grnjeep

Hi! So, I bought a 1994 cherokee sport. I installed a radio and all of a sudden the radio power, dash lights and dom lights no longer work. I checked all the fuses and they are good. Anything Im missing?

Thanks!

Russ

Throttle Jockey

by good, you mean there is power there?

grnjeep

By good I mean that the fuses arent blown but doesnt seem to be any power to the fuse box (under the steering wheel).

Throttle Jockey

no power to the entire box? that sounds like a fusible link.

grnjeep

Yeah the entire box has no power. By fusible link do you mean a burnt wire?

storm101

fusable links are kind of like a fuse, just a wire type overload protection

Willys55

Do you have power at the lead wire to the power distribution box

Throttle Jockey

storm101 is correct, normally at the starter. looks kinda like someone spliced the wire, but its accutally a fuse. i would start there.

Willys55

fuse box is directly supplied from the battery on this year model

grnjeep

so there is no power to either of the fuse boxes

Throttle Jockey

ok, don't they still get power at the starter, or maybe using a relay. either way there should be a secondary power feed from the battery or starter right?

grnjeep

I appreciate all yalls help. Truthfully, I obviously dont know what Im doing. All I know is that before I put the radio in the dom and dash lights worked and now they dont.....but all other headlights, signals, hazards, and tailights work fine.

storm101

Cool to know stuff like that!

And just for common knowledge, fusible links are just wire and its 4 wire sizes smaller than the wire it protects, say the line is 12 gauge the link would be 16 gauge....when it overloads it essentially burns the copper up protecting the load component........figured id throw that out there for anyone interested

storm101

How did you install the radio aftermarket harness or clip and strip?

Willys55

fuse F10 40amp and fuse F11 60 amp are in the main box, if you have power to the lead on that box check to see if one of these out....inside box is powered up by the ignition switch after going through box 1