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Cj2awcab
Member Joined: 23 Dec. 2018 Location: Aurora co. Status: Offline Points: 3 |
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Posted: 23 Dec. 2018 at 8:54pm |
Help, I left my key switch on and now I don't have anything that comes on, no power anywhere but the battery, what did I burn up? How do I fix it . Help me in Denver co.
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Ol' Unreliable
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Welcome to the page, Cj2awcab! You're gonna have to run down all the wires with an ohmmeter or test light to find the problem. Coils and/or points burn up when you leave the key on.
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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Unkamonkey
Member Joined: 23 Mar. 2016 Location: Greeley CO Status: Offline Points: 2093 |
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A old Jeep has several old wires that can burn out. The points don't seem to be the problem here really. I would check out wiring to the ammeter or the circuit breaker on the back of the light switch first. Everything sort of goes through them first.
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uncamonkey
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Bruce W
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We have no idea what the electrical system in this 70-year-old vehicle is like. Is it all original (in good shape or, more likely, not) or has it been modified (or Bubbafied), or completely replaced? Replaced with a correct harness, or some fitsall "Painless" or other product? Does it have a fuse block, fusible link, or other device? Without knowing these things, it is ridiculous to even attempt to make a guess. Maybe all it needs is the cable clamps and posts cleaned. Actually, it probably needs that anyway. BW
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Cj2awcab
Member Joined: 23 Dec. 2018 Location: Aurora co. Status: Offline Points: 3 |
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thank you for your replays
It has a new wiring harness with horn on fender harness, I had it to a point where the headlights, parking lights. Tail lights and dash light through dash switch, along with hi lo indicator, all working well. I tried starting the motor about 3 times then it quit trying to start, I removed it to find the bendix seized on the shaft. I got side tracked with the starter I left the key in the on position. How bad did screw up leaving the key in the on position?
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Unkamonkey
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I thought about it a bit and I suppose that if your points are fused together they may be drawing off most of the electrical power. Take the wire off between the distributer and the coil. See if that helps.
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uncamonkey
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