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05-01-2011, 08:06 PM
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Newbie emergency question
i have a 1996 grand Cherokee Limited with the V8. I am taking a trip to Oklahoma on tuesday to see my Dad who is dying of cancer and after working on getting her ready for the trip I found a 20 amp fuse under the hood in the power distribution center that was blown. Please help me and let me know what this fuse is for. Its next to the 50 amp and 40 amp fuse. PLEASE HELP ME FIND THE ANSWER GUYS, IM TAKING MY FAMILY ON A 1000 MILE TRIP TUESDAY MORNING AND DONT WANT TO BREAK DOWN OR HAVE PROBLEMS.
05-01-2011, 08:16 PM
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05-01-2011, 08:40 PM
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thanks about my Dad.
I have been looking for over 2 hours and cant find anything on the PDC diagram. That 20amp fuse is driving me nutz. Guess Ill take a chance and make the trip and pray things go well.
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Welcome to CF. Sorry to hear about your Dad.
Use this and type in your vehicles info and what you need. >http://www.jeep4x4center.com/knowled...ex.htm#service
Or try this.> Jeep ZJ Wiring diagrams
Use this and type in your vehicles info and what you need. >http://www.jeep4x4center.com/knowled...ex.htm#service
Or try this.> Jeep ZJ Wiring diagrams
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05-02-2011, 02:59 PM
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found the problem - well sorta
I found out that the 20amp fuse in the PDC and a 15amp fuse in the kick panel are for the "POWER OUTLET" why this is shorting out I have no idea at the moment, if you guys have any ideas please put em up and Ill check them out 1 by 1
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The PO might have used the lighter, or something with a heavy draw, in the power outlet and caused an overdraw condition resulting in a short. JMO
Try the cig. lighter in the correct receptacle, and a phone charger in the power outlet, to see which one blows the fuse.
Try the cig. lighter in the correct receptacle, and a phone charger in the power outlet, to see which one blows the fuse.
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YEEEEEHAAAAAAAA ITS FIXED!!!!!!!!! looking through different threads here I found 1 that said something about pluging in an air compressor and it over heated the wires for the power outlet, and I thought hmmmm, this past winter my stupid blend doors went out so I bought a small heater that plugs into the cig. lighter outlet and I plugged it into the PO instead and then it dawned on me that is when this happened, So to make this a short saaaweeeeet ending I went out and took the lower dash apart and found where the PO wires were heated up enough to melt the insulation thus shorting out the wires. THANKS GUYS FOR THE GREAT JEEP FORUM!!!!!!
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