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Any old switch will do just fine as long as you like the look and the functionality of it in the cab. The trick is too make sure you're not running the power from for the lights through the switch, but through a relay that the switch will operate. Otherwise, you're going to run the risk of...

Alright, I found it. The bolt had gotten loose on the starter relay. All better now.

Kinda figured that, and did it before I got your reply. When the engine's running I'm at 14.50 from post to post and 14.59 from the negative post to the alternator. Battery's at 12.89 with the engine off. Everything seems to be good between those two. I'm starting to have doubts about my...

Alright, I'll go with these suggestions...I had a local mechanic friend of mine say that since my blinker makes my voltmeter bounce with every flash, it's probably a short somewhere or a bad ground. Any truth to that? Mikey, where do I put the leads from my multimeter to check how much my...

My charging system is giving me hell. I want to say it's the alternator, because it starts to die whenever i turn on my headllights, or hit the brakes. It gets worse the further i drive it. I can also watch the needle on my voltmeter move lower every time an exterior light like that comes on...

Thanks for all the help guys, it's running like a top now, and not on its own. The fix was replacing the starter relay. Also, I found something else while i was under the hood. The wire off of the coil that has the filter capacitor on the end of it was broken off the capacitor and the rest of...

Okay gents, I took the starter down to autozone to have it tested and it passed. I guess the only thing left is the starter relay. Paul, I saw your post you were talking about, and yes they're similar problems and I hope I have the same problem. I ordered a new starter relay and it'll be in...

I'm not sure if i got it but i disconnected all the wires i could see/reach coming out of the column under the dash, and every thing still came on when i connected the battery. yeah! <-sarcasm.

One change to what i just posted that i noticed. For some reason the radio is seems to be the only thing not coming on.

Yes I do have a a starter relay that's on the firewall on the passanger side, and i also have a external starter solenoid, but i don't think you have to get a new starter to replace it. I disconnected the starter from it's solenoid and it clicked once when i reconnected the battery terminal...

my jeep is turning over when i connect the battery....with the key off. What the hell?

Oops...never mind. My working on the Jeep today just got veto'd by the wife!

Yeah, the wire coming out of the O2 sensor was bent over real far, probably not even making a connection. I think when I wrote that last post, it may have been rushed. Now that the computer and the new O2 sensor have had some more trips to work and back to talk, it seems to have fixed the...

Ok guys I'm home, and i swapped out the O2 sensor. There was a pretty bad crimp in the wire of the old one, but the new one didn't fix the problem. Maybe it was already bad and the new problem is just compounding it? Anyway, I let it run with the new O2 sensor in high idle to see if it would...

Hey, that is a good idea. It's 20 bucks at autozone, I'll pick one up before I head home and swap it out. I'm sure the wife will love that.

Hey gents, thanks for all the help! I'm going out of town to Austin for a few days, but when I get back I'll get under the hood and let ya know what I found with the plugs, papertowel, and vacuum readings. Terry, to answer your question, no, it doesn't backfire nor does it run hot. When it...

I know this sounds stupid but, did you turn the dimmer down next to the light switch?

here's my problem...I think my A/F Ratio might be off, but I don't know how to check it without investing in a AEM Wideband Gauge or something similar. Is there a shade tree way to find out what I'm running? Stats: '89 258, Carter, (I know "go get a 2100")

just to clarify...you have the negative cable going from the battery to the block and then a bare ground going from the block to the firewall now, right?

A few questions.... 1. Do you have the line from your vacuum advanve on your distro hooked into your carb? 2. Are you Nuttered? (if not, the list of questions gets longer) 3. Does turning on the lights kill the engine?