Electrical, ground question
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From: Valley Park, MO
Year: 1989
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Originally Posted by xjfan0310
To answer your first question; yes he spliced from the right side. I do have a Meyer and will check.
To you second response; ok i week check those and clean them regardless. Are those associated with the running lights by chance because that was the original problem that stated all this.
To you second response; ok i week check those and clean them regardless. Are those associated with the running lights by chance because that was the original problem that stated all this.
What I would do is take note of the wire colors that go to the running light sockets... Follow them until you run into a cut (where PO spliced for new wire) or until you run into a wire that has a ring terminal bolted to the body. Once you find that I would test with volt/ohms and solder the original ground back into the harness.
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Originally Posted by freegdr
Ive Also searched the main grounds are dip stick tube , firewall to cylinder head and battery to fenderwell tracing back trom farthest point backs pretty much whats gotta be done . The odds of some one knowing exactly where each little ground is pretty outrageous but ya never no .
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Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
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The link i sent you will tell a groung or a splliice number then you search for its location electrial issues are one of the hardest things to fix if you can find some one with a All Data account you will get more precise answers ...
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Thanks guys. There's a ground on the dipstick tube?!
Freegdr- i wish i knew someone with an alldata account. I don't mind searching for wires just like know a good place to start and common points to check.
Freegdr- i wish i knew someone with an alldata account. I don't mind searching for wires just like know a good place to start and common points to check.
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Theres actually three grounds if i recall maybe 2 or 4 after that there are many smaller ground connections . There are some members on here with alldata ...
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From: VT
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
Does anyone know where the ground is located at on the left side of the xj? The p.o. Must have had problems with the ground on the left side because all the lights on the left side of the vehicle have cut ground wires with new ones spliced in from the right side.
My speakers don't work on the left side and either does my rear passenger window. I'm guessing they both may have something to do with a bad ground.
Any help to find the main ground connection on the left side would be much appreciated.
Thanks to the p.o. This thing is an electrical nightmare.
Thanks in advance.
My speakers don't work on the left side and either does my rear passenger window. I'm guessing they both may have something to do with a bad ground.
Any help to find the main ground connection on the left side would be much appreciated.
Thanks to the p.o. This thing is an electrical nightmare.
Thanks in advance.
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