jobuddy

ingintion switch is getting hot and smoking .the red and pruple wires almost melted.i have a haynes manual but no ingnition diagram . my jeep is 1995 xj help please

atomic-xj

a little more info is needed here. is it smoking while the key is turned on, or just when the battery is connected?

jobuddy

AS far as i know only when running. i disconnected the battery as soon as i could but check with battery connected.if you any info you can contact me at 1-910-740-9454 woody

atomic-xj

Well without really being able to see the problem, it sounds like your ignition switch is wearing out. Here is a related post (not a jeep) about how replacing the ignition switch stopped the smoking

http://www.hondacarforum.com/honda-3...t-smoking.html

98 JeepJeep

replace it.........it is shorting out internally or sending power where it shouldnt...end of story.

jobuddy

will first i did replace the switch. it did the same thing.the red was a battery hot,the pruple was a acc and run wire.traced all back to fuse box,not a thing wrong.well the blower fan never had anything but high so i replaced that switch a while back.but that did not fix it,so later on the fan started to make a rattling noise so i just had to deal with for the time being.so know i need a resider and maybe new fan blower.well i worked to fix smoking problem, i let it run to see how long it took to get hot.so as fan got on my nerves i turned it off and the ignition cooled down.but turn the fan off it starts too heat up.so fan is more than likey my short. so off to buy a blower motor and resider and maybe put in a relay to help