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12-14-2008, 01:41 AM
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Hi all i've only had my 89 cheroke for 3 months...
The temperature diped below -30 'C (alberta canada) , so i go to plug in the jeep and i can't find the damn plug, i know its usually located by the battery and i've searched for a good 30 minutes. i know it has a block heater cuase the guy who sold me it told me to said "make sure i plug it in during the winter. "
Any help that could narrow my search would be greatly appreciated.
The temperature diped below -30 'C (alberta canada) , so i go to plug in the jeep and i can't find the damn plug, i know its usually located by the battery and i've searched for a good 30 minutes. i know it has a block heater cuase the guy who sold me it told me to said "make sure i plug it in during the winter. "
Any help that could narrow my search would be greatly appreciated.
12-14-2008, 02:12 AM
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i really have no idea, but welcome to CF...find the block heater on the block and trace it to find the plug. or call the guy you bought it from and ask.
12-14-2008, 11:50 AM
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If it was nicer weather, I'd even go take a picture of it. Don't much feel like crawling under my jeep in 4" of snow 
It should come through one of the front pieces of the unibody and just tuck into the back side of the bumper. It looks just like a normal power outlet wire. If it doesn't have a plug attached, you will need to attach a male plug to it, the two-prong kind.
It should come through one of the front pieces of the unibody and just tuck into the back side of the bumper. It looks just like a normal power outlet wire. If it doesn't have a plug attached, you will need to attach a male plug to it, the two-prong kind.
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StandsOnToes did you find it where hubba said his is located? Let us know for future reference.
12-14-2008, 01:28 PM
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this is crackin me up, i have a block heater and i live in the desert where the coldest it gets is 50 and thats in the middle of the night in the dead of winter for about 1 month
mine doesnt have the plug anymore but i see mine plugs into the first freeze plug on the block.
mine doesnt have the plug anymore but i see mine plugs into the first freeze plug on the block.
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12-14-2008, 01:48 PM
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If it was nicer weather, I'd even go take a picture of it. Don't much feel like crawling under my jeep in 4" of snow
It should come through one of the front pieces of the unibody and just tuck into the back side of the bumper. It looks just like a normal power outlet wire. If it doesn't have a plug attached, you will need to attach a male plug to it, the two-prong kind.
It should come through one of the front pieces of the unibody and just tuck into the back side of the bumper. It looks just like a normal power outlet wire. If it doesn't have a plug attached, you will need to attach a male plug to it, the two-prong kind.
Is that driver side or passenger....
so no luck as of yet.... and i just went out and layed in the 1 1/2 ft of snow looking for this damn thing under the bumper... I'm 85% certain it has one... i looked in my haynes manual and couldn;t find anything regarding it or its location. i heard theres two types of heaters one is a circulating antifreeze heater the other is the headbolt block heater... i'm pretty sure i have the headbolt type...
but then again i could of missed it under the bumper it's so cold my eyes keep freezing up (its hard to keep focused) so i could of missed it up in the dark corners
i would kill for a pic from anybody i don't know how many more days of these temps my baby will keep starting
12-14-2008, 01:52 PM
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update ....my buddy has a 03 grand cherokee his comes up from beside the battery and can be hung out between the hood and front panel... if this helps anyone know what i'm talking about.
i tried image search for a jeep but this pic pf a mazda is what i'm talking baout
i tried image search for a jeep but this pic pf a mazda is what i'm talking baout
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12-14-2008, 03:26 PM
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No help in that tech link TJ but thanks it will probably prove useful in the future....
If anyone knows where the headbolt that the plug wire connects to is located on the engine do post please . i figure if i can find that then i can play "follow the wire" to the plug or just pull and restring it to a better more accessible spot
thanks or all the help so far
If anyone knows where the headbolt that the plug wire connects to is located on the engine do post please . i figure if i can find that then i can play "follow the wire" to the plug or just pull and restring it to a better more accessible spot
thanks or all the help so far