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Old 08-12-2018, 07:41 PM
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I have a 1997 jeep Cherokee and it seems to have a ground short coming from the wire that runs from the front of the motor fuse box to the positive post on the battery what is that wire for
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The "motor fuse box" is called the Power Distribution Center (PDC) and the main positive going from the battery goes through a fusible link (a special connection that is supposed to melt and open the circuit should it encounter a short to ground). It is responsible for feeding the main battery positive to most, if not all, of the items in the PDC.
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I seem to not know what a ground short is...a short to ground?
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