It's literally bolted to the column. The yellow one is cruise control.you have to lay upside down to see it. It's big.

 

Lol I gotta say it "that's what she said" lol. But I'll docthat tomorrow. I got stuff to do today.

 

Would it be hard to repair a coil?

 

Coils and ignition control modules are not repairable. No secondary ignition parts are. Replace them if testing/symptoms point to it.

 

Well my ignition coil has got warped fins and rusted. So I'm going to buy a new coil this weekend and see if it that. If it is then I will attempt to repair the old one and do I DIY for it.

 

You can't tell if a coil is good by a visual inspection. You should test it for both primary and secondary resistances with a manual and a meter.

You can have a good coil that looks rough and you can have a bad coil that looks good.

It's what's inside and how it performs electrically that counts....

 

What's the best way to test it. I tried to Google it but couldn't find anything good

 

You have to test for resistance at different parts of the coil. Usually when I do it diagnosing other cars I just Google the resistance and it comes up...

 

Well I test my coil and she is putting out only .6 ohms. It should be between 1.25 and 1.4 ohms. So I know my problem.

 

OK nvm. I rated a new coil and it is within the range tho old one is. So the coil isn't the problem. I don't know where to start looking now. I dread buying a new ecu. Its not even worth it to me.

 

in my personal experience when ever the dash lights start getting dim and not too long after the the jeep wont turn over and just does the clicking sound like a machine gun 90% of the time its the alternator....

have you checked your alternator? what about the 2 pins on it? these are prone to breaking from simple vibrations, happened to mine this summer....

 

Also you have a renix right? When you took the valve cover off ya sure you didnt pull or strain some of the wiring.... Actually REALLY sounds like the ground strap from the engine to the body! Big time!! Check it!! A good idea to run another strap from the firewall to the back of the intake. Heatshield bolt works nice. Also really clean and polish the connections at the dipstick bolt. I don't know if it was said but do you think your battery might be bad?

 

idk what I have to be honest. And where is this strap at? And also the engine is turning but not turning over all the way. I replaced the CPS and I tested my ignition coil and it was good. So I will be removing the ECM and seeing how it looks and hope and pray its good.

 

Seriously doubt its the computer. The ground strap runs from the firewall on the fever side of the valve cover to the back of the valve cover.

 

The ground strap is the braided one