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From: Mercer County, NJ
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6 HO
Wouldn't i just have the switch go between the nss out wire and break it there. And the other wire to the battery or relay. Where does the harness run for the NSS out. Can't i catch it by the lights
Last edited by sycoglitch; Dec 5, 2013 at 11:20 AM.
Yep. For best performance and corrosion protection use electrical grease on the actual pins. Gardner Bender OX-GARD and Ideal's NOALOX do this, find them in the electrical section at Home Depot or Lowe's. Careful with this stuff as it CAN short things out. Then run a bead of dielectric grease around the outside to keep water and crap out. Dielectric grease is like a caulking that never dries.
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From: Frederick, MD from Cleveland, OH
Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
Engine: 4.0 I6
Noalox isn't dielectric grease, it's conductive -grease with metal powder mixed in, meant mostly for aluminum wiring connections. You can use it if you're careful as mentioned by Salad, but silicone grease (the translucent stuff) is better for inside connectors... We use that on X-ray cable connectors good for 150kV, GE sells it under several different names, and I believe the stuff sold for brake hardware is pretty much the same.
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From: Parham, ON
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L OBD-II
Noalox isn't dielectric grease, it's conductive -grease with metal powder mixed in, meant mostly for aluminum wiring connections. You can use it if you're careful as mentioned by Salad, but silicone grease (the translucent stuff) is better for inside connectors... We use that on X-ray cable connectors good for 150kV, GE sells it under several different names, and I believe the stuff sold for brake hardware is pretty much the same.
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From: Mercer County, NJ
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6 HO
Two question s for you cause i can't find a wiring diagram. On the main plug for the NSS,what color goes to reverse lights. And that's the one that i would put across two terminals and the third terminal goes to battery.
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From: Canton, MI
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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From: Canton, MI
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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Joined: Sep 2010
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From: Mercer County, NJ
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6 HO
If i thought about anything when it came to my jeep, i would still be stock and alone. Well that or driving a Honda
You might check Rockauto.com. Also check out 4 Wheel Parts, they sell a CA legal MagnaFlow Cat. I think they are around $200. I bought a MagnaFlow for my 88 Cherokee (CA) and have no problems with it getting smog. Good luck.
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From: Canton, GA
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Can someone with a full gauge cluster help me out?
I picked up the coolant temp sensor (the one on the back of the block, driver's side) from NAPA. It's got 2 prongs inside of it. I need a 9/16" deep socket to put it in. I bought the socket, then went to remove the old sensor. It only has 1 prong, since it's for a dummy cluster. But the weird thing (at least in my mind) is that it's not 9/16". It's 13mm. I don't want to throw the new sensor in if it's just going to be the wrong one and I'm going to have to take it back.
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I picked up the coolant temp sensor (the one on the back of the block, driver's side) from NAPA. It's got 2 prongs inside of it. I need a 9/16" deep socket to put it in. I bought the socket, then went to remove the old sensor. It only has 1 prong, since it's for a dummy cluster. But the weird thing (at least in my mind) is that it's not 9/16". It's 13mm. I don't want to throw the new sensor in if it's just going to be the wrong one and I'm going to have to take it back.
96 4.0
Can someone with a full gauge cluster help me out? I picked up the coolant temp sensor (the one on the back of the block, driver's side) from NAPA. It's got 2 prongs inside of it. I need a 9/16" deep socket to put it in. I bought the socket, then went to remove the old sensor. It only has 1 prong, since it's for a dummy cluster. But the weird thing (at least in my mind) is that it's not 9/16". It's 13mm. I don't want to throw the new sensor in if it's just going to be the wrong one and I'm going to have to take it back. 96 4.0






