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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 04:33 PM
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From: Punxsutawney Pennsylvania
Year: 1988
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i have a 88 cherokee and i lost power to my bulb for the clock the cd player and when you turn on your lights your speed tachs and stuff are supposed to light up but they dont either. turn signals show up and so do my 4 wheel drive lights and hazards and high beam and gas low lights. heater works and i think the cig lighter works can anyone tell me what my problem might be????
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 04:50 PM
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You just blew a fuse. On my 94 it is in the 9 spot under the driver's side dash. Yours might be different, but just pull one fuse at a time (then put it back in the same spot) until you find the blown one, then replace. Mine was a red 10
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 04:53 PM
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Your Instrument panel lights are on a circuit of their own. You have a problem with this circuit. Check your fuses for your instrument panel lights. If that is good, pull the **** on for your parking and headlights. Turning this **** gives you a dimmer/brighter function for your instrument panel lights. It is common for this dimmer switch to go bad. When it does, your dash lights sometimes quit working. If this dimmer switch is the problem, then you need to replace your light switch assembly. If none of this pans out then somebody was probably monkeying around with stereo wiring or something else inside the dash and has shorted the circuit.
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 05:17 PM
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thanks for the info i will try those
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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 07:37 PM
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my issue just haapened 10 minutes ago. i just noticed that my automatic shifter indicator lights werent working, i looked under the panel at the light and then all of a suddeb the 4 wheel shift indicator lights flickered then i lost the instrument panel lights as well as the 4wheel selector lights. i had my headlights on high and the blue indicator was still showing. any ideas or do i just check each and every fuse? i have a 89 xj 4.0 4x4
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