So I needed to pass inspection and my horn doesn't work so I ran a wire from the horn to the fuse. The horn wouldn't stop going, I couldn't figure the horn out so I just put it on a switch, flip on it honks off it doesn't, so anyway after I passed (yeah!) I unhooked it from the fuse. Now my dash lights don't come on. My front side turn signals don't come on. My radio will turn off if I plug something into the cig lighter and cig lighter plug won't work. Also if I leave my lights on it won't give me that beep to remind me. I checked all the fuses under the dash and they all look good. When I drive it sounds like I'm hearing a wire shorting somewhere. Anybody have any ideas or where I could start looking?

 

Also air/heat will not turn on

 

Did I stump the forum? I know y'all can help figure this out

 

What did you do with the wires that were disconnected for the horn? You checked the fuses under the dash and in the engine bay?

 

Check the flat ground wire behind valve cover

 

Not in the engine bay. Under the dash they are fine. I left em they were not working when I bought the xj so I just ran new wire

 

Will do in the morning. Will it look bad or what should it look like?

 

Well it will probably be covered in oil but its like a braided flat wire if any of the braids are pulled or one spot looks burnt that could be a option of ur problem

 

Ignition box?? low down on the column??? May be shorting out, mine has done it twice....

 

1988 jeep has the c101 plug in at the firewall (engine harness to interior harness) try to clean this up.Also search c101 to see if there is anymore info on it.

 

So there is a silver box under the dash to the left of the ash trey, some bare wires were sticking out. Took them and stuff them back into the silver box and it works!

 

Hopefully they got taped up and protected so they don't short out against each other?

 

Yes it's all fixed