was working again so i drove the jeep to work everything was working but on the way back home i got the same symptoms again

do u guys still think its the switch?

I do.
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Old 02-21-2013 | 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by MUKAK
update. went to drop the steering column this morning and everything was working again so i drove the jeep to work everything was working but on the way back home i got the same symptoms again

do u guys still think its the switch?
Yes I bet the plug is melted
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Old 02-21-2013 | 10:45 PM
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Yes I bet the plug is melted
u think? i hope not... i pulled most of the dash out gonna drop the column tomorrow ( lazy, and gotta cook for the kids ) ill take some pics
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Old 02-22-2013 | 03:02 PM
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I had those similar symptoms once but my plug didnt melt, my iod fuse blew and turn signal relay went bad
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Old 02-22-2013 | 03:07 PM
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u think? i hope not... i pulled most of the dash out gonna drop the column tomorrow ( lazy, and gotta cook for the kids ) ill take some pics
Not JUST the plug melted. The ignition switch is burned up at the terminal where the brown wire hooks up.
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Old 02-22-2013 | 03:07 PM
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I had those similar symptoms once but my plug didnt melt, my iod fuse blew and turn signal relay went bad
where is the IOD fuse on the 89 xj?
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Old 02-22-2013 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by MUKAK
update. went to drop the steering column this morning and everything was working again so i drove the jeep to work everything was working but on the way back home i got the same symptoms again

do u guys still think its the switch?
Yes......
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Old 02-22-2013 | 03:22 PM
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u think? i hope not... i pulled most of the dash out gonna drop the column tomorrow ( lazy, and gotta cook for the kids ) ill take some pics
Why you taking dash apart ? what elses wrong ?
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where is the IOD fuse on the 89 xj?
Its in the fuse box in the engine bay. Its one of the little 15 amp blue fuses i think. Sorry i dont have a pic. I am on my phone
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Originally Posted by MUKAK
where is the IOD fuse on the 89 xj?
Doesn't have one. It's the ignition switch.
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Old 02-22-2013 | 03:25 PM
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u think? i hope not... i pulled most of the dash out gonna drop the column tomorrow ( lazy, and gotta cook for the kids ) ill take some pics
Originally Posted by DNNDRTY
Its in the fuse box in the engine bay. Its one of the little 15 amp blue fuses i think. Sorry i dont have a pic. I am on my phone
Were talking completely different eras of cherokee ...
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Old 02-22-2013 | 03:27 PM
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Why you taking dash apart ? what elses wrong ?
nothing is wrong just gonna clean up previous owners wiring mess....
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Old 02-22-2013 | 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
Doesn't have one. It's the ignition switch.
gonna buy a cheap 10$ igniton switch from a local parts store today and install it hopefully i get my blinkers/wipers back
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Old 02-22-2013 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by freegdr
Were talking completely different eras of cherokee ...
Correct Mr. Freegdr. OP needs to look at the switch on the column just under the dash.
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